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ouncil approved Public Works Manager Segsworth recommendation that the pavement marking tender be granted to Trillium Pavement Marking, in the amount of $137,523. This falls within the amount budgeted, and came as a result of a joint tendering process involving all four Frontenac Townships. In response to a question about the need for painting this year, Segsworth said that many of the main roads had lost a lot of paint during the winter.
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Parkland Fee Process Clarified
The Township requires either parkland or cash-in-lieu as a condition of a consent plan or plan of subdivision or condominium: 2% of the appraised value of the land in the case of commercial lots, and 5% for residential. Council had asked Planner Lindsay Mills to draft a policy to clarify the process for determining baseline property value. Mills presented, and Council passed a by-law (2017-16) stating that valuations will be done by a qualified and certified professional appraiser chosen by the Township. (The developer may also wish to contribute a valuation done by the appraiser of their choice.) All required valuations will be done at the owner’s expense.
Storrington Rezoning Subject to Site Plan
Council approved rezoning the Campbell property (part lot 19, Concession II) from Urban Commercial to Special Urban Commercial, in order to permit four accessory residential units. However, the rezoned area will be marked (H) as a holding zone, until all requirements of a site plan agreement have been agreed upon and registered upon the title of the property. This will specify details such as: locations of all buildings and structures, wells, septic systems, parking, traffic access, and incorporating all conditions required by KFL&A Public Health, prior to the holding symbol being removed by by-law.
Internet and Telephone Voting
Council authorized voting for the 2018 election to be via telephone or internet.
by Jeff Green en Hook has been a pheasant farmer, the Reeve of Addington Highlands, and he currently runs a videography company with his wife Kathy. He is also an athlete, and a pretty good one, it turns out. Recently, he finished first in the Hamilton Around the Bay 5K running race in the age 60-64 division in a field of 51 runners. Overall, Ken placed 172 in a field of 2385 runners. Ken's main competitive event is the "Sprint Triathlon" which is a 750m swim, 20K bike and 5K run which takes under 2 hours to complete. He is one of the top 10 Canadian athletes in his age category and will compete as part of Team Canada at the ITU World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 14-17, 2017. Ken trains in the Cloyne area and swims in Skootamatta Lake. He will be competing in several running races and triathlons in Ontario prior to the Rotterdam event. (Information provided by Tracy Hook, a proud brother)
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Segsworth presented the bids for roadside mowing: local mowing would be a 6 ft wide pass each side of the road with a provisional second cut, and arterial mowing would be 12 feet wide, with provision for second and third cuts. The tender has been awarded to Percy Snider, lowest bidder. Segsworth says he is also looking into tendering with the other townships for proactive spraying. There was brief discussion of the merits and disadvantages of both practices, which deteriorated when Councillor Sutherland attempted to speak further about line painting. After a few moments of choral talking by Sutherland and Mayor Vandewal, Sutherland was declared out of order.
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BNA commemoration
(L to R) Dave Moore from the Arden Legion, Wanda Harrison, Town Crier Paddy O'Connor and Councilor Tom Dewey unveiled a 150th anniversary flag at the Arden Cenotaph on March 29. There was a similar ceremony at the township office in Sharbot Lake. The date is significant because 150 years ago, on March 29, 1867, Queen Victoria signed the British North America Act, effectively creating Canada., which is why Central Frontenac Canada 150 chair Bill Bowick decided to do the flag raising on that particular day. Between 1867 and 1982 there were 20 more BNAs, adding territories, changing borders, etc, In 1982, the final BNA, called the Canada Act, brought full control of our constitution to Canada.
