Shame on you
Central Frontenac, South Frontenac and Frontenac County have conspired to steal (reallocate) money that was allocated for seniors housing in North Frontenac for their own benefit; or to indirectly fund the Frontenac Municipal Services Corporation which is a blatant misappropriation of that funding. What type of loophole can be created to… READ MORE
Charity Begins At Home
It seems that our Prime Minister has decided, most charitably, to funnel 300 million of our dollars through the east of Canada to help individuals with uninsured losses due to the heavy winds experienced there in recent days. How wonderfully generous he is with the product of our time and… READ MORE
A Royal Memory
When I worked at Queen’s University I became friends with Doris McKnight who was working in Cataloguing Department at the old Douglas Library. Her husband was a retired Air Force pilot from her Majesty’s service. Doris came in to work one morning all astir with her news of an invitation… READ MORE
Murder Most Foul
Dear Jeff, I am glad to see articles about the history of our area as our history is one of our strengths. So much of our history has been lost already. So, in reference to the article on the “Murder”, I feel obliged to correct at least one inaccuracy. The… READ MORE
Sharbot Lake Country Inn
I read your article and thought I should point out that the books location of the murder was incorrect. A few clients had made reference to the location of the murder but the time lines didn't match up so we did some investigating a few years back. Matthew Garrett… READ MORE
Littering
Perhaps it is necessary to yet again remind those traveling through Frontenac County and the surrounding area that there are many other ways to dispose of garbage, besides tossing it out a window. Please refrain from dumping it into our bushes, ditches, and streams. I am uncertain why there is… READ MORE
Re: Why a One-Way Street in Sharbot Lake?
Last week’s editorial was a pretty good recounting of the Mathew Street controversy. However, it summarized the traffic flow issue as a choice between the existing two-way street, and the Township’s one-way-downhill plan with a lane for pedestrians. It failed to mention the solution which the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage… READ MORE
Re: Who's Runs the Zoo?
This kind of behavior burns my but! So it takes a civilian to expose this nonsense of this failed plan?? It's a classic example of a wee bureaucrat overstepping his authority. The simple fact it was even presented without public knowledge is a sign to me of dirty pool and… READ MORE
Re: Who's Runs the Zoo?
Before retiring; I was the Senor Project Construction Co-ordinator for the Municipality of the Region of Durham. I agree with Ken's letter! There are policies and procedures that must be followed. Whether the Township had $620,000.00 left over from the budget or not! Where are the traffic studies? Why were no… READ MORE
Who's Runs the Zoo?
Central Frontenac Council recently approved a $620,000 reconstruction project for the Sharbot Lake beach area. It could be a planning fiasco. On the face of it, the plan makes sense: fix the storm sewers, pave Mathew Street, maybe add some parking. The problem is, it will create more problems than… READ MORE
Shout out to our fantastic volunteer fire department!
We recently had a group of four cyclists staying in our cottage. They were out on the K & P Trail and just about 3 km from home, when one of the riders hit a deep rut and was flung into a very deep ditch full of trees and brush.… READ MORE
Thank a Volunteer
I would like to thank Wilma Kenny and Helen Parfitt for their outstanding work for the Lakes and Trails Festival - “Historic Sydenham Outdoor Escape Adventure”. I began this adventure with a few friends and we did enjoy all the clues that we needed to match to the various sites… READ MORE
Drainage concern
I am responding to the letter from Bob Teal in last week’s paper. In his letter he mentioned that Mr. Myers told him that there is no money for recreation this year but Mr. Teal noticed there is money for a new rink project this year in the budget. I… READ MORE
Salt on our Roads
Calcium chloride, aka "Calcium" has been spread on our unpaved roads as well as the K&P trail. This results in effective dust suppression, which may be a good thing. However, we should all consider that this salt is extremely corrosive, many times more corrosive than the sodium chloride used during… READ MORE
Turtles Are Protected
As I drove north on the Flinton Road the other day, I was horrified to come across a massive snapping turtle, lying with his head and shell cracked open, bleeding all over the middle of the lane. Someone had just run over it (this was on a very straight part… READ MORE
More about Air B&B
I must say I am surprised I didn't get any replies about the neglect by our two Townships; Central and Northern Frontenac concerning the Air B&B problems at hand! So I will address the issue from a different perspective! Are your Municipal taxes going up? Are the roads not been… READ MORE