“Congratulations on your 9th anniversary,” Central Frontenac Mayor Frances Smith told the crowd at Railway Park in Sharbot Lake Saturday as the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society opened the Park for the 2019 season. “This has turned into a beautiful little park and such a great add-onto the village as a whole.

“People come from all over to see this, both kids and adults.’

And the park is well on its way to being what the Society members envisioned years ago when they bought a caboose and plunked it down on a stretch of Elizabeth Street without bothering to ask anybody if that was OK in a forgiveness-is-easier-to-get-than-permission moment.

“We just wanted to continue to let the public know we are here,” said vice-chair Gary Giller. “(Chair) Derek Redmond is in Australia right now but he wanted to see this done in an appropriate manner.

“He’s been a fantastic leader, keeping energy up, being instrumental in all that’s happened — working for signage, etc.”

Giller said another key member of the Society is Gene Kirkham, who was also instrumental in pulling together the walkway project.

“I’m just an amateur railroad historian and webmaster,” Kirkham said. “But it is sentimental for me.

“I come from a railroad family and as a kid, that’s all I heard.”

It’s sentimental for a lot of people.

Take John Bigham for example.

Bigham is an avid HO model railroad and has set up his system on a modular basis. One of his favourite modules is the old Sharbot Lake Station, with the Station House, water tower, freight shed, overpass, and rock cut.

He had several of his models on display Saturday.

“In 1972, I had a girlfriend who lived up on that hill right over there,” he said. “The tracks were gone by then but we could sit and watch the process of it being torn down.

“When I retired, I got into model railroading.”

“Our mandate is to preserve and promote the railway heritage of our community,” Giller said. “We rely on the community for support through membership.”

Memberships are available at the Caboose (open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Labour Day) or online at kickandpush.ca.wordpress.com or their Facebook Page.

When the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association (LOLTA) folded at the end of 2017, it left a vacuum of sorts in the region, one that has partly been taken up by the Frontenac County Economic Development Department and by the two regional tourism organisations that are active in Frontenac County. The northern part of the county falls within the catchment area of the Pembroke based Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization.

But without a member-based organisation such as LOLTA, a new generation of tourism operators have not had as much of an opportunity to work together as the fishing and hunting lodges in the past, who formed LOLTA in the 1940’s.

One of the first initiatives of the Sharbot Lake Business Group, which was formed last fall, was to look at the tourism sector in the region. One of the business group’s members, Greg Rodgers of the Rockhill B&B in Sharbot Lake, chaired a steering committee that decided to put together a one- day conference in order to gather up to 50 disparate tourism related businesses.

The conference, which was held on May 4th at Camp Kennebec near Arden, was built around the experiences of key note speakers from Haliburton and Renfrew Counties. They talked about how they have worked with a disparate group of other local businesses to develop a thriving tourist region.

That was followed by 5-minute presentations from 5 local business owners who talked about their own experiences and where they see their businesses going. Sarah Hale from Arden Batik, talked about her 40 years experience with the local arts community. Kim Perry talked about the founding of her Food Less Traveled store in Verona and the agricultural and food community. Sandra White from the Sharbot Lake Country Inn and the Crossings Pub, talked about the evolution f that business over the 7 years since they purchased it. Sarah Nilson from Unusual Acres in Clarendon, talked about how, among other ventures, Unusual Acres is developing a Halloween theme as a draw for visitors in late October. Finally, Gord Brown, who is not in the tourism business but was heavily involved in developing the Kennebec Wilderness Trail, talked about how community efforts can tie in to tourism.

These presentations set up the meat of the conference, tourism sector based group discussions which were an opportunity to talk about common challenges and individual experiences.

“One thing that I noticed when looking at some photos of the day, were the number of side conversations, animated conversations, that were picked up at random by the camera,” said organiser Greg Rodgers, in a phone interview after the conference.

One of the main goals of Rodgers and the committee that organised the conference, was to see an ongoing community tourism effort come out of it.

At the end of the conference, 17 of the participants committed to attending a follow up meeting where setting up a Rural Frontenac Tourism Group will be the main item on the agenda.

