SOUTH FRONTENAC

New Leaf Link (NeLL) celebrated the end of its eighth year of programming with the performance of a play about the environment that was based on Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” last Wednesday (June 1) at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church. The...

Anybody within a few hundred meters of BellRock Hall with their windows open on Saturday night would have been treated not only to the lovely late spring evening air, but to a very fine concert drifting across the village from the windows of the...

“We weren't sure what to expect,” said Rena Upitis, the director of Wintergreen Studios on Saturday, June 4, as she was entering species onto a log sheet on her computer. “But this is fantastic, isn't it!” she continued as she looked out...

“ Housekeeping” By-laws Pass By-law 2016-20, proposed in order to tidy up small mapping errors and clarify wording in parts of the text of the 2003 Zoning by-law, passed with little comment. However, two sections, initiated to clarify wording...

Let the township know what you think The South Frontenac Recreation Committee is working on a new version of its five-year plan, but this time instead of simply discussing it at a meeting, they are going out to the public in the form of an online...

For 26 years, the Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) has been a community hub, providing health and social services to seniors, and at-risk and low-income families in rural Kingston and South Frontenac. In 2015, the agency...

After the closing of the Tiffany gift store last year, Shelly Lacelle of Wilton Creek Fabrics, which is located just across the road from the former Tiffany store, on the west side of Road 38 at Colebrooke Road, decided to turn the upper floor of...

As part of the celebration of the 119th anniversary of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario, members of the Harrowsmith Women's Institute (WI) are participating in the Teddy Bear and Quincy Book project. The Harrowsmith Institute was given...

A power failure did not deter these kids from having fun at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 28. Generators were brought in to power an inflatable bouncy castle and to air-condition the church basement where a...

The Sydenham High School School to Community class qualified for the provincial school championships, which is put on by Special Olympics Ontario each year at this time. The team, which is coached by teacher Pietro Cutrona, won a tournament in...

The 2nd annual Bedford Jam Buy, Sell or Swap will be held on Sunday, June 12. One day only! Musical instruments, amplifiers, cables, western accessories, song/music books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records (must be originals, no copies). Lower level of...

Come out & support girls hockey in your community. On Sunday, June 12, the Frontenac Girls' Hockey Association (Frontenac Fury) will be holding their 3rd annual Fun Run at the Frontenac Arena, 4299 Boundary Rd., starting at 9 a.m. There will be a 1K...

Sculptor Stefan Duerst thanked his family, his neighbours, and other community members who have helped him bring about his latest venture, a sculpture park and selfguided trail behind his home and welding shop on Buck Bay Road, just up from...

You need to get up pretty early in the morning to attract many of the movers and shakers of the Sydenham Village business community, and the grateful staff and board of Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS) did just that last Wednesday...

Dr. Laurel Dempsey came to Verona in the mid-1990s from Toronto. She was interested in primary care and community-based medicine and wanted to participate in what she describes as the “first iteration of primary care reform in Ontario”. Doctor...

Township’s Organizational Review: Still a Long Way to Go… A meeting was held on May 4 to discuss an organizational review that was presented to South Frontenac Council in April. On Tuesday night, May 24, CAO Wayne Orr presented his take on where...

On Thursday May 12, 2016 between 12 and12:30 a.m, an adult female reports being sexually assaulted by two unknown males while walking along Desert Lake Road in South Frontenac Township. The victim sustained minor injuries and was transported to...

Want to learn more about wildlife identification? To spend a day outdoors exploring? To have a staring contest with a peregrine falcon? You can do all of these things and more at the Wintergreen Studios’ 2nd Annual BioBlitz. BioBlitzes bring...

In one sense the idea of establishing a sculpture park came to Stefan Duerst in a flash last fall. “It came to me on a walk through the woods. I already had some bigger work on display at our property and it seemed like a logical thing to do,”...

County, township conflict looms CAO Wayne Orr reported that his recent meeting with Frontenac County CAO Kelly Pender was “less than productive.” Orr felt ‘shut out’ in his attempt to discuss the township’s planning process and how it...

For two years now, Sharon Isbell and Alan Macdonald, both teachers at Loughborough Public School in Sydenham, have been working together with some help from the school and local community on greening and improving the school yard at LPS. On April 23...

On May 8, the Grandmothers By the Lake held a fundraiser event with well-known gardening expert, Ed Lawrence, at Trinity United Church in Verona. Lawrence’s popular radio broadcast can be heard every Monday at 12:30 on CBC Radio One. The...

More dust is raised by a little housekeeping Once again Council chambers were crammed full of lakeshore residents responding to Planner Lindsay Mills’ proposal to make ‘housekeeping ‘ changes to the Official Plan. These changes: 1) would not...

Tim Laprade, Arena and Recreation Supervisor for the Township of South Frontenac, had a vision about making the Frontenac Community Arena a continuing destination for youngsters and their families after the ice hockey season is over. Back in...

If you own a woodlot, here is an opportunity to create a 10-year management plan for your woodlot and save money on your property taxes, similar to agricultural land. On Saturday, May 14, the Limestone Chapter of the Ontario Woodlot Association is...

by Wilma Kenny Request for Road Closure, Storrington Planner Mills called a public meeting to consider a request by Mr Ulrich of Opinicon Road, who has asked to buy a portion of public road allowance that runs through his property to the shore of...

