Written by Jeff Green

The City of Kingston has decided to withhold a payment of $200,000 from Frontenac County for Frontenac Paramedic Services and Fairmount Home. City Council feels they were over-billed for the services without adequate consultation. The City does not question the way costs are divided between City and County ratepayers. They… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Late last fall, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFL&A PH) decided to expend some resources on developing a radon mitigation strategy for all of the residents of its catchment area. This initiative was spearheaded by Dr. Kieran Moore, the Medical Officer of Health/CEO of KFL&A Public Health. It… READ MORE

Written by An Opinion Article by Ron Higgins and Bruce Moore

Keeping our drinking water safe and our lakes healthy was the goal behind the Septic Savvy Workshop held this summer as a joint activity of the North Frontenac Lake Association Alliance and the Township of North Frontenac. “Through this seminar we wanted to provide insight and education on how to… READ MORE

Written by Sabra Gibbens

Dear Frontenac News and readers, Please allow me to respond to the July 24th editorial “One take on the shortage of primary care physicians” by Dr. Emma Cronk. Being a rural family physician myself, I applaud Dr. Cronk’s achievements, concern for her community, and desire to serve the health care… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

The South Frontenac Planning Department receives a steady stream of inquiries from individuals and developers who are looking to do business in South Frontenac. Given the nature of land use planning, especially in a rural area where each piece of property brings unique challenges with it, some of these inquiries… READ MORE

Written by Emma Cronk

(Editors note: The following was forwarded by Emma Cronk’s mother, Leslie, who lives on the Cronk farm near Parham. It was written in response to media reports about a dearth of primary care physicians in the Town of Perth, but it applies as much to her home communities in Frontenac… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

All has been quiet on the Queen’s Park front in recent weeks, at least as far as creating a new template for municipal governance in the province is concerned. A review of how regional governance is working in municipalities across southern Ontario is ongoing and that may lead to some… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Doug Ford has never been accused of being subtle, and during the first 9 months of his mandate as premier, signals about the government’s intention to change provincially delivered and/or funded services in Ontario have been crystal clear, as is their commitment to exercising the Province’s authority to force change… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Those who said that the Ford government in Ontario would bring in the kind of tumultuous era that came about when the Mike Harris government ruled the roost in the late 1990’s, might be saying I told you so about now. Under Harris, the delivery of health, education, social and… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

What do Jody-Wilson Raybold and Randy Hillier have in common? They are both Canadians and they are both politicians. That’s where their apparent similarities end. Wilson Raybould is an indigenous lawyer from BC. Hillier is an electrician from Lanark County. Wilson Raybould is a Liberal, Hillier is not. Wilson Raybould… READ MORE

Written by Bill Bowick

(Bill Bowick is a community activist who lives in Sharbot Lake. A member of the Sharbot Lake Business Group, he has been comtemplating the future prospects for the local community in the face of changes that may come as the result of a train or a major upgrade to Hwy.… READ MORE

We’ve been covering Randy Hillier at the News ever since he was the leader of the Lanark Landowners. It’s fair to say he has always been an energetic, but divisive figure. His history with the Progressive Conservative Party, which we have covered from the outside looking in, has clearly also… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

When Paul Charboneau announced he was going to retire from Frontenac Paramedic Services last week, he made sure to reference his commitment to continuity, saying that identifying and training the next generation of leaders is one of the primary ways that he measures his success as Chief Paramedic. “The team… READ MORE

Written by Tammy Dupuis

As I sit and reflect about my oldest child graduating from elementary school, I thought I would share may family's story and our experience at St. James Major Catholic School.  A school full of children should be surrounded by positivity and love, and that's what St. James Major has done… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

When Frontenac County Council completed their budget meetings last week, the Councillors seemed to be happy about the result. They wanted to keep the tax increase to the cost of living index, which was 3.1%, and county staff presented them with that number. The only problem is that 3.1% is… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Frontenac Transportation Services (FTS), which is operated by Rural Frontenac Community Services (RFCS), has been funded by Frontenac County under the heading of “grants to others” since FTS was established in May of 2011. County support for rural transportation goes further back however, to 2003 or even earlier. The agencies… READ MORE