New: Facebook has blocked all Canadian news. Join our mailing list to stay in the loop.

New: Facebook has blocked all Canadian news. Join our mailing list to stay in the loop.

Peggy Hallett (owner/manager/head chef) of the Sydenham Country Café, is a ball of energy, especially when she is talking about the café.

The café has been open for less than a month and it already has an established clientele and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and grab and go options. It is establishing itself as a bake shop, and does catering as well.

A take out window has just been set up at the side of the building for those who need that major coffee-shop option.

When I visited last week, mid morning, the breakfast crowd had come and gone, but the café was still half full, with mid-morning coffee drinkers, and some of the lunch sandwiches were just being prepared for the display case.

Peggy worked in restaurants as a teenager and trained in kitchens. She went to teacher’s college with a view towards teaching cooking, but one thing led to another and she ended up spending 25 years in education, most of it running her own private school in Kingston.

Recently she has been making and selling baked goods, doing some catering and painting, from her home base north of Sydenham. She has seen an opportunity for a café in Sydenham ever since Hillside, which was located in the same location as the Sydenham Country Café on Rutledge Road just east of the village.

“I even looked at properties in the village, trying to see what is available. Then my husband told me that this property had been sold, so I came up and the new owner was here, looking around. I asked him what he was planning to do with this unit and he said he was hoping to lease it to a food business. I had already drawn up what I wanted so we looked at my drawings, and we basically made a deal right then and there,” she said.

That was in the early fall, and it took a few months to prepare the space, get everything up and running and get all the equipment in place.

“I had hoped to be open earlier but we opened when we could and the response Sydenham Country Cafe - casual comfort food with a twist has been very positive so far.”

The menu at the Sydenham Country Café can be described as casual comfort food with a twist. The twist comes from some of the flavour enhancements that Peggy has developed over the years, such as her bacon marmalade that is carefully used on some of the sandwiches that are available at the café.

The cooks at the café prepare a daily soup and entrée special, and Peggy likes to make sure that some favourites are always available.

“We try to make sure that our Lasagne and Chicken Pot Pie are always available, for eat-in or takeout. They are always in demand” she said.

In addition to these classic comfort foods, the café also serves the contemporary equivalent, in the form of the Santa Fe and Asian Protein Bowls, available with chicken, or beans for vegetarians.

Among the specialty sandwiches, there is Montreal smoked meat, Turkey and Swiss, and 4 cheese gourmet grilled cheese (available with bacon or pulled pork)

The coffee at the Café comes from North Roast Coffee in Kingston. Their popular Confederation blend and the darker Sumatran are ready to serve.

And they have a breakfast sandwich? The Sydenham Country Café version is served on an English muffin or multi-grain round, with real cheddar and a hint of what Peggy calls her ‘zippy cheese sauce’. Their toasted western is another breakfast sandwich option.

From 7am – 9am the breakfast window is open, serving sandwiches, coffee, and muffins.

Their menu is available online at www.countrycafe.ca.

“We have gotten off to a really good start,” Peggy said, “and I think we will only have more available for people as we get into the spring and summer season.

The café is open on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 7am – 3pm, Wednesday to Friday from 7am – 7pm, and Saturdays from 9am -3pm. The hours will be extended for the spring and summer seasons.

Published in SOUTH FRONTENAC

The council meeting began with an acknowledgment of Dr Duncan Sinclair’s appointment to the Order of Canada: Mayor Vandewal presented him with a plaque, and everyone in the room rose, clapping. Dr Sinclair is being honoured for his contributions to the Canadian Health Care system as a teacher, university administrator and advisor, and for his leadership in Ontario Health Care reform.

Dr Sinclair, a long-time resident of Buck Lake, is a familiar figure at community events and served for several years as a member of the Southern Frontenac Community Services’ Board. And yes, his son is Gord Sinclair Jr, the Tragically Hip’s bassist.

In his brief acceptance speech, Sinclair said the appointment had come as “a great surprise: I have a lingering suspicion that some bureaucrat has made an egregious error, and mixed up his files.”

