Vaccination Rights
We are going to have to decide what type of society we want to live in. As we see the discussions about vaccine passports, regulation of businesses like long term care, and requiring health care workers to be fully vaccinated they are all focused around the type of society we… READ MORE
Residential Schools
Your Editorial “Canada Day Needs to Change Again” is certainly timely,a but perhaps some additional considerations are needed to fully understand the issue. The Residential School problem arose a few years before Canada had been proclaimed. It arose from an unfortunate coalescence of two belief systems. The belief in British… READ MORE
Bob Lovelace
Thanks for the background information you provided on the Bob Lovelace issue. I attended Queen's University part-time between around 2000/2001, until I got my B.A. in Global Development in 2007. Bob Lovelace taught in the department and, although I did not take one of his courses (so many great courses,… READ MORE
Who gets to teach?
It has been heartening in recent years to see the rise of many articulate , principled indigenous voices in Canada, whether in the arts, in politics, or in law. They have taught us and shamed our colonial past. And this Canada Day our patriotism requires some reflection. There have… READ MORE
The K&P Trail
For some 13 years I have been hiking and skiing the K&P north of Sharbot Lake. Today’s K&P is miraculous. I would not recommend cycling 'no-hands', but this trail is so smooth and old guy like me can do it. Thanks to the support of Frontenac County and its Townships,… READ MORE
Re: Jealous of the US COVID freedoms? Don't Be
Yes, you are right, the vaccination rates in the US are significantly higher than in Canada. Of course, they don’t have a federal leader that bought enough vaccines to provide 4 doses for everyone; yet, only 4% of all Canadians are fully vaccinated (gov of Cda). Even now some eligible… READ MORE
Science Shows the Way
Please let Science guide us in this pandemic and let adults make decisions for themselves. We are seeing many Provincial governments stop offering the AstraZeneca vaccine and for me we again are ignoring science and letting politics and “perception” guide us in this pandemic. If we assume that one in… READ MORE
Dear Mayor Higgins
I have received your request for my support of the release of funds for the EORN Gig project As you note, there have been significant commitments to advancing the expansion of broadband and cellular services from both senior levels of government. Forcing people into isolation and requiring them to work… READ MORE
Rights vs Responsiblity
There has been a lot of mention about Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982). People, including our MPP talk about how they have inalienable rights in Canada. This is very true, we have many rights put forth in that document. What people tend to forget is that for every… READ MORE
Relieved to see MPP charged
Mr. Hillier’s actions in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston and across the province in general have been frustrating, reckless, and straight up insulting to everyone who is doing their part during this pandemic. I’m glad to see that he’s facing some consequences for those actions that are quite literally putting people’s lives in danger. … READ MORE
New South Frontenac Brand
You might think that our Council would be more sensitive to the critical needs of our community and less intent on finding less urgent matters to occupy their time, as it relates to the, "New South Frontenac Brand", I wonder where the real attention lies. After reading the comments made… READ MORE
For the Record
Pine Meadow Nursing Home is a community-owned, not-for-profit nursing home and it is part of Land O' Lakes Community Services (LOLCS.) There is a volunteer Advisory Committee which oversees the operations of the home. LOLCS purchases services from Extendicare Canada; as such, we are an Extendicare Assist Home, meaning we… READ MORE
Vaccine Hesitancy
In the 1950's Jonas Salk came out with a polio vaccine that was quickly tested on half a million children. No one knew of any long term side effects of the vaccine. Polio was such a dreaded disease that few people were worried about possible side effects if it meant… READ MORE
Why the Silence?
I am amazed as well as disappointed after looking through the latest issue of your paper. There was no vitriol. There was no alarm. There was nothing! Our beloved Premier had arbitrarily curtailed certain inalienable rights from within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and, on the surface, it… READ MORE
New South Frontenac Brand
This kind of bureaucratic nonsense drives me crazy. Did Jeff even ask what the entire cost would be?? My guess is too much $$$. A lot of people living in Frontenac are experiencing horrible finacial problems during these hard times. Why, why would the township throw all that money at… READ MORE
Vandals of Verona
In the past 3 weeks someone, probably a truck with knobby tires, has torn up not only our driveway but also spun and cut ruts in our back ballfield, not once but TWICE. I would please ask that if anyone has any information please call 6133742821 and leave a message.… READ MORE