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Snow Road Community Centre Grand re-opening

Written by  |  Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:46  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
The band (Mark Hannah, Eric Labelle, Walter Cameron, Marlyn Schlievert, Eddie Ashton and Kevin Topping) entertained a packed house as Snow Road Station celebrated the official opening of its former schoolhouse into a community centre last Saturday. Photo/Craig Bakay
It was standing room only at the former schoolhouse, now know as the Snow Road Community Centre on Saturday afternoon (June 17) Gerry Lichty, President of the Community Centre, was the Master of Ceremonies. The building was originally constructed in 1896. The local township, South Palmerston, provided the local school trustees with a debenture for $400 to cover the cost of the new building with the terms of repayment of $100 per annum with 6% interest. The school proved to be a wise investment wit attendance of up to 50 students a year. At times it was so busy that desks frequently did dual or triple duty. All this under the supervision of only one teacher. The building served serves as the local school until…
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North Frontenac to cut and spot-spray invasive plant species

Written by  |  Wednesday, 14 June 2017 13:21  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
Mayor Ron Higgins made a presentation to Barb Sproule as North Frontenac’s 2017 Senior of the Year at last Friday’s Council meeting in Harlowe. Sproule, a former teacher was also a five-time Reeve of Palmerston-Canato Township and the second-ever female Warden of Frontenac County. Photo/Craig Bakay
North Frontenac will tackle invasive plants with a cut and spot-spraying approach following a recommendation by Public Works Manager Jim Phillips at Council’s regular meeting last week in Harlowe. In his report, Phillips said that in a series of meetings with his counterparts and CAOs in Frontenac County Townships, it was unlikely that there would be any joint tenders with other townships. He said the County’s only participation would be if invasive species affected the K & P Trail. “On May 10, (we) met with Central Frontenac staff and received a presentation from Steve Ford, who represents a company that specializes in roadside invasive weed management,” Phillips said in his report. “Steve advised that based on our anticipated needs he would recommend selective spot spraying…
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Back Forty season opening party

Written by  |  Wednesday, 14 June 2017 12:18  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
Back Forty season opening party
Back Forty Cheese will be open on Saturdays throughout the summer, and to mark the start of the summer season, they are holding an open house and party onn June 24 between 10am and 4pm. The converted drive shed that serves as a cheese factory and tasting room for Back Forty Cheese, and a loft studio for Jenna Rose, will be open and tours of the factory and studio will be offered at different times throughout the day. All of Back Forty’s sheep’s cheeses will be available, including Highland Blue, Madawaska, Bonnechere, Flower Station and Ompah, as well as fresh curd, ricotta and fried curd as well. Charcuterie boards and baguettes will be available as well. Meanwhile, outside in the yard that leads out to…
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NAEC canoe trip to Algonquin

Written by  |  Wednesday, 14 June 2017 12:15  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
NAEC canoe trip to Algonquin
On Wednesday, May 31st, North Addington Education Centre’s Grade 11 and Grade 12 Recreation and Fitness Leadership class, travelled to Algonquin park to partake in a 4-day canoe trip. The students prepared for the trip during the month of May during their class. They had to prepare presentations to teach the rest of the class important information about the trip. They also had to go through various amounts of training to learn proper canoe strokes and safety practices, such as canoe-over-canoe rescue, as well as how to portage efficiently over long distances. Their trip consisted of canoeing multiple lakes throughout a day, as well as numerous portages, one being approximately 2.5 kilometres! The students successfully completed the portages in record times and kept a positive…
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ATV reps enjoy North Frontenac hospitality

Written by  |  Wednesday, 07 June 2017 13:36  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
ATV reps enjoy North Frontenac hospitality
North Frontenac Township, in conjunction with the Ottawa Valley ATV Association,  hosted the Ontario Federation of All Terrain Vehicles (OFATV) Annual General Meeting last weekend, with great success. Dave Baker, the OFATV Association President, said that representatives from over 50 associations attended the meeting. “The venue, trails, accommodations, location, and volunteers were fantastic, and everyone enjoyed a great weekend. Many participants were excited to get more information about the area for future trail-side vacations!,” he said afterwards. Putting the event on was a community effort involving supporters from across North and Central Frontenac. Lodges, B&B’s and Inn’s from throughout the township held rooms for the guests, who arrived on Friday and gathered at the Ompah hall for a meet and greet, catered by Cota’s Mobile…
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Higgins alone in seeking ward/council changes

