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Gray Merriam

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Mazinaw Musings
by Bill Rowsome

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by Jean Griffin

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by Leo Enright

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December 2004

December 9

Enhanced 911 arrives in Frontenac County
For the 16 people who took on the job of finding all the roads North and Central Frontenac in the winter of 1998, it has been a long time coming.
Road needs study points to Skootamata road
“It might as well be $100 million as $9.6 million,” said Reeve Ken Hook," of the total cost of neede road repairs in Addington Highlands.
South Frontenac Council report:"We have been critical, and we have been ignored, said Dick Munroe of the Sydenham Safe Water Asociation"
Addington Highlands Councli report:
Fire Chief Cuddy has found a tanker for the Denbigh station.

December 2

Fire Hall plan gets warm reception: A task force of North Frontenac Council has recommmended moving the Clar/Mil firehall to a sight in Plevna...
A standing ovation for the Werewolves Curse:
Last Friday a full moon rose over Sharbot Lake, the perfect setting for opening night ... more
Septic reinspection in North Frontenac: Talk of a septic reinspection program is back in , three years after plans to set one up in NF fizzled out.
George Pearce June 16, 33 - November 27, 2004
Teacher, Minister, Musher, Actor: Tributes pour in for George Pearce...

November 2004

November 25

Cottage Associations seek budget controls
Draft County budget foretells tax increases
Salt Containment in Central Frontenac
Controversy over the use of digital maps
Stratford brings Shakespeare to life

November 18

Province gets a rural plan
Ambulance department seeks enhancements
COMRIF is here! COMRIF is here!
Addington Highlands investigating Denbigh Helipad
Rural plan disappointing - editorial
Remembrance Day at Sharbot Lake High School
South Frontenac Council report
North Frontenac reshuffles its deck
Omponians set ambitious agenda

November 10

Remembrance Day in Flinton
Grant for Lake Planning
Provincial water regulations on hold
Salmon river
Central Frontenac Council meeting
Operation Christmas Child:

November 4

Sharman resigns as North Frontenac CAO
Train Museum : a matter of patience
A tribute to Dorothy Burnham of Maberly
Aboriginal Playgroup grand opening
Hunting opportunities vary

October 2004

October 28

Plane takes down Hydro wires
Here come the brass: OPP faces questions
Frontenac E-Waste Centre Opens
A glimpse in the past
Algonquins trying again:
Letters

October 14

MPAC gives taxpayers a break
Sharbot Lake HS Graduation
Central Frontenac Council
Letters

October 7

ATV debate deferred in South Frontenac
by Wilma Kenny
Water regulations and the Rural Church
After one year, Dombrowsky is comfortable with her job
High speed internet in Addington Highlands; and council notes
Final Library report resembles draft
Letterheads at Parham
by Jeff Green
Letters

September 2004

September 30

Don't look for a change in government soon-Scott Reid:
by Jule Koch
Will ATV's be legalised on South Frontenac Roads
Ombudsman's office wades into Sydenham Water debacle
Sydenham's Two Wheel Champion
by Wilma Kenny
Septic Reinspection in North Frontenac: and notes from Council
Thoughts about ATV's on South Frontenac Roads (editorial)
BioDiesel- A way around record fuel prices
Bittersweet Abrams Brothers Concert
by Jeff Green

September 23

SF Council considers more public input on Sydenham water
Deputy Mayor stages private protest - and other notes
by Craig Bakay
Finance Ministry reins in MPAC over Maple Syrup
The future of the Mississippi watershed
Ontario Trails Council: promoting tourism and recreation
by Jeff Green

September 16

Proposals rejected by NF Council
Illegal dumping on Pit Road concerns CF Council
25 years packed into a day
by Jeff Green
Are Trailers legal in South Frontenac?
by Wilma Kenny
Smut has some redeeming qualities
by Steev Morgan
The Special Gift
by Kathleen Airdrie

September 9

Trail advocates seek township roads: AH Council
Conservation Authorities want more money
Musical Sunday coming to Tamworth
by Jeff Green

September 2

Cottage Associations seek input into township budget
Sawmills in dispute with MoE
by Jeff Green
Public Meeting in Mountian Grove explores Firehall options
byJule Koch
Septic re-inpection sought in North Frontenac
Hootenany packs Maberly Hall

August 2004

August 26

The New Parham Fair by Karyl Waldie
Celebrating Wild Rice in Ardoch
Local kids thrive at Provincial Kids of Steel

Away Back in Clarendon and Miller
by Jeff Green
Letters

August 12

Verona Festival comes of Age
Lanark Landowners: a growing concern
by Jeff Green
Addington Highlands Council report
by Jule Koch-Brison
Lake Plan priority for Cottage Association
by Martin Yates
Commemorating the Wild Rice Victory in Ardoch
Randy Kay: paying his respects to Mr. Cash

August 5

Building Sandcastles
Elaine Steele brings home gold from Manitoba
Frontenac Environmental Partnership
by Jeff Green
Brotherly Love: Hannah brothers share liver
by Zelda Hannah and Angie Mallette
Hydro One tries again in Denbigh
by Jule Koch Brison
South Frontenac Council report
by Wilma Kenny

