SOUTH FRONTENAC

In an effort to teach practical life skills to students in the Limestone District School Board (LDSB), a new pilot project called Slow Cookers for Kids was launched at three Kingston area schools, and last week the three-day program was introduced...

In their ongoing efforts to showcase the work of local artists, the Grace Centre Arts Committee held a special artists talk and reception at the Grace Centre in Sydenham on March 1. Three artists, Elaine Farragher, Jill Harris, and Virginia Lavin,...

Loughborough Lake Association raises lake capacity issue in Johnston Point development by Wilma Kenny and Jeff Green The Johnston Point Plan of Condominum on the east basin of Loughborough Lake is in the late stages of approval and seems to be...

By Jonathan Davies Around 70 people turned out to the Kingston Christian Fellowship Church on February 20 for an evening of songs and the stories - both poignant bits of history and humourous trivia - behind them. With 18 singers from Verona and...

Scott White, a transplanted painter and carpenter originally from Newfoundland and now residing with his family near Westport, said that if it were up to him, he'd be painting full time. White, who is primarily a self-taught artist, has been...

By Jonathan Davies Pat Joslin doesn't call what he does “farming” so much as “homesteading in a village.” Joslin, along with his wife Kate, owns Bear Root Gardens, which began operation in 2014 from their backyard plot in the center of...

Jonathan Davies is a farmer himself. He operates a small farm at Harrowsmith with his partner X.B. Shen. Jonathan is contributing a series of articles called Frontenac Farming Life, which profiles the lives of local farmers who are trying to make a...

Elected officials from the Township of South Frontenac and Frontenac County Council along with members of the County's 150th Anniversary committee helped celebrate the 5th annual Family Day at the Frontenac Arena in Piccadilly. The celebrations...

They may not have cycled to the town hall on a cold February night, but the 18 South Frontenac residents who came out to talk about cycling in the township on Monday, February 16, certainly had less snowy roads on their minds. Rookie Loughborough...

It is 2:00 in the morning. Your child has a fever and the fever has spiked. You give the child some medication to control the fever but you are in a quandary. Should you sit with your child and see if the fever drops? Should you drive to the...

South Frontenac budget passes - $1 million more to come from ratepayers Council approved a 2015 capital and operating draft budget of $15.5 million to be raised by taxation, an increase of $993,000 or 6.85% over 2014. This only amounts to a 2%...

Students at Sydenham High school have come together to support fellow student, Sam Eastman, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Sam, who is a grade 12 student at SHS, did not return from the Christmas holidays and when students began asking...

On February 10 both the Sydenham High School's and the Frontenac Secondary School's senior boys' basketball teams went in undefeated into an exciting game that unfolded on the courts at Sydenham, where the Sydenham senior boys showed what it takes...

Proposed Official Plan would scuttle development in South Frontenac – Lindsay Mills It took 10 months for the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs to respond to comprehensive Official Plan revisions that were submitted by South Frontenac Township...

The Frontenac Community Arena in Piccadilly will once again be hosting South Frontenac's Family Day. The event is sponsored by the South Frontenac Recreation Committee and includes ice skating in the arena, wagon rides, games, snow shoe races, an...

by Jonathan Davies The Minister of Agriculture, Jeff Leal, along with members of Frontenac and Kingston councils, took in presentations from a variety of agriculture ventures on a tour held January 29, which included Glenburnie's Sun Harvest...

Frontenac County at 3.45% increase and South Frontenac at 2% Frontenac County Council will contemplate a draft budget this week. Three days have been set aside for members of Frontenac County Council to go over the proposed 2015 County budget. The...

Perth Road fire hall Ronald Awde, an architect from Bethany, Ontario, presented a report on prospects for a new fire hall in Perth Road. The first part of the report established first that the existing fire hall is inadequate. “There can certainly...

by Julie Druker Snowshoe racing, which has been popular in the U.S. for years, is fast becoming a popular winter activity in Canada as well, both for fitness lovers and more competitive types. Many snowshoe racers are road runners in the fair...

OPP contract – not exactly negotiations It's been almost six years since the Township of South Frontenac negotiated a contract for policing services. The council of that day expressed frustration that they were presented with very little in the...

Lori Hamilton and her staff had their work cut out for them earlier this week as they were busy preparing for the unofficial opening of the Country Cafe and Bakery, which opened its doors to the public on January 10. In November of 2014, Hamilton,...

Dave Linton, a long time volunteer with Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS), not only talks the talk but also walks the walk - and in this case, skis the lopp. At 75 years of age Linton knows first hand the benefits to seniors of regular...

South Frontenac takes a first look at capital budget Much of the 2015 South Frontenac capital budget consists of relatively small expenditures and two larger amounts that were set in place several years ago: $5 million in road reconstruction work...

by Derek Spafford The Dion Frontenac Snowshoe Race will be held this Sunday, January 18, 10am at the Frontenac Provincial Park. Race day registration is from 8:30 – 9:45am at the park office. This is the second race in the Dion Eastern Ontario...

Exploring Value Added Opportunities: a one day workshop for farm and rural entrepreneurs Are you looking for or have a value-added business idea for your farm? Not sure how to make your idea a reality? Don't miss this one-day workshop for farm and...

