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2004 Regular Features ArchiveAlgonquin Land ClaimsGray MerriamLegaleseGeneral information and opinion on legal topics by Rural Legal ServicesMazinaw Musings by Bill RowsomeNature Reflections by Jean GriffinNight Skiesby Leo Enright

Special FeatureMurder at the LakeA summer fiction series Archives 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 2004 Archive January February March April May June July August September October November December December 2004 December 9 Enhanced 911 arrives in Frontenac County For the 16 people who took on the job of finding all the roads North and Central Frontenac in the winter of 1998, it has been a long time coming.Road needs study points to Skootamata road β€œIt might as well be $100 million as $9.6 million,” said Reeve Ken Hook," of the total cost of neede road repairs in Addington Highlands.South Frontenac Council report:"We have been critical, and we have been ignored, said Dick Munroe of the Sydenham Safe Water Asociation"Addington Highlands Councli report: Fire Chief Cuddy has found a tanker for the Denbigh station.December 2 Fire Hall plan gets warm reception: A task force of North Frontenac Council has recommmended moving the Clar/Mil firehall to a sight in Plevna...A standing ovation for the Werewolves Curse: Last Friday a full moon rose over Sharbot Lake, the perfect setting for opening night ...Septic reinspection in North Frontenac: Talk of a septic reinspection program is back in , three years after plans to set one up in NF fizzled out.George Pearce June 16, 33 - November 27, 2004 Teacher, Minister, Musher, Actor: Tributes pour in for George Pearce... November 2004 November 25 Cottage Associations seek budget controlsDraft County budget foretells tax increasesSalt Containment in Central FrontenacControversy over the use of digital mapsStratford brings Shakespeare to lifeNovember 18 Province gets a rural plan Ambulance department seeks enhancements COMRIF is here! COMRIF is here! Addington Highlands investigating Denbigh Helipad Rural plan disappointing - editorial Remembrance Day at Sharbot Lake High School South Frontenac Council report North Frontenac reshuffles its deck Omponians set ambitious agendaNovember 10 Remembrance Day in FlintonGrant for Lake PlanningProvincial water regulations on holdSalmon riverCentral Frontenac Council meetingOperation Christmas Child:November 4 Sharman resigns as North Frontenac CAO Train Museum : a matter of patience A tribute to Dorothy Burnham of Maberly Aboriginal Playgroup grand opening Hunting opportunities varyOctober2004 October 28 Plane takes down Hydro wiresHere come the brass: OPP faces questionsFrontenac E-Waste Centre OpensA glimpse in the pastAlgonquins trying again:LettersOctober 14 MPAC gives taxpayers a breakSharbot Lake HS GraduationCentral Frontenac CouncilLetters October 7 ATV debate deferred in South Frontenacby Wilma KennyWater regulations and the Rural ChurchAfter one year, Dombrowsky is comfortable with her jobHigh speed internet in Addington Highlands; and council notesFinal Library report resembles draftLetterheads at Parhamby Jeff GreenLettersSeptember 2004 September 30 Don't look for a change in government soon-Scott Reid:by Jule KochWill ATV's be legalised on South Frontenac RoadsOmbudsman's office wades into Sydenham Water debacleSydenham's Two Wheel Championby Wilma KennySeptic Reinspection in North Frontenac: and notes from CouncilThoughts about ATV's on South Frontenac Roads (editorial)BioDiesel- A way around record fuel pricesBittersweet Abrams Brothers Concertby Jeff GreenSeptember 23 SF Council considers more public input on Sydenham waterDeputy Mayor stages private protest - and other notesby Craig BakayFinance Ministry reins in MPAC over Maple SyrupThe future of the Mississippi watershedOntario Trails Council: promoting tourism and recreationby Jeff GreenSeptember 16 Proposals rejected by NF CouncilIllegal dumping on Pit Road concerns CF Council25 years packed into a dayby Jeff GreenAre Trailers legal in South Frontenac?by Wilma KennySmut has some redeeming qualitiesby Steev MorganThe Special Giftby Kathleen AirdrieSeptember 9 Trail advocates seek township roads: AH CouncilConservation Authorities want more moneyMusical Sunday coming to Tamworthby Jeff GreenSeptember 2 Cottage Associations seek input into township budgetSawmills in dispute with MoEby Jeff GreenPublic Meeting in Mountian Grove explores Firehall optionsbyJule KochSeptic re-inpection sought in North FrontenacHootenany packs Maberly Hall August 2004 August 26 The New Parham Fair by Karyl WaldieCelebrating Wild Rice in ArdochLocal kids thrive at Provincial Kids of Steel

Away Back in Clarendon and Millerby Jeff GreenLetters

August 12

Verona Festival comes of AgeLanark Landowners: a growing concernby Jeff GreenAddington Highlands Council reportby Jule Koch-BrisonLake Plan priority for Cottage Associationby Martin YatesCommemorating the Wild Rice Victory in ArdochRandy Kay: paying his respects to Mr. Cash

