Recycling in Central Frontenac
Clarification – The advertisement that appeared on page 6 of this week’s Frontenac News, Vol. 19, edition 42, was taken out by Bill Everett of BEE Sanitation, and was not sanctioned or authorised by the Township of Central Frontenac. The township guidelines are posted in a document the township website.… READ MORE
The Federal election is over, now back to Ontario
In a big way, the Ontario government’s decision to close down the legislature and refrain from making any major public announcements for almost 4 months in the runup to the Federal election, amounted to the end of the beginning of Doug Ford’s government. The strategy taken by the Conservative Party… READ MORE
Candidate profiles
On page 6 and 7 of this edition the five candidates seeking election in the Lanark Frontenac Kingston Riding are profiled. The profiles were written by me after interviewing each of the candidates over the phone They were each sent a copy of their own profile before publication, for comment… READ MORE
You have to respect the candidates
As some letter writers have pointed out, I have been accused, not necessarily unfairly, of talking about the federal election as if it were a non-event in Lanark Frontenac Kingston. Over the years, we have taken on a similar role at the Frontenac News for all elections, federal, provincial and… READ MORE
Prorogation subverts democrasy. Who knew?
Lately it has been a lot of fun looking at the mess the United Kingdom has got itself into from the safe vantage point of Canada. Since we borrowed/inherited the UK’s parliamentary system, the way that Brexit has played out over the last 18 months provides a pretty good hint… READ MORE
Paul Pospisil - The garlic guru
Paul Pospisil – the garlic guru Readers of this paper may have noted that two weeks ago we published a photo from the Verona Garlic festival that included Paul Pospisil, who attended in order to participate in the handing out the Eastern Ontario Garlic awards, one of the many initiatives… READ MORE
Too petty to contemplate (web only)
The City of Kingston has decided to withhold a payment of $200,000 from Frontenac County for Frontenac Paramedic Services and Fairmount Home. City Council feels they were over-billed for the services without adequate consultation. The City does not question the way costs are divided between City and County ratepayers. They… READ MORE
Would a super agency have responded to the long term heath impacts of radon as KFL&A Public Health has done?
Late last fall, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFL&A PH) decided to expend some resources on developing a radon mitigation strategy for all of the residents of its catchment area. This initiative was spearheaded by Dr. Kieran Moore, the Medical Officer of Health/CEO of KFL&A Public Health. It… READ MORE
Septic Savvy
Keeping our drinking water safe and our lakes healthy was the goal behind the Septic Savvy Workshop held this summer as a joint activity of the North Frontenac Lake Association Alliance and the Township of North Frontenac. “Through this seminar we wanted to provide insight and education on how to… READ MORE
Local doctor responds: re. shortage of family physicians
Dear Frontenac News and readers, Please allow me to respond to the July 24th editorial “One take on the shortage of primary care physicians” by Dr. Emma Cronk. Being a rural family physician myself, I applaud Dr. Cronk’s achievements, concern for her community, and desire to serve the health care… READ MORE
Amid unprecedented growth pressure, South Frontenac is getting ready to plan ahead.
The South Frontenac Planning Department receives a steady stream of inquiries from individuals and developers who are looking to do business in South Frontenac. Given the nature of land use planning, especially in a rural area where each piece of property brings unique challenges with it, some of these inquiries… READ MORE
One take on the shortage of primary care physicians
(Editors note: The following was forwarded by Emma Cronk’s mother, Leslie, who lives on the Cronk farm near Parham. It was written in response to media reports about a dearth of primary care physicians in the Town of Perth, but it applies as much to her home communities in Frontenac… READ MORE
It’s time for us re-jig Frontenac County
All has been quiet on the Queen’s Park front in recent weeks, at least as far as creating a new template for municipal governance in the province is concerned. A review of how regional governance is working in municipalities across southern Ontario is ongoing and that may lead to some… READ MORE
Municipal restructuring looks to be inevitable in rural Ontario
Doug Ford has never been accused of being subtle, and during the first 9 months of his mandate as premier, signals about the government’s intention to change provincially delivered and/or funded services in Ontario have been crystal clear, as is their commitment to exercising the Province’s authority to force change… READ MORE
The Ford decimal system
Those who said that the Ford government in Ontario would bring in the kind of tumultuous era that came about when the Mike Harris government ruled the roost in the late 1990’s, might be saying I told you so about now. Under Harris, the delivery of health, education, social and… READ MORE
The power that is
What do Jody-Wilson Raybold and Randy Hillier have in common? They are both Canadians and they are both politicians. That’s where their apparent similarities end. Wilson Raybould is an indigenous lawyer from BC. Hillier is an electrician from Lanark County. Wilson Raybould is a Liberal, Hillier is not. Wilson Raybould… READ MORE