‘Meals Community Champions’ Week Coming Up in March

Joanne Silver, Coordinator of the SFCSC Meals program, said that over 8,000 hot or frozen meals had been served this past year to residents of South Frontenac. The hot meals, now delivered twice a week, are affordable, well-balanced and tasty, and come with the option to also purchase frozen meals. Silver pointed out that there are a lot of intangible benefits too: the meals help lower food costs, are convenient for people who find getting out for food shopping or cooking for one is difficult, and the volunteer drivers are friendly, providing emotional as well as nutritional support.

She invited Council members to come ride with the volunteers March 17 or 19 when they do their rounds. Both Mayor Vandewal and Deputy Mayor Sutherland said they had participated last year, and had enjoyed the experience; ‘The drivers are much more than delivery people.”

Main Street Revitalization Funding

Mark Segsworth, Director of Public Services, showed illustrations of new village entrance signs, street name signs (‘blades’) and benches and planters proposed for the Township. These will be funded by a ‘Main Street Revitalization” grant of over $51,000 from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The Public Services Committee identified the need for updated village entrance signage for certain hamlets and the need for business section directional signage for the village of Sydenham specifically, given that its business core is the only one not located along a major roadway.

Councillor Revill said that North Frontenac had designed its signs to match the County’s signs in shape and colour, and asked whether South Frontenac should do the same. Councillor Ruttan said he was not too keen to align with the County, and CAO Carbone advised caution about aligning with the County before the Township had completed its rebranding exercise. Roberts and Sutherland liked the signs, and there was no objection to approving this use of the funding. Later, when the use of metal benches was questioned on the grounds that they could become uncomfortably hot in the summer, Segsworth said they had been chosen because “they are durable and can withstand skateboards.”

Bylaw Enforcement Contract Extended until April 30

The clerk’s office has said that due to the transitioning of by-law enforcement to the clerks department there is a need to review and identify by-law enforcement needs and implement improved reporting mechanisms prior to simply extending the contract for a longer term or going back out to the marketplace through the Request for Proposal process.

During the 2020 Budget deliberation process, Council heard several references to the need to possibly require more enforcement of by-laws in several areas throughout township departments. Staff are hoping to compile better data in all aspects of Bylaw Enforcement in the coming year so that they can better assess what areas need more resources.

Public Health Offices Withdrawing from Sewage System Inspection

As part of a Ministry of Health decision to modernize and improve Public Health Services, the KFL&A Public health has decided that beginning in 2021, they will withdraw from providing sewage system inspections to municipal governments. In any case, legislative oversight for sewage systems is found in the Ontario Building Code, not the OPHS. They have offered transitional support to local municipalities during the coming year.

Sewage inspection services will be integrated into the township’s building department.

Published in SOUTH FRONTENAC
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 13:32

Shirley Peruniak 1926-2020

Shirley Peruniak, who chronicled the history of the former Oso township, received the Order of Ontario for her work at Quetico Provincial Park, and spent her life exploring the world around her, has died at the age of 93.

Shirley spent her early childhood in Sharbot Lake, and left for Perth when she was 9, after having what would be a lifelong interest in the natural world sparked by her first school principal at Sharbot Lake Public School.

She visited Sharbot Lake often as a teenager because her grandmother lived in the hamlet. Her parents, the Walroths, eventually returned to Sharbot Lake and ran a cottage rental business on the east basin of the lake, just off Road 38. Shirley and her husband moved to Kenora, where he taught. When road access between Kenora and Quetico Park was established in 1956, Shirley made her way to Quetico, a place that became a second home for her.

She was eventually hired as the park naturalist in 1974 and although she officially retired from that post in 1993, she kept visiting Quetico and working as a volunteer until just a few years ago.

At the park, she archived written material about the park, and also collected the stories of the people who made up the history of the park. She began collecting oral histories.

“I talked to trappers, park rangers, poachers, and elders from the Lac LaCroix First Nations, anyone who knew about where the park had come from,” Shirley said in an interview with the News in 2010 on the occasion of her investiture into the Order of Ontario. “I remember getting children to interview their grandparents, who only spoke Ojibway, and having them translate for me.”

All of the interviews were transcribed and materials were stored away in filing cabinets. This part of Shirley’s personality is familiar to people in Sharbot Lake, where she did the same thing for the Oso Historical Society, starting in 1988.

In an article that was published by Quetico Park when she was named to the Order of Ontario, Jon Nelson summed up Shirley’s impact at the park: “In her quiet, unassuming way, she expanded and altered the scope of the naturalist program in Quetico Park. She then wrote a book that added a human dimension to the wilderness for which Quetico Park is known.

