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December 2008December 18Christmas Edition
Everyone has heard the tale told by a grandparent about walking to school uphill, both ways, in the snow. That was reality for the youth of Clarendon Miller... African Grandmothers group hosts guest speaker Grandmothers by the Lake, South and Central Frontenac’s chapter of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, hosted an... Earfuls of Choral Music This time of year offers earfuls of seasonal choral music to music lovers in Frontenac County. I had the opportunity to attend two choral concerts this past... Robinson & Associates: No Worries With the world’s financial markets in free fall, this would not seem to be a very good time to be in the financial planning business. But Wayne Robinson is... Meadowridge Farm Driving up and over the hills of the Willis Armstrong Road, is a bit like returning to the farming roots of... December 11Parade Season in High GearYoung parade fans in Harrowsmith, Saturday December 6. Parades in Parham, Tichborne Sharbot Lake, Denbigh and Northbrok rounded out the weekend. Woman Rescued From House Fire A spectacular fire lit up the morning sky in Cloyne last Thursday morning, December 4, destroying the house that Terry Hunter had been living in since the summer. The fact that the fire... Shhh...Santa’s Sleigh calls Tichborne home The Veley/Norton family of Tichborne are the proud keepers of the Santa float that made its annual appearance for the past 17 years in both the Parham and... New Swim team on deck at Sydenham High A pep rally at the Sydenham High School gym on December 2 included a newly formed team - the first ever swim team in the school's history. The team, which formed early this...
December 4Sydenham Santa Claus ParadeSaturday November 28 was a busy day in Sydenham. The annual Santa Claus Parade sponsored by the Loughborough Firefighters Association started right on time on a beautiful sunny morning... Shabot Obaadjiwan Comes to Accommodation Agreement with Frontenac Ventures It took almost six months of negotiations, but the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, along with their Algonquin Land Claim partners, have inked an agreement with the Government of Ontario and Frontenac Ventures Corporation. Addington Highlands Community Builder Award Werner Lips was somewhat surprised Saturday night at the Addington Highlands Christmas banquet when he recieved the Community Builder Award for 2008... It was all in the performances on Opening Night The North Frontenac Little Theatre presented Opening Night, in Sharbot Lake last weekend. Opening Night is about a disastrous performance of a fictional play... “Sisters by Heart” Focuses on Single Moms Sisters by Heart, a local community-based women’s group with six committee members that is run out of the Verona Free Methodist Church, is in its 5th year of service. The group was started up by its chair, Evelyn Snider...
November 2008November 27County Recieves Defibrillators for TownshipsEighteen Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are being deployed at locations throughout Frontenac County, as part of a $4 million public-private... Frontenac CFDC’s Youth Interns Gain Valuable Work Experience The Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) in Harrowsmith held a meeting on November 19 for interns from their Youth... Fall River Pub – Be the Change Alternative energy and local food are two common buzzwords these days, and there are times when they seem to be tacked on to every corporate ad campaign... Oddfellows and Rebekahs make good on pledge to NF Arena Harrowsmith’s Oddfellows and Rebekahs, presented a cheque for $2000, the final installment of the group’s total $5000 donation to the Arena’s expansion project... Local Simmental breeders inducted into CSA’s Hall of Fame Lorne and Linda Orser were “speechless” when they were inducted into the Canadian Simmental Association’s Hall of Fame earlier this month while... “Species at Risk” in our own backyards On Nov. 19 in Sydenham the South Frontenac Environmental Action Committee hosted Marie-France Noel of Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF), who ... A Lot More than a Bowl of Soup! Saturday’s bowl-of-soup lunch at the Sydenham town hall drew over 130 hungry participants, and raised more than $2,700 for two local charitable groups...
November 20Northerners Represent at Limestone Board AwardsSix individuals received Barry O’Connor Excellence in Support Staff awards and two received J.C. MaLeod Excellence in Teaching awards. Of the eight ... Beaver Flood Township Road, Leaving Residents Up the Creek Gary Morey is fed up and he's not going to take it any more. Morey lives, with his wife Judy Killops and three grandchildren, at the far end of the Arena Boundary... Mountain Grove Fire Hall Opening An overflow crowd showed up at the new fire hall in Mountain Grove for the official opening ceremonies last Sunday afternoon. Aside from the food and balloons... Masons Donate $20,000 for Children’s Cancer Treatment Centre In the spring of 2007, Bill Bowick was one of the volunteers helping to organize the first Relay for Life for Central and North Frontenac. He was given... Edge Card: Sawdust in His Veins Recently, 87-year-old Caleb Edgerton Card spent five happy hours milling butternut lumber at Card Lumber, located at 2156 Highway 38 near Kingston... Local Mom’s Business is Rescuing Moms Maurie-Lyne Troyer loves to cook and has a wealth of cooking experience. Trained as a personal chef at Liaison College in Kingston, she came up with a ... Dancing Dreams So often, rural areas like ours lose their young people to the bright lights of the cities, but in a remarkable reversal of that trend, 20-year-old Veronica Bliss...
November 13In RemembranceRemembrance services were held throughout our readership in tribute of the soldiers who have served our country in the past and continue to do so in the present... In Memory of a Soldier As a child, Lonnie Grant had often admired the picture on his great grandmother’s wall – that of his great uncle, Rifleman Basil Franklin Arney, who was killed in... A Caring Caregiver People who find themselves in failing health or caring for people in failing health, often find themselves alone, even overwhelmed, by their burden. For almost ... The Frontenac Flyers soar to new heights Looking for some great live entertainment on a Sunday afternoon? Jump on the rising star of the Frontenac Flyers, the local Junior C hockey team that has... NAEC at the Grand Theatre Last week, cast members of the NAEC musical “Crazy for You,” took to the stage again to perform in the Limestone Learning Foundation’s “The Audition.” ... Roberta Struthers Memorial Craft and Bake Sale Currently in its 11th year, Harrowsmith’s annual Odd Fellows and Rebekahs’ Craft & Bake Sale was renamed last year in memory of its original founder...
November 6In Remembrance
On Oct 28, members and guests of the Harrowsmith Women’s Institute (HWI) hosted an information seminar on fraud awareness, a program sponsored by... G.A.L.S. Conference receives provincial health & physical education award The GALS (Girls Active Living and Sport) Conference - the Limestone District School Board’s one-day conference organized by girls, for girls - has been... Reverend Patsy Henry bids farewell On Sunday the Parham United Church had standing room only as members of the Centenary Pastoral Charge, which is made up of the three United Church... Jessica Nedow: Horsing Around Anyone who knows Jessica Nedow, realizes that her love for horses is strong. She began riding when she got her first pony at the age of 2. She is now 14 and... Little Theatre Flies High with Peter Pan One of the easiest ways to measure the success of a public performance is in the number of “bums in seats”. From opera companies to symphony orchestras to... Sydenham Legion proposes “SYDENHAM SupPORTS” Derrick Anderson, vice president of Sydenham Legion, recently proposed to the Legion executive that a fund be created to help young local athletes who...
