“15 years and 4 months, I’ve always kept track,” said Lindsay Mills when contacted at his office on the lower level of the South Frontenac Township early this week. A couple of weeks ago, on a Friday afternoon, he gave notice to the township that he will be retiring from his position as planner/deputy clerk for South Frontenac Township at the end of June. Mills took the job of township planner in 2003, moving over from a job as planner in Brighton. He was living in Kingston, where he still his, and saving the 1 hour and ten minute one way commute to Brighton, made the South Frontenac job pretty appealing. The job has been a good one as well, although he said that planning…

A lot of people love their cars, for the feel of the drive, the power, the hauling potential, and their look. And knowing what people want their car to make them feel and then selling it back to them is the engine that has driven car sales for at least the last 70 years. David Hahn and Marion Watkins are just as enthusiastic about their new E-Golf Electric Vehicle (EV) as any other car enthusiast, and as early adopters of solar power (they have one of the first microfit solar arrays that was sold in Eastern Ontario) and David is the President of the Wintergreen Renewable Energy Co-op, a group of investors from the region who have financed some local solar projects and are committed…

Collecting e-waste turned out to be such a good idea last year, the Parents Council at Prince Charles Public School decided to try it again last Saturday in Verona. By 11 a.m., the bin was about half full and growing steadily. “Chair Ali Williamson organized in partnership with KIMCO,” said Tab Morton. “It’s a fundraiser for the school and although it doesn’t bring in huge amounts of money, it does help, and out here, it’s a service that’s not really available. “People like it and it’s convenient for the community.” It’s a simple idea, KIMCO provides a container to which people bring their old computers, monitors, TVs, stereos and such for recycling, which KIMCO then picks up. “It brings the community and the school together,”…

“Saving pets is kind of what we do,” Tracy Trumble of Invisible Fence Bellville/ Kingston told South Frontenac firefighters Tuesday night. “We’ve been keeping pets safe for 45 years.” And on this night, Trumble was at the Hartington Station to present the department with nine sets (one for each station) of breathing masks for pets as part of Project Breathe. “Since 2006, we’ve given out about 5,000 masks and have 130 saves on the books,” he said. The masks come in three sizes (two for dogs and a smaller one for cats), and attach to a regular oxygen bottle. The mask is then placed over the muzzle of a pet that’s been in smoky situation such as a house fire much the same way a…

Theme Night in South FrontenacCouncil heard three not completely unrelated presentations: Gord Mitchell of the KFL&A Health Unit, discussed septic systems, Andrew Girourard, also of the Health Unit, outlined the role of Public Health Inspectors, and Stephanie Weaver of Cambium Environmental presented the results of the annual Township Waste disposal sites. Weaver’s report showed that of the three remaining waste sites, Portland’s has the greatest capacity (27 years), Loughborough the least (7years). However, Loughborough is awaiting final approval of an adjoining area, which should increase its capacity considerably. Councillor Sleeth suggested that perhaps Council should re-address the pros and cons of disposing of Storrington’s waste in the Township sites, rather than continuing to truck it outside the township. Public Works Manager Segsworth said that next…