Through her decades of devotion to Quetico, Shirley has become Quetico’s most respected Elder. Shirley is highly respected both for what she has accomplished and how she has accomplished it.”

She established her winter home in Sharbot Lake in 1988, in an oasis like house, set just far enough back and below road 38 to muffle the noise from traffic, with a sweeping view of the lake. When the snowbirds were getting ready to fly south for the winter, Shirley would be returning to Sharbot Lake from Quetico, to resume her volunteer job at Sharbot Lake Public School, running the lunch program. She also introduced the younger students as the school to the wildflowers that grow locally, including a visit to the unique wildflower garden she had established in front of her home.

In Sharbot Lake, she established many long-term friendships, based on her wide breadth of interests in preserving local history, flora and fauna, current events and literature. A creature of habit, she walked to the store every day to pick up four newspapers, a ritual that she maintained until she took sick just a couple of weeks ago.

One of her closest friends was Sandra Moase, who worked for many years at the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team. Sandra was introduced to Shirley by Dr. Peter Bell, who shared Shirley’s enthusiasm for both birdwatching and preserving heritage artifacts.

“Peter said that we should meet, and they both got me interested in birdwatching, and so many other things,” Sandra recalled when contacted this week.

“She was a wonderful friend; we went hiking, exploring, snowshoeing, canoeing. She was always inviting me to see something interesting in the area. As she got older and needed a bit of help, I stepped in.

“She maintained friendships with people all around the world, keeping in touch by writing letters. Her grandson had two dozen people to call when she died, from Ireland, Newfoundland, Thunder Bay, Atikokan, all over,” said Sandra.

Published in CENTRAL FRONTENAC
Wednesday, 29 January 2020 12:33

Local woman recognized by coworkers

Angie Young celebrated her 40th birthday recently by reflecting on her accomplishments.

The proud mother of two girls, Angie says with a chuckle about her career, “I went to school for hairdressing, worked in retail and ended-up in food services.”

A Dietary Aide for more than six years at Carveth Care Centre in Gananoque, Angie was just selected by her coworkers as the Staff Spotlight for February.

“I love it, I really do,” says the Perth Road Village woman about her job preparing and serving food to 104 residents in long-term care.

“I love the residents,” she explains. “It’s fascinating to hear what they’ve been through. They all have a story to tell.”

When Angie is not at work, she can be found at home with her family.

“I hang-out with my kids. I do mom stuff like soccer, skating, tobogganing, and schoolwork,” she says with a smile.

In addition to her job at the accredited nursing home and work as a mother, Angie is nearly finished a Food Services Nutrition Management course which she has been studying for the past three years.

Asked to describe herself, Angie uses words such as bubbly, friendly and chatty. She loves to bake and her philosophy in life is to treat people the way you want to be treated.

Lauren Roth, a Registered Practical Nurse in the Carveth Retirement Lodge, notes, “Angie is a joy to work with. There are days in health care that can try your patience, but when Angie walks in to serve a meal to the residents, she always has a smile and laugh that are contagious. Working in the kitchen, your time is limited with the residents. However, Angie knows them by name and their preferences. She goes above and beyond to meet their needs.”

Lauren continues, “Angie always has a story about her two beautiful daughters, and you can tell she is as passionate about her home family as she is about her work family. I am proud to have her as part of the Carveth team.”

Questions for Angie

If you could rule the world, what would you do on day one?

“I’d get rid of Donald Trump as President of the United States.”

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

“I’d make people be kind to each other.”

If you weren’t at your current job, what would you be doing?

“I’d still be doing something with seniors because I enjoy it so much. Or, relaxing on a beach somewhere with my lottery winnings.”

Carveth Care Centre is grateful for the good nature of Angie Young. To learn more about living or working in our home, please visit www.gibsonfamilyhealthcare.com

Published in SOUTH FRONTENAC

At the beginning of his book, One of US – A biologist’s walk among bears, Barrie Gilbert answers the question that people who have met him invariably wonder about.

How did this world-renowned bear expert lose his left eye, and much of the left side of his face? The answer is not surprising. It was a grizzly bear encounter in Yellowstone Park.