October 2008October 30Busy Season for NFLTKelsea Babcock as Peter Pan, leading the Lost Boys in a scene during dress rehearsal for the NFLT youth production of Peter Pan. The One Hour show is ... Pray for the Land A group of rain-soaked people gathered by the side of the Robertsville road last weekend for a two-day “Pray for the Land” event. They received an advisory from... Halloween fundraiser for Gilda’s Club Four local Sydenham women came together and threw their 2nd annual Halloween party fundraiser at the Sydenham Legion on Saturday night to raise funds to... NFU Local 316’s New Farm Project The “New Farm Project”, initiated by the NFU, is an internship program designed to “build a more sustainable local food system in Kingston and its countryside”... "Inside North Sherbrooke" Book Launch in Elphin The North Sherbrooke Historical Society was formed three years ago, and last weekend at the Elphin Presbyterian Church, the society marked the occasion of... Walleye fingerlings released into Verona area lakes For many years now, Verona and area have been served by a group of dedicated volunteers who tap into the Community Fisheries and Wildlife Involvement...
October 23For the Love of QuiltsTrinity United Church in Verona was taken over this past Saturday by quilts, their makers, the tools involved in their creation, and their collectors and appreciators... Christmas Comes Early to Bradshaw Schoolhouse Lois Webster, with the help of many volunteers and her husband Richard put on two Christmas concerts at the Bradshaw School House over the weekend... Marmora's First Impressions of Sydenham Marmora’s Tiffany Choinard had a generally good “First Impression” of Harrowsmith, Sydenham and Perth Road, but she saw room for improvement. Choinard, a planning co-coordinator from the Marmora... Sandi Slater Memorial Trail: Phase 2 There was a special, intimate, emotional gathering and ribbon cutting ceremony that took place in a beautiful but unusual location last Saturday. It happened in the woods surrounding Bass Lake (a.k.a. Beaver Lake) in the...
October 16SLHS CommencementRecent graduates of Sharbot Lake High School, many of them already esconced in college, university, or jobs in far-flung places, returned home for the traditional fall commencement last Friday October 10. Valedictorian Mehar Kaillon began... Scott Reid In Landslide Victory by more than 18,000 Votes With all polls reporting, Scott Reid had received 30,280 votes (55.9%). Liberal David Remington was in second place with 11,827 votes (21.8%), NDP candidate Sandra Willis was third with 7,140 votes (13.2%), Chris Walker finished... Canada Post Implements New RPS Systems in Local Outlets By December 2009, Canada Post will have installed their brand new Retail Point of Service systems in all of their 6000 corporate outlets across the country. The process began... Fire Prevention Day at SF Station 2 in Burridge With winter approaching, fire stations throughout the Frontenacs hosted timely fire awareness, prevention and safety fundraising open houses to pass on tips to the public on how to keep their homes and families... Walking on sunshine: Promoting Kyoto The Sunshine Walk was an idea that was brought to a gathering of the Toronto Climate Change Campaign last November by Dewal Afzal. Afzal came to Canada from Bangladesh over 30 years ago, and he has...
October 9Bubba Bowl Draws a Huge CrowdSometimes called “Friday Night Lights”, the event is also known as the “Bubba Bowl” and it continues to honour Alex “Bubba” Turcotte, a well loved and respected grade 12 Sydenham High School student who...Election Primer: Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Frontenac County might be in the geographic centre of the Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington riding, but most of the political attention in the riding seems to be split between the populous areas of eastern Lanark County... Election Primer: Meet the Candidates The Good Brothers Deliver at NAEC Last Friday night, the North Addington auditorium was the place to be as a night of wonderful music unfolded. Opening for the Good Brothers was a host of NAEC talent: the Buls twins opened the evening with ... 8th Annual Joe Goodfellow Memorial Race...Right on track Joe Goodfellow was an athlete at Hinchinbrooke Public School who helped set up the cross country course there years ago. He passed away at 19 years of age... The selfish Saints of Harrowsmith Donna Walker and Brenda Crawford are not ones to call themselves saints but they do claim to be selfish - in the sense that they are getting to do what both of them absolutely love to do while serving their community... South Frontenac Firefighters Calendar now available Rick Chesebrough, Fire Chief of South Frontenac Fire and Rescue, in conjuction with Kingston Fire decided it was high time to jump on board with the Alberta-based company... Student Vote at Sharbot Lake In 1993, a man named Taylor Gunn decided that something had to be done about the fact that voting participation among first-time voters is very low in Canada. One of the reasons, it turns out, is fear. Many first-time voters...
October 2South Frontenac Firefighters Attend New York 9/11 CeremonySouth Frontenac volunteer firefighters Bryson Brown, Dan Nelson and Captain Rick Nelson, all of Station 5 in Loughborough District, recently traveled to “Ground Zero” in New York City for a memorial ceremony commemorating the terrorist attacks of September 11... Beethoven Comes to Arden The audience at the Kennebec hall was treated to an excellent concert last Saturday night at the culmination of the third annual Arden and the Arts. We don’t get much chance to compare chamber ensembles within... Frontenac CFDC Fulfills it’s Mission Almost 70 people filled the Verona’s Lions Hall early Tuesday morning for breakfast and to attend Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation’s annual AGM, 40 more people than attended their first AGM... You go Joe! Things are very different today then back when Joe Clayton was 12 years old. Today our government requires tobacco manufacturers to decorate their packaging with pictures of children and the caption: “Don’t poison us.”... Sydenham Firefighters Attend 9/11 Ceremony in New York South Frontenac volunteer firefighters Bryson Brown, Dan Nelson and Captain Rick Nelson, in Loughborough District, recently traveled to “Ground Zero” in New York City for a... Sydenham and District Lions receive OPP grant for DARE program Last week in Kingston at the A&P grocery store on Gardiners Road, Constable Natalie McDowell of the South Frontenac OPP detachment in Hartington and...