Rodgers said that the response to the conference from Nicole Whiting, OHTO Executive Director, and Richard Allen and Alison Vandervelde from the Frontenac County, was extremely positive.

“But more importantly, I was pleasantly surprised that there was a much greater sense of desire to keep the ball rolling among the participants than I had ever really imagined,” he said.

Addington Highlands event organizers and businesses in tourism related sectors are invited to attend a special "Naturally L&A” Tourism Stakeholder Breakfast at Addison's Restaurant, 11893 Highway 41 in Northbrook on Thursday, April 25th at 8am. Those interested are asked to register by calling 613-354-4883 ext. 3271 or by visiting https://www.lennox-addington.on.ca/explore/addington-highlands-tourism-breakfast.

Participants will learn about a new funding opportunity available to Addington Highlands event organizers and tourism-related businesses. $5,000 is available for new event creation or for enhancements to existing events in Addington Highlands. Funding for new/enhanced tourism product development initiatives will also be eligible for funding at https://www.lennox-addington.on.ca/tourism-activation-program.

The morning will also provide participants with an opportunity to learn about fellow operators in the Addington Highlands community and find out about a number of new County-led tourism initiatives that are currently underway. Businesses will be able to promote their tourism offerings and look to build partnerships and experiences with other businesses. 

All businesses in tourism-related sectors and event organizers are encouraged to participate in this free event. Businesses are welcome to bring along brochures and publications to share with those in attendance.

Since the demise of the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association, Frontenac County has been partnering with the Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization, a group encompassing three full counties Haliburton, Lanark, Renfrew) and parts of three others (Frontenac, Hastings, Lennox & Addington) in order to promote tourism across those areas. OHTO one of 13 regional tourism organizations funded by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

One of the programs that the OHTO is promoting is called Ignite, and representatives from the County, OHTO and program facilitators were at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn Monday to invite business owners and tourism operators to the program.

“The Ignite program provides guidance, support and encouragement with inspiring new experiences and workshop elements to seed the development of new and enhanced tourism experiences,” said Stephanie Hessel, OHTO tourism development coordinator.

Todd Lucier hosts the program at his off-grid, solar powered nature retreat Northern Edge Algonquin in Algonquin Park. He’s run several similar programs in Newfoundland.

“The program is designed for rural communities,” he said. “Your goal is to have travelers go home telling stories about your area.

“Travelers are seeking more from their travel. No longer is it sufficient to offer things to see and do or promote our physical assets, features or infrastructure.”

He said the Ignite program is a three-day best practices mission for tourism related businesses and enterprises to learn techniques and principles of experience development.

One veteran of the program is brewer Andre Rieux, who runs Cartwright Springs Brewery in Packenham.

“People are coming to the brewery for tours, for the restaurant,” he said. “It’s become a destination.

“I thought because we have good springs and make good beer, it would be enough, but it wasn’t.”

Rieux said he met a chocolatier at a retreat that he attended and that led to chocolate stout, one of his best selling products, and to beer-flavoured ice cream.

“Things that aren’t normal are the most fun,” he said.

The application deadline for the Ignite retreat is Feb. 28. Since it is in the OHTO, it is not available to tourism related businesses from South Frontenac, but is available to those from Lanark County, Central and North Frontenac, and Addington Highlands. Thanks to subsidy from the OHTO, the cost to participants for the three day retreat, complete with meals and accomodations. The only cost covered by the businesses is transportation.

For an application or information, contact Hessel at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 613-629-6486.

It started up 74 years ago, during the second world war in 1943, when the idea of forming a marketing organization for a region that was just developing road access was pretty forward thinking.

Over the years the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association (LOLTA) has seen many ups and downs, and this week in Sharbot Lake the current Board of Directors took the difficult decision to disband.

Harvey Webster, the Manager of the Loughborough Inn, was the chair of LOLTA until Monday. He has been an active member and a member of the Board of Directors over the years.

He said that while LOLTA is shutting down, the marketing work that it had been doing will carry on.

“It was a sad situation but its not that the Land o’Lakes are disappearing. The counties and local townships have stepped in over the last few years, and the provincial Regional Tourist Organisations (RTO’s) have come on stream as well. For our members, there are still opportunities for promotion as part of a region even with us closing down,” he said.