What is surprising is that the incident took place pretty early in his career as a bear biologist in 1977, and that it did not end his career, but almost seemed to spur it on.

The physician’s report about the injuries is reprinted in the book, “the injuries included multiple lacerations across the back of the scalp forward to the face. The left side of the face was destroyed, left eye missing, entire lateral aspect left mouth open, all salivary glands of left face destroyed, the left superior nasal and inferior orbit open … estimated blood loss was 2/5 of his total volume.”

As harrowing as that account is, it does not compare to the visceral impact of Gilbert’s account in the book of the incident itself.

After the swift, brutal attack, his graduate student chased the bear off, then called the park’ emergency services, and somehow they were able to get him off the mountain and to a clinic nearby. Fortunately, doctors on call at the clinic had served in the Vietnam war and were more accustomed to severe trauma.

“Have you ever seen this kind of damage” he asked one of the plastic surgeons back in Utah, where was flown to for further treatment. “Yes, but not on the same guy,” was the answer.

Later, when Gilbert was asked to give talks on bear safety, he thought it was like asking the captain of the Exxon Valdez to give a lecture on seamanship.

Even on the day of his own near fatal encounter with a female grizzly, which he described as the “furious behaviour of a mother protecting her cubs” he insisted that the bear he “had surprised” not be destroyed because he knew that the encounter was “triggered by my sudden appearance and felt that the grizzly should not be the victim of our accidental contact.”

Over forty years removed from that day, from his home on Wolfe Island, Gilbert decided to write a book for the general public that contains the insights from decades studying bears in the field.

“One of Us” describes dozens of bear encounters and observations in different settings, none as dramatic as the first, but all clearly described. The book challenges many of the common perceptions about grizzlies that trace back to the Lewis and Clark expedition. Gilbert looked at all of the written accounts from the Lewis and Clark expedition, which recorded 51 grizzly kills and 18 other wounded bears, and no human fatalities. The vast majority of the instances that are described are cases where expedition members were the aggressors.

The bulk of the book contains detailed observations of the cultural reality that exists among bear populations in different locations. He describes how bears need to understand their habitat in order to maximise their foraging success, and how interactions with humans alter in different circumstances. In many cases, bears are less concerned about humans than about other bears. This is because humans represent less of a threat, unless those humans happen to be hunters.

In salmon rich locations in Alaska, bears are often unconcerned about either humans or other bears; it gets in the way of maximising the feeding potential offered by a salmon run. The book deals head-on with the myth that grizzlies are beasts that kill for pleasure. Instead, it offers evidence of how bear behaviour can be explained by the social world that they inhabit and learn from. Factors such as the availability of food, and proximity to other bears and humans, have an impact on bear behaviour.

The book provides much evidence for its ultimate thesis that the only way to preserve grizzly and other bear species in the wild is to preserve habitat. It is imperative to ensure that the wilderness park system, in the United States and in Canada as well, maintains a focus on preservation of wild spaces instead of expanding human recreation opportunities.

Gilbert’s conclusions about bear safety are also instructive. When travelling in grizzly country, it is important to pay attention.

“I can stay much more aware on trails if I make a conscious mental shift by suppressing any tendency to reminisce or fantasize and become instead a primitive sensory animal, constantly scanning everything ahead, listening intently, and sniffing for wet bear or the odor of dead meat.”

For further information or to order the book, go to barriegilbert.ca

Published in General Interest

They say third time’s the charm and it could be so for new Frontenac County Warden Frances Smith. Smith, who is on County Council by virtue of being Mayor of Central Frontenac Township, was sworn in in December for a third term as warden, having served previously in 1996 and 20 years later in 2016 during the last County Council term.

“In 1996, there were 29 people around the horseshoe so it was bit intimidating,” Smith said. “This time, I know the people on Council as many of them were also on Council in the previous term.

“Also, I know a little bit more of what to expect.”

Smith said she’s actually looking forward to the job, although it’s already taking up much of her time.

“Already January is booked solid,” she said. “There are a lot more conferences to attend when you’re warden and each one requires a lot of reading to prepare. But that’s what I signed up for and I do still enjoy it or I wouldn’t be doing it.”

Smith said agreements with the City of Kingston figure prominently in this term’s agenda as do budget cuts to Fairmount Home and the Frontenac Paramedic Service

She said she looks forward to business development in the County with events like last year’s Open Farms and other agritourism and “foodie events.”