Music Night raises funds for Hartington development hearing by Craig Bakay t was billed as a ‘Music Night’ featuring Chris Brown, Luther Wright and Sarah McDermott along with local bands After the News and Goldwing and it was indeed a fundraiser for the Hartington Community Association to hire expert witnesses when it goes to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to oppose a planned subdivision development on Boyce Road in Hartington. But, there was also a feeling that this could become, in the words of one of the lawyers representing the Association “a landmark case.” Developer Terry Grant’s original proposal was for 47 new homes but that was later revised to 13. After a series of frustrations at both the Township and County levels (primarily not having the matter considered within the required six months), Grant decided to take the matter to the OMB (hearing scheduled to begin May 8), whose decision will be final. Area residents, including association spokesperson Michelle Foxton, expressed concerns about wells going dry, as well as hydrocarbon contamination from a nearby former gas station and last November, the case caught the attention of the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), legal aid clinic (among other things) that has been involved in a number of high-profile cases including the Richmond Landfill, the Walkerton Inquiry and the OMYA – Tay River Appeal. “This is an important case from the public’s standpoint,” said CELA Counsel Richard Lindgren. “It could set precedents. “We’re concerned that putting in a new subdivision
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could affect wells and there’s an interesting extra in the petroleum contaminant concern.” Lindgren said the case met CELA’s criteria (they only accept about five cases per year) and “I’m pretty happy with the expert evidence we’re gathering.” And that expert evidence is what the fundraiser is about. While CELA isn’t charging for its services, expert testimony isn’t free. “We need a hydro-geologist, a land use planner and a professional engineer,” Lindgren said. And that’s where the fundraising comes in, so, they called up some musicians. “Wade Leonard and Jamie McCullough knew I played,” said After the News’ Lee Casement. “Rounding up seven musicians isn’t that easy (but) we’re just trying to help out.” Casement lives in nearby Verona and drummer Tim Forbes lives in Hartington. There were also silent auction contributions from businesses and residents as well as the Smoking Carnivore food truck and Kingston Brew Pub bar. Foxton said they added memberships to the 150 or so already in the association and not all of them are area residents. “This is not just an isolated issue,” she said. “We’re getting interest from a broader area. “And there’s no use cleaning up our messes after the fact.” “This is a good fight,” said Lindgren. “It’s a good example of thinking globally and acting locally. “People are concerned about site-specific impacts on groundwater.”
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Editorial
Septic debate reveals the gap between economic classes by Jeff Green eptic systems are as much of a defining characteristic of rural areas as pickup trucks, fishing rods, beaver dams, and rubber boots in the springtime. Urban residents can remain blissfully unaware of what happens once everything is flushed down the toilet or the sink, but not so in the countryside. One way or another, our human waste must be dealt with on our own land, and that costs money and requires due diligence. A proposal to establish a mandatory septic inspection regime has now been deferred in Central Frontenac, and a proposal to explore the issue has been pulled from debate in South Frontenac just this week. The idea is supported and has been pushed mostly by lake associations on behalf of their members. They see mandatory assessments of septic systems as one of the key factors in keeping lakes healthy. The opposition to these mandatory inspections comes from concerns about the potential cost of replacing septic systems, which is the worst case scenario. Property owners of limited means, most of whom live on back lots or older former farm properties, could be hit with punitive costs, $10,000 or more, if their systems fail an inspection, money they don’t necessarily have. A mandatory inspection system has to treat everyone in the same way. You can’t exactly ask a homeowner what their annual income is before inspecting their system and whoever is doing the assessment needs to treat every system the same way. Nobody wants to have a faulty septic system, but what the resistance to mandatory inspections has revealed is that, particularly in Central Frontenac, a lot of people are afraid their system is lacking and since they are already struggling to pay ever increasing taxes and electricity and fuel costs, they can’t afford an unexpected large bill. Census information bears this out. The average income of permanent residents, particularly in Central and North Frontenac is way below the provincial average. With the exception of the growth area of South Frontenac, the so-called bedroom communities within a short distance of the City, there
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is a high percentage of the population in Frontenac County who struggle to keep their bills paid and maintain their only real asset, their homes, in a reasonable state of repair. The irony is, and this is what advocates of the mandatory system point out, that by taking inexpensive measures before a system fails, homeowners can save their systems before they need to be replaced. In Central Frontenac, the matter was sent back to committee, partly so the community can come up with a plan to deal with the fallout for people who receive orders to replace their system but don’t have access to the necessary funds. We have seen more letters about this in recent weeks than we normally see about a local political issue, for a number of reasons. Those who support the inspection have, for the most part, been working on this issue for years. They see the current voluntary inspection system that targets different lakes each year, as a doomed system. Property owners who are unwilling or unable to keep their systems up or replace them are the ones who refuse the inspections. There are those who oppose mandatory inspections on political grounds, seeing it as a government imposition on private land, and there are others who oppose it because they think it will push vulnerable people out of their homes. This leaves politicians in between of two opposing forces. Do they do the right thing to protect the land and the water, or do they do right by ratepayers who are already struggling to pay their tax bills in the first place. To find a middle path can be complicated. How much money does the township, which is already struggling financially, need to put aside to protect the vulnerable from these potential costs in order to satisfy the legitimate concerns of lake associations and others that septic systems aren’t leaching phosphates into the lakes and watersheds. How will the system be managed? What role will the septic pumpers play in policing the system? The devil really is in the details if local townships want to deal with this issue, and they might be wise to wait until the province weighs in on the matter, which might happen later this year. The reality that this whole debate has brought to the surface is one that is usually kept under wraps, the often
extreme income gap between the haves and have-nots in Frontenac County. We do a better job, maybe because our communities are small and we all rub shoulders at local stores or waste sites or public gatherings, of inter-mingling between the poor and the wealthy, than they do in cities where people remain cloistered in their own neighbourhoods. From time to time, however, the tensions do come to the surface and in order to deal with them we all need to listen carefully, respectfully, to each other.
