Congratulations to all those civic-minded men and women who chose to run in the recent Municipal Election in Central Frontenac and elsewhere. I applaud you for the time, the effort, and the money you put in to become an elected member of our Municipal government. For those of you who… READ MORE

The Frontenac News dated Oct 23, 2014 has me seeing red! Not green, as in your article, "The sad the bad the ugly". What are you doing - making another movie? starring Ompah? First I'd like to tell you about gossip – oh, we all do it; it's part of… READ MORE

According to our Community Profile, prior to amalgamation, the population distribution was as follows: Hinchinbrooke (Parham) 1,328; Kennebec (Arden) 968; Olden (Mountain Grove) 906; Oso (Sharbot Lake) 1,413. Then CAO John DuChene reported in 2010 the following tax revenues by ward: Hinchinbrooke $1,259,000; Kennebec $1,246,000; Olden $1,046,000; Oso $1,308,000. Assuming… READ MORE

Whilst travelling in England this last summer, we visited the original cotton mill at Cromford in Derbyshire. "Richard Arkwright's spinning machines revolutionised the manufacture of cotton" and he is seen as "the founder of the modern factory system". So says R.S. Fitton in his book The Arkwrights, Spinners of Fortune.… READ MORE

After the October 11 all-candidates meeting for the North Frontenac Ward 3 municipal election, I asked Claudio Valentini how many council meetings he had attended since declaring his candidacy for mayor. His answer was "none", adding "I am not welcome". I was left wondering how Mr. Valentini expects to transition… READ MORE

Will the residents of North Frontenac be able to rely on a “rookie” mayor in a fight with the province? The OPP bases their fees on a new formula that includes both permanent and seasonal properties. The funding formula for the gas tax rebates is based on permanent properties only.… READ MORE

Your article on North Frontenac Council's OPP cost crisis (October 16) is timely. The spiraling increase in OPP costs should encourage councilors and residents to ask some hard questions. Nationally, crime is falling rapidly (over 25% in the last decade) but police costs continue to rise. Police in Canada are… READ MORE

I attended a Central Frontenac council meeting on Oct 14/14, the first time for a long time - I guess a too-long time. It was interesting to observe the councilors/mayor and township staff going about the issues on the agenda, one of the issues being payment of an invoice from… READ MORE

I do not consider myself to be a bigot of any kind, but when I opened the mail telling me how to vote I was enraged. The good people at Central Frontenac should have realized that we, as Canadians, are now at war with the Islamic State army. They should… READ MORE

Dear Editor I assume most of your readers will know that I’m running for council in the upcoming municipal election. To this end I rented the Kennebec community hall, from 4:30pm until 7:30pm, for a meet and greet with the rate payers of Kennebec ward. When I arrived at the… READ MORE

The article “History of Meals on Wheels” in your October 9 issue refers to "the first home delivery after the war......in 1943!!” I am not aware of any war that ended in England in 1943. D-Day was June 6, 1944 and VE Day was May 8, 1945. LEST WE FORGET!!!!… READ MORE

I would like to say thank you to a real Good Samaritan who was there when I needed help. I am a volunteer driver and I took a client to KGH on Sept. 15 for an appointment. I was sitting in my car at the main entrance when a man… READ MORE

Please add my voice to that of Leo Ladouceur (Letter to the editor September 18, 2014). I can only wonder how many services $41,000 could buy that would benefit full time long term residents of North Frontenac. Has Councillor Hunter publicly apologised for her thoughtless comments regarding cuts to our… READ MORE

Jeff Green started off his September 4th North Frontenac Council Report with the headline "Dark Skies and Helipad in conflict." Well, the conflict over Dark Skies extends much deeper than the 506 Helicopter pad. Voters throughout North Frontenac are lining up to tell incumbents and those vying for a seat… READ MORE

This is Democracy Week and how does it make you feel that you can be elected as an MP with only 7% of the registered voters voting for you? Not very good, I’m sure, especially when the winner says he has a mandate from the people! In the June Ontario… READ MORE

Bud has been a family friend for over 50 years and has always been dedicated to many causes over the years. His main project in recent years has been The Pine Meadows Retirement Home to which he dedicated many hours to obtain funding to have it upgraded. Because of his… READ MORE