Written by Edward Kennedy

Wolfe Ehrlichman in his "Big problem in our society" should have made the second word in that heading plural but he is nonetheless accurate.  (October 15/20 Frontenac News)   Case in point historically? Twenty Great Lakes major "shitties" dump more than the equivalent of 100 olympic sized swimming pools of raw… READ MORE

Written by Adrian O'Connell

If the nightmare of second wave Covid now unfolding in Europe is to be avoided in Canada this winter, Canadian governments at all levels need to act fast. Firstly, the federal government needs to tighten up the Canada Health Act and ensure that federal funds are not abused by allowing… READ MORE

Written by Colin Beckingham

In Jeff Green's editorial of October 7 we get a sense of the frustration related to the Covid lockdowns. Frustration can come from the actions of our leaders - or simply from lack of fundamental scientific information and understanding - as we try to balance the options. Mr Green thinks… READ MORE

Written by Wolfe Erlichman

The stories about the Johnston's Point condominiums and the George St. bridge in the October 8, 2020 issue of the Frontenac News highlight a big problem in our society. We are willing to forego financial gain for our communities by refusing windmills because they spoil our "pristine" landscape but we… READ MORE

Written by Mike Fetzer

I agree with Mr. Rodney Hoff—there is no real public health emergency, and health and government officials have overreacted and overreached with all their new safety protocols and mandates imposed upon the public.  After all, I AM NOT A SHEEP!  From now on, I will resist the government oppressors who… READ MORE

Written by Adrian O'Connell

One would hope that our governments and your readers, particularly those like myself in the same demographic as Mr. Colin Beckingham, (October 1st) dismiss his irresponsible advice with respect to getting the province "back to work and play" as he puts it. Mr. Beckingham's recent ruminations about the pandemic, in… READ MORE

Written by Greg Mcnulty

The Trudeau government has turned on the tap for billions of dollars and North Frontenac and South Frontenac and even Addington Township should step up to through and get money for a shared waste facility near the highway 7 corridor. Due to the recent events more people are moving out… READ MORE

Written by Robert Thomas

As leader of the Official Opposition, Erin O'Toole gets to appear on national TV and criticize the government. He's elected, paid, and given a public forum to do exactly this. That's how our system works. But along with the public profile comes a responsibility to the truth and carefully reasoned… READ MORE

Written by Rodney Hoff

When are we going to hold our so called 'health experts' feet to the fire.  There is no medical emergency ,and never was, and so ALL these deliberate draconian ridiculous laws are illegaL, a deliberate psychological agenda, and those pushing and divising them, need to be prosecuted and held responsible… READ MORE

Written by Colin Beckingham

In Jeff Green's article about the restrictions (Vol. 20 No 38) the Minister of Health is quoted as saying "this action is based on the increased case counts". Yes, as more tests become available and we test larger samples of people and the students return to school it is no… READ MORE

Written by Fred Fowler

Snow Road Station is deep in the Mississippi River Valley. Wi-fi broadband and cell signals go right over this area. The Bell telephone service is substandard and uses out dated equipment and as a result there are many outages, some times for weeks which creates a very dangerous situation if… READ MORE

Written by John Whitelaw

Rosie Kerr of Snow Road launched a thoroughly-researched petition on Change.org, detailing all of the reasons why the proposed cell tower doesn't belong there. You can find it by going to Change.org, clicking on the little round magnifying glass at the top, and searching for "North Frontenac". Please read and… READ MORE

Written by Brenda Crawford

Thank you so much to the person who left their baby’s soiled diaper on top of the garbage containers beside our outdoor mailboxes at Centennial Park. The containers were overstuffed with Tim Horton’s coffee cups and unwanted mail and even some kitchen garbage. I especially enjoyed the neatly tied dog… READ MORE

Written by John Whitelaw

Here's what has actually happened in the Snow Road tower affair, for those confused by some of the ambiguity--to use a polite expression--in the Sept 3 article "Communications Tower Approval Process". In April 2015 the township of North Frontenac, by By-law 35-156, agreed that in the event of any telecommunications… READ MORE

Written by Richard Benn

The 128th Parham Fair (August 21-22) was a virtual one this year – and by all accounts the efforts were well appreciated in our community. Contests were held on Facebook and people from all over sent in photos and videos, which in turn were shared on our YouTube channel. To… READ MORE

Written by Leo Ladouceur

For years I have been maintaining ten kilometers of hiking and cross-country bicycle trails on my private land near Ompah. Every weekend in spring and fall and most days throughout the summer ATV and dirt bikers trespass, joyride and tear up these trails. Whenever I can stop and confront them,… READ MORE