“I think the County kind of kickstarted those but as others started to get involved, I think they’ll grow stronger with the County assisting more than taking the lead,” she said.

She said that while she was reluctant to do the social media County Council recaps, they seem to have a following and she’ll continue doing them, “event though I had no aspirations of being an actress growing up.”

Frontenac County wardens serve a one year term. Only the mayors of the Frontenac townships are eligible to seek election. Smith, who served as deputy warden in 2019, was acclaimed to the role. South Frontenac Mayor Ron Vandewal was acclaimed to the position of deputy warden.

Published in FRONTENAC COUNTY
Wednesday, 08 January 2020 11:29

Duncan Sinclair joins the Order of Canada

Buck Lake’s Duncan Sinclair was one of 77 Canadians who were invested as members of the Order of Canada last week, in recognition of his contributions to the health care system in Canada. Dr. Sinclair was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College at Guelph, before going on to receive a Masters in Science at the University of Toronto, and a PHD in Physiology from Queen’s. He spent most of his academic career at Queen’s, where he was appointed as the Markle Scholar in Academic Medicine in 1966. He served as the Dean of Arts and Sciences between 1974 and 1983. When he was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in 1988, he became the first non-medical doctor to head a faculty of medicine in Canada.

He retired from Queen’s in 1996 but has remained active in community efforts since then, and as a consultant in the field of health care reform, which remains a passion of his to this day. He chaired the Ontario Health Services Restructuring Commission between 1996 and 2000 and true to his reputation for frank discourse, was the co-author of a book in 2005, Riding the Third Rail, that that was an account of the successes and failures of the commissions efforts, and the subsequent outcomes over the 5 years that followed its demise.

The themes covered in Riding the Third Rail are almost identical to the discussions that are underway during the current healthcare reform effort, and Duncan Sinclair remains involved in the process in an informal way. It is fair to say that anyone who has had a leadership role in healthcare reform in Ontario over the last 25 years is familiar with Sinclair’s perspective, through his writings, and likely through personal contact. And his phone keeps ringing.

Locally he is an active community member, from his support for the Buck Lake Boatilla, his service to the Board of Directors of Southern Frontenac Community Services for 5 years, and as an informal advisor to anyone interested in a clear-eyed, insightful opinion.

He is not the first member of his family to become a member of the Order of Canada. He joins his son, Gord, bassist for the Tragically Hip, who was appointed in 2017.

The other Kingston appointee this year also has a Frontenac County connection. Queen’s University geographer, Brian Osborne, did a lot research and writing on Kingston and the surrounding region as part of his long and distinguished career. He wrote a chapter, “The Farmer and the Land” in the only comprehensive work on the history of Frontenac County, “County of a Thousand Lakes”, which was funded by Frontenac County and published in 1982.

Published in FRONTENAC COUNTY
Wednesday, 08 January 2020 11:31

Golden Eagle signs with Gee-Gees

Jordan Troyer, a 5th year student at Sydenham High School, signed commitment on December 18 to play varsity football with the University of Ottawa Gee Gees starting next fall. Jordan has been an offensive lineman for the junior and senior Sydenham Golden Eagles for the past five seasons, and a track athlete for SHS as well. He was also a Sydenham Bulldogs for two years before that.

It has been his dream to play at the university level all that time Jordan was a heavily recruited football prospect, and has been pursued by several schools including Ottawa. The signing ceremony was attended by his Eagles line mates, the Eagles coaching staff, and by his new coach Carl Tolmie, the offensive line coach of the Gee Gees.

Published in SOUTH FRONTENAC

The first-ever clerk-administrator of Central Frontenac Township, Heather (Campbell) Fox died last Saturday after a lengthy illness.

She was 72.

Fox is survived by her husband of 51 years, Douglas, mother Jean Campbell, grandchildren Emma, Chase and Colton, step-grandchildren Savannah and Raven and daughter-in-law Charlene.

She was predeceased by her son Darrin (2019) and father Glenn.

Fox became clerk of the new Central Frontenac Township in 1999 when Hinchinbrooke, Oso, Olden and Kennebec Townships merged. She remained in the position for nine years before retiring. In 2010, she successfully ran for Township Council in Hinchinbrooke District, serving for four years. She was unsuccessful in a bid for re-election.