July 2004

July 29

NF brings in flat line budget
Reid named to Shadow Cabinet
North Frontenac Council report
by Jeff Green
Kaladar/Barrie fire department gets new pumper

July 22

Brotherly Love: Hannah Brother Donates Liver
by Zelda Hannah & Angela Mallette
Playing Basketball for Ontario
by Jule Koch-Brsion
Got a Mosquito bite? Sue the Government
by Jeff Green
The Dinosaur Rock
by Leslie McBride
No News is Good News
by Bill Rowsome

July 8

Addington Highlands ATV bylaw comes in like a lamb
by Jule Koch-Brison
Dumping on the dump committee
Is There a Future for Rural Ontario?
Stocking Pickerel in the Land O'Lakes
by Jeff Green

June 2004

June 30

Cadets start Cloyne Pioneer Cemetary restoration
by Will Cybulski
E-Waste recycling centre moving forward
The elections are over, the elections are over! (editorial)
by Jeff Green
Letters

June 24

Stormy public meeting over library restructuring
Bridge to cost $460,000 (Central Frontenac Council)
City plan makes County nervous
by Jeff Green
ATV's going wrong (Addington Highlands Council)
by Jule Koch Brison
Accounting for garbage
by Gray Merriam
Letters

June 17

Draft report calls for restructuring of rural library service
Garbage problems surface again at North Frontenac Council
E-Waste Secrecy
Central Frontenac Council - June14, 2004
Cottage Reps meet with NF Council
Pine Meadow Golf Tournament hits new high
by Jeff Green
Great things at the Cloyne Pioneer Museum
by Karyl Waldie Steinpatz
The Election and the Environment
by Gray Merriam
Letters to the Editor
SF Council - June 15, 2004
by Wilma Kenny

June 10

LFL&A road show begins
Addington Highlands ATV bylaw coming in July
Scrap Reg 170-03: not a bad idea (editorial)
by Jeff Green
Snoezelin room opens
Happy Travellers host rally
by Jule Koch Brison
Letters to the Editor

June 3

World Environment Day (a Frontenac News special section)
Memories of the D-Day Invasion
Algonquin Land Claims - A recent history
Blood quantum, membership causes rifts among Algonquins
by Jeff Green
Bickering continues over Sydenham Water
Etienne comes to Loughborough
by Wilma Kenny
Save the Halls
by Jeff Green

May 2004

May 27

Vankoughnet throws the first curve in LFL&A election
by Jeff Green
"Project End Zone" team seeks to modernise Arena
by Jeff Green
Frontenac Environmental Fair
by Gray Merriam
A split among the families
by Jeff Green
Bag Tags, Salaries questioned
by Jule Koch
Central Frontenac Council Meeting
by Jeff Green
Meet your neighbours - Vern Sherbino
by Wilma Kenny

May 20

Task force cold comfort for tourism advocates
by Jeff Green
Smoke Detectors saved lives-AH council
by Jule Koch
Satellite Internet Pilot projects
by Jeff Green
South Frontenac Council reports
by Jeff Green
Bear trapped in Sharbot Lake
by Jule Koch
Safe Boating

May 13

Fatal fire strikes Flinton
by Jeff Green
Bag Tags controversial in North Frontenac
by Jule Koch-Brison
Proposed Monster home upsets Kennebec Lake residents
by Jeff Green
Trees for Peace
by Jeff Green
Aladdin in Mountain Grove
by Chava Field-Green

May 6

ATV bylaw in Addington Highlands - one step closer
by Jule Brison
Changes are coming to Safe Water Act-Dombrowsky
by Jeff Green
Oliver!
by Jule Brison
Maz-Powerline Landowners Appreciation Dinner - Flinton
by Jeff Green
CF Budget Debate Concluded by Mike Wise

April 2004

April 29

Hall woes in North Frontenac
Transfer station proposal receives little support
Budget debate heads for overtime
AAFNA comes to Council - NF Council report
Changes possible in Safe Drinking Water Act
by Jeff Green
Did you know that - Lead Sinkers?
by Gray Merriam
Jason Cass - celebrity designer comes to Flinton
by Jule Brison and Ileene Mouck
Tourist Association hires new GM - Terry Shea
Jenny Whiteley in Maberly
by Jeff Green

April 22

Addington Highlands Council - April 19
by Jule Brison
Satellite systems and rural broadband
Von preparing to bow out of  home nursing
ATV Issues won't go away
by Jeff Green
South Frontenac Council  - April 20
by Wilma Kenny
Godfrey Women's Institute disbands after 88 years
by Jean Campbell
Sydenham High School One Act plays
review by Wilma Kenny
Arden United Church Easter Pageant