“As far as I am concerned LOLTA is not buried yet, it is more like it is more like it is on hold. If the municipalities and RTO’s step back, we will need LOLTA again.”

The storied history of LOLTA was the subject of a video that was made by Ken Hook in 2013. Hook served as LOLTA manager for one year, after the departure of Terry Shea, manager between 2003 and 2008.

The video outlines how the association got its start as a group of fishing lodges from Tweed, the region called “North Addington” at the time, which is now Stone Mills and Addington Highlands townships, and “North Frontenac”, which at the time referred to the region of Frontenac County north of Verona.

The focus of the association was for lodges and other groups to take advantage of the opportunities that were to come as the war ended and US tourists began to look northward for fishing opportunities. Membership dues went up in 1947 to $5 per season.

Over the years the association changed as new leaders came forward, two of whom, Jeanette Whitfield (1963 -1966) and Faye Henry (1979 -1996) were interviewed. They both talked about issues that were specific to their day, but also to issues that remain relevant today. For example, Henry talked about how much effort it took for the region to be noticed by various levels of government, and they both talked about the need for businesses to work together.

LOLTA was able to access grant money for its members through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs between the late 1990’s and 2010, but those programs dried up or were diverted to municipalities.

The LOLTA region, which had expanded over the decades to include all Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Counties and the Municipality of Tweed, was essentially cut in half when the province of Ontario set up the RTO’s a few years ago. The Ontario Highlands Region includes North and Central Frontenac, Addington Highlands and Tweed, but Stone Mills, South Frontenac, Napanee, and Frontenac Islands are all part of the Great Waterway region.

Having members split into two regional organizations did not help LOLTA, which has struggled in recent years as managers have come and gone. A couple of years ago, the LOLTA office in Kaladar was shut down and long serving office administrator Joanne Cuddy was let go.

LOLTA was run out of the home office of its latest manager, Jen Fitzpatrick, until she left.

The board began to consider shutting LOLTA down when they realised that, as volunteers who were all busy working on their own businesses, they did not have the energy, or finances, to carry on.

I guess that the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association basically ran its course,” said Harvey Webster. “With the Internet and these other government options that there are for these businesses to be promoted, and the fact that we are a volunteer board, there was nothing for us to do but shut down.”

So, just months from its 75th anniversary, LOLTA is no more.

The County of Frontenac is looking for input from residents and businesses as it’s trying to find ways to increase the number of overnight stays in the County in all four seasons of the year.

To better understand what’s needed to increase the number of overnight stays, Frontenac County and consulting firm MDB Insight are hosting workshops in each of the County’s member municipalities.

Anyone with a stake in tourism is encouraged to participate in these workshops and findings will be incorporated in a toolkit to help grow four season accommodations, including marketing strategies, new digital approaches and leveraging the network of existing businesses. Tourism operators, accommodation providers, cultural associations, business owners and other interested parties are all invited.

Workshop Dates and Locations:
North Frontenac: Wednesday April 19, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Clar-Mill Community Hall, 6598 Buckshot Lake Road, Plevna Registration: https://accommodationsinnorthfrontenac.eventbrite.ca
Frontenac Islands: Monday May 1, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Community Hall, 26 Division Street, Wolfe Island Registration: https://accommodationsonfrontenacislands.eventbrite.ca
South Frontenac: Monday May 1, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Storrington Centre - 3910 Battersea Road, Sunbury Registration: https://accommodationsinsouthfrontenac.eventbrite.ca
Central Frontenac: Tuesday May 2, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. St. Lawrence College Employment Services, 1099 Garrett St., Sharbot Lake Registration: https://accommodationsincentralfrontenac.eventbrite.ca

The Frontenac News is developing an online business directory as a key piece of a new website we are launching on April 1st, our favourite day of the year.

Frontenac-Live.ca will be a companion site to our popular Frontenacnews.ca site.

It is oriented to providing information to Frontenac County residents about services and attractions throughout the county, from where to find a plumber to where to launch a boat, how to find a cottage for a week in the summer, where to buy groceries or a burger and fries, or who grew the largest pumpkin last year.