August 5

Building SandcastlesElaine Steele brings home gold from ManitobaFrontenac Environmental Partnershipby Jeff GreenBrotherly Love: Hannah brothers share liverby Zelda Hannah and Angie MalletteHydro One tries again in Denbighby Jule Koch BrisonSouth Frontenac Council reportby Wilma Kenny

July 2004 July 29 NF brings in flat line budgetReid named to Shadow CabinetNorth Frontenac Council reportby Jeff GreenKaladar/Barrie fire department gets new pumperJuly 22 Brotherly Love: Hannah Brother Donates Liverby Zelda Hannah & Angela MallettePlaying Basketball for Ontarioby Jule Koch-BrsionGot a Mosquito bite? Sue the Governmentby Jeff GreenThe Dinosaur Rockby Leslie McBrideNo News is Good Newsby Bill RowsomeJuly 8 Addington Highlands ATV bylaw comes in like a lambby Jule Koch-BrisonDumping on the dump committeeIs There a Future for Rural Ontario?Stocking Pickerel in the Land O'Lakesby Jeff GreenJune 2004 June 30 Cadets start Cloyne Pioneer Cemetary restorationby Will CybulskiE-Waste recycling centre moving forwardThe elections are over, the elections are over! (editorial)by Jeff GreenLettersJune 24 Stormy public meeting over library restructuringBridge to cost $460,000 (Central Frontenac Council)City plan makes County nervousby Jeff GreenATV's going wrong (Addington Highlands Council)by Jule Koch BrisonAccounting for garbageby Gray MerriamLettersJune 17 Draft report calls for restructuring of rural library serviceGarbage problems surface again at North Frontenac CouncilE-Waste SecrecyCentral Frontenac Council - June14, 2004Cottage Reps meet with NF CouncilPine Meadow Golf Tournament hits new highby Jeff GreenGreat things at the Cloyne Pioneer Museum by Karyl Waldie SteinpatzThe Election and the Environmentby Gray MerriamLetters to the EditorSF Council - June 15, 2004by Wilma KennyJune 10 LFL&A road show beginsAddington Highlands ATV bylaw coming in JulyScrap Reg 170-03: not a bad idea (editorial)by Jeff GreenSnoezelin room opensHappy Travellers host rallyby Jule Koch BrisonLetters to the EditorJune 3 World Environment Day (a Frontenac News special section)Memories of the D-Day InvasionAlgonquin Land Claims - A recent historyBlood quantum, membership causes rifts among Algonquinsby Jeff GreenBickering continues over Sydenham WaterEtienne comes to Loughboroughby Wilma KennySave the Hallsby Jeff GreenMay 2004 May 27 Vankoughnet throws the first curve in LFL&A election by Jeff Green"Project End Zone" team seeks to modernise Arena by Jeff GreenFrontenac Environmental Fair by Gray MerriamA split among the families by Jeff GreenBag Tags, Salaries questioned by Jule KochCentral Frontenac Council Meeting by Jeff GreenMeet your neighbours - Vern Sherbino by Wilma KennyMay 20 Task force cold comfort for tourism advocates< by Jeff GreenSmoke Detectors saved lives-AH councilby Jule KochSatellite Internet Pilot projectsby Jeff GreenSouth Frontenac Council reportsby Jeff GreenBear trapped in Sharbot Lakeby Jule KochSafe BoatingMay 13 Fatal fire strikes Flinton by Jeff GreenBag Tags controversial in North Frontenac by Jule Koch-BrisonProposed Monster home upsets Kennebec Lake residents by Jeff GreenTrees for Peace by Jeff GreenAladdin in Mountain Grove by Chava Field-GreenMay 6 ATV bylaw in Addington Highlands - one step closer by Jule BrisonChanges are coming to Safe Water Act-Dombrowsky by Jeff GreenOliver! by Jule BrisonMaz-Powerline Landowners Appreciation Dinner - Flinton by Jeff GreenCF Budget Debate Concluded by Mike Wise April 2004 April 29 Hall woes in North FrontenacTransfer station proposal receives little supportBudget debate heads for overtimeAAFNA comes to Council - NF Council reportChanges possible in Safe Drinking Water Actby Jeff GreenDid you know that - Lead Sinkers?by Gray MerriamJason Cass - celebrity designer comes to Flintonby Jule Brison and Ileene MouckTourist Association hires new GM - Terry SheaJenny Whiteley in Maberlyby Jeff GreenApril 22 Addington Highlands Council - April 19 by Jule BrisonSatellite systems and rural broadbandVon preparing to bow out of home nursingATV Issues won't go away by Jeff GreenSouth Frontenac Council - April 20by Wilma KennyGodfrey Women's Institute disbands after 88 years by Jean CampbellSydenham High School One Act plays review by Wilma KennyArden United Church Easter PageantMarch 2004 March 11 Manomin Keezis - the rice war of 1981 (part 2)By Jeff GreenNorth