SOUTH FRONTENAC

On October 26, 2025, the Storrington Lions Club held its bi-annual pop can and alcohol container drive, raising an impressive $3,482 to support two meaningful causes: the Lions Foundation of Canada Guide Dogs and Kingston 4 Paws Service Dogs. Each...

On Sunday, October 19th the community gathered at Trinity United Church in Verona for a Vintage Fashion Show in support of New Leaf Link (NeLL). The event was organized by the Harrowsmith Women's Institute and brought together volunteers & models...

A large amount of stolen property has been recovered, and one person is in custody following a break-in in the Perth Road area. Officers with the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a cottage on Perth Road on...

Effective 9:00 am on October 31, 2025, South Frontenac’s Fire Chief, Del Blakney, has lifted the Level One Fire Ban that has been in place since August 29. South Frontenac and surrounding areas have experienced an extremely dry summer and fall...

Councillor Morey attended online; Councillor Ruttan was absent. A public meeting was called to formalize a zoning by-law amendment from Rural to RLSW (Limited Service Residential - Waterfront) on a property on Hickey Lane in Bedford district. There...

Sensei Hamid Nam is now teaching two Self-defence classes a month at the Inverary United Church. The classes are offered on the second and fourth Thursday every month from 0630-0745 PM. After having paid the church hall rental fee, all the remaining...

The Portland Township Community Caring Centre is a small charity, by global standards. But as Alyce Gorter, Chair of the Community Caring Board of Directors, pointed out to the volunteers at the quarterly Community Caring Board meeting last week,...

In my day job, I’m learning how to teach little kids to love nature. I’m happy to report that it does not take much coaxing. Nature is beautiful and humans are wired to be in awe of it. But we have some exercises we run through because sometimes...

Recently, Southern Frontenac Community Services received a generous donation to their foodbank, a pig and cow, raised by local youth, as their summer 4-H Project. They were purchased at auction by Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance Co. This donation was...

The Bubba Bowl has come and gone for another year. This year saw split results for the Golden Eagles faithful fans, and there were lots of fans at the game on a beautiful, cool, Thursday night (October 9) just before the Thanksgiving weekend. The...

The redevelopment of the southern section of Road 38 is essentially complete with the exception of the culvert/bridge replacement at Murvale Road, where the bottom had not been found, at least as of the end of last week. As part of the redevelopment...

It’s been almost 3 years since Leah Buckler began her battle with cancer. Leah has overcome so much in her young life, from chemo and rotationplasty surgery on her leg, to the aftermath of trying to deal with the changes that come post-chemo and...

Gordon Robinson has had quite a journey to his profession as a life coach, which he runs under the banner of New Bucket Coaching. He emigrated to Canada from the North East of England over 20 years ago, after he met his wife Erica while visiting an...

On October 26th, the quiet trails of Sydenham, Ontario, will come alive with celebration as the Sydenham Fall Trail Run marks its 20th anniversary. What began in 2005 as a grassroots initiative by local trail enthusiast Derek Spafford has grown into...

Bathed in late summer/early fall sunshine, it is not always easy this year to get ready for the coming cold winter weather. But one sure sign that autumn will inevitably take hold, aside from the ever later sunrises and earlier sunsets, is the...

It’s fair to say that we are in scramble mode here at the Frontenac News. We are getting papers out to the following list of locations throughout Frontenac County and Addington Highlands, and adding to the list each week. As we learn the location...

Kyle Gordon is pretty well known in the Battersea area, since he has been the Kyle behind the Creekside Bar and Grill for 20 years. Like all businesses, especially restaurants, there have been ups and downs, a COVID pivots were required, but...

Pizza, Pride, and a Push to the Olympics On a sun-drenched Fall Saturday afternoon in Sydenham, the scent of fresh dough and melted cheese mingled with the buzz of excitement (and wasps) as locals packed into Mike’s Pizza and More for a special...

According to John Nizman, who organises the Verona Car Show with his wife Julie, in partnership with the Verona Lions Club, the show has a reputation among car show participants and fans for both the quality of the cars, and the friendliness of the...

Tending Our Woodlands: The Rewards of Action After 5 years, this celebrated conference is back with a new look. Don’t miss the Quinte Woodland Conference , Tending Our Woodlands: The Rewards of Action on October 2, 2025 in Belleville. The Quinte...

I get it, people are intoxicated with AI. As advances in quantum computing have been escalating, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has becoming more and more viable. According to the Google AI overview to the query “quantum computing and AI” the two...

It is not uncommon for those who frequent the Point Park or Boat Launch in Sydenham to observe young and old water skiers making waves and walls on Sydenham Lake. This collection of water skiers range in age from 4-to-65 have been learning the...

Table of Contents Arden Battersea/Storrington Cloyne - Northbrook Denbigh Godfrey Harlowe Harrowsmith Henderson Inverary Maberly-Bolingbroke Ompah Parham-Tichborne Perth Road Plevna Sydenham Snow Road Sharbot Lake Verona Arden by Brent Fehr Monday...

This week we are continuing to discuss a possible pit that could go below the water table. That notion is discussed because it could make some short-term profits for some folks. The idea is dangerous for a local lake but it also needs to be seen as...

Forty Thousand Tourists stream through McDonalds Corners every year, heading towards nearby Wheeler’s Pancake house on the Highland line. To get there, they pass near Barber’s Lake, which is set back from the road. Also, although they are mostly...

