Written by Rem Westland

Out here in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, editions of The Frontenac News arrive a bit later than they do in Sharbot Lake. My eye is on the edition of 20 February. I agree with a lot of what Mr. Hillier wrote in his article "Ending the Indian Act". What his… READ MORE

Written by Geoff Michie

I have no doubt that it concerns you as well! The following information may make you feel worse than queasy! During the first 4 years of our current Mayor’s leadership (January 1, 2015 to December 31st, 2018) here are the financial results: Taxation Revenue received by the Township- an increase… READ MORE

Written by Brian, Bruno & Esthela

Thank you for your kind and generous donation of $200.00 CAD in books to the Early On program on February 27th, 2020. Reading the books to children help to develop a natural love of learning sparking their imagination and increase the interest for new stories and songs. They are going… READ MORE

Written by Christine Descarie

Having recently returned to full time residency in the Cloyne area, after many years as a summer resident and having spent my youth living in the area, I was quite surprised to see for the first time, Trumpeter Swans swimming on the river.  I believe this would be a sight… READ MORE

Written by Gordon McCulloch

The name of the Food Bank, located in Cloyne is The Land of Lakes Emergency Food Bank.   It is part of Gleaners Food Bank (Quinte) Inc., located in Belleville     The Food Bank has no reporting structure to Land of Lakes Community Services, as stated in the Feb 6 edition… READ MORE

Written by Dave Parks

Just wanted to tell you about what happened last Friday January 31 on 509 highway. My daughter was driving south at about 6 in the evening and just after Bell Line there was 2 temporary sign bases on the road. She could not help but hit one damaging the tire… READ MORE

Written by Janice Teeple

14.8%? Really?! This budget that CF administration presented to council did not leave me feeling as queasy as it did the mayor. The reason is because last year I did not agree with my property assessment from MPAC and filed a petition to have it reviewed. My property taxes were… READ MORE

Written by Geoff Michie

I would like to take this opportunity to respond to the article in the Frontenac News dated January 30th, 2020 “Trespassers in Godfrey. May Hull this was an excellent letter, and unfortunately an issue many rural landowners face! I fail to understand how so many people cannot understand the simple… READ MORE

Written by Mike Fetzer

Editor Jeff Green’s editorial, “We can complain about lack of services, but not so much in winter”, makes me wonder why rural residents don’t complain even more, and throughout the year, about the services made available to them relative to the taxes they pay.  Many, if not most, rural residents… READ MORE

Written by May Hull

In a city you wouldn’t walk into someone’s back yard or park your car on their grass, yet that’s exactly what’s happening to friends, neighbours and yours truly here. I don’t understand how people can ignore clear ownership (a shed, a trailer, a fence etc) or posted signs that state:… READ MORE

Written by Bob Webster

I concur with Ann Barlow’s expressed concerns regarding the future of transportation services as currently provided by SFCS and RFCS (“Senior Rues the Pending Loss of Transportation Services” January 23, 2020). Mayor Vandewal apparently believes that the fact that the agencies do not collaborate on transportation services indicates some kind… READ MORE

Written by Gail Young

I would like to take this opportunity to respond to the Article in the Frontenac News dated 23 January 2020 “Senior rues the pending loss of transportation services”. In that article Mayor Ron Vandewal said that Rural Frontenac Community Services has not provided County Council with statistics and a business… READ MORE

Written by G. Leslie Balogh

As of January 13th, the Iranian Government has admitted that their Revolutionary Guard shot down Flight #655, the civilian aircraft in transit to the Ukraine. Again, the CBC reported this action as “accidental”—seemingly to lighten the impact between Iran and Canada. Consider how ground-to-air missles operate.  A remote platform (a vehicle)… READ MORE

Written by Wayne E. Goodyer

As a former teacher, it was heartbreaking to observe as parents struggled against the Limestone Board of Education Officials during the 2017 closure process for Yarker Family School. Board Officials refused requests for information and thwarted every effort to find some role for Yarker’s unique educational setting. At one point… READ MORE

Written by Sharon Shepherd

I was sad to read the news that Janice is no at Central Frontenac Dump site on site on #38 HWY.  A situation happened last summer and the staff at Township Office did not want to deal with it. Sadly it was a comment that was truly uncalled for.  Being… READ MORE

Written by Ross Sutherland

Thank you to Jeff Green for covering the latest twist in the saga of the development on Johnson’s Point in the middle of a provincially significant wetland, but it is missing some important information.  One of the small victories at the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) was an order that the… READ MORE