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Feature Article - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 17, 2008 Central Frontenac Budget to include marginal rate increaseBy Jeff GreenCentral Frontenac Council had two objectives in budgeting this year: keeping tax increases to the rate of inflation and improving the safety of roads in the township. With… READ MORE
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Master Gardeners - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Master Gardeners - April 17, 2008 Sun or shade? by Helen Halpenny, Lanark County Master Gardeners Sunlight, or the lack of it (shade) is of primary importance when planting a garden. Plants require light to thrive. Each species has light requirements. Meet… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 17, 2008 North Frontenac Budget ApprovedBy Jeff GreenNorth Frontenac Council began considering this year’s budget last December, but it took four months of deliberations before it was finally passed at a meeting in Cloyne on April 10. Taxes for… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 17, 2008 Going out with a big role – Emily Dickinson tackles Dorothyby Susan StopfordOn May 1, 2, 3, and 4, the North Frontenac Little Theatre group is presenting the musical "The Wizard of OZ". The lead role, that… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 17, 2008 Economic Development and the Shabot ObaadjiwaanBy Jeff GreenThe Shabot Obadjiwaan First Nation have big plans for their smoke shop on Highway 7 at Silver Lake. According to Chief Doreen Davis, the smoke shop could be expanding in… READ MORE
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Outdoors - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Outdoors in the LandO'Lakes - April 17, 2008 Wildflowers in a Hurry – Spring Ephemerals Outdoors in the Land O'Lakes byBy Steve Blight Even this year, the snow is disappearing and the ground is beginning to warm up. Among the first wildflowers to… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 17, 2008 South Frontenac budget approvedBy Wilma KennyCAO Gord Burns summarized the highlights of the township’s 2008 budget. The total budget for the year is over $19 million. The fire department came in with no increase, and the roads… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 17, 2008 Philanthropy initiative at Sharbot Lake High SchoolBy Jeff GreenJackie Pressl of Leaders Today with students Dana Mika, Sarah Armstrong, Rachel Neadow, Teacher Randy McVety, Limestone District School Board chair Ann GoodfellowThe grade 10 civics class at Sharbot… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 17, 2008 Trapper's Exhibition Well Attended"Is there something better to do on a Sunday in the middle of April?" asks event organizer Milton Houle, of the 11th annual Trappers Exhibition held in Cloyne this past Sunday. Judging by the… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 17, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 17, 2008 Verona Drugmart:A fortuitous Circumstance By Jeff GreenSome things are meant to happen. In 2001 Hany Girgis, a pharmacist by training and a businessman by inclination, emigrated to Canada from Cairo, Egypt. “I wanted to move to a… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 10, 2008 Addington Highlands Councilby Jeff GreenTyendinaga occupation yields increased police presence in AHAddington Highlands Council received a bi-monthly report on policing services at a council meeting this past Monday, April 7, and it was reported that crime levels… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 10, 2008 Frontenac Fury Bantam Girls “A” Champions Greater Kingston Girls Hockey AssociationJenine Davy (trainer), Kevin Hitchcock (head coach), Leah Quenneville, Blake Nicholson, Jamie Hitchcock, Brianna Blight, Kayla Clinton, Dana Tavares (assistant coach), Mark Compton (assistant coach) Kneeling: Keighan… READ MORE
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Editorial - April 10, 2008 Back toHome Editorial -April 10, 2008 Province Should Show Common Courtesyby Jeff GreenAt the citizens’ inquiry into the uranium cycle, people from four communities around Eastern Ontario are expressing opinions and concerns about a set of complex political, scientific, and environmental issues that the Government… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 10, 2008 Frontenac-Addington Landownersby Jeff GreenOne thing was immediately clear at the founding meeting of the Frontenac/Lennox and Addington Landowners Association at the Kaladar Hall last Saturday: few if any of the speakers had any need of the PA… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 10, 2008 Spring Fling: Karate ShowdownMelissa Sproule (in white) during her match. This past Saturday 13 members of Sharbot Lake Karate Club travelled to Smiths Falls to compete in the annual Spring Showdown Tournament hosted by Port Elmsley Karate.… READ MORE
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Feature Article - April 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article -April 10, 2008 Citizens’ Inquiry draws a crowd in Sharbot Lakeby Jeff GreenBack in the cold days of December, when Donna Dillman was two and a half months into a hunger strike, and waiting in vain at Queen’s Park for… READ MORE