Written by  |  Wednesday, 07 June 2017 13:23  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
Perhaps North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins said it best himself: “It doesn’t look like this will be going through.” It wasn’t exactly an admission of defeat, more an acceptance of reality, but being that Higgins was the driving force behind changing the wards and subsequent representation on Council, it would certainly seem that the status quo will be what the Township carries into the 2018 elections. Higgins was speaking at a special meeting of Council last Saturday at Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna, to consider revamping the make-up of Council as well as waste disposal/recycling options. At the Nov. 4, 2016 Council meeting, Higgins presented proposed changes which would feature elimination of the ward system as well as the reduction of bodies on Council to five…
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Changes likely to North Frontenac waste disposal/recycling

Written by  |  Wednesday, 07 June 2017 13:19  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
How North Frontenac disposes of waste and recycling is about to go through some major changes. At a special meeting of Council last Saturday at Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna, Public Works Manager Jim Phillips went through the proposed changes, not all of which were met with public, or Council, approval. Phillips said he expects to have a new bylaw ready for the June 30 Council meeting. He said that much of the impetus for changes stem from the cost to dispose of bulky waste, construction materials and white goods. “We budgeted $12,000 last year for this and our costs were double that,” Phillips said. “We’re not collecting enough to reflect the cost of disposal for these items.” Essentially, the proposals are two-fold. First, tipping fees…
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Jupiter doesn’t disappoint in kick-off to summer star nights

Written by  |  Wednesday, 24 May 2017 10:33  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
Gary Coleman, Tim Trentadue and Guy Nason set up their telescopes for the North Frontenac Dark Skies Preserve’s first event of their 2017 summer stargazing season. Photo/Craig Bakay
It’s a quiet evening with a few clouds in the sky and annoying clouds of blackflies when the breeze fades every few moments or so. And then  . . . “Jupiter!” shouts amateur astronomer Guy Nason, pointing to the southern sky. As if by magic, the clouds part, the bugs are gone and four fancy telescopes start whirring into action. Within minutes, there are images of our solar system’s largest planet, complete with all four Galilean moons available for all who want to see. It’s relatively rare to catch Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto in the same frame as it’s seems there is always one or more behind the gas giant when you get a chance to look at it through a decent telescope. (By…
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Is it Yurt-gate at North Frontenac Council?

Written by  |  Wednesday, 24 May 2017 10:12  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
Shawn Merriman, the new Chief Building Official (CBO), offered his opinion on how Council should proceed with penalizing North Frontenac residents who constructed a yurt in the Township without the proper permits in place. “This case should still proceed,” Merriman said. “Yurts depend on the usage as much as the actual thing.” “The previous CBO has agreed that it's a building, I have, from my previous experience at other townships, agreed too,” Merriman said. “If they can be used as a residence, and in this case it appears that it is being used as a residence, even if it's seasonal, it's a slippery slope to get into it.” Mayor Higgins was adamant about deferring the decision until they could sit down with the planning department,…
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Ompah mural unveiling brightens up rainy Saturday

Written by  |  Wednesday, 17 May 2017 14:02  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
Cathy Owen's mural is a tribute to the township motto - "4 seasons, more reasons".
A dedicated crowd defied some rainy weather on Saturday to celebrate concurrent events, the ribbon cutting of a newly constructed rest stop in Ompah and the unveiling of 5 murals painted by North Frontenac artists Fred Fowler, Marlene Leeson, Cathy Owen, Linda Rush and Katie Ohlke. North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins, flanked by Council and resident members of the township economic development task force, welcomed everyone and presided over a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of a modern, aluminum enclosure that is one of the key elements to the rest stop, which also includes a porta-potty and a gravel parking lot. The lot where the rest stop is located steeped in recent North Frontenac history as it was purchased by the township several years ago…
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Packed hall celebrates history of lodges in North Frontenac Township

