Written by Rachel Quilty

Dear Editor, As a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program and a Safety Ambassador for the PLAYSAFE Program, I have met kids who have lost limbs in accidents that could have been prevented. With the weather warming up, it’s a good time to teach kids about the… READ MORE

Written by Michael Fetzer

The May 26 article (MVCA on who will pay for dams in North Frontenac, May 26/16) on who may be liable for costs associated with Mississippi River dam repair/replacement was more reassuring than the initial April report, which alluded to possible taxes/assessments limited to landowners with waterfront property, but many questions… READ MORE

Written by Sarah Hale

An open letter to the Central Frontenac Council concerning various by-law issues (Noise and safe property bylaws in Central Frontenac, May 12/16) About 44 years ago, I tried living in a tidy suburban development, and hated it so much that I moved back into downtown Toronto as quickly as possible.… READ MORE

Written by John Kittle

When MNR declares the Forest Fire Danger index to be extreme, why does North Frontenac not automatically declare a Fire Ban? "Extreme danger" is self-explanatory! No further analysis is required! Declaring a Fire Ban seems like a no-brainer, something any sensible person would do to help protect the public and… READ MORE

Written by Dorothy Thompson

Why is the bear hunt on again this spring? The cubs have no sustenance when the mothers are killed. They end up being killed too or starving to death. Do we have to kill every living animal that exists? Or sell them to our American neighbours? Ms. Wynne may think… READ MORE

Written by Erech Morrison

The interpretation by the Frontenac News of new MPAC data that “Property assessment growth slows” (Property Asesment Growth Slows, May 19, 2016) and that “Central Frontenac waterfront assessments are flat”, seems intended to calm the frazzled nerves of rate payers. It does not take much digging to come up with… READ MORE

Written by Karen Prytula

Spraying harmful chemicals on the roadsides begins May 30 – Clearview will be sprayed on the roadsides (Bolingbroke Rd., and several others near lakes, and rivers) to kill all the plants birds and bees need; Trilliums, Milkweed, wild strawberries, wild roses, and more. Can this killer get into your well?… READ MORE

Written by Buck Tibbitt

I moved into the old farm house on Buck Bay Road 13 years ago with my then wife Julie and pup Pettibone. At the time we knew not a soul in the area. The house is gone, the dog is gone and the wife moved to town years ago. The… READ MORE

Written by Michael Wise

My response to Scott Reid's request for guidance on how he should vote on Bill C-14. In considering this legislation, the question before us is not whether or not one agrees with medically assisted death per se, on that, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It is, rather, the… READ MORE

Written by Vincent Pusateri

To South Frontenac mayor & council We are Vincent & Catherine Pusateri. We have owned land here for 39 years. I have a request about the garbage stickers. We are both disabled from birth and use our land for about 2 weeks to 4 weeks. We are on limited incomes… READ MORE

Written by Stephen Duggan

Neither the News nor Mr. Reid's generally laudable initiative informs the public that the proposed C-14 legislation does not permit medically assisted suicide - it restricts it to the provisions of the Bill. After June, if this legislation (as it may be amended) is not passed, there will be no… READ MORE

Written by Carmel Gowan

It's time to put up your hummingbird feeders. They need to eat protein and we don't need the black flies and mosquitoes. Also, do whatever you can about outdoor cats. They kill millions of birds that would have killed mosquitoes that might kill you. READ MORE

Written by Jule Koch

Last Friday, May 13, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that it is blocking the use of their drugs in lethal injections for executions. The procedures for lethal injection in “assisted” suicides and mercy killings are the same as for executions. The drugs kill the person by first putting them to… READ MORE

Written by Lawrence Flynn

Jonas Bonnetta's article (The Grass is Greener for businesses, North Frontenac Council, May 5) and his mention of the Bergstrome family called to mind our shared history of over five decades on Kashwakamak. As a youngster on the lake, even when trying to prevent my canoe from being swamped by… READ MORE

Written by Bob Webster

I compared my March 2016 Hydro One bill to the one I received for the same period last year. The total consumption of power was only slightly different from the previous year and the distribution over the time of use periods was identical. Adjusting for the slight change in total… READ MORE

Written by Don Wiskin

The street sweepers from the big city of Ottawa showed up to clean our streets in Sydenham this week. They are doing a decent job with just street sweeping trucks. My only concern is that they keep running to a fire hydrant and putting our costly water into their trucks… READ MORE