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Photo by Emily Hole It was a heartbreaking loss for the Sydenham Golden Eagles at the OFSAA National Capital Region final at the Rogers Centre in Toronto last week. The Golden Eagles took Peterborough’s Crestwood High School to overtime. The...
Photo: Sydenham's Golden Eagles Although going to print on a Tuesday leaves us here at the News hanging regarding the outcome of the Eagles’ final game at the National Capital Bowl, which was played in Toronto at the Rogers Centre yesterday, Wed....
One of the goals that was identified by the Frontenac County Integrated Community Sustainability Plan last year was the improvement of the economic viability of some of the larger population centres in the county. The Ontario Planning Act makes...
Prince Charles Public School in Verona has embraced floor ball, the latest international fad in hockey, and judging by the students, it’s a big hit. Billed as “the world's most popular indoor hockey game", it is played by millions of people in...
Photo: Golden Eagles running back Josh Thompson completes one of many passes on Tuesday against Cornwall. At the KASSA final last Saturday, Thompson was named MVP. After winning the KASSAA (Kingston region) finals in Kingston on November 13, when...
The Frontenac Fury Pee Wee House League girls travelled to Ottawa for the Cumberland-Rockland Invitational Tournament on the weekend, and came away with the B Championship. In four games, the girls outscored their opponents 23-5, with two shutouts...
Photo: courtesy of Krista Fazackerley Culminating their three-year effort in support of the redevelopment of the Cancer Centre at Kingston General Hospital, the Strokes Fore Hope golfing duo of Edward Goodfellow, 26, and Andrew Fazackerley, 23, made...
If all goes well, the abandoned Grace United Church in Sydenham will have a new life as a community centre within the next year or two. The Board of Directors of Southern Frontenac Community Services has decided to move forward with the project, and...
Traffic issues in the Sydenham area Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth presented his analysis of traffic volumes and speed at the intersections of Stage-coach and Railton and Forest and Bound-ary, which he has done in order to establish...
Though often a topic that we prefer not to discuss, the truth is that many rural women are currently living with domestic violence. In an effort to serve and support them, a partnership has been set up between the Women’s Program at the Kingston...
The Licensed Home Childcare program at Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS) provides appropriate childcare in a home environment. The program, which is supervised by Melissa Elliott, is looking for families that are interested in opening up...
Photo: L-r: Keigan Chadwick (Frontenac Fury player), Bazil Gillespie, Buzz Chadwick (Frontenac Fury coach), John McDougall (President Verona Lions), Judy Conway (Fund Chair), Jamie Hitchcock (Frontenac Fury player). Absent from photo Jim Lansdell...
Photo: SFNEC members Del Stowe and Arlene Hamilton with guest speaker Francine MacDonald (centre) In an effort to raise awareness of invasive species in southern Ontario, the South Frontenac Natural Environment Committee presented “The Invading...
Photo: Grade 5 students on the campaign trail at Prince Charles PS in Verona Students at Prince Charles Public School in Verona had their say and cast their votes in a parallel mock municipal election that took place in schools province-wide this...
Photo: Ella Branderburgt of Ella's Cafe and Bakery in Harrowsmith The 2nd annual Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) Trade Show took place on October 21 under the bright lights at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist church's new...
(and some divine appointments): By Jeff Nault The Verona Free Methodist Church (VFMC) Haiti mission team, along with a group from the Smiths Falls Free Methodist Church, went to Guerin, Haiti on September 28 to rebuild a school that had been...
Drainage Issues in (not-so?) Happy Valley In response to Councillor Bill Robinson’s previously expressed concerns about the clogged state of a municipal drain in the Petworth Road/Happy Valley area, Alan Revill, the Township Drainage...
Photo: The smiles of Sydenham's senior Golden Eagles said it all at the 5th annual Bubba Bowl on Oct. 15 in Sydenham. For Sydenham High School football players the annual Bubba Bowl represents a highlight in their annual season, a double header...
“A ludicrous impractical way to indicate a setback” - Sydenham Subdivision Application Planner Lindsay Mills introduced council to a proposed list of 20 conditions for draft plan approval of a plan of subdivision on the former Goslin farm, in...
Photo: FCFDC staff Sue Theriault, Liz Crothers, Harvey Webster (guest speaker), Kevin Doyle, Anne Prichard and Krista Fazackerley The Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) held their AGM on Oct. 7 at the Verona Lions hall....
Mayoral Candidates Gary Davison When Gary Davison was running for mayor four years ago, he drew on his experience as a volunteer firefighter. He had been the fire chief for Loughborough District in the years following municipal amalgamation....
Photo: Participants, staff and volunteers at the New Leaf Link Educational Centre in Sydenham,l-r- Kyla, Sam, Ian, Margo, Claire, Christian, Paul, Karin, Joel, Jo and Amy. Launched just around 18 months ago, New Leaf Link (NeLL), is fast becoming a...
To Berm or Not to Berm? Councillor Bill Robinson again asked that Council overturn their requirement that a buffer in the form of a treed berm should be erected on the north and west sides of the carwash on Road 38, just south of Hartington. Planner...
Photo: Val Ruttan, Ken Brown and mayor Gary Davison On September 30, Ken Brown, president of the Portland District and Area Heritage Society, headed up four consecutive dedication ceremonies for four granite benches that were installed in...
Photo: Peter, Kylie, Vicki and Taylor Babcock thank the community for all of their support Life is just getting back to normal for the Babcock family and on Oct. 2 there were balloons, cake, and dancing at the Verona Lions Hall courtesy of Peter...
Photo: Outgoing Reverend Will Keller and his wife Connie in the new gymnasium at the Harrrowsmith Free Methodist Church Members of the public were invited to the new 5000 square foot gymnasium at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church on September...