Frontenac-Live is also devoted to serving the tourist industry by featuring parks, trails, lakes, and unique businesses that make Frontenac County a great place to live and visit.

A central feature of the site will be a comprehensive business directory.

Any and all businesses based in Frontenac County can be listed for free in the directory.

We need to hear from anyone who sells anything in Frontenac County, from those who do snow removal to massage therapists, from welders to small engine mechanics and syrup producers and more.

Free listings include name, address, phone  number, email, and a general category (retail, food and beverage, services, accomodation/real estate, and artisans)

These listings will not only go into the Frontenac-Live directory, they will also be provided for use in a business directory which will be hosted by Frontenac County.

We believe there are well over 1,000 businesses in Frontenac County and we want to list them all in these two online directories.

We will also be updating both directories on an annual basis, a key factor in keeping them useful for potential customers, both local ones and those from away. The directories will be useful for permanent residents and the up to 20,000 seasonal residents who make Frontenac County their home for part of the year.

In addition to the free listings we have developed opportunities for enhanced listings for the Frontenac-Live site. These will include a full description of all of the services available from each business, the ability to post photos and video and be listed under multiple sub-categories,  links to web and social media locations and other web content. They will also be directly accessible through google searches. Enhanced listings will also be featured, on a rotating basis, on the Frontenacnews.ca site which attracts 18,000 unique visitors per month. The introductory offer for an enhanced listing is $60 per year (it will go up to $72 when the site is launched)

Anyone who provides a service in Frontenac County is asked to contact us via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

History is coming to life on the Rideau Canal and it will take your breath away.

Nestled in the elbow of Chaffey’s Lock is a majestic resort steeped in history and filled with charm.

“It’s nice to see the Opinicon Resort brought back to life,” says Scott Patterson, grounds and maintenance manager. “I love it more than ever.”

Patterson has worked at the resort faithfully for 35 straight seasons. The 47-year-old smiles when he thinks back to when he first received a job offer at the Opinicon. He was only 12 at the time and owner Al Cross asked him to start work immediately.

Known for his remarkable memory, excellent customer service and dedication to the resort, Cross and his family would be proud to see what the Opincon has become if they were alive today.

“They’re keeping the charm. It’s looking better than ever,” Patterson says.

The property was built in the 1800s. Newly purchased by Fiona McKean, the Grand Old Dame of the Rideau is getting a facelift. Past the courtyard where Patterson is sitting are signs of construction.

Fencing blocks entrance to the main building where major construction is under way to the dining hall. It is a regal building facing Chaffey's Locks, with a bay of windows in the corner. Set back from the road, the front lawn is manicured and holds antique wooden chairs ready to embrace the weary.

The dining hall is expected to be completed by late August/early September. Later, the building will include a pub, games lounge and meeting room. A swimming pool is to be constructed on the grounds next year.

Scattered around the building are 16 cottages that have been painted and renovated. The colours are striking against the landscape. Guests smile as they come and go.

Asked if she’s proud of what she’s accomplished, McKean replies, “I never get a minute to sit down and think about it. It’s a roller coaster of extreme emotions.”

The mother of three admits the scope and scale of the work has been keeping her busy since she received a call from her realtor telling her she had the winning bid in the real estate auction.

Her vision for the resort is unconventional and perfect. “It’s very much from the heart and I’m trying to marry that with logic and finances. It’s always revolved around a feeling. Now all I can do is pour my own feelings into it.”

It is a strategy that seems to be working. Since it re-opened in the spring of 2015 after sitting dormant for two years, people have been returning to the Opinicon to relive an era when people interacted with respect, integrity and honour; when a person’s word was their bond and good service was delivered promptly; where the beauty of the landscape and kindness of the people can’t be described, only savoured in the moment.

People are returning for a feeling that is still hanging in the air and whispering in the wind. “One man has been coming to the Opinicon for more than 50 years with his family. We have met his children and grandchildren. This is true for many of the families,” says Sherry Weeks, guest services manager.

A worker at the Opinicon most of her life, Weeks understands the allure of the resort, which burrows into your heart and fills your dreams. “You fall in love with it and end up staying here,” she says.