Written by  |  Wednesday, 10 May 2017 12:34  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
Neville Wells at the Lodges: Past and Present celebration at Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna last Saturday.
They had to break out the extra chairs as a capacity crowd filled Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna last Saturday to celebrate the rich history of lodges in North Frontenac. The afternoon began with guests invited to browse the various exhibits before CMCA coordinator Brenda Martin welcomed the crowd with her opening remarks. Martin pointed to the various exhibits spread around the hall showcasing all 63 lodges that have existed within the boundaries of the Township and a couple from without. “We’ve covered all 63 and even went slightly outside of the Township because of the connection with Plevna,” she said. “These lodges have provided economic benefits for years and many are over 100 years old. “Twenty-four of the lodges are historic but 39 are still…
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ATV run draws a crowd of riders to Ompah area trails

Written by  |  Wednesday, 03 May 2017 12:01  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
The Ompah ATV run has been attracting riders from all over, like Brian Stoate of Woodlawn, Herb Schilger of Golden Lake and Mike Levesque of Dunrobin. “It was well worth the trip down here,” said Levesque. Photo/Craig Bakay
In the 10 years the Ompah Community Association’s ATV ride has been running, it has grown by exponential levels. From about 70 participants at the first one, it grew to just over 1,000 participants two years ago and featured a still-whopping 857 participants last Saturday. “We’re getting people from all over, including the States,” said organizer Lindy Hay, who helped organize the first ride with Denis Bedard and Rose Boivin of the Double S Marina in Ompah. “I was talking recently to some people from B.C. and they said ‘oh, I know of that event.’” Hay said they’ve seen the number of side-by-side ATVs increasing, primarily among seniors, who are using the ride to spend time with their grandchildren. Proceeds from the event go to…
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Country music hall of fame

Written by  |  Wednesday, 03 May 2017 11:52  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
(L to R) Karen Anderson, Flinton Jamboree (FJ) Registration Coordinator, Margaret Palimaka, Administrator of Pine Meadow, Bob Taylor, FJ President, Betty
This week, the Land O’Lakes Traditional Country Music Hall of Fame announced who the inductees for 2017 are going to be. The second annual awards will handed out this summer as part of the Flinton Jamboree on Saturday August 5th at 3:00 during a gala show featuring hall of fame members. This years inductees in the musician category are Bill White from Harrowsmith, Neville Wells from Ompah, Ross Clow from Verona, and Lionel Grimard from Harlowee. In the songwriter category, Sheila Calthorpe of Yarker, and in the posthumous category, Bob Goodberry from Verona. Many of the names on the list are familiar to music enthusiasts throughout the region as they have played regularly over the years and still play today. Within the past few months…
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The trouble with Yurts

Written by  |  Wednesday, 03 May 2017 11:42  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
At a meeting in Harlowe, Meredith Rush-Inglis and Laura Williams, residents of North Frontenac, made a presentation to Council on Mongolian yurts and asked for an exemption from a $300 penalty they were charged for building without a permit. A yurt is a domed structure originally used in Mongolia by herders who required a portable structure they could pack up easily as the herd moved throughout the year. Rush-Inglis and Williams had erected a yurt on their property without obtaining a building permit from the Municipality and they were charged a $300 administration fee for failing to obtain a permit before assembling the structure. Rush-Inglis and Williams were asking Council for an exemption from the penalty charge as well as relief from the building permit…
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Snow Road Snowmobile Club breakfasts

Written by  |  Wednesday, 03 May 2017 10:49  |  Published in NORTH FRONTENAC
We had another successful windup to the Snow Road Snowmobile Club breakfast season with three fundraisers for local charities.  Each year the club dedicates three end-of-season breakfasts to support charities in both Lanark and Frontenac.  This year, breakfast proceeds and donations collected has provided another boost to these charities.  $1,547.50 was raised on behalf of Alzheimer’s Society; and the Canadian Cancer Society benefited with $1,324 for the Wheels of Hope campaign, and $1,356.00 for Melanoma.   The executive and members of the club want to thank everyone who has supported their fundraising breakfasts and other activities throughout the season, as well as the dedicated volunteers who make them happen.   The club is already preparing for their annual Canada Day breakfast/bake and yard sale on…
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