September 2008September 25Local Campaign Comes Alive in KaladarOnly three of five candidates in the riding attended the meeting. Sandra Willard from the NDP joined Liberal Dave Remington and Conservative Scott Reid, but Chris Walker from the Green Party had vehicle problems and missed the meeting. Ernest Rathwell, from the Marijuana Party, did not attend... The Cormorant: the bird people love to hate” Last Wednesday, The Frontenac Stewardship Council hosted Dr. Chip Weseloh, a specialist in toxicology with the Canadian Wildlife Service, to speak about his... Local schools open their doors Last week many schools in the area held their fall open houses, each providing a chance for students, parents and staff to connect early in the school year. At Harrowsmith Public School the event included a BBQ and a... Holocaust survivor Dr. Eva Olsson Speaks at SLHS It’s not easy to keep an auditorium full of high school students so interested that they sit silent for 30 seconds and listen to your breathing. But sit they did as Dr. Olsson ... Sharbot Lake Karate brings home medals On September 20 many of the students of Sharbot Lake Karate participated in the Perth & District Martial Arts Tournament. It was an excellent day of fun learning and friend making and a first tournament for many...
September 18NAEC Supports the TroopsLast Friday students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 stood curbside to wave to three troop buses as they travelled to Trenton from their base in Petawawa, enroute to Afghanistan. The students had prepared banners, wore red and waved Canadian flags to... Arden Wesleyan Church Turns 80 The Arden and Community Wesleyan Church, formerly known as the Standard Church of Arden, celebrated its 80th Anniversary this past weekend. Approximately 45 members of the community gathered on Friday night for... Community Living-NF: Dedicated to Service Community Living North Frontenac, a service whose mandate is “to serve individuals with intellectual disabilities…one person at a time”, held their annual general meeting on September 10 in Sharbot Lake... Portland Residents Critical of Waste Management Plan Guy Laporte, the engineer from the firm Totten Sims Hubicki, who has been working with the South Frontenac Township Sustainability Committee, and... Hoedown in Downtown Sydenham That’s what Brian Abrams called it. And that’s exactly what it was. In Sydenham on Saturday afternoon 200+ fans of The Abrams Brothers lined up their camping chairs on William Street in front of Trousdale’s General Store... September 11Walk4Justice Stops in Sharbot LakeA group of 20 First Nations people, most of them from BC, and many who have lost female relatives to violence, spent the night in Sharbot Lake on Tuesday after walking to the village from Kingston. They are on their way to Ottawa, and will be...Alienated Lands and Leases: Uranium Exploration in North Frontenac A seemingly innocuous statement by Frontenac Ventures President George White has touched a nerve with negotiators from the Shabot Obaadjiwaan First Nation, who have cut off negotiations with the company... Good times and Deeds at Desert Lake Family Resort This past Saturday night there were presentations and celebrations at the Desert Lake Family Resort near Verona for what has become a regular annual happening there... MVC Environmental Monitoring Program: For the past six years, Ottawa-based Waste Management (WM) has “adopted” a lake scheduled for testing through the MVC Watershed Watch program. This summer WM adopted Mazinaw Lake, the headwaters of... Something Radiant and Extraordinary in Burridge Three and a half weeks ago he finished it. Raphael Kerem finally did - he built a yurt. Defined as a portable, lattice-framed dwelling used by nomads in the steppes of ...
September 4SLHS 60th Anniversary Bash an Overwhelming SuccessFour hundred people showed up for the daytime activities, which included displays arranged by decade. Dianne Lake, the key organiser for the event, which took place on August 30, found that she may have underestimated the ties that bind... MNR Drops Charges Against Gemmill’s, Frontenac Ventures Anti-uranium activists who attended at the Sharbot Lake Provincial Offences Court last Thursday, August 28, were surprised to find charges stemming from activities of Gemmill's Construction and Frontenac Ventures on Crown Land near... Forest Farm wins garlic prize at Verona Festival One of the features of the Verona Lions’ Garlic Festival, which ran for the second time last Saturday, August 30, is the Eastern Ontario Garlic Awards... Firefighter Heads to Khandahar “So when are you pulling out?” “I can’t tell you the exact date. Security reasons,” said Jeremy Lowery to one of his firefighting buddies at an informal gathering over coffee and donuts at the ... Kate Howes: On top of the World Kate, the daughter of Ken & Lori Howes, is a fourth year environment and resource studies student at the University of Waterloo, and her co-op placement last winter was at the Canadian Forces Station (CFS) in Alert...
August 2008August 28The Country FairBoth the 126th Maberly Fair and the 126th Parham Fair were held this past weekend... Memories of Arden Book Launch A 100-page book of historical photographs taken over the past 110 or so years in the village of Arden will have its official release this weekend, as part of the Inroads Studio Tour.The book, entitled “Memories of Arden”... Sarah Hale: Arden's Batik Artist She first became interested in batik when she spent a year in Japan after receiving a degree in English Lit. at Colby College in Maine. She was at that time already a painter and batik interested her very much. After she... Pow Wow at Silver Lake The 14th Annual Silver Lake Traditional Pow Wow took place this weekend at Silver Lake Provincial Park, near Maberly. As the event brochure states, “The Pow wow is a spiritual legacy and is a link to the past that... Plevna Loses Landmark One hundred years of history came crashing down two weeks ago, by order of North Frontenac Township. A few minutes before the destruction, the store sat quietly, the old cash registers still on the old plank counter...
August 21Community Celebrates North Frontenac Arena ExpansionThere was good cause for dinner and dancing on Saturday night at the North Frontenac Community Arena in Piccadilly. It was the Grand Opening ceremony celebrating the arena expansion which begun in 2002... Top Class Trillium Regatta returns to Sydenham The Sydenham Lake Canoe Club hosted the Trillium Regatta this Sunday at the Point for their second consecutive summer. Qualified competitors from the Peewee and Bantam... How did Sharbot Lake get its name? If you look on the wall to the left of the stage in the Oso Hall, there is an old framed photograph of a man and a woman. The photo was taken in the 1800s, and it is a photo of Francis and Mary Sharbot, after whom Sharbot Lake... Do You Scream for Garlic Ice Cream? This year’s festival, organized by Linda Willis, will feature a number of delectable items for those who crave everything garlicky including the Lions’ own Garlic Egg McLion, BBQed garlic sausages, and for ice cream lovers… Water Falls and Water Walls: What could be better than living in the midst of a natural waterfall? Ron and Susan Wulf of Bedford Township live in a century-old mill located on Eagle Creek by a waterfall that rushes by their living room windows... AOK Auctions Calls Harrowsmith Home Attending an auction on a summer day in a small town out in the country is a favorite pastime for many antique collectors, shoppers and curious adventure seekers...