Long-time Verona resident, Doug Lovegrove, recalled that when he first moved to Verona in 1980 he became interested in the history of WW1 and in particular, the 146th "Overseas” Battalion, a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces based in...

Kim Ondaatje, long time resident and keeper of Blueroof Farm in Bellrock, likely hasn't put paint to canvas in decades, or a least not in the big way she did decades ago. However, a recent trip with her to the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queens...

The impressive multi-media work of close to 200 students at Sydenham High School was included at the biennial Multi-media Festival, which was held at the school on December 11. Headed up by Dawn Wallace, who has been teaching multi-media...

The Frontenac Flyers Peesee Rep team held a very successful food drive at the Verona Foodland and Trousdale's stores in Sydenham on November 22nd. The team's coach,Brian Brown, came up with the idea of the Flyer's mounting a drive to give back to...

Common Element Lanes in Subdivisions A public meeting was held on the subject of amending the Official Plan to permit roads within subdivisions to be designated common elements, to be maintained by residents as a condominium feature, in relation to...

At a recent meeting between South Frontenac OPP, township staff and local reporters, we discussed winter driving in South Frontenac. Constable Roop Sandhu and Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth are working together to try to reduce winter road...

Those who were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the six gorgeous black horses that walked in this year’s Santa Claus parades in Sydenham and Harrowsmith (and who won “Best New to the Parade” at the Kingston parade) may be interested to know...

At a special holiday Christmas market at the Verona Lions hall on December 13, many of the Frontenac Farmers' Market's regular vendors gave their loyal customers a chance to get ahead on their holiday merry making. Twenty-two vendors took part,...

On November 29, four student volunteers collected copious amounts of empty liquor and beer bottles at the LCBO in Verona for the Verona Community Association's annual Christmas for Kids program. This year the program will offer Christmas gifts to 63...

For about 40 years, Trinity United Church in Verona has been giving a choral Advent concert as a “gift to the community” and this year’s concert proved yet again to be a delightful and memorable gift. The choir was made up of the combined...

For over a decade now, associate Rev. Oscar Simpson has been inviting local musicians to perform at the Portland Community Church in Hartington as a way to kick off the festive holiday season there. On December 5, the Old Hims, comprised of Ross...

Council Sets Goal of 2%-2.5% Increase for 2015 Budget In recent years South Frontenac has held budget deliberations throughout November and by this time of year, would have had the Township portion of the budget (excluding County and Education...

Sydenham's annual Santa Claus Parade was the first holiday parade to take place in our coverage area and it attracted a large local crowd to downtown Sydenham on November 29, as well as young families from Kingston, who said that the Sydenham parade...

McDougall returns to County Council: South Frontenac inaugural meeting Tuesday was the inaugural meeting of the new South Frontenac Council. Following Mayor Ron Vandewal’s oath of office, the eight Councillors performed a choral swear-in. Each...

Aspiring entrepreneurs will be pleased to know that more money is now available to them thanks to a new partnership recently launched between the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) in Harrowsmith and Futurpreneur Canada. On...

The Verona Community Association’s 2nd annual “Christmas in the Village” is truly an event that has something for everyone. It is completely free and was put on at the Verona Lions hall on November 29 by members of the Verona Community...

Mike Love, head coach of Sydenham's senior boys football team, recalled the team's final game played against Peterborough's Crestwood Mustangs at the Mary Ann Sills Park in Belleville on November 26 for the Senior AA title. The exciting win wrapped...

A small but attentive group attended a seminar called “Depression Hurts”, which was held at Trinity United Church in Verona on November 26. The public meeting was aimed at highlighting the common symptoms of depression and anxiety and stressing...

Staff at the Frontenac OPP detachment in Hartington launched their annual Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program on November 24 and set up an inaugural RIDE stop in Harrowsmith to make drivers aware of the importance of driving...

Many local growers from the area attended the Kingston Area Seed System Initiative (KASSI) workshop titled “Planting for the Future: Building Capacity for a Regional Seed System”, which took place at the United Church in Inverary on November 15....

Close to 300 fans bundled up and braved the snow and wind to cheer on Sydenham's senior Golden Eagles, who faced off against the Almonte Thunderbolts at the EOSSA A AA football championship game in Kingston, which was held at CaraCo Home Field on...

Sydenham’s junior girls AA basketball team had a great season this year but their luck ran out at the EOSSAA (Eastern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association) tournament on November 12, which was hosted by Sydenham High School. The Arnprior...

by the Verona and Sydenham District Lions For the past two weeks, Lions volunteers from Sydenham and Verona have conducted the annual vision and hearing screening for approximately 200 senior kindergarten and grade one students at Harrowsmith,...

by Debbie Twiddy Have you ever wished to revisit your childhood? If you could go back and re-experience some of the most intense moments, be they joyous or sad, would you? David Kemp is giving local theatre goers a chance to live those days again....

November is good a month as any to talk about anxiety and depression. While many experience the blues at this time of the year, for a number of people the problems are more severe, and the population suffering from clinical anxiety and depression is...

For 15-year-old Sydenham student, William Sanderson, it's a dream come true. Come Christmas Day the grade 10 student will be heading down south - way down south - and will be one of just 70 international students aged 14-18 boarding an ice breaker...