SOUTH FRONTENAC

Speeding down Perth Road, you might miss it. An old mailbox at the end of a gravel driveway almost hidden by long grass and sumacs is the only indication that you have arrived at Evergreen Studios - an old farmhouse turned recording studio nestled...

(Sydenham, ON – July 2, 2024) – The Lakes and Trails Festival returns to Point Park in Sydenham on Saturday, July 13 from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. The festival is a celebration of the natural beauty and outdoor recreational opportunities offered by...

Artist Meredith Gee is a fourth-year SHS student who has created a large piece of art as part of her graduating year. Painted on four pieces of 4’x4’ plywood, it depicts a powerful eagle with SHS in the background. Meredith, who has been...

An individual has been charged and property recovered after the execution of a search warrant in South Frontenac Township. On July 2, 2024, members of the East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP),...

Local meat producers throughout Southeastern Ontario have been struggling with a lack of abattoir services for a decade now, and the fire at Quinn’s Meats in Stone Mills late last Thursday afternoon, has made what was already a difficult situation...

Despite the rain last Tuesday evening, there was a full house at the pavilion at Gilmour’s Point on Dog Lake for a Citizen Science workshop about the identification, dangers and prevention of Blue-Green algae in Frontenac’s Lakes. The event was...

Another paddling season is well underway at the Sydenham Lake Canoe Club. You may have seen some of these hardworking athletes and coaches out on the water this spring on their training sessions before school and in the late afternoon. SLCC working...

BellRock Hall is a beautiful historic building over 160 years old and was originally a one-room schoolhouse. After the schoolhouse was closed in the late 1940’s, it was converted into a functional and attractive community hall with a kitchen, a...

Staff, residents and family members of Fairmount Home, the Frontenac County owned licensed long-term care facility located in Glenburnie, celebrated becoming an official Registered Nurse’s Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practices Spotlight...

Development Charges Background Study A representative from Watson & Associates outlined a background and future study on development charges, for public review and comment. This study included a summary of anticipated development, both residential...

Last weekend was absolutely buzzing in Tamworth! The Bee Spot was the place to be, as both bee enthusiasts and the bee-curious flocked in droves. Imagine stepping into a sprawling farm of over 32 acres, where signs beckon you down neatly trimmed...

Road signs had been strategically placed, catching the eye of passersby with the promise of the Annual Frontenac Farmer’s Market’s return to Centennial Park every Friday evening. As the week drew to a close and Friday afternoon arrived, a flurry...

Big changes coming soon: the tender for the Town Hall expansion in Sydenham is in the process of being issued, and will close mid-July. The plan is to reconfigure and expand the existing spaces and the project is expected to take a year, more or...

What to do on Saturday morning? Fran Gibson and I decided to visit “Treasurers in the Attic” sponsored by the South Frontenac Museum on Saturday, June 8th. We received a warm welcome from Jane Adamson, museum volunteer, who invited us to sign...

A public open house is scheduled for later this month to present plans for the rebuild of Road 38. The section of road runs 5.8 kilometres, from the southern township border with Kingston at Orser Road, up to Kingston Road, at the foot of...

Sydenham, ON – June 10, 2024 – South Frontenac has announced its line-up for its popular Music in the Park lakeside concert series. The series of free concerts features local live music in a relaxing picturesque park setting on Saturday...

It was an idyllic summer afternoon at Centennial Park in Harrowsmith. The participants of the Frontenac Farmers Market Pickleball Tournament lined the track, their spirits high as they cheered on the final laps of the New Leaf Link Move-a-thon. As...

Over 180 participants were welcomed to Wintergreen Studios between the days of May 23rd and 26th for Wintergreen’s 10 annual Land Bio Blitz. On Thursday and Friday, Grade 5,6,7 and 8 classes from Loughborough Public School and Harrowsmith Public...

Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS) held two events last week to mark a major milestone in a building project that has been either in the planning, fundraising, or construction stage for over a decade. On Friday, SFSC welcomed funders and...

The weather was not cooperating on Saturday. At noon, it was raining, and it kept raining. And for the organisers of the second annual “Summer Kickoff Festival” at Centennial Park in Harrowsmith the prospects were not great. Although the bands...

In the spirit of “it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness”, we anticipate Lockwood Park will be ablaze with enthusiasm June 8th, for the second annual EcoFest Westport: Celebrating Connection. Join us for this uplifting event...

Clinton Hammond was drifting off to sleep just after 9:30 on Saturday Night (May 18). It had been a long, wonderful day at the property he shares with other family members on Bobs Lake. Beautiful weather, water skiing, swimming, and Sunday was...

Kristin Buckley, started the Scenic Splendor Sanctuary (SSS), a summer day camp, when she decided to expand her home schooling efforts by having other people’s children join them. Kristin says, “After enrolling my kids in school, I asked myself...

Jamie Campbell wants to bring a major music festival to the heart of Sydenham at the Point Park, and he wants the first incarnation of the festival to take place in just over 2 months, on July 20. He came to South Frontenac Council last week with...