August 14Lucky 13 for the Verona FestivalThe 13th Annual Verona Festival went off without a hitch despite a wet weather forecast. Festival Manager Wayne Conway was thrilled with the success of the Verona Community Association’s largest single annual event of the year... Arden's Mill Pond Clean-Up It may haven been 15 years in coming, but after a few hours of concerted effort by some dedicated volunteers, the Arden Mill Pond is once again an attractive place to swim for area children and adults... First Ever Music Championship As the flyer says, the event is “dedicated to the preservation, participation and performance of Old Time Country Music“. The hall was full to capacity this past Saturday for the event, which included competitions for all ages in... Rubbing Salt in Their Wounds Neighbours of the Lowerys, who live on Road 38 just to the south of the Central Frontenac Hinchinbrooke works yard, have asked them about the fancy inground swimming pool they are putting in... Sydenhams's Golden Eagles Hit the Field There is a football camp, alive and well and practicing in Sydenham. It began on Monday of this week at McClellan Park at the Point and lasts for one week only. Close to 100 campers from various elementary schools...
August 7Flinton Jamboree Draws a CrowdThe Flinton Country Bluegrass Jamboree has developed a loyal following over its 4-year history and has become a favourite destination for music lovers from miles around. The township recreation centre in Flinton was full to capacity with... Live Auction Draws Lake Lovers The North Frontenac Arena was packed Saturday night for the first-ever fundraising event for the Bobs and Crow Lakes Foundation since its inception in 2005. The foundation is the fundraising arm of the Greater Bobs ... Sharbot Lake Pharmacy Goes the Extra Mile, or Two It all started when members of a book club were chatting over coffee. The conversation turned to the local pharmacy in Sharbot Lake, and the proprietors, Nick and Jocelyn... Ken and Vera Stinson Celebrate their Lives and Legacy There was a large gathering this past weekend at Brown’s Lakeview Cottages and Campground in Bedford District to celebrate the 90th and 92nd birthdays of Ken & Vera... Modern Day Tinker “Before there was tupperware there were tinkers”. It is not every day that one can boast of meeting one, a tinker that is. Bear is one in a long line of tinkers who have existed for thousands of years originally as nomadic...
July 2008July 31Art, by Nature Lovers at Bon Echo ParkThe Friends of Bon Echo Park did another fabulous job with the 13th Annual Art Exhibition and Sale. The sale is a one of a kind event that takes place in Bon Echo Park, renowned for its majestic landscapes of towering rock cliffs... Pre-Gala Artists Evening at Artemisia Gallery Artemisia Gallery in Westport, opened by three local artists from the Frontenac area hosted an pre-Gala evening for gallery artists and friends in aniticipation of their Grand Opening... Hazardous Waste Day in Central Frontenac The first Central Frontenac Hazardous waste pickup day in Central Frontenac went off in fine fashion on Saturday in the salt dome at the township works garage on road 38 in Hinchinbrooke District... Blue Skies Music & Arts Camp As the Blue Skies Music Festival is getting ready to go, the Arts Day Camp with the same name is just wrapping up. During the week of July 21-25th the festival site in Clarendon played host to the 7th annual... Competing Fiddlers Young and Older are Rosining up their Bows Local fiddlers Sarah McCallum of Verona and Vivian Mattice of Enterprise are honing up their skills in preparation for the Frontenac Old Time Music Championships that will be held at...
July 24Northbrook Cemetery Hit By VandalsPolice are asking for assistance from the public in trying to determine who knocked over 88 grave markers in the Northbrook United Church Cemetary last Thursday night. The damage came to light on Friday morning, to the... Bob Lovelace Returns to Robertsville to Deliver a Teaching Almost two months after his release from prison after serving over 100 days for refusing to promise not to go there, Bob Lovelace returned to the gate of the Robertsville mine on RURAL VISIONS and Frontenac ATV Club Rally Together For the first time in their history, Rural VISIONS teamed up with the Frontenac ATV Club on Saturday for their latest fundraising event, an ATV Rally. All of the registration fees... Opening of Tracy Park in Northbrook The celebration over the opening of a $100,000 recreation park behind the Lion’s Hall in Northbrook was tinged with sadness. The recreation park,which includes a skateboard park, a jungle gym climbing unit... Gwendolyn Leonard’s 95th Birthday An almost endless line of well wishers extended from the outside steps of the church, into the side door, along the corridor and up to the chair where Gwendolyn Leonard sat individually greeting each guest that... July 17BKD Stars Take Quinte Classic AAA ChampionshipLast weekend, July 11 to 13, the BDK Stars went up against the best of the best in hockey at the Quinte Classic AAA Championship and won! The team was put together by coach Kevin Smith. The Pee Wee players were ages 11 & 12; five were from South Frontenac, five were from the Greater Kingston area and ... Jeff Ball's Field of Vision Jeff Ball was born with an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that affects the retina and it has left him almost totally blind in his right eye and with only 6/90 vision (10% vision) in his left eye - little enough ... The Artists Among Us David Bayly, a full-time artist originally from the Kingston area who has been painting and sculpting for over 30 years, recently moved himself, his art work and his art supplies into the big old stone church on the north side of... Basking in the History of Bedford It is no wonder that June Quinn, Chair of the Bedford District Historical Society located at Glendower Hall at 1381 Westport Road, sometimes is amazed at the amount of information that she finds floating around... Local Athletes Prepare for Ironman Local triathletes Denis Morel of Hartington and Bob Harding of Sydenham are winding up their 6-month preparation for the Lake Placid Ironman triathlon race on July 20. An Ironman triathlon consists of a 3.8km swim, a 180km... Relic Brought Back to Life In 1930, the depression years or the dirty thirties, although times were hard Glenn's dad, Elgin Campbell somehow managed to buy a brand new Allis Chalmers tractor. Mind you, back in those days there were no...
July 10Verona Couple Seek Recruits to Take Up ArmsIf your passion is Canadian history with a penchant for the battlefield around the turn of the 19th century, here is your chance to get on board and join the fight. Literally.... On the Catwalk: At Church in Sydenham On Sunday a fashion show was held at the Grace United Church in Sydenham to support the Loughborough Christmas and Emergency Relief Committee.It was organized by Morna Graf, owner and operator of Mondi Moda...
July 3Canada DayCanada Day dawned bright and sunny after what seemed like a month of rain. In communities from Sydenham and Harrowsmith, to Sharbot Lake and up to Denbigh, there were breakfasts, parades, events in parks and beaches, musical entertainment, strawberries, food, and fireworks at dusk... The Muddiest Mud Drags Ever at Parham Family Fun Day The annual Parham Family Fun Day had a bit of trouble getting off the ground this year due to the deluge of rain on Saturday. Many of the scheduled events had to be cancelled... The Truth About Snake Bites There are few animals in this world that are as feared, hated, and misunderstood as the snake. Some people hate snakes so much that they will kill them on sight. However, people truly have nothing to fear from these animals...
