Written by Mark Montagano

It bears repeating that the difference between the taxes in the Frontenac's is startling and concerning. Central Frontenac is 56% higher when compared to South Frontenac and 40% higher when compared to North Frontenac! It has been suggested that the Frontenac's should have one governing body. Eliminate County government and… READ MORE

Written by Cameron Monroe

I am responding to an article written in your Feb 18th, from Gray Merriam on the topic of Concrete being Green. In my 40th year working in Concrete Technology, I find this abbreviated article misdirecting, and vague.   Concrete produced with Portland Cement is the most versatile, durable, and sustainable building material… READ MORE

Written by Helen Forsey

I'm pleased to see your article about the latest developments on the prison farm front, but there is so much more that needs to be said. As you note in your article, the Correctional Service is in the process of converting the farms at Joyceville and Collins Bay Penitentiaries into an Intensive Livestock… READ MORE

Written by Robert Wilkinson

I would like you to keep the amnesty program. Council members have been whining about the garbage situation forever and ever. I am tired of them blaming the good folks in this township just to extract more money from them. Our township has the highest property taxes and the good… READ MORE

Written by Ted Doleman

As we all have had about a week of green covid status, I fear that it will be short lived as many from outside of these areas will flock in and numbers will again jump and we will join the rest of the province in lockdown. Or, alternatively, we can… READ MORE

Written by David Daski

I am the owner of four properties located in Central Frontenac, two rental houses, my own residence and an old church that I am renovating. Every single one of these properties came in a miserable state of disrepair, often filled with garbage. I have fixed rotting buildings and abandoned garbage… READ MORE

Written by Adrian O'Connell

The editorial on Page 2 of last week's News accusing eastern Ontario wardens of a "lack of vision" is grossly unfair. While Jeff Green is right to outline the anomalies surrounding the funding of retirement homes such as Pine Meadow in Northbrook, it is totally wrong to point the finger… READ MORE

Written by Ken Arney

I am writing this to let taxpayers know what happens between Central Frontenac Township and me, to warn them they could be next. This is not about the value of my land but about the process that went on and is still going on. In December 2018, a contractor removed… READ MORE

Written by Adrian O'Connell

The current discussion in North Frontenac with respect to the proposed municipal fee/licence for short term rentals of private property is being conducted amid a plethora of confusing and often misleading terminology Firstly, more so than our American neighbours, Canadians are not permitted to do whatever they want with their… READ MORE

Written by Robert Craigue

I would like to congratulate those involved in the K&P trail improvement from Sharbot Lake to Clarendon Station. It is better than 90% of the roads in the county. The only thing that I thought was over the top, was the fencing. A lot of money spent for something that… READ MORE

Written by Colin Beckingham

As Ontario gently and gingerly tries to restart the engine of the economy and the schools open for business one of the questions likely to be asked will relate to the effectiveness of remote learning. My own experience with remote learning was as a student and later volunteer community teaching… READ MORE

Written by Jean Brown

I am opposed to the proposal for an addition to the municipal offices in Sharbot Lake, and request that this idea be cancelled permanently. It is morally irresponsible to add on to this building given its location so near the lake, given that the septic systems in Sharbot Lake and… READ MORE

Written by John Sherbino

Dear Ross, The tax reduction proposal is insulting at several levels. The very thought of the disproportionate allocation favouring the ‘wealthy’ is self-serving for Council at a financial and political level and might even pitch neighbours against each other. It is also an insult at both levels as it assumes… READ MORE

Written by Bev Antoine

Then there are those who are afraid of the truth. Keep the population in fear and they're easy to control. If you want to hang onto every word that comes out of the media and the Big House on the hill, go ahead, you're not alone. As for me, and… READ MORE

Written by Ted Doleman

“They might not have died because of COVID,” said Dr. Samir Sinha, the director of geriatrics at Mount Sinai hospital in Toronto. “But they die because of starvation and dehydration.” Prior to this pandemic we rarely heard about the 1918 Influenza pandemic, many scholars have said this was because people… READ MORE

Written by Adrian O'Connell

In yet another of his pseudo-referendums, Scott Reid, MP, treats the electors of Lanark, Frontenac and Kingston to a carefully manipulated smorgasbord of alternatives with respect to Bill C-6, aimed at outlawing sexual conversion therapy without the consent of adults and children. Unfortunately, while Reid's mail out document purports to… READ MORE