News Staff
GREC Student Council Supporting Youth Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Month is celebrated in May, and works to reduce stigma surrounding mental health, encourage people to seek support, and educate the general public about mental health and how they can access support. May 5-9 specifically focuses on youth mental health. Granite Ridge Education Centre (GREC) Student Council… READ MORE
Sydenham & District Lions Presents $15,000 to Southern Frontenac Community Services
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Members from the Sydenham and District Lions Club presented a cheque to Heather Rogers, Executive Director of Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC), marking the final installment and completing their three-year commitment of a $15,000 donation in support of the agency’s Capital Expansion and Fundraising… READ MORE
Barkley-Hannah (Paige), Deborah May
November 5th 1959 - June 19th 2025 Passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at AB Smith Homestead House, Kingston at the age of 65. Deb will be forever missed by her husband Burt Hannah. Cherished daughter of Joyce McCarther. Loving step-mother of Kaitlyn (Cass) and Nelson (Brooke) as… READ MORE
Railway Heritage Society to Add Vintage Caboose to Collection
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the K & P Railway north from Kingston to Sharbot Lake in 1876, the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society is adding a new piece of rolling stock to its collection. The society has managed to find and procure a… READ MORE
Beattie, Gordon
February 13, 1954 – June 23, 2025 Passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 23, 2025. Loving husband to Bonita Beattie of 50 years. Will be missed by children Ryan Beattie (Christine) of Perth and Sarah Price (Robert) of Parham. Cherished grandpa to Taylor (Matt), Abby (Heidi), Austin, Rylee,… READ MORE
Back Forty Artisan Cheese Presents the 8th Annual “Curds and Cooks” Summer Festival
Back Forty Artisan Cheese invites food lovers, music fans, and families to celebrate the best of local flavor and international flair at the 8th annual Curds and Cooks festival, taking place Saturday June 28, from 11am to 5pm. Held on the scenic grounds of Back Forty’s farm and creamery in… READ MORE
Embury, Lorraine
Those we love don’t go away,They walk beside us every day.We speak your name, with love and prideWe smile with tears we cannot hideWe thank you for the years we sharedThe love you gave, the way you cared.Your life was a blessing,your memory a treasureYou are loved beyond wordsand missed beyond… READ MORE
Jackson, Frederick James
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Frederick James Jackson on Sat. June 14, 2025, in his 84th year. Fred passed peacefully, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Beloved husband of Fay (nee Crawford) for 60 years. Loving father of Marilyn (predeceased), Lisa (Mark),… READ MORE
Ellen Fraser is recognized as the winner of the 2025 MERA Award of Excellence in Fine Art and Fine Craft.
Jeweller and painter Ellen Fraser has been selected as the winner of the MERA Award of Excellence in Fine Arts and Fine Crafts, with artist and fashion designer Cheryl Straby receiving an honorable mention. Jurors Sunny Kerr, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery at Queens University… READ MORE
Thomas Duncan Graham
1 June, 1935 – 8 April, 2025 Peacefully with his family by his side, following a brief illness at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in his 90th year. Beloved husband of Marg for 65 years. Loving father of Lynn and her husband Boyd, Duncan and his wife… READ MORE