June 2008June 26"Frontenac Venture Won't Drill Before July 21" says DavisShabot Obaadjiwan Chief Doreen Davis told the News on Monday that after intensive negotiations with the Ontario Ministries of Mines and Aboriginal Affairs and Frontenac Ventures Corporation, a pilot consultation framework is slated... Seniors of the Year in Central Frontenac The Seniors of the Year in Central Frontenac were celebrated at a lunch on June 24 at the Oso Hall, after the township’s regular June meeting. Jim and Liz Scott (Kennebec), Doreen Grant Turcotte, (Olden), Bob Lutz (Oso)... Verona Lions Celebrate New Hall Renovation On Friday night about 100 people gathered for a banquet in the newly renovated hall of the Verona Lions Club to celebrate the completion of the renovation project. Sydenham High Student Wins $75,000 Scholarship Earlier this year, Clara Sellers decided to go to the University of Toronto after graduating from Sydenham High School with a view towards pursuing Peace and Conflict Studies... Swinging Their Final “Strokes fore Hopes” A sizeable crowd gathered on the greens at Rivendell Golf Club early Friday morning to cheer on Andrew Fazackerley and Edward Goodfellow as they swung their final strokes at the 18th hole and brought their... Sydenham Scouting on the Rise The First Sydenham Troop of Boy Scouts held a bottle drive in Sydenham to raise funds for the troop, which has returned to Sydenham after an absence of eight years. Scout Leader Marc Myers, his son Ben Myers, the troop’s...
June 19SLHS Penny Drive for CancerOn August 9 and 10 SLHS principal Janet Sanderson will walk 60 km in Edmonton for cancer research. She will walk with her sister, who is in her late 30s and has been fighting breast cancer for the last few years. Ms. Sanderson had wanted to... Shabot Obaadjiwan Claim Breakthrough in Mining Consultation In a press statement released on Friday of last week, the Shabot Obbadjiwaan First Nation said it had won “a key concession from Ontario in its efforts to protect the environment and citizens of their traditional territory... Local artists launch “Artemisia” gallery in Westport Georgia Ferrell, Bonnie McLean and Donna Larocque, all local artists and members of the Land o’ Lakes Artisans Guild, have taken a huge step forward and have started their own... Denbigh Ceremony Recognizes Fallen WWI Soldier The Denbigh Library now proudly houses the medals and military belongings of Private John Leslie Ball (July 15, 1891 – April 12, 1917) who served with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles... Where’s the Beef? Local Family Farms in Verona… that’s where! Dave and Kim Perry of Local Family Farms in Verona thought it might be wise to celebrate their store’s 1st year anniversary with a special event. So when the The Frontenac ... Sydenham’s Golden Eagles Fly High Decked out in team colored red and yellow balloons, the nest of the Sydenham Golden Eagles was close to full as athletes, their families, supporters and staff filled the gym at Sydenham High School on Thursday night for...
June 12Celebration, Remembrance and Another Fight WonThe 2nd Annual Canadian Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” in Frontenac County took place this past Friday at the Parham Fairgrounds, and was once again a huge success. Over 350 participants and roughly 120 volunteers from ... Customer Appreciation Week at Sydenham's Royal Bank "We want folks in the Sydenham area to know we’re staying here into the future," says Chris Lucas, Manager of the Sydenham Branch. He noted that too many small villages are losing... Generations of Firefighters Meet Again The weather surely was cooperating with the firefighters, their friends and families this Saturday at Station 4 in Hartington where South Frontenac Fire and Rescue celebrated 50 years of fire fighting in Portland District. There was... Uranium: Lots of Speculation, But No Drilling The rumour mill has been working on overdrive this week ever since it was reported that a pickup truck bearing the insignia of a drilling company was seen entering the gate at the Robertsville mine over the weekend...
June 5Robertsville protesters all free, but what next?In a Kingston courtroom on Monday, Frontenac Ventures lead counsel Neal Smitheman confirmed to Justice Cunningham what he had already communicated to the lawyers for Bob Lovelace and six other so-called “settlers” who had ... Eco-Alternative Energy Ron and Anne Kortekaas opened an alternative energy store in Sharbot Lake three years ago, with the idea of serving the growing market of seasonal and permanent residents who are located in remote locations that are not... Maples Brings Beachfront Dining Back to Sharbot Lake Lorrette and Phil Gray are approaching their fifth anniversary as the operators of Maples Pizza, and a few weeks ago they opened their new restaurant... International Food Festival at NAEC Mouth-watering aromas drifted through the hallways of North Addington Education Centre last week as the Grade 10 Hospitality class hosted their 1st annual International Food Festival for the teachers and staff. Landmark Antique Store in Harrowsmith to Close its Doors Located in what was the original carriage house just beside the Shoom residence and built in 1872, “Spike’s Corners Antiques and Collectibles” has been a landmark in... Sydenham Lake Canoe Club Commodore Erik Miazga, the president of the club, explains that the club is dedicated to "the sport of flatwater sprint canoe and kayak racing". While this is an Olympic sport and members have many ... May 2008May 29Mom, Mitch & Mr. Mol: The 3 Ms of the “Cody Bike Project”Moms are responsible for many things in the lives of their children. It was Cody’s mom, Cara Lacelle, who got the wheels turning for this project in December 2007 when she approached Mike Mol, head of the... Local business “Desert Lake Gardens” wins provincial award Rick and Pat Dawson of “Desert Lake Gardens” near Sydenham were one of five businesses in southeastern Ontario who won. They were awarded for their... County Students Net 2 of 7 Limestone Board Achiever awards Each year, the Limestone District School Board hands out Student Achievers awards, to “recognise the outstanding achievements of those students whose... Fifty years of fire fighting in South Frontenac’s Portland District On June 7 from 11:00am-3:00pm, South Frontenac Fire and Rescue will be having an Open House celebrating 50 years of fire fighting in the Portland District... Ministry Backs Down Over Panfish It was late on Tuesday night (May 20) when Roxanne Darling of Nordlaw Lodge took a phone call from Donna Cansfield, the Ontario Minister of Natural Resources, after Cansfield had told her that possession limits for pan fish would be...