Letter
SLPOA proposal re septics
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am a former president of the Sharbot Lake Property Owners’ Association (SLPOA), former Environment Director with that organization, one-time member of a committee set up by Council to consider economic development options for Central Frontenac, and a former member of the Septic Re-Inspection (SRI) Committee. This letter is a call for Council to unanimously reconfirm its support for the SRI recommendations. At the 2012 annual general meeting of the SLPOA when a mandatory septic re-inspection program was endorsed there was one dissenting vote: mine. I was not very popular at that meeting. My reasons included many of those listed by Craig Bakay in his recent editorial. What Mr. Bakay fails to see is that the SRI, by listening to what people were saying and by reading the literature, achieved a significant change in direction. There are many in the CF lakefront property owners’ associations who don’t see it either. The SRI is not recommending the mandatory re-inspection program that had been expected. Instead, it has recommended a licensing regime. The targets of the regime are professional pumpers/ haulers. There is nothing especially innovative about requiring professionals to be licensed. The innovation lies in how licensed pumpers/haulers will
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Regular Council Meeting Notice of intent to adopt the 2017 Central Frontenac Municipal Budget, April 14, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett St. Sharbot Lake, ON.
There are sixteen Algonquin Negotiation Representatives (ANRs) representing ten Algonquin Communities who are responsible for negotiating a Treaty between the Algonquins of Ontario and the Governments of Canada and Ontario. Elections will be held to elect one Algonquin Negotiation Representative for each of the nine Algonquin Communities listed below. This election process is distinct from the general election for Chief and Council of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation held in late March 2017 in accordance with their Custom Election Code. As with the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, each of the ANRs for the nine Algonquin Communities will serve a three-year term. The 2017 ANR elections will take place between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM on the following dates: POLLING STATION
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CANCELLED Regular Council Meeting April 25, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett St. Sharbot Lake, ON.
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continued from page 2 work cooperatively with property owners and the municipal government, at little extra cost to anyone, to gather essential information. When licensed pumpers/haulers service septic systems they will enter information about those systems into municipal records. The location and performance of septic systems have an impact on lake water quality, drinking water and health, property values – and therefore the tax base – of one’s own and neighbouring properties, and so on. That accurate information about these systems is non-existent in CF today is inexcusable. Yes, after five years the SRI recommendations call for the Council to undertake mandatory inspections of unreported properties and failing systems. But by then there will have been five years of education, and the number will be relatively low. The inspection and remediation program designed by the Council of the day will surely be appropriate for the concerns which affected citizens will then express. A call from an elected member of council to property owners in their respective jurisdictions, for example, may be good enough in most cases. In its research the SRI learned that gentle reminders were acted upon 80% of the time. I take serious issue with Mr. Bakay’s assertion that the poorest among us are the least likely to attend to their septic systems. He owes his fellow citizens an apology. Money is not a determinant of common sense, capacity for self help, or concern about health. After five to ten years of a licensed system, if a member of Council calls or visits the property of one of his or her poorer constituents, I bet the property owner will pass inspection with flying colours…as long as common sense is the measure applied. I take issue as well with a concluding implication by Victor Heese in his letter to this newspaper. The SRI focus was not lakefront owners. We learned during SRI discussions that unattended septic systems become problems in places of greatest density. When my family moved into this area in 1973 we stepped into the front end of a serious water problem. The beach was closed to swimming. Water along the shores of the village could not be used. The congestion of poorly operating septic systems in the village itself required an expensive program of well drilling, septic repair and replacement (holding tanks), and other emergency steps. Accurate records will enable Council to nip issues like these, whether in town or in new developments on our lakes, in the bud. When the SRI recommendations are implemented CF will have an answer to the RMFEO and the province: across-the-board mandatory re-inspection is unnecessary, labour intensive, and very expensive. It would take at least ten years, at four hundred inspections a year (which is a lot!), to complete such a program in CF. When such a program is finally completed, the first batch of inspections will already be ten years out of date. The SRI recommendations offer a made-inCF solution that will become the pride of rural Ontario. Rem Westland
