Jeff Green

Written by Jeff Green

By the time Frank and Sandra White sold the Sharbot Lake Country Inn in June of 2023, they had earned the support of the local community after 13 years of hard work, improving the property. They had consolidated the kitchen and dining room in the form of the Crossing Pub,… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Richard Allen, Manager of Economic Development for Frontenac County, will be presenting a proposal for the build out of the K&P trail, north of Road 509 at Snow Road, to North Frontenac Council this week. The trail has been completed between Lake Ontario and the Mississippi Bridge, just south of… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Even at the end of two long days of dancing, The "Two Step" at the Silver Lake Pow Wow brought dancers young and old back to the circle around the Four Drums that turned out this year. The rules are to do whatever the lead couple does, and that meant… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

When proposing that the township purchase the Simonett building on Road 38 as a new township office, Central Frontenac Township Chief Administrative Officer, Cathy MacMunn said that the sale of the former office, along with other surplus properties owned by the township, would cover the $1.6 million purchase price. A… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

North Frontenac Council met for almost 3 hours on August 12 in a special meeting to discuss one topic, a proposed Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw amendment to permit a co-op with 7 cottages on Gravel Point on Palmerston Lake. This proposal has been in the works for five years,… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

The cool of an August morning greeted Parham Fair goers last Saturday, but soon enough the heat of the day took over. The Slip n Slide, scheduled to run for two hours, was mercifully kept up though the entire afternoon, by the helpful crew from the District 4 Firefighting unit.… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Trudi Knapp, the long serving organiser of the Silver Lake Pow Wow, is extra excited about this year. In the last few weeks, leading into the Pow Wow, which runs this Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and 24, Knapp’s phone has been ringing steadily, as people have been calling about… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

For the most part, South Frontenac Council dealt with housekeeping issues when they met on August 12 at the  Storrington Centre, in the only council meeting they had scheduled for the month of August. At the start of the meeting, Mayor Vandewal thanked emergency services, administration and communications personnel for… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

A year ago, on August 13, 2024, public works staff reported to South Frontenac Council that the Loughborough Waste Site had approximately enough usable space to absorb about 1.2 years of material from South Frontenac residents, and space for an additional 15 years of dumping in an additional patch of… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Sonya Bolton, Manager of Planning for Frontenac County, which provides contract planning services for Central Frontenac, presented an updated report to Council on the number of vacant lots that are available for building in Central Frontenac. She said that she was “gobsmacked” by the results of a study that was… READ MORE