Re: Edward Kennedy I appreciated the glimpse into the thinking of a White Folks Champion (Frontenac News, Letters, Nov. 7/13). Would be interested to hear Mr. Kennedy’s views on other social policies, such as Native land claims, Refugee Immigration, etc. Do his views represent conservatism at its purest, or something else… READ MORE

Re: Will the Conservatives throw the Senate under the bus (Will the Conservatives  throw the Senate under the bus" Editorial Frontenac News oct 31/13) is the type of journalism I have come to expect from this paper. I wonder where the comment and indignation was/is over the scams overseen by Chretien, and… READ MORE

Re: Northbrook Ambulance Base The Northbrook base - “provides a vital service for residents of the northern part of our county..(Northbrook Ambulance Base Official Opening, Oct 17/13). No! It does not! In fact, Northbrook is geographically near the centre of the county. It is not “northern”. The Northbrook base serves… READ MORE

Re: Vital Signs Thank you, Jeff Green, for exposing in your editorial (Grading the Vital Signs Report, October 3, 2013) yet another “flawed document” (Vital Signs) purporting to represent a detailed analysis of the quality of life in Kingston and Frontenac County.  What a travesty that we citizens have to depend on… READ MORE

CSEC In Brazil When did the coup happen? This week’s news is that Canada’s spy agency CSEC may have monitored communications of Brazil's Mines and Energy Ministry, and then reported the results to the multi-national oil companies operating here, at the expense of the people of Brazil. Last week, when… READ MORE

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Tar & Chip – was that quality for our money? If you had to drive on some portions of North Frontenac’s newly resurfaced Ardoch Road from Ardoch to the Austris Road you will agree whoever was responsible for the tar & chip job should be tarred and feathered. We followed… READ MORE

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Family in Canada found You may remember an email I sent you on 25 Jan, 2012 with regards to my search for my father, Harold Vankoughnett’s family. Within a very short time I had emails from a number of direct family members giving me lots of information about my Canadian… READ MORE

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Hydro One Billing We experience another cute but chintzy method Hydro One uses to squeeze more dollars out of its customers. Instead of reading our “Smart” meter, they use a wildly inaccurate estimate of our usage each month, which just happens to push our usage total into surcharge territory, so… READ MORE

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Re: Gutowski sues fellow councilors for defamation I have just read in the Sept. 12 Frontenac News that Mayor Gutoswki is in a fit of moral indignation, because a member of the council dared to comment on her behaviour which she thought would ruin her future job offers and therefore… READ MORE

Re: Mayor Gutowski Our Frontenac County councillors have accomplished nothing. What vision do these County councillors have? Progress or privilege? I see a group of old grey haired balding men wanting to have the title of warden on their lapel and their tombstone so badly they act like school yard… READ MORE

Tar & Chip – was that quality for our money? If you had to drive on some portions of North Frontenac’s newly resurfaced Ardoch Road from Ardoch to the Austris Road you will agree whoever was responsible for the tar & chip job should be tarred and feathered. We followed… READ MORE

Sydenham: from History to Mystery Occasionally I will give a brief read through one of the local “regional” newspapers to get an idea of what’s “going on” in and around the vast Frontenac area. The community reporting section gives quite a good run-down of the local events, fairs and gatherings… READ MORE

Central Frontenac Widens Road On July 30, the Central Frontenac township grader spent over an hour on the road that passes through our property. This road ends in a locked gate. The township also put 6 dump truck loads of gravel on this road, then they spent another 1/2 hour grading it again. In the end,… READ MORE

To North Frontenac taxpayers It is with great frustration that I write this letter to the editor. A meeting was held this past Monday night and a motion was passed to go ahead with a green energy program that will invest your property tax money into solar panels. At our July 2 meeting this… READ MORE

Absence equals defeat When you protest an activity such as a council meeting by not attending, the words you would have said are not heard. The lessons you would have given are not learned. Protesting with your absence gives everyone who attends permission to do whatever they want to do… READ MORE

Litter can be deadly to wildlife A few weeks ago my wife saw a water snake with a plastic ring around it. Yesterday we captured it and cut the ring off. It was a ring from a child's cap gun and the snake probably would have died. Teach your children… READ MORE