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Letter re - Addington Highlands Waste management SINCE 1970
In response to the article in the March 23 edition (Heading to New Gate @ Kaladar waste site- Addington Highlands Council) In the article it referred to the attendance of a resident at the council meeting. That person was, and is, me. Yes I did say I would like to buy compostable bags at Walmart; perhaps the word compostable was not clearly heard. Also I could choose a more compatible size, as the large “dump bags” are too large, forcing me to use 2 bags for one bag’s worth of garbage. Not only for the weight, but also for the price. Thirdly the compostable bags compost themselves, adding a lessening of residue in the dump. I do believe this is what the objective is? As for putting furniture etc in the dump it should be treated instead as a part of recycling, as done in urban areas. Designated
days/month in which residents put articles out at roadside to be picked up by organization which recycles some and just plainly discards some of it. Paying a “tip” to the township to put these articles in the dump is like robbing Peter to pay Paul or cutting off your nose to spite your face”. As the saying goes. Couches, etc; chairs; all have metal, plastic and numerous chemicals in their composition. Secondly, the site will eventually be full. Yes, I did mention garbage pickup “ which everybody else has”. Such a service is in place about 3 km from my place - in Renfrew County. I guess Renfrew County is more "urban" that L&A County. I believe in standing up for what one believes-that is “Stand up and be counted”. Everyone is talking or I shound say “chattering” about the waste site dilemma but one should
stand up and be counted in order to prevent exacerbation of the dilemma. Hmmmm? I wonder what happened to Denbigh dump that it was so offensive to the “ministry” that it had to be closed? Think about it… Dare I raise further ire by suggesting this--- we do what Mother Nature does? If she wants an area in the forest cleared – lightning starts a forst fire and clears it. Burning wood and branches etc, in a pit like we used to do? Of course, foolish pipe dreams that is. If a chipper was at the dump it would provide an excellent alternative. I don’t think the Ministry would disapprove of that. Well I’ll just have to keep on trucking; and no more suggestions to council: Remind myself not to beat my head on a stone wal. Laurabel Miller
Pumper/hauler questions inspection plan C entral Frontenac Township’s plan, which is now under review, to licence pumper/haulers to do inspections on septic systems “won’t work,” says a long-time area pumper who does 30 per cent of his business in Central Frontenac “They’ve opened up a hornets’ nest,” said Dave Orser, who began helping his father with the family business in 1963 and took it over when his father retired. “South Frontenac tried this a few years ago and I was quite involved in it. It won’t work.” Orser said he has two main concerns. First, he’s concerned he’ll lose business if he’s put in the position of having to ‘fail’ a system. “If I come to an area and turn down a system, I’ll never pump another system in that area again,” Orser said. “People will say ‘don’t get Dave, he’ll turn you in. Is the Township going to accept the liability for the pumper losing business?” His second point is that the $20 fee the Township will pay for the inspection just isn’t enough. “I’m not going to do inspections for $20, especially when you get $100 for a real estate inspection,” he said. “Inspections take Clar-Mill Community Volunteers 5th Annual
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time and that cuts into the number of pumpings I can do in a day. “A good day now is about 10 tanks but depending on the distance I have to travel and the complexity of the inspection (like for example if a filter at the weeping bed has to be dug out and checked) that could be down to five.” It’s not that Orser is being critical or that he doesn’t care about he environment. He considers all the lakes in this area as ‘my lakes’ and he’s been known to ‘recommend’ that a system owner take steps to correct problems. “If I see something suspicious, I’ll say ‘you gotta do something’ and most people do,” he said. “If I see it a second time, then I’ll tell the Health Unit. “They’re all my lakes.” Orser also sees plenty of problems on the horizon if people are forced to replace aging systems. “I’ve had a lot of calls and there are a lot of older people in a panic about this,” he said. “Just because a system is 40 years old, it doesn’t mean it’s not still working. “I’m still pumping systems my dad put in.” But he worries what will happen to seniors on fixed incomes, given that most new