She also briefly ran a boutique in Verona after retiring from the Township.

Current Coun. Bill MacDonald was the first Mayor of the new Central Frontenac Township and remembers Fox fondly.

“She’d been sick for a long time and the whole family has faced an uphill battle for some time,” MacDonald said. “It’s funny, last Saturday I was at my grandson’s hockey game and thought about stopping in to see her on the way home.

“That was before we got the call that she had passed away.”

MacDonald said Fox was “great to work with” as the new Township’s first chief administrative officer.

“We were thrust into a situation where there was no blueprint to follow,” MacDonald said. “Things popped up and one of the first things was that we had to declare a state of emergency because of the Ice Storm.

“We spent many nights in the Township Office because it was the emergency headquarters.”

MacDonald said the community has suffered a loss because Fox was “a builder” of the community.

“When we started, we had four clerks,” he said. “Shirley Conner was the Kennebec clerk and decided to retire.

“We chose Heather as the new clerk while Judy Gray (Oso) became treasurer and Cathy MacMunn (Olden) became planning coordinator.

“They all brought strengths and resources.”

MacDonald said that for him, one thing that sticks out about Fox was her sense of humor.

“She had a very, very infectious laugh,” he said. “Whether or not you heard the joke, when you heard her laugh, you laughed along together.”

Fox was named Hinchbrooke’s Senior of the Year in 2019.

Published in CENTRAL FRONTENAC

With 12 million hectares of wildfires burning in Australia, it might be easy to forget that during the fall of 2019, there were almost 5.3 million hectares burning in the Amazon basin.

And North Frontenac firefighter Michael Leach had a ringside seat to the fires in Bolivia.

Leach, 34, does rope rescue training, but, he said, once you get to the technician level in Ontario, “there’s not much left to do.”

So, when he got a call from a friend offering some interagency training in Bolivia, it seemed like a good experience.

“Hey, you get to rappel down a 300-foot waterfall in the jungle,” he said.

So, last September, Leach and eight others from Ontario, including a number of military police officers, were off to Bolivia for said interagency training and to distribute medical supplies they’d collected from donations.

They didn’t expect what happened next.

“We got a call that there were millions of hectares burning near the border with Brazil and they asked if we could help,” Leach said.

So, they grabbed up all the supplies they could and the next thing he knew, Leach was on a helicopter, through the efforts of a Bolivian air force general, and heading to the inferno.

“We gave out medical supplies for four days and then hooked up with the Santa Cruz bomberos (firefighters),” he said. “We fought the fire day and night for two days until the church bells rang signalling evacuation.

“But the people stayed to fight the fires because it was their home.

“Men and women and children with towels and machetes fighting wildfires in a panic state.”

He said his group fought the fires on one flank while the Argentine army fought the other flank.

“Guys you just met have your life in their hands,” he said. “It’s humbling.

“The air is full of smoke and soot, you could smell and taste it.

“Dehydration is a big problem and the kids had problems breathing and with their eyes.”

He called the experience “very eye-opening” and “the police, fire, search & rescue, the army, were all very grateful.”

Another thing that stuck him was the lack of gear and equipment the locals had at their disposal.

“There are two working pumpers in Santa Cruz, a city of 3 million people,” he said. “One bay at our Snow Road Station is better equipped.

“It’s not funny but I had more gear in my cargo pants than they had in the station.

“On the plus side, I had better cell phone coverage there than in North Frontenac.”

Leach paid for his trip down himself but when he got back, North Frontenac Fire Chief Eric Korhonen asked him if he’d do a presentation for the mutual aid partners (Kingston, Central Frontenac, Napanee, etc), which he agreed to do.

“They managed to come up with a $1,500 grant for my airfare,” he said.

The mutual aid chiefs are also trying to put together surplus supplies and gear to send down to area.

They’re still in the process of setting something up but Leach hopes he’ll be able to return to Bolivia in the spring.

In the meantime, if you’d like to help, contact Korhonen at the North Frontenac Fire Services 613-479-2231, ext: 232 or your local fire department.

“The fires have subsided now as the rains have come,” Leach said. “But flooding is still a risk.

“They do the best they can with what they have.”

Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
Page 1 of 82
With the participation of the Government of Canada