The Frontenac OPP have partnered with the local community agencies, including the Township of South Frontenac, Southern Frontenac Community Services, the KFL&A's Health Unit, Kingston Community Legal Clinic and Rural Kingston Family Health...

30 metres of controversy Vigorous debate over changes to rules for existing buildings located close to water bodies in South Frontenac When South Frontenac Planner Lindsay Mills brought forward a package of so-called 'housekeeping' amendments to the...

Attention young artists! Are you 18 years old or younger and love to be creative and draw? The Frontenac Community Arena is sponsoring a logo design contest for their 40th Anniversary, which is coming up this year. We will have some cool prizes for...

Pathways for Children & Youth is pleased to add something new to our menu of treatment options. Starting May 11, 2016. We are offering walk-in single-session counselling. There is no referral process, no waiting for a scheduled appointment, and no...

Heather Woodyard, owner of Verona's yarn shop, Ewe can Knit, is enlisting the help of local knitters for a good cause. In an effort to give comfort to youngsters who are undergoing medical procedures at Kingston’s KGH and Hotel Dieu hospitals,...

On April 13, a public input and information session regarding the implementation of a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for Harrowsmith was held at the Golden Links hall, with roughly 20 members of the community attending. The township plans to roll...

Collins Lake subdivision proposal controversial Standing room was scarce as Storrington residents crowded into Council chambers on April 5 for a public meeting to hear and comment upon a proposal for a 51-unit, 60-hectare subdivision above Collins...

Public meeting re Storrington condo proposal At the County’s request, Council held a public meeting for input concerning Shield Shores, a waterfront condominium proposal by Barry Campbell. This would be for 18 residents on an 82-acre property...

The popular Verona Cattail Festival, which was held annually on the weekend after the August long weekend, is no more. The Verona Community Association (VCA) canceled the festival earlier this winter because it has become more and more difficult to...

On Sat. April 23, the Kingston Frontenac Public Library will be hosting a talk about the Proportional Voting System at the Sydenham branch at 2 p.m. The talk will be given by Norm Hart of Fair Vote Canada “Canada's current electoral system is...

Seven new jobs envisioned, mostly at upper management level An organizational review by Toronto/Ottawa-based consultants, StrategyCorp, noted that South Frontenac spends less than most other comparable municipalities in a number of areas, including:...

A little rain didn’t stop the 1st Sydenham Sparks & Brownies or the 1st Frontenac Guides & Pathfinders! The girls could be found around the villages of Harrowsmith and Sydenham on April 2. Thank you to the Sydenham Foodland, Nellie’s Gas Bar and...

Bicycle enthusiasts from across the Township of South Frontenac put their heads together to brainstorm what changes might be made in the township to create a more bicycle-friendly environment. The efforts began at two meetings, both of which took...

The Frontenac Fury Atom, Pewee 1 and 2, and Bantam 1 and 2 teams all traveled to Kanata to play in a season ending tournament last weekend, the 32nd annual Kanata House League tournament. The Atoms almost made it to the semi-finals of the tournament...

The community was taken by surprise when the liquor store in Inverary closed on March 21. The Barr family, who ran the store along with a convenience store, decided to retire. When Reta Azulay, the owner of Northway Hardware, which is located next...

Designing, sewing and donning “character capes” is a unique art project that is giving one class of grade six students at Perth Road Public School not only a chance to learn how to sew, but also an opportunity to better understand their own and...

When friends and family get together to celebrate the Easter long weekend, food is always a going concern. For that reason, vendors at the Frontenac Farmers Market have been putting on an annual Easter weekend event, which was held at Prince Charles...

Members of the parent council at Prince Charles Public School in Verona, along with some of the school’s staff members, organized and hosted a direct sellers/craft show and sale at the school on March 26, which combined forces with vendors at the...

By popular demand, on Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 pm, the Grace Centre in Sydenham will present the return of “Sheesham, Lotus and 'Son: The New Kings of Old Time”, with Sheesham Crow, Lotus Wight and 'Son Sanderson. They are committed to the...

The stands were overflowing for the Novice Rep Flyers’ third game of the all-Ontario Novice CC finals. The Flyers, coming off back-to-back 6-1 losses to the Sturgeon Lake Thunder in Fenelon Falls, were back home at the Frontenac Community Arena on...

County Update County Warden Frances Smith and CAO Kelly Pender presented an update of the County’s current projects and priorities This was followed by a brief discussion of problems caused by servers not sharing cell towers. Councillor Sleeth...

South Frontenac Rides, the Township of South Frontenac, and KFL&A Public Health are hosting a Bicycle Friendly Communities Workshop, and they want community input. “Communities across Canada, including a number of smaller municipalities, have...

Fans of the Frontenac Flyers new novice rep team were sporting their team’s jerseys in Fenelon Falls this past weekend, where the Flyers faced off against the Sturgeon Lake Thunder in the All-Ontario Novice CC finals. The Flyers “fought really...

What kid - and for that matter, what adult - doesn't love a kid goat? That was the motivation for a “Kidding Around” event on March 12 at Food Less Travelled in Verona, when the Perry children of Perry Farm in Harrowsmith, brought the latest...