May 22Neither Snow nor RainLast Saturday a small group of enthusiasts gathered to tackle the task of laying railway track beside the original bed as a first step in rehabilitating the old Sharbot Lake Railway Station site opposite the Township office... John Leslie Ball Comes home In the fall of 1915, army recruiters fanned out into the northern regions of Frontenac and Addington Counties looking for young men who were willing to come to Kingston for training. The First World War was grinding along... Sydenham Student Stars in Shakespeare on Kingston Stage Ana Mattisse Donefer-Hickie sparkled as Viola in Shakespeare’s well-known comedy Twelfth Night this past Saturday night at the Wellington Street Theatre... The Frontenac News Moves We're packing up our old files and cranky computers and moving the Frontenac News office this week.The new office is tucked in just behind the old one, at the rear (annex) at 1095 Garret Street, in the garage that housed Rodger MacMunn's sign shop...
May 15Barrick Gold Protesters Come To ArdochLeaders from aboriginal communities in New South Wales, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Chile paid a visit to Ardoch Algonquin First Nation Honourary Chief Harold Perry this past weekend. They were on their way to Ottawa, where they... Students get to Grips with Chainsaws On May 8 and 9, students from North Addington Education Centre obtained their Chainsaw Operators Certificate. This course taught them valuable skills for both life and... Local Athlete Brittanie Grant Brings Home Silver Medal Brittanie Grant from Harrowsmith recently competed at the Canadian Open Synchronized Swimming Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and came home victorious...
May 8Tree Sale Doubles in SizeThe South Frontenac Natural Environment Committee brought a pre-ordering system back to their tree seedling sale this year, and the results have been spectacular. This year's sale sales more than doubled. 6,500 trees were ordered.... Turtles: Older than Dirt They watched the dinosaurs come and go: today’s turtles are direct descendants of one of the oldest creatures on earth. Local conservationist Matt Ellerbeck’s lifelong fascination with these animals was ... You Can Huff & Puff…but You Can't Blow Joe's House Down Joe Vidal is definitely the king of this straw bale castle. In fact he designed and built it in six months himself, with a crew of course. Coinciding with Earth Day last weekend...
May 1Central Frontenac to pay some of medical centre upgrade costsAlmost two years ago, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care committed over a million dollars ($1,086,000) towards a major renovation of the Sharbot Lake Medical ... New Building Logix in Cloyne Building custom houses hasn’t changed that much in the last 30 to 40 years - it’s still a matter of taking measurements and framing houses by hammering nails, but some builders would prefer to switch to lego blocks... Nussberger wins Pro-Women Snowcross championship Another snowcross season has just finished, and Sonya Nussberger has fulfilled one of her dreams. Last year Sonya, 22, became the 2006-07 Canadian Snowcross Sport Women... Harrowsmith Sign Contest The village of Harrowsmith is going to be the recipient of new signs, courtesy of the Sydenham High School Student Council, and the public is being asked to come up with a three or four-word motto to grace the signs. My War – Ina’s story The year was 1943 in Amsterdam, Holland.I was a young girl and I had a very best girlfriend. Strangely enough her name was the same as mine, Ina...One day as I got ready to go out to call on my friend, my mother... April 2008April 24Strokes Fore HopeWhen members of the Rivendell Golf Club gather this Friday evening for their annual meet and greet event to celebrate the opening of the golf season (the course actually opened last Saturday) they will see a couple of familiar faces, those of Edward Goodfellow and Andrew Fazackerly... Maple Syrup: Historically Significant No, this isn't another story about sugar shacks being designated as industrial sites; it's about maple syrup products achieving the federal designation from Parks Canada as an “event of national historical significance.” Composting Plan Faces Opposition A proposal to alter the zoning of a property on the Westport Road was the subject of a well-orchestrated show of opposition at a Central Frontenac Township public meeting in Sharbot Lake on Monday night. North Addington Education Center Builds Planter Boxes The best ideas are always the ones that that are in plain view. That may have been what the Land o' Lakes Garden Club was thinking when they envisioned how ... Lend Me a Tenor SHS Dramatic Arts Department surpassed itself last week in its production of Ken Ludwig’s comic farce, "Lend Me A Tenor." In it, a world-famous tenor comes to town and is mistaken for dead just before the performance. Wizard of Oz: A Parents Perspective The parents of children performing in the upcoming NFLT Wizard of Oz production thought they knew what they were getting into when auditions began last December. However, when director Brian Robertson distributed...
April 17Second
Depot Road Bridge DestroyedA fencepost dangling over a 15 foot chasm is all that remains of the bridge over Depot Creek on Second Lake Road just below the dam. Floodwaters took out the road and the six foot culvert sometime early Monday... Philanthropy Initiative at Sharbot Lake High School The grade 10 civics class at Sharbot Lake High School has been participating in an innovative philanthropy and education program these past few weeks and the Make a Wish Foundation... Verona Drugmart: A Fortuitous Circumstance Hany Girgis worked as a supply pharmacist in Kingston and quickly realized that if he was going to own his own pharmacy, he would have to look to a ... Going Out With a Big Role: Emily Dickinson Tackles Dorothy North Frontenac Little Theatre group is presenting the musical "The Wizard of OZ". The lead role, that of Dorothy, will be played by Emily Dickinson from...
April 10Citizen's Enquiry Draws a CrowdThe first hearing was scheduled for April 1st, at Sharbot Lake. This was in recognition of the role the protest against the Frontenac Ventures Corporation mining claim near the village has played in galvanizing interest in a ... Local Liberals Look Forward to Election Federal Liberal candidate Dave Remington spoke enthusiastically about Liberal prospects in the upcoming federal election, even though the timing of the election is unknown and the sitting Conservative MP, Scott Reid... Spring Fling: Karate Showdown This past Saturday 13 members of Sharbot Lake Karate Club travelled to Smiths Falls to compete in the annual Spring Showdown Tournament hosted by Port Elmsley Karate. The club did very well in all the ... Getting Ready for 'the Wizard' With three practices a week, the play quickly becomes a big part of the lives of everyone who is involved. There's a buzzing hive of activity during each practice as everyone goes about their jobs with great industry. The sets are... Service is Key For lookout Home Hardware Rick Kellar was born and raised in Plevna, but when he was a young man he went away to college and ended up getting a job with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Forest Management. After five years he decided...
