Tribute to Claire
A big hug and thank you to Lesley Merrigan for her touching tribute to the First Lady of Relay, Claire Macfarlane-England. We will all miss Claire for her selfless dedication to a cause that touches us all. READ MORE
Public boat launch on Veley Road
Like most people who like to fish Big Gull Lake, I couldn’t wait to launch my new fishing boat for the first time from the boat launch on Veley Road, the only public launch, township maintained. I’m not sure if I’m getting older, or the challenge of turning a truck… READ MORE
Re: wind turbines
At the AH council meeting of June 1, Mr. Ed Yanch, well known former school principal and long time teacher, made a presentation in favour of the proposed wind turbine project in Ward 1. Mr. Yanch is certainly entitled to his opinion but his presentation was regrettable. In his presentation… READ MORE
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Wrap Up
This week, everyone is going on about the Truth & Reconciliation Commission and Canada's disgusting legacy of the Indian Residential Schools. Most Canadians knew nothing about it until now. So the revelations which were mainly driven by the survivors themselves, are a good thing. However, at the same time, there… READ MORE
Regarding Vote #409 on May 27, 2015:
Mr. Reid: Regarding Vote #409 on May 27, 2015, on a bill to develop a coordinated National Action Plan to Address Violence Against Women: It is appalling that you would vote against such a motion. 1181 women and girls are dead or missing. Imagine a town in this riding and… READ MORE
Re: Front page photo - Day of the Pig
Pigs is Pigs! Will you please try and be less controversial in your letters to the editor section. You published two letters (Day of the Pig, Lebelle, Day of the Pig, Moore) that complained about the “Day of the Pig”. Where is the balance in that? Where were the letters singing… READ MORE
We need change now!
Once again I attended a council meeting of North Frontenac Township and just like most township meetings, council made no decisions and everything was deferred to another meeting or behind closed doors. Once again the mayor had to refer to the chief admin officer (CAO) and staff for direction and… READ MORE
Re: Front page photo - Day of the Pig
I was made aware of the heartbreaking photo on the front page of your publication (Day of the Pig, May 21) with the slaughtered young pig being roasted on a spit for a celebration. I and many others feel this was very inappropriate as a photo. Many of us believe that… READ MORE
Re: Front page photo - Day of the Pig
I am writing to you because as a vegan and animal rights advocate I just wanted to let you know how your front cover story (Day of the Pig, May 21) made me feel. I have gotten to know pigs that are kept as pets and they have individual personalities and… READ MORE
Re: Front page photo - Day of the Pig
I do enjoy your news paper and you do a lovely job but wanted to mention that I found the photo of the pig (Day of the Pig, May 21) being roasted quite disturbing. I am not a vegetarian but none the less still thought the photo of the pig's corpse… READ MORE
Re: Front page photo - Day of the Pig
Featuring a slaughtered, dismembered intelligent being on the front page of your paper (Day of the Pig, May 21), or anywhere in your paper, is grossly offensive, inappropriate, and disturbing to anyone who has not desensitized their hearts to the horror of it. Had it been a dog, would you have… READ MORE
NHL: In need of a challenge
The National Football League has a rule where coaches are able to challenge plays and referee calls and this same challenge should be in the National Hockey League as well. In the rules of the National Football League, teams are given a maximum of two challenges. If a challenge is… READ MORE
Re: John Fenik’s politics
What a difference three months makes in politics. I was at the Liberal Campaign meeting on a Sunday in February in Mayor John Fenik’s office at City Hall in Perth. At that time, he was the campaign manager for Liberal candidate Philippe Archambault. Mayor Fenik wasn’t running for Parliament himself,… READ MORE
Open letter to Ontario Premier Wynne
I believe I have a few good ideas for our OHIP to save a few billion dollars. Heart disease, Diabetes and obesity have been getting a big hunk of the OHIP budget, as well as causing the loss of man hours, etc. I'm sure that farmers would be glad to… READ MORE
Reid's assault on Christianity & free speech
Harper has now vowed to use Canada's (Harper's) recently altered Hate-Speech laws against the United Church, the Quakers, and presumably the Catholic Church for criticizing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Scott: I think Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is akin to what the German government did to Jews in Germany prior to… READ MORE
Re: Miscalculation puts CF budget under pressure
Isn’t it amazing how the Central Frontenac Council can now find $255,000 in savings. Yet just a few weeks past, when setting the budget, they looked high & low but could not find any reductions, or savings or any opportunities for consolidation of projects. Their supposed best effort, on behalf… READ MORE