It takes a lot of money to go to the Olympics, and aside from a few sports that have a high profile, the monetary rewards for making it to the highest level of international competition can be slim. Bobsleigh is one such sport. While it is popular...

South Frontenac Township’s big addition/renovation of the Township Hall offices is nearing completion; as you read this, the patch of George Street providing access to the local water main is now neatly paved over, and the closure of this busy...

This week we are continuing to discuss a possible pit that could go below the water table. That notion is discussed because it could make some short-term profits for some folks. The idea is dangerous for a local lake but it also needs to be seen as...

The 193rd edition of the Kingston Fall is happening September 11-14 this year, and it’s a big attraction for rural and urban residents alike. Presented by the Kingston & District Agricultural Society, the fall fair has been a tradition in...

When Jody Riddle returned to her role as Food Bank Coordinator of the Food Bank at Southern Frontenac Community Services two years ago, she saw opportunities for change. Clients from Battersea and the surrounding area were calling for support, but...

Ellie Steele of Evolution Wellness, is a nutritionist and practitioner of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). She came up with the idea of organising the first Frontenac Holistic Health Fair two years ago, at Centennial Park in Harrowsmith, for two...

Ever since the provincial government began requiring that Ontario municipalities undertake asset management processes, local councils have been subjected to some large, scary numbers. Asset management looks at each item that a municipality owns...

Table of Contents Arden Battersea/Storrington Cloyne - Northbrook Denbigh Godfrey Harlowe Harrowsmith Henderson Inverary Maberly-Bolingbroke Ompah Parham-Tichborne Perth Road Plevna Sydenham Snow Road Sharbot Lake Verona Arden by Brent Fehr Friday...

When the Verona Festival was founded in the mid-90’s, the Car Show was one of many features that were part of the three-day festival, that featured music, a soap box derby, duct boat races, an art/craft show, a unity church service, and more. The...

When the Verona Festival was founded in the mid-90’s, the Car Show was one of many features that were part of the three-day festival, that featured music, a soap box derby, duct boat races, an art/craft show, a unity church service, and more. The...

It is sometimes hard to find eggplants in the local grocery stores, but this time of year they tend to be in stock. While there are many varieties of eggplants available in stores with an Italian or Middle Eastern clientele, in our stores they tend...

They used to say there are only 2 things we can’t escape in life – death and taxes. Since we now know the tax part doesn’t always apply to everyone, I am going to suggest a small revision: death and grief. Have you faced a great loss of a...

Nestled just off the winding stretch of Desert Lake Road on Salmon Lake Road, a group of paddlers embarked on a tranquil experience called Bathing in Blue Mindfulness on North Otter Lake. With stand-up paddleboards provided by Frontenac Outfitters...

Jul 31, 2025 Congratulations to Mario Pietrangeli (Scrap Man) for having the winning ticket to the ATV on our Canada Day draw. Mario is pictured on the right with draw coordinator Brent VanLuven. We hope you enjoy your new ride and thank you....

Dalia Gesser never envisioned becoming a writer. In fact, she admits that she considered herself “a terrible student” who steered clear of writing whenever she could. Her initial career path led her through the performing arts, touring her own...

South Frontenac’s Fire Chief, Del Blakney, has made the decision to reduce the Fire Ban level from a Total Fire Ban to a Level One Fire Ban effective Friday, August 29, 2025, at 10:30 am. A Level One Fire Ban means residents are not to set off...

South Frontenac’s Fire Chief, Del Blakney, has made the decision to reduce the Fire Ban level from a Total Fire Ban to a Level One Fire Ban effective Friday, August 29, 2025, at 10:30 am. A Level One Fire Ban means residents are not to set off...

Great day was had by all at Branch 496 Legion Bass Fishing Derby on 16 August 2025. It was yet another hot day but we had an awesome turnout. Congratulations to Tik Ostopovich who brought in the largest bass at 5lbs 3oz. Honorable mention goes to...

Great day was had by all at Branch 496 Legion Bass Fishing Derby on 16 August 2025. It was yet another hot day but we had an awesome turnout. Congratulations to Tik Ostopovich who brought in the largest bass at 5lbs 3oz. Honorable mention goes to...

A year ago, on August 13, 2024, public works staff reported to South Frontenac Council that the Loughborough Waste Site had approximately enough usable space to absorb about 1.2 years of material from South Frontenac residents, and space for an...

On the third-last Saturday in August, as summer gave one final bow, a congregation gathered at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Railton, Ontario, for a celebration that transcended the heat. Though the temperature soared to 35 degrees (save for a...

When Alida Moffat learned of the over 900 day closure of the Brass Point Bridge, a bridge that connects residents of Battersea and Seeley's Bay to main veins to Kingston, she immediately had some questions. According to the Government of Canada...

Are you a budding artist, or someone who likes to play in the woods? Why not consider joining a keen group of local folks participating in the 3rd Annual Wild Art Walk in Battersea this October? "It's a lot of fun seeing what people come up with...

Everett Walton did not have a particularly good night on Monday, but then again he was facing a pretty difficult assignment. The 13 year old starting pitcher for the Kingston Colts, who is from Verona and graduated from the Challenge Program at...

Jeff Green | Jun 12, 2025 Two years ago, the Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) brought their annual 24-hour Bioblitz to the Milburn Creek Nature Reserve in Battersea.  And the electric group of nature enthusiasts is back in Frontenac County for...