April 3Relay For Life Ribbon CuttingAlthough the official opening of Sharbot Lake’s Relay For Life (RFL) was held at the Sharbot Lake High School on April 1, it was noted by Jim Beam in a clown costume with picketers Gary Giller and Jim MacPherson, that “CANCER IS NO JOKE”... Hunting with Raptors" The Falconer's Art David Ascot, a falconry expert and enthusiast from Madoc, brought two Harris Hawks and a Peregrine Falcon to a meeting of the Conservationists of Frontenac Addington (COFA) on March 27. Hockey: A Family Game for the Allisons When Debbie and Paul Allison were the parents of three young daughters, they encouraged them to go out for figure skating at the North Frontenac arena. “The older two were into figure skating and the youngest was... Indispensible Nina Since mid-January Nina Jenkin's life has been a hectic swirl of fabric! That was when she started creating 155 different costumes needed for North Frontenac Little Theatre's May 1- 4th production of "The Wizard of Oz"...
April Fool's Edition
March 2008March 27Councilors Give Warden's Vision Cold ShoulderFor the past three months Frontenac County warden Jim Vanden Hoek has been promoting a plan for a new economic development role for Frontenac County. One of the pieces in that plan... South Frontenac Council Divided over Official Plan Members of South Frontenac Council met this week to try and hammer out their differences on two issues in their Official Plan review which deal with the ability of property owners to develop lots. They did plenty of hammering, but very little... Accomodation Review for Sharbot Lake Family of Schools The Limestone District School Board will be looking seriously at the future of Sharbot Lake High School and its four feeder elementary schools starting in September.
March 20Denbigh Wind Farm May Become RealityRenewable Energy Systems set up an 80-ft. meteorological tower on crown land about 2 kms. north of Big Yirkie Lake, and on March 17, Stephen Cookson, an engineer with RES, gave a presentation to Addington Highlands Council on the results of 6 months of data collection. Although the wind speeds aren’t ... New Contempt Charges Laid In Uranium Dispute Just as old contempt of court charges were being withdrawn, new charges were being laid as the continuing Frontenac Ventures Court case took over the County court house... New Pan Fish Rules Were Publicized, MNR Says Resort owners and their U.S. based customers need not have been caught by surprise when a possession limit of 50 bluegill and sunfish was included in the revised Ontario fishing regulations, according to MNR biologist Erin MacDonald. Parham Resident Goes to OFSAA Roland Huneault, who resides on Long Lake in Parham, recently competed at OFSSA. Huneault, who attends Marie-Rivier Catholic School, and teammates Aaron Dowd and Kylie Blades from LaSalle, represented Kingston.. North Frontenac Novice Senators Win Tournament North Frontenac Novice Senators were the 'B' Champs at a novice house league tournament in Brighton, Ontario on March 8 and 9. We easily won their first game against... Kindred Spirits: More Than Sydenham's “Best Kept Secret” It all started 10 years ago when Janet Howard turned a corner. She was a single mother who had been working in Toronto as a dental assistant for 10 years, and she decided...
March 13Car Fire In SydenhamAround 2 pm on March 5, a gentleman living at one of the seniors apartments in Sydenham, realizing he hadn't driven his car for a while, decided to take it out for a spin. When smoke began to pour from beneath the dash, he pulled over across the road from the Sydenham Food Market, and jumped out. Shortly thereafter... Condominium Proposal Retracted. “The proposed application was for a new and exciting luxury multiple residential townhome condominium development project …Due to unforeseen opposition Chairot Development Group deemed the project not feasible.”... Local Resort Owner Raise Alarm over Pan Fish Limits The new fishing guide, which was released by the Ministry of Natural Resources in December, is like a time-released scatter bomb aimed at Eastern Ontario tourist operators. Cezar Spirala of Springwood Cottages on Kennebec Lake is making noise about a possession limit for what are known as pan fish species... Sharbot Lake High School 60th Anniversary Sharbot Lake High School opened its doors in September 1948. A lot of hard work by people such as Mrs. Nina Simonett, Mr. H.J. Thompson, and Dr.C.J. Whytock was... March 6Kaladar/Barrie Fire Department Family Appreciation Night“This evening is to show appreciation to all the people who regularly see their husbands or wives disappear during supper or in the middle of the night, and don’t know when they’re coming back,” said KBFD Fire Chief Casey Cuddy... Central Frontenac Council: Condo proposal subjected to public scrutiny. A proposal to put up three 6,000 square foot town houses and create a six-unit condominium development on a 4.6 acre lot on Sharbot Lake got a rough ride... South Frontenac Council: Sydenham Water Report Kevin Riley of Utilities Kingston presented Council with the 2007 annual report of the Sydenham Water Treatment Plant. Three issues stood out: trihalomethane (THM) levels, Lead testing & Pump Problems... Addington Highlands Council: Cross Lake Road May be Township Owned Cross Lake Road residents have found a document that says that a disputed portion of the Cross Lake Road in Addington Highlands, a portion that has been blocked by a property owner who owns the land the road passes over, is the property of the township...
February 2008February 28Support Growing for Jailed Ardoch Leader.Bob Lovelace had already been transferred to a prison in Lindsay before a support rally took place for him in front of the Quinte Region Detention Centre in Napanee last Thursday, but that did not dampen the enthusiasm of the 300-strong crowd, which was intent on sending a message to the Ontario government... Neighbours Come to Couples' Rescue Norm was working at his job in Belleville and Adrienne was working for the Limestone School Board in Tamworth when their barn caught fire at around noon. Fortunately Adrienne’s five horses were not in or close to the barn at the time... Broadband Coming to Most of Frontenac County in 2008 A partnership between Central Frontenac Township, the CFDC, and Utilities Kingston has come about to put up the infrastructure ‘backbone’ for high speed internet in the Mountain Grove and Arden areas from a communications tower... 50 Years of Fire Fighting The Portland district firefighters have been part of the South Frontenac Fire Department for the past 10 years, but before that they formed the Portland Fire Department. 2008 marks 50 years since a group of people that included... Positive Outlook for Verona Medical Services Dr. Laurel Dempsey began the session with “modestly good news”. A mid-career doctor with ties to the area (cottage on Bob’s Lake and family in Kingston) is very keen to join the Verona practice. Dr. Susan Derrick already... February 21Lovelace Sentenced 6 Months for Contempt of CourtIn a Kingston courtroom last week, Superior Court Justice Douglas Cunningham heard Frontenac Ventures’ Lawyer Neal Smitheman propose 27 weeks of jail time and hefty fines for Robert Lovelace and Paula Sherman of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. Heritage Festival Underway Central Frontenac Mayor Janet Gutowski and Town Crier Paddy O’Connor unveiled the latest in a series of historical murals by Rodger MacMunn at the Sharbot Lake Pharmacy on Tuesday, and in so ...
