They have it backwards
A burn ban, fine, it always rains steady after they bring it in, but banning campfires? We enjoy sitting around the campfire, distancing ourselves, and cannot understand why a campfire ban. How many of those have gotten away last year? I got my taxes in the mail on the same… READ MORE
We will remember
We will remember the courage of our health care workers who showed up every day to fight Covid 19. We will remember the courage of our grocery store workers who while being paid little more than minimum wage, came to work every day to see that we had food to… READ MORE
Re - Higgins
I read with interest todays article on Ron Higgins and his communications to residents around COVID-19 rules. Im a cottager who has been coming to North Frontenac for more than 40 years (and has mostly been here since February) and I am one of the residents who has complained to… READ MORE
Oversight
Open reading the article on the back page of the Mar 19 edition about the Frontenac athletes returning very recently from Germany, and also upon realizing that your paper comes out of Sharbot Lake with a readership of 12,000 households , I was very surprised to see no mention in… READ MORE
Just Call
I received a note from a friend last week. In commenting on Covid-19 he said “The last time I was isolated was over 60 years ago when I spent an extended period in the thinking chair for trying to white-wash the family cat.” What a wonderful world we enjoy when… READ MORE
Emotional Economics
I was disappointed to read the letter to the editor entitled "Emotional Economics" in the March 19th edition of the Frontenac News. This letter was critical of the decision by the Kingston, Frontenac Public Library Board to continue to pay its employees during the prescribed closure of libraries due to… READ MORE
Emotional Economics - 2
The letter in last week's News, by Mr. Beckingham, is replete with many of the self serving myths which currently infuse extreme neoconservative approaches to economic policy and are fuelling the destruction of the planet, its living things and - people at an alarming rate. While governments, with some justification,… READ MORE
Littering
We walked up and down from Clow Road to Davy . Picked up garbage from one end to the other. I will never understand people that feel they have the right to toss garbage out there window. Most people have a garbage at home. Why on earth do they feel… READ MORE
Emotional Economics
The decision of the Chief Librarian in consultation with the Kingston Frontenac Public Library Board to continue to pay salaries during closure of libraries due to the virus health issues does not sit right. I'm sure that teachers are in the same situation. Payment for work is one thing, payment… READ MORE
Re - Indian Act article
Out here in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, editions of The Frontenac News arrive a bit later than they do in Sharbot Lake. My eye is on the edition of 20 February. I agree with a lot of what Mr. Hillier wrote in his article "Ending the Indian Act". What his… READ MORE
“Central Frontenac Tax increase makes the Mayor queasy!” Me too!
I have no doubt that it concerns you as well! The following information may make you feel worse than queasy! During the first 4 years of our current Mayor’s leadership (January 1, 2015 to December 31st, 2018) here are the financial results: Taxation Revenue received by the Township- an increase… READ MORE
To the Lions Club
Thank you for your kind and generous donation of $200.00 CAD in books to the Early On program on February 27th, 2020. Reading the books to children help to develop a natural love of learning sparking their imagination and increase the interest for new stories and songs. They are going… READ MORE
Swans form welcome party in Cloyne
Having recently returned to full time residency in the Cloyne area, after many years as a summer resident and having spent my youth living in the area, I was quite surprised to see for the first time, Trumpeter Swans swimming on the river. I believe this would be a sight… READ MORE
Re - Land O'Lakes Emergency- Food bank
The name of the Food Bank, located in Cloyne is The Land of Lakes Emergency Food Bank. It is part of Gleaners Food Bank (Quinte) Inc., located in Belleville The Food Bank has no reporting structure to Land of Lakes Community Services, as stated in the Feb 6 edition… READ MORE
Danger on township roads
Just wanted to tell you about what happened last Friday January 31 on 509 highway. My daughter was driving south at about 6 in the evening and just after Bell Line there was 2 temporary sign bases on the road. She could not help but hit one damaging the tire… READ MORE
Re: Proposed CF budget increase makes Mayor feel queasy
14.8%? Really?! This budget that CF administration presented to council did not leave me feeling as queasy as it did the mayor. The reason is because last year I did not agree with my property assessment from MPAC and filed a petition to have it reviewed. My property taxes were… READ MORE