Weeks, 50, started working at the resort when she was 13. Before that, her great grandfather was a fishing guide at the resort by day and a barber at home by night.

“I’ve been here 35 years,” the Elgin woman says. “For two years [the resort was closed], I was orphaned…. I’ve been here so long, I thought I had met most of the people who came here, but I really haven’t. This place has touched so many lives; people I haven’t even met before.”

Weeks discovered this when people started to return as guests, and former staff/customers started to express an interest in attending a reunion this summer.

The reunion is now being organized and McKean calls it a celebration of the past and the future. “There’s going to be a lot of new faces, but hopefully it’s the old feeling,” she says.

Halina Skoryna, a member of a founding family in Elgin who is also a member of the Opinicon family of supporters, talks about the resort with a passion typically reserved for first love. She is organizing the reunion and is anxious to see people she worked with when she was a teenager.

Skoryna says the reunion is turning out bigger than she imagined. She attributes this to relationships by staff and guests who have forged lifetime bonds.

“People wantedw this reunion to happen for years. We can’t wait to see each other,” she says. “I love my friends from back then. It’s like wartime. We were in the trenches together. It was a long time ago," she reflects. "But those values have stuck with us for a lifetime and its fabric has been woven in all our successes and drive today."

The reunion starts at 4 pm on Sat. August 27 and includes live music, food, games, prizes and a silent auction. It is open to everyone. Tickets can be purchased at www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-opinicon-reunion-tickets-26012493067

“In my heart, I want to gather everyone together and celebrate the relationships and bonds this place fostered,” says Skoryna from her home in Toronto. “It was very special. It’s wonderful to see them renovating the Grand Old Dame of the Rideau to her original glory.”

The Opinicon is located at 1697 Chaffeys Lock Road, Elgin. For more information call 613-359-5233 or visit www.opinicon.com

Feature Article - April 5, 2007

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Feature Article - April 5, 2007

What is the Frontenac Arch?by Jeff Green

Don Ross has spent years promoting an idea that many people find hard to get their heads around.

The idea is that an hourglass-shaped land bridge that connects the southern edge of the Canadian Shield with the ancient Adirondack Mountains in New York State is worth studying, supporting, and celebrating.

In November of 2002, the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve became the third in Ontario, and the 12th in Canada, to be so designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

“Technically, the Adirondack Mountains have the same geology as the Shield,” Don Ross said when interviewed from the Frontenac Arch Biosphere office in the village of Lansdowne in Leeds-Grenville County. “They have the same granite type, known as Grenville Province. The Frontenac Arch is almost like a wildlife highway between the Shield and the Adirondacks, being crossed by an east-set migratory route, the St. Lawrence Valley. Songbirds follow one of these two routes year after year, as do bats, butterfly species, and dragonfly species. These animals disperse seeds as they travel, hence a migration of flora and fauna as well.”

One rather large example of the migratory patterns was a Moose, nicknamed Alice, who was radio collared near Saranac Lake in 2001, and who turned up in Frontenac Park some time later.

The boundaries of the Frontenac Arch are described as “flexible, diverse, and adaptive, representing the land that it encompasses,” according to the biosphere reserve’s website. At this time, the southern edge of the reserve is bordered by Gananoque and Brockville, and it narrows as it moves to the northwest until it is bordered by Seeley’s Bay and Delta. With the recent inclusion of the entire South Frontenac Township, the Frontenac Arch Biosphere reserve has gained much more territory, including Frontenac Park.

“The inclusion of South Frontenac is something we saw happening from the beginning,” said Ross. “The holdback was that Ontario Parks did not know whether it wanted to be in or out. They were in the process of beginning a management plan for the park, and it was hard for them to make a decision in 2002. But now they have, and we’re delighted to have South Frontenac in the reserve.”

As Don Ross pointed out when he visited South Frontenac Council earlier this winter, being part of the reserve does not impinge on the rights of South Frontenac Township or the landowners within its boundaries. The reserve is designed to promote activities, not to limit them.

Indeed, Don Ross said that one of the attractions of South Frontenac, as a township, is the comprehensive Official Plan that the township put in place some five years ago.