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• Digital Drop in at the Kennebec Community Centre resumes Thursday April 6 at 1 pm. • If you missed the C.A.R.E. fundraising dinner at the Arden Legion last Friday evening, too bad for you. Thanks to all of the volunteers who prepared the amazing dinner. • This Saturday, April 8, will be the last afternoon Open Mic for the spring season. It runs from 1-5pm. Starting in May the time will switch back to the evening. Don’t forget sandwiches and squares as your contribution to the light lunch. Beverages are available all afternoon. • On Good Friday, April 14, weather permitting, there will be a Cross Walk, beginning at the Matson farm at 2 pm, with everyone arriving at the Church at approximately 2:30pm. Light refreshments will be served before the Service at 3 pm, led by the Matson family. On Easter Sunday, the Annual “Son Rise” service will be held at the public beach, Big Clear Lake, with Andrew Matson providing the music. Regular services will be held at the respective Churches in Henderson, Arden and Mountain Grove, at their regular times. • Henderson United Church will host their Annual Roast Pork Supper, Wednesday April 12 at 4 pm. A free will offering will aid in the continuing ministry of the Church. • The Kennebec Recreation Committee will be holding their annual Children’s Easter Party, Saturday April 15, 10 am to 1 pm. This year the co sponsor of the event is the Canada 150 Committee. There will be crafts, games and an Easter Egg Hunt, and this year I’m told there might be an Easter Bunny in attendance. • Arden’s own, Al Laverty, will join a Christian mission group travelling to Haiti later this month. The team Hope Grows Haiti, returns yearly with gospel, medical and work teams, feeding approximately 300 children daily, providing a medical clinic, teaching some English and helping in the rebuild of the country. This year the team will collect as many 4 quart plastic bags as they can and take them with them so the Haitians can weave mats for themselves. If you have any bags
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• Eileen Flieler is working very hard researching and recording information and photos of the Myers Cave Lodge for the Clarendon & Miller Community Archives. She is asking for the community’s assistance in her search to have as complete a history of the Lodge as possible. If you have any information or photos about Myers Cave Lodge, please contact Eileen at (613)336-9593 or e-mail eflieler@gmail.com • Connections Adult Learning Northbrook’s site are hosting their spring fever workshops! Android Tricks will run on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 12:30pm from April 12th to May 17th. • Land O’Lakes Community Garden announcement: Land O’Lakes Emmanuel United Church has graciously offered the use of their land for the development of a community garden space. Volunteers of all ages are invited to participate, as help will be needed in many different areas. Community elders especially are invited to share their knowledge. All community members are invited to attend a planning meeting, to share your thoughts on how the space would best serve the needs of our community. Come and learn more about what we have in mind: Wednesday April 12th, 2017 @ 7pm Land O’Lakes Emmanuel United Church 108 Addington Road 2, Northbrook. Info: Jane Bezodis 613-336-0875. • The Garden Club is hosting Robbie Preston sharing with us “From Victory Gardens to the Present & some Garden Magic.” on April 13th at Pineview Free Methodist Church at 7:00 p.m. • The Open Mic at the Lions Hall is NOT happening on April 14th. • The Land O’ Lakes Lions is hosting their 3rd annual spring market xtravaganza on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, 10am To 2pm. It features local artists, artisans, and independent consultants. • The Frontenac-Addington Trappers Council is celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday with a workshop & Fisher tooth boil. All are invited to the Barrie Community Hall on April 23rd from 9am-4pm to learn about Canada’s oldest industry. Info - Frontenac-Addington Trappers Council Facebook page, trapon. org, or call 613 336-8359, 613 335-2073 or 613 531-5704. The Cloyne Pioneer Museum will also be open for anyone wishing to take a tour on this day. • Come on out with family and friends on Saturday April 29th to enjoy COFA’s 15th annual Beef Barbeque at the Northbrook Lions Hall. All you can eat dinner runs from 4-7 pm. $14.00 adults and $7.00 children, and no charge for children under 12years old. You can enjoy BBQ roast beef, mashed potatoes, veggies, condiments and dessert. Come out and enjoy a delicious meal and great company knowing you have help with conservation efforts in our area.