February 14Bridal Edition
Of the eight individuals who were facing potentially severe financial penalties as the result of contempt of court charges being pursued in Kingston Court by Frontenac Ventures Corporation, three have had their matters deferred; two have backed out and committed to ending their obstruction; and three were left to face... Frontenac Heritage Festival Visitors from around the corner and around the region will find cold snow and warm-hearted people when they come to the second annual Frontenac Heritage Festival, which takes place in locations throughout Central Frontenac... Fisher Fables Debunked in Verona The Frontenac Stewardship Council and the Friends of the Salmon River sponsored the event, which drew more than 100 people. Dr. Jeff Bowman, who works with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).... Sydenham Minor Softball: Norm Irwin Steps up to the Plate We have the parks, the ballfields, the equipment, the coaches and the players, but Sydenham Minor Softball is coming dangerously close to closing down this year, for lack of some volunteers willing to put in a few hours work in late March and ...
February 7Mediations Fall ThroughA mediation process that had been ongoing since December in an attempt to resolve a dispute between members of the Ardoch and Shabot Obaadjiwaan First Nations and the Government of Ontario has broken down, and crew members from Frontenac Ventures Corporation were refused entry at the gate ... Frontenac Heritage Festival – Back and Better The Heritage Festival will take place in all corners of Central Frontenac this year, and Central Frontenac Mayor and key organiser Janet Gutowski is hoping this year’s event... Jim Vanden Hoek – County Warden Promotes a New Vision Like most Wolfe Island residents, Jim Vanden Hoek could probably walk into any public gathering between Sydenham and Cloyne and no one would know who he was. But he happens to be the senior politician on Frontenac County Council... Uranium mining in Ontario: Economic Boom or Environmental Disaster? The impasse over uranium exploration in North Frontenac is being played out as a jurisdictional dispute between two local Algonquin communities and the Province of Ontario... The 6th annual Snow Rodeo The 2008 Snow Rodeo is being held this year at Sharbot Lake High School on Saturday February 16, 10 am to 3 pm. It promises to be a fun-filled day with a variety of activities for both experienced riders and those who would like to learn... January 2008January 31All Quiet at RobertsvilleThe Sharbot Lake OPP station parking lot was full to the brim with police cars on Monday, January 28, in anticipation of the possibility that the winter calm that has descended on the Robertsville mine site might be broken... LOLTA Not Laughing Out Loud Terry Shea from the Land O’ Lakes Tourist Association presented the 2008 tourism map and guide to Central Frontenac Township Council this week, and presented an update on the activities of the 200-member organization Calling SHS Teens Who Like to Read Last week, the Sydenham Library held its first Teen Advisory Group (TAG) meeting. What is TAG and what does it do? It’s one of Kingston Frontenac Public Library’s volunteer groups, made up of teens between 12 and 18 who... Federal NDP find new candidate The Lanark Frontenac Lennox and Addington (LFL&A) NDP Federal Riding Association has chosen Bath resident Sandra Willard as their candidate for an election that could come as soon as this spring.... MNR Grant Land Use Permit To Ardoch Algonquins Mitch Close and Robert Walroth from the Bancroft Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Office attended a special meeting of North Frontenac Council last Friday, to talk about the environmental assessment concerning the planned building...
January 24Ailing Moose Shot Near CloyneA cow moose that spent most of this past Monday at the side of Hwy. 41 near Road 506, was eventually shot at the behest of the Ministry of Natural Resources... Frontenac Ventures Announces Drilling Delay While lawyers for Frontenac Ventures Corporation have taken the position that the company will be in a position to start drilling test holes for uranium on their 30,000 acre mining claim in North Frontenac as of January 28... The Guatemala Stove Project Unveils Their Mobile Medical Clinic After two years of planning, fundraising, securing a donated bus, and countless hours of hard work, a mobile medical clinic that will soon be heading to Guatemala was presented to... Railway Museum Committee Still on Track Although the tracks have been torn up, the old track beds of the Kingston to Pembrooke, and the Toronto to Ottawa lines, remain as physical proof of the important role that the railway played in the economic and ... Harrowsmith Girl's Volleyball Team Captures Gold Sportsmanship and teamwork at its best kept spectators on the edge of their seats until the very last point was scored as the Harrowsmith Public School Girls' Volleyball team captured...
January 17MNR seeks a way out of “Unintended” bait restrictionsMembers of a newly formed association of bait harvesters and sellers called the “Eastern Ontario Outdoorsmen”, accompanied by LFL&A MPP Randy Hillier and supporters from the Ontario Landowners Association (OLA), filled a conference room at the White Lake fish hatchery on a blustery Monday morning to discuss bait restrictions that came into effect on January 1... Hinchinbrooke PS Best School in Happy Feet Campaign “Asante sana” and “lakupenda”, meaning “Thank you very much” and “I love you”, were greetings that Marilyn Picard and Irene Morton brought from children in Kenya to the students a ... Policing costs to go up over 15% in South Frontenac A five-year contract will commence on April 1 of this year, and in order for the police force to continue to provide the provincial minimum standard of service to residents of South Frontenac over that term, the policing complement will have to be increased... Parham grandmother seeks to start Grandmothers to Grandmothers group Across Canada groups of grandmothers are meeting to find ways to help the many thousands of brave African grandmothers, who after nursing their children through a painful... Frontenac Fury Atom Girls Take Home Ice Wolves Cup The Atom girls coached by Don Klein, Mitch Fallis and DeeDee Babcock participated in the Ice Wolves Cup last weekend, taking home the Atom House League Championship Cup...
January 10Former Sydenham High Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault on TeensOn January 7, 2008, the Frontenac OPP Crime Unit arrested and charged a Harrowsmith man, alleging that he had committed sexual assaults that between August and December 2006 in South Frontenac, according to a ... Marty Cowdy Knows How to Raise Money for a Good Cause A resident of Mountain Grove, Cowdy had canvassed for donations to be raffled off to benefit Land O'Lakes Public School. At the end of the Land O'Lakes Public School Christmas Concert, three tickets were drawn for gift baskets and... Bait Shop Owner Defiant Over New Regulations The group, which includes Bob Leonard from Hartington and Jane Kerr from the Sunset Bait Shop in Perth, among others, is upset over a limit of 5 inches for all live or dead bait fish sold in Ontario fishing zone 18... Tough Slugging as Mediation Goes Into Closed Session Mediation talks aimed at avoiding conflict at the Robertsville mine site in North Frontenac and averting contempt of court proceedings against Algonquin and non-Algonquin protesters took a strange turn when they resumed in Kingston... What Do Parks Have to Do With Peace? When Stephan Fuller talks about the role of parks, it's from a world-wide perspective. The 53-year-old Sydenham-based consultant has helped set up parks and environment departments in places as diverse as the Canadian Yukon ... |