“It is really a model for other jurisdictions,” he said.

The Frontenac Arch biosphere has three broad goals, which Don Ross calls pillars: “The first pillar is conservation. The Frontenac Arch is one of the most significant ecological areas in the world, and includes two provincial parks (Frontenac Park and Charleston Lake Park), a national park (St. Lawrence Islands National Park) and Queen’s University Biological Station.” One program the reserve is sponsoring is a species-at-risk study.

The second pillar is sustainable development, which the biosphere reserve fosters through programs such as the Local Flavours initiative. This connects local farmers with people who want to purchase fresh, locally produced produce. Other programs include a study, completed last year, on the prospects for sustainable development along the Thousand Islands Parkway Corridor. There are also tourism initiatives, such as paddling tour maps, and a sustainable tourism development project.

The third pillar is to provide support for education and knowledge about sustainable development; one of the prime vehicles for this is the summer camp that has been established at Landon Bay near Gananoque. The camp runs in July and August, with each week being devoted to a different theme.

The greatest way the Biosphere Reserve seeks to accomplish its goals is through partnerships with other organizations. By bringing South Frontenac into the fold, groups such as the South Frontenac Sustainability Committee and the National Farmer’s Union local will find like-minded people from the east to work with.

As the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve looks to the future, the possibility of looking south to extend all the way to the Adirondack Mountains is always there.

“On the American side, Adirondack State Park is a biosphere reserve, but the Bush government hasn’t exactly been warm and fuzzy towards the idea of a reserve such as we’ve developed in Ontario. But we have developed partnerships with Fish and Wildlife, and an NGO called Saving the River,” Don Ross said.

One thing is certain. If and when the Americans are ready, the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve will be more than happy to expand its borders to include the entire Arch.

As one of the programs of the South Frontenac Natural Environment Committee, Don Ross will be speaking about the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve at the Sydenham Town Hall on April 18, from 7-9pm. Further information can be found at www.fabr.ca

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Malcom Lake Landowners AssociationSubmitted by the Malcolm Lake Landowners Association

The MLLA has conducted a survey of their members and results conclude that 90% oppose and 10% approve mining initiatives in North Frontenac. The majority of MLLA members believe the proposed mining could have a negative impact on the environment. MLLA members also support the need for a moratorium on mining in environmentally sensitive and cottage/tourist areas alike.

According to Ron Higgins, MLLA President: “MLLA members already feel a negative impact on their property values and they also believe this negative impact will be exacerbated with mining related activities. Many members are also of the opinion that they are not, and will not, be duly compensated for any decreased value. That said, it should be noted that the primary reason for our stance is the risk potential for Uranium mining to ruin a sensitive and beautiful environment. This risk is something that would disrupt the healthy, quiet and peaceful lifestyle on Malcolm Lake. Our members feel strongly that not enough has been done to understand the impact on our health, the local infrastructure or the environment. With respect to current mineral laws, many of our members believe the intrusion on property owners is unfair and the law is antiquated. Many members argue Ontario should return subsurface rights to the property owners.”

The issue is very complex and MLLA members understand that Uranium mining need not pose an environmental risk – if done properly. However members of the MLLA are not confident this will be the case.

Ron Higgins adds, “We are now in position to make this public statement from an Association perspective and we encourage other associations to do the same. I want to add that MLLA members are in favour of identifying opportunities to bring more business into the area to promote tourism, improve the local economy and assist with reducing the burden of taxes on residential properties. Some responsible opportunities include businesses such as ski hills, ski trails, eco tourism, as well as other sports and entertainment that respect the environmental surroundings. Mining is not seen as a responsible option.”

The MLLA is currently in the process of developing an official lake plan that focuses on the wildlife and environment in and around our lake. They have also been aligning themselves with the Federation of Cottage Association and the Frontenac Environmental Partnership Organization. Members are determined in their efforts to ensure a healthy and safe environment exists well into the future so the next generation may enjoy the same quality of life they currently enjoy. The response of MLLA members allows them to provide full support to North Frontenac Council members for their recent statement asking for a moratorium on future mining activity.

Submitted by the Malcolm Lake Landowners Association