March 2004

March 11

Manomin Keezis - the rice war of 1981 (part 2)
By Jeff Green
North Frontenac Council (March 8)
By Jule Brison
March 4
Manomin Keezis: A family legacy that sparked a rice war - Part 1
Skyline Littering
By Gray Merriam
NDP and Green Parties Start to Gear up for a Spring Vote
Maberly Snowfest
Hoping and Waiting;On the Hunt for Tourism Dollars in AH
Cost of Ambulance Bases Questioned
By Jeff Green
Operation Read Heads North
By Don Antoine, P|C Chadwick
Beleaguered Landowners to Become TV Stars
By Jeff Green
Addington Highlands Council Meeting
By Jeff Green
A Solution for Water Treatment Woes
By Jeff Green

February 2004

February 26

VanKoughnet Come-Back Makes New Conservative Party Uneasy
By Jeff Green
Safe Water for Sydenham?
By Wilma Kenny
Central Frontenac Soccer-Kids Needed
By Jeff Green
NAEC to get Unique Education Tool
By Jeff Green
Rec Committee to Determine North Frontenac Soccer Interest
By Will Cybulski
Municipal Taxes 101
By Bill Wilson
Manomin a Family Legacy that Sparked a Rice War-Part One
By Jeff Green
Volunteer Literally Goes the Extra Mile
By Will Cybulski
Ken Harper Retires From Verona Hardware
By Inie Platenius
Frontenac Centre Resurfaces at County Council
By Jeff Green
E-Waste Centre Being Developed
By Jeff Green
Consultant's Report May Mean Changes to Library Service
By Jeff Green

February 19

Addington Highlands Bring in Bag Tag Increase
By Jule Brison
Campground Owners ask Question, but does MPAC have the Answers?
By Jeff Green
Central Frontenac Council-Conservation Authorities Face Penny Pinching Council 
By Jeff Green
Dombrowsky Explains
By Jeff Green
Industrial Abound in Syrup Country 
By Jeff Green
Is the Honey Moon Over
By Jeff Green
Racers, Start Your Engines
South Frontenac Township Council Conservation Authorities
By Wilma Kenny
Women Stabbed Near Parham

February 12

Leona-Where are You When We Need You?
NF Council-Vandals Ruin Ice at Clar-Mill Rink
By Jeff Green
NF Calls in OPP over Garbage Threat
By Jeff Green
GST Rebate-How much will Municipalities Save?
Fire at Bravo Restaurant
By Jeff Green
Kingston Health Officials Raise Flap Over Ambulance Changes
By Jeff Green

February 5

Addington Highlands Council
By Jule Brison
Canoe Club Seeks Approval for Canoe /Kayak Course
By Jeff Green
MPAC Strikes-Again
By Jeff Green
Municipalities are Empowered
By Gray Merriam
Municipalities get Benefits from Throne Speech
By Jeff Green
Noble Trousdale:The End of an Era
By Wilma Kenny
Snow Rally Fun Day
South Frontenac Council
By Wilma Kenny

January 2004

January 29

SL Snow Drags
By Jeff Green
Central Frontenac on Hook for $450,00 Bridge 
By Jeff Green
County Run Ambulance System Running Smoothly-Carby
By Jeff Green
Did You Know That....
By Gray Merriam
Foresters Expect Liberals to Rein MPAC in
By Jeff Green
Frontenac Centre Project making Comeback
By Jeff Green
Jay Debernardi Resigns as CF Fire Chief
By Jeff Green
Gardening in the Winter
By Helen Halpenny
Much Ado Over proposed Winter Dump Closing
By Jeff Green
NF Council-January 29
By Jeff Green
Accident Closes Hwy 7

January 22

Tractor Odyssey puts Fernleigh on the Map
By Jeff Green
Dessert Lake Resort Campers Help Cancer Patients
Conservative Party of Canada forms LFL&A Riding Association
By Jeff Green
Frontenac Community Futures Corporation Seeks Input
MPAC and Bag Tags at Addington Highlands Council-Jan 19, 2004
By Jule Koch Brison
Honouring Bernice
By Jule Koch Brison
Central Frontenac Loses a Committed volunteer 

January 15

2004 Property Taxes-Another Large Increase?
By Michael Wise
Central Frontenac Forced to Close Wilkinson waste disposal site
By Jeff Green
Degas Sculptures
By Lesley McBride
It's Never Over til it's Over
By Jeff Green
Kids of Steel Provincial Championship to be held in Sharbot Lake
Murder at Sharbot Lake
By Cecil Paul, Book Review By Jeff Green
North Frontenac Considers Winter Closing of some Dumps

By Jule Koch Brison
North Frontenac Trailer Park Owners Hit Hard by MPAC
By News Staff
Raising Funds for Flushing
By Jeff Green
Theatre Complete in Performance
By Jeff Green

January 8

Understanding the Property Tax Regime
By Rem Westland
Sydenham High School gets into the Holiday Spirit

By Robert Dale
South Frontenac Council Meeting

By Wilma Kenny
OMYA Water Opponents Cheer new Ministry Direction
By Jeff Green
NFCS Notes
Those Lazy Hazy Days of Winter
Farmers Appeal for Hay
By Jeff Green
NAEC Adopt-A-Book Program --A Success
By Darleen Dacuk
WSIB Failure
By Scott young
Addington Highlands Council Meeting: January 5/04

By Jeff Green