Road signs had been strategically placed, catching the eye of passersby with the promise of the Annual Frontenac Farmer’s Market’s return to Centennial Park every Friday evening. As the week drew to a close and Friday afternoon arrived, a flurry...

We have great source of flowering native plants for the garden! The Dog and Cranberry Lakes Association (DCLA) is offering native plants for sale, from a selection of 11 different species in 4” pots at $7 each. They are being supplied by Native...

Councillor Ruttan was absent. Separation of Food Outlets Mark Compton came to Council on on behalf of his family’s food truck the ‘Snack Shack’, which is located beside Foodland in Sydenham. He was querying a 2014 bylaw which requires a 500...

SF Enlists Humans, Dogs ... and Raptors To Help Out. South Frontenac Township has contracted Greenshield Pest Control to continue what has up until now been a frustrating effort to keep geese away from the Point Park and beach this summer. “With...

This past weekend the students of Sydenham High School were finally back to acting on stage for a live audience. 7 performances were planned for the public, students, and local school groups. The planning for the show had been in the works for...

As the week progressed towards Friday, Hartington Equipment -Kubota's eagerly awaited Grand Opening was being organized. A gradual sense of expectation was taking shape for the commuters on Road 38, moving from the North to the South and vice versa....

Nestled within the picturesque village of Harrowsmith, New Leaf Link serves as a beacon of hope for its participants — adults living with developmental and physical disabilities. Founded in 2009 on principles of inclusivity and support for both...

In recent editions we have profiled Canadian Wollastonite (CW) of Seeley’s Bay, and have talked about the advantages its product offers for agricultural applications. The potential of wollastonite is exciting, but even so there will inevitably be...

Every organization knows it’s the people who make it great and Storrington Lions Club is no exception. Working diligently behind the scenes are dozens of people volunteering at fundraising bingos, community outreach and a multitude of jobs to keep...

Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC), which operates out of the Grace Centre, is coming to the end of its expansion renovation project. The project began with the septic expansion in the fall of 2022 and the new building...

Allison (Allie) Montgomery is celebrating two anniversaries this month. This Saturday, from 10am – 2pm, tents and tables will be set up in front of the Back to Health Clinic in Inverary, as practitioners from the clinic will be on hand to talk...

The Frontenac Farmers Market opens for the season next Friday May 10 th  from 3pm-7pm at Centennial Park. This year will be even bigger and better with more farmers, live music with Jake and Friends, special events, onsite food, and even more beer...

The Hysterical History of the Trojan War, a play put on by Harrowsmith Public School on April 18th and 19th, was everything you could ask for and more from an elementary school production. With a high-calibre set and costume design the actors of...

Kristen Martin, the music and drama teacher at Sydenham High School.  has been building up the arts and music program at the school for several years, and that effort has culminated in the first large-scale musical to be put on at the school in...

(Sydenham, ON – April 15, 2024) – Residents of South Frontenac Township can now access water at a new bulk water station in Sydenham. The station is located at 4252 Stage Coach Road and is a medium scale fill station ideal for residents,...

Another Saturday, another Maple syrup pancake breakfast in South Frontenac and we’re all the better for it. This time it was hosted by Votary Farms in the Perth Road Village church, as part of their annual Maple Fest. Votary Farms, which has been...

South Frontenac Township has announced the line-up for its Summer Kickoff Music Festival on Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 4-10 pm at Centennial Park in Harrowsmith. The free, family-friendly festival brings together the best in music, food and drink...

  Mayor Vandewal opened the meeting by acknowledging volunteer week: “South Frontenac has a large number of volunteers. Some you see, but there are many more out there we don’t see, and our lives would be a lot more difficult without them. I...

Paige Banks, Sydenham’s newly-arrived postmistress, has assured us that the top-of-list change she intends to make at Sydenham’s Post Office is to replace or repair the clock above the Post Office entry. This clock has a decorative hour hand,...

Perth Road United Church (The Little Church with the Big Heart) presented a cheque for $10,000 to Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS) last week, in support of the expansion of the Grace Centre “This support for the Grace Centre Capital...

Stephanie Reeder, from Cambium Engineering, attended a meeting of South Frontenac Council on April 9th with the annual waste site report. Her first report was about the Portland site, the largest in the township by far, which has been dealing with...

In the heart of South Frontenac Township lies a beacon of hope and inclusion: New Leaf Link, which uses the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church as its home base. This rural non-profit organisation that runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays has...

In the end, it came down to the luck of the draw. Totality came to various villages in South Frontenac for various lengths of time, from 45 seconds in Godfrey to 2 minutes 31 seconds in Inverary. The sun is 150million kilometres away, the moon a...

South Frontenac Council’s April 2nd meeting was very brief, lasting less than 20 minutes. In that time, they:  Approved that Council seek co-funding from the County to support seniors’ housing, to be used for the Verona Housing project....

Throughout the month of March, Meals on Wheels providers across Ontario participate in a campaign known as March for Meals. This annual campaign aims to bolster awareness and community engagement with local Meals on Wheels programs, such as the...

Community Foundation for Kingston & Area (CFKA), the Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Coalition of KFL&A, Rural Frontenac Community Services and Kingston Community Health Centres are presenting a rural community connections event in...