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• Kid’s Club is happening at Vennachar Free Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 12th, 6-7pm, with an Easter Celebration. A story, craft, game and snacks! Contact Angela 613 333 1901. • On Saturday, April 15th, Denbigh Recreation will host a Pancake Breakfast 9-11am at the Denbigh Hall. The Annual Children’s Easter Party will get underway at 11am through to 1pm, with fun & games, and the Easter Egg Hunt. • Denbigh Recreation has Community Coffee Time every Friday morning from 8-10:30am, which is currently happening at the Hall, but expecting to go back to Heritage Park after Easter. Please note there will be no Coffee Time on Good Friday. We hope everyone will come out on Saturday the 15th, 9am-11am for breakfast at the Hall. Free Will Offering. • On Wednesday, April 19th Paramedics will be on hand at the Denbigh Griffith Lions Hall for a Wellness Clinic from 11am-12:30. All welcome. Following the clinic is the Denbigh Griffith Lions Fellowship Lunch at noon for $7.00. If you are not on the call list, please contact 613-333-2791 to reserve your spot. The Northern Lights Seniors will then meet at 1:00pm for a short business meeting and a discussion regarding the County of Renfrew Senior Games, followed by the movie “Sully”. • Connections Adult Learning in Northbrook will host two Spring Fever workshops. The first is “Introduction to Computers” (7-week course), Mondays 9:30am - 12:30pm, running March 27 – May 15. The second is “Android Tricks” (6-week course for tablet or phone) Wednesdays 9:30am to 12:30pm, April 12 to May 17, Connections Adult Learning is located at 12497A Hwy 41, Unit 2 (behind the Land O’ Lakes Community Services Offices). Contact 613 336 0691 or northbrook@ncalc.ca. • Homemade pancakes and real maple syrup will be served up at the Annual Pancake Breakfast at the New Apostolic Church in support of the Community Food Bank on Saturday, April 29th, 9-11am. There will also be live music to enjoy. Contact Rev. Robert Sprague robertjsprague@gmail. com. • The Denbigh Griffith Lions Club will host a Daffodil Tea on Sunday, April 30th, 1-3pm, at the Lion’s Hall in Griffith. $7 per person with all proceeds to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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• Harrowsmith Softball Registration will be held at the S and A Hall on April 8 from 12 -2:30pm. Please bring a separate post dated cheque for the uniform deposit. For information call Laura 888-0077. • The Perth Road Maple Syrup Festival will take place April 8 from 8:30am-2:30pm at Perth Road United Church. Tour Votary’s Farm and Sugar House or enjoy children’s activities from 9am-2pm. Pony rides from 10am-noon. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children (3 and under free). Call Vera 353-2470 for further details. • Also on April 8, the Harrowsmith S and A Club will be hosting a Euchre Party beginning at 7pm. Prizes, a cash bar and light refreshments. Cost is $5 per person. Call Marilyn 3720917 • The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are sponsoring The Ole Time Fiddlers Open Mike at the Golden Links Hall, April 9, from 1-5pm. Ham dinner to follow. Please bring a dessert. Cost is $10. For details call 372-2410. Proceeds of this event will go to Camp Trillium
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• Ibra and Shirley Cuddy are cheerfully celebrating their respective birthdays and their wedding anniversary. Also Happy 95 th Birthday to Jim Hayes of Pine Meadow. Happy days. My little great nephew Isaac is one year old - my word how the time flies by. • Special thinking of you to Joanne Robertson in the hospital and to all who are ailing. • Kaladar Pentecostal Church rocked when hosting a “wild game” supper at the community centre in Kaladar and folks dined on wild turkey, bear, fish and some dishes included venison lasagna, bear shepherd pie, venison curry, venison meat balls, rabbit stew, bear pilaf and many other yummy dishes. Area community churches (United, Catholic, Wesleyan, Anglican, Free Methodist, Through the Roof, Penteocstal ) are hosting an ecumenical Good Friday service at the very large Flinton Recreational Hall and all are welcome. It’s great when churches can pull together in serving God. • This coming Wed. April 12 is the Henderson United Church complete pork meal – serving roast pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, corn, carrots, salad, assorted desserts from 4:00 – 7:00 PM and held at Henderson Hall- north of Highway 7,with admission by donation. Your donation means so much to extend the mission projects, local ministry, and service to God at the little white church in the heart of Henderson village.