Frontenac Council (March 8)By Jule Brison March 4Manomin Keezis: A family legacy that sparked a rice war - Part 1Skyline Littering By Gray MerriamNDP and Green Parties Start to Gear up for a Spring VoteMaberly SnowfestHoping and Waiting;On the Hunt for Tourism Dollars in AHCost of Ambulance Bases Questioned By Jeff GreenOperation Read Heads North By Don Antoine, P|C ChadwickBeleaguered Landowners to Become TV Stars By Jeff GreenAddington Highlands Council Meeting By Jeff GreenA Solution for Water Treatment Woes By Jeff Green February 2004 February 26 VanKoughnet Come-Back Makes New Conservative Party Uneasy By Jeff GreenSafe Water for Sydenham? By Wilma KennyCentral Frontenac Soccer-Kids Needed By Jeff GreenNAEC to get Unique Education Tool By Jeff GreenRec Committee to Determine North Frontenac Soccer Interest By Will CybulskiMunicipal Taxes 101 By Bill WilsonManomin a Family Legacy that Sparked a Rice War-Part One By Jeff GreenVolunteer Literally Goes the Extra Mile By Will CybulskiKen Harper Retires From Verona Hardware By Inie PlateniusFrontenac Centre Resurfaces at County Council By Jeff GreenE-Waste Centre Being Developed By Jeff GreenConsultant's Report May Mean Changes to Library ServiceBy Jeff GreenFebruary 19 Addington Highlands Bring in Bag Tag Increase By Jule BrisonCampground Owners ask Question, but does MPAC have the Answers? By Jeff GreenCentral Frontenac Council-Conservation Authorities Face Penny Pinching CouncilBy Jeff GreenDombrowsky Explains By Jeff GreenIndustrial Abound in Syrup Country By Jeff GreenIs the Honey Moon OverBy Jeff GreenRacers, Start Your EnginesSouth Frontenac Township Council Conservation Authorities By Wilma KennyWomen Stabbed Near ParhamFebruary 12 Leona-Where are You When We Need You?NF Council-Vandals Ruin Ice at Clar-Mill Rink By Jeff GreenNF Calls in OPP over Garbage Threat By Jeff GreenGST Rebate-How much will Municipalities Save?Fire at Bravo Restaurant By Jeff GreenKingston Health Officials Raise Flap Over Ambulance Changes By Jeff GreenFebruary 5 Addington Highlands Council By Jule BrisonCanoe Club Seeks Approval for Canoe /Kayak Course By Jeff GreenMPAC Strikes-AgainBy Jeff GreenMunicipalities are Empowered By Gray MerriamMunicipalities get Benefits from Throne Speech By Jeff GreenNoble Trousdale:The End of an Era By Wilma KennySnow Rally Fun DaySouth Frontenac Council By Wilma KennyJanuary 2004 January 29 SL Snow Drags By Jeff Green Central Frontenac on Hook for $450,00 Bridge By Jeff GreenCounty Run Ambulance System Running Smoothly-CarbyBy Jeff GreenDid You Know That.... By Gray MerriamForesters Expect Liberals to Rein MPAC in By Jeff GreenFrontenac Centre Project making Comeback By Jeff GreenJay Debernardi Resigns as CF Fire Chief By Jeff GreenGardening in the Winter By Helen HalpennyMuch Ado Over proposed Winter Dump Closing By Jeff GreenNF Council-January 29 By Jeff GreenAccident Closes Hwy 7January 22 Tractor Odyssey puts Fernleigh on the Map By Jeff GreenDessert Lake Resort Campers Help Cancer PatientsConservative Party of Canada forms LFL&A Riding AssociationBy Jeff GreenFrontenac Community Futures Corporation Seeks InputMPAC and Bag Tags at Addington Highlands Council-Jan 19, 2004 By Jule Koch BrisonHonouring Bernice By Jule Koch BrisonCentral Frontenac Loses a Committed volunteer January 15 2004 Property Taxes-Another Large Increase?By Michael WiseCentral Frontenac Forced to Close Wilkinson waste disposal site By Jeff GreenDegas Sculptures By Lesley McBrideIt's Never Over til it's OverBy Jeff GreenKids of Steel Provincial Championship to be held in Sharbot LakeMurder at Sharbot LakeBy Cecil Paul, Book Review By Jeff GreenNorth Frontenac Considers Winter Closing of some Dumps By Jule Koch BrisonNorth Frontenac Trailer Park Owners Hit Hard by MPAC By News StaffRaising Funds for Flushing By Jeff GreenTheatre Complete in Performance By Jeff GreenJanuary 8 Understanding the Property Tax Regime By Rem WestlandSydenham High School gets into the Holiday Spirit By Robert DaleSouth Frontenac Council Meeting By Wilma KennyOMYA Water Opponents Cheer new Ministry Direction By Jeff GreenNFCS NotesThose Lazy Hazy Days of WinterFarmers Appeal for Hay By Jeff GreenNAEC Adopt-A-Book Program --A Success By Darleen DacukWSIB FailureBy Scott youngAddington Highlands Council Meeting: January 5/04 By Jeff Green

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