Photo: Participants and staff at the SFCSC's Rural Women's Group in Harrowsmith One of the new services offered at the Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation’s (SFCSC) new Harrowsmith Centre and fast gaining in popularity is the Rural...
Photo: Kevin Wenkoff and Rowena (Leonard) Reynolds a former teacher in Bellrock celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Community Hall In May of 2009 a revitalization campaign began to save the Bellrock Community Hall. Just a year and a half later,...
Portland Landfill Issues: Protecting Cameron Bog Engineer Guy Laporte reported to Council that at the end of July, the Ministry of the Environment made an amendment to the Portland waste disposal site’s certificate of approval, reflecting their...
Photo: Matt Rennie, Steph Stewart and Karl Hammer, organizers of the 2nd annual “Sydenham Tackles Cancer” Three close friends came together once again to remember and celebrate the lives of Mike Woodcox and Andy Green, former Sydenham High...
South Frontenac Township endorses Sunday hunting Over 70 onlookers packed the township hall in Sydenham to witness the Sunday hunt vote. Councilor McPhail said he would like a public meeting first, to allow a voice for “both sides – if there are...
Chris Bliss and D'Arcy Snider and four of their kids at Uptown Dairy in Sydenham The first ever Open Farms Tour, put on by the National Farmers’ Union, took place on September 19 and the weather could not have been better. It encouraged many...
Is Sunday gun hunting coming to South Frontenac? In 2007, South Frontenac Council rejected a suggestion by the Ministry of Natural Resources that Sunday gun hunting be permitted in the township. Since then, South Frontenac has become increasingly...
Sydenham subdivision unpopular with neighbours By Jeff Green A proposal to build 20 new houses on one-acre lots, and an eight-unit seniors’ residence on the south side of Rutledge Road at the corner of Stage Coach Road within the village of...
FFM treasurer Debbie Harris, Kim Perry of Local Family Farms, Paul Pospisil present David and Miguel Hahn of Forest Farm with the Champion Grower Award for 2010 Garlic lovers came out in droves to the 4th Annual Verona Lions' Garlic Festival at the...
Martha Dunn (at left) takes over the reins at Bravo from Christos Lianos The old adage, “If it ain't broke don't fix it” is the approach Martha Dunn is taking since she took over the reins at Bravo Restaurant in Verona on September 1. First and...
Photo: NBCC's C4 team l-r: Robyn Miazga, Cia Myles-Gonzalez, Zaffia Laplante and Regan Jackson., courtesy of Kim and Erik Miazga In a rare occurrence for any paddling club, two members of the Sydenham Lake Canoe Club (SLCC), Robyn Miazga and Cia...
Editorial by Jeff Green A few weeks ago South Frontenac Mayor Gary Davison was talking at Frontenac County Council about a county roads management plan. He expressed the concern, which we will hear again and again as the push and pull between local...
The Frontenac Farmers’ Market held their annual Tomato Madness promotion last Saturday morning, with numerous varieties of sweet heritage tomatoes available for tasting inside the Donna Clark pavilion. Tomatoes of all colours, shapes and sizes...
Organizers and supporters of the “Save Our Prison Farms” campaign, who held a protest and blockade at the Kingston Frontenac Institution on August 8 & 9 to try to stop the sale of the institution’s dairy herd, have since joined forces and...
Adele Colby, chair of Grandmothers-by-the-Lake, the local chapter of the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, will be presenting a talk and introducing African guests at the AfriGrand Caravan, a new cross-country event...
Photo: Jack Fenlong at Eastern Ontario Sprint Qualifier with Coach Devon Bayle-Jones; Genevieve L'abbe and Sprint Coach Devon Bayle-Jones; Courtesy Jack Fenlong Genevieve L'Abbe (age 12) and Jack Fenlong (14) were both medal winners at the...
Photo: Madi with coaches David & Patti Howes Madi Van Camp didn't know what to expect at the Ontario Summer Games last week. The 14-year-old épée specialist had never participated in such a large event, since the fencing community in Ontario is...
Don Bates conducts The Verona Express, a festival favorite for youngsters The Verona Festival underwent two major changes for its 15th season both in name-The Verona Cattail Festival - and place, the Verona Lions Club and Frontenac Farmers Market...
Protestors block cattle trucks from entering the Kingston's Frontenac Institution on August 8 What began as a peaceful blockade of the entrance to the Frontenac Institution in Kingston at Bath Road on August 8 ended in multiple arrests as over 200...
Deputy Mayor Vandewal chaired South Frontenac’s August meeting: both Mayor Davison and Councilor McPhail were absent. Garbage Pick-up on Private Lanes? The issue of garbage and recycling collection for private lanes in the township was raised by...
Gord Rodgers, FIMLA President, presenting a copy of the lake plan report to Ron Vandewal, Councilor for Loughborough District, at the FIMLA annual meeting. Fourteen Island and Mink Lakes Association (FIMLA) launched a lake stewardship plan for the...
Author Margaret Atwood attended a Prison Farm protest in Ottawa in the month of June. It was sometime in the spring of 2009 when the protest against closing the farms at Kingston prisons began to build strength. A public meeting was held at St....
Girls’ cottage weekends are great, and they get better as we get older. The stories and chatter is more reflective. Our kids are almost grown, parents are becoming fragile or passing, marriages too. Our level of independence has been fully...
The GAO's Mary Ann Hayward presents Augusta James of Bath, ON with the Ontario Junior Girls championship trophy When the final round of the GAO's Investors Group Juvenile and Junior Girls Ontario Championships wound up on July 8 at Rivendell Golf...
