Written by Al Reid

I wish to provide my input in regards to septic inspections and the cost of complying with the regulations. If you enjoy the privilege of owning a car, you are the one who pays the car insurance, comply for safety regulations and do your own repairs. If you can't afford… READ MORE

Written by Wolfe Erlichman

I noticed that in the South Frontenac Committee of the Whole report in the March 16, edition of The Frontenac News, Pam Vaughan spoke in opposition to a solar power project because it would be, among  other things,"noisy". I was not sure if your April 1 edition had come out… READ MORE

Written by Brent Cameron

Letters have been written regarding the plan to initiate a mandatory septic inspection program in our township. Those who have defended the plan have characterized dissenters as being willfully ignorant of the dangers of contaminated wells, and by extension, our fresh water sources. They have equated opposition to their proposal… READ MORE

Written by Art Dunham

I am very disappointed in your paper, specifically your reporter Craig Bakay's stance on Central Frontenac approval of a motion to introduce a Septic Assessment program. His stance, an seemingly the stance of your newspaper, seems to be to encourage everyone to turn a blind eye on any potential illegal… READ MORE

Written by Glenn England

As I read these sales pitches on how crucial it is that I get my septic tank pumped out and inspected, a few questions come up.  Is the Township going to give every truck driver from every pumping service within a certain radius of this township a course on septic … READ MORE

Written by Leo M. van der Ham

I want to provide my opinion, as a senior, of the mandatory septic systems inspection program as conceived by the Central Frontenac council. I understand their desire to be seen as contributors to the "Green Revolution”, but their timing is all wrong.We have a receding population density, not a growing… READ MORE

Written by Terry Kennedy Member, Central Frontenac Committee on Septic System Maintenance and Assessment

Last week’s letter from David Daski reflects a commonly held belief that septic systems in locations with   no proximity to either neighbours or water bodies could not be a threat to either public health or to the environment. Unfortunately, the nature of the geology and the topography of our area… READ MORE

Written by Mike Fetzer

How arbitrary, sad, chilling and undemocratic it seems that North Frontenac Coun. Vernon Hermer could be compelled by a government entity--the council--to publicly apologize for Hermer's opinion and protected communication to a constituent that resident views had not been considered or respected by council in deciding on municipal building renovations.… READ MORE

Written by David Daski

Last fall I had the displeasure of unearthing and reburying four septic tanks on three properties I own in the township. Each one is radically different from the others and yet they all perform their function. Only one of the four is located close to an active water body and… READ MORE

Written by Gray Merriam

Excitement about factory goats raises basic questions. Is the goal profit? For whom? Feihe will enforce contracts to guarantee amounts and qualities of goat milk to assure their profits. Small, part-time herds won't fit. Perhaps county representatives should visit some Mediterranean islands to assess the quality of a goat-impacted landscape.… READ MORE

Written by Howard Clifford

I am writing to express the serious concern of the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) regarding the proposed Amendment to Lanark County’s Official Plan (OP) that would remove candidate ANSI (Area of Natural Scientific Interest) designation from a number of provincially or regionally significant natural areas and re-zone these areas,… READ MORE

Written by Nic Robinson

Just read your piece about the OMB hearing and have some comments from my own experience. When the OMB heard appeals on the 2002 Official Plan and, a year later, similar appeals on the Zoning by-law, it was clear that the Township had not done any “rigorous” study (the Board’s… READ MORE

Oh, dear, here we go again. That old notion of a smaller municipal council is being trotted out once more in North Frontenac. Well, a five-member Council was a bad idea in 2013, and it’s a bad idea now. The new proposal is slightly different, but the arguments against it… READ MORE

Written by Edie Cairns

Did I wish/hope to see a different electoral system than First Past The Post?  You bet your socks I did!  Am I disappointed that will not be the case for the next election, yes, very.  The real question I should have asked and answered however, is,  “Was I surprised at… READ MORE

Written by John Lesperance

ln a short sighted decision, the South Frontenac (SF) Council approved the budget of 2017 and simultaneously undermined one of the major tenets of the SF Waste Management Bylaw 20050098: '... The Township of South Frontenac deems it desirable to collect revenues for waste management services in an equitable fashion… READ MORE

Written by Norm Hart

So you didn’t get your Alternative Vote system. I agree, it would have helped to ensure Liberal victories. You would be in the middle between the ‘godless communists’ on the left and the ‘fascist capitalists’ on the right. But, to quote the Rolling Stones, “you don’t always get what you… READ MORE