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1106 for more info. • CPHC DINERS LUNCH; 4TH Tuesday of the month, 12 noon. If you’re 50+, join us for a hot nutritious meal and pleasant socializing. Reservations required. Cost: $10, Contact: Joyce Fleming 613-273-4832. • Friends Forever Club #815: 2nd Wednesday of the month. 12 Noon. Neighbourly potluck lunch and meeting, formerly known as the Althorpe Bolingbroke Seniors Club. EVERYONE is welcome. This is a FREE event. Contact Paula at 613-284-0815 for more info. • The Tay Valley Community Choir is pleased to once again stage a spring concert, this year with an all-Canadian twist. Something to Sing About, the title of the show Saturday, April 8 at 7 pm at the Maberly Community Hall, is themed in the spirit of Canada’s 150th year since Confederation. All songs chosen by the choir were written by Canadians including Bruce Cockburn, and Stan Rogers, and range from folk to swing to light rock. “There are so many great Canadian composers,” says conductor Rebecca Worden, “from the famous to the largely unknown and from our own region to right across Canada. To fit in with the evening you are invited to bring along your Canada flags and wear your Canada Tshirt. Several choir members will have solo singing opportunities and joining as special guests will be Worden’s own musical group, the Backyard Blenders. Admission to Something to Sing About is $10 per person. Refreshments will be on hand following the concert and food or other donations to The Table can be made that evening and will be most welcome. • On a sad note: Whoever took the black contractor trailer out of Maberly Pines near the Bolingbroke Rd., please return it! Its that time of year again people, when the cowards come ‘round. Keep an eye on your stuff and report any suspicious vehicles to the police; or at least make a note of it. Be a good neighbour and keep an eye on your neighbour’s property too, especially if you know they are away. Use the Buddy System. • 25th Annual Maberly Maple Festival; Pancake Brunch Saturday April 15, 10 am to 1 pm at the Maberly Community Hall Enjoy a traditional Lanark County meal - generous helpings of country-size pancakes topped with pure Lanark County Maple Syrup from Maberly sugar bushes and served with maple baked beans and sizzling sausages. Coffee, tea, or juice included. Cost: Adults: $10.00, Children under12: $5.00, toddlers free Also: Sale of home baking, Sale of new Maple Syrup by local producers. This is a community social event of the Maberly Agricultural Society For information call Margaret French 613 268-2102. To donate home baking: call Holly Kirkham, 613-264-9521, or Rosetta McInnes, 613-2682548.
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• 30-35 people attended the Wednesday Poverty Lunch. They came for the wonderful sermon by Rev. Karen Hinke, and accordionist player Greg Bulloch from Snow Road provided the music. Great job Greg. There were 8 crock pots full of soup and they were all delicious. All the money that was collected went to the food bank. • Sympathy to Dave Trumble’s family and friends on the death of Dave last week. • Don’t forget the Pot Luck supper at Snow Road Community Centre on April 12 at 5:30 pm. All welcome. Menu: pancakes, maple syrup, sausages, bacon, baked beans and more surprises I’m sure – a Cabane a Sucre evening. • Also be sure to come to the Elphin Church hall on Saturday, April 8th for the spring ham supper.
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PAGE 5 • On Sunday, May 6 the first service of the season at the Snow Road Presbyterian church will take place. • On March 31st, 19 people attended the Northbrook Old Pharts gathering at Wheeler’s Pancake House. My daughter Pam Lemke is the co-ordinator of this group so whenever they are in my area get to visit with her. • Music Night at Snow Road on March 30 featured Dave and Diane Taylor. They put on a lovely show. 42 people attended to the music from the 1920’s to the 1960’s. Thank you to the people who gave their time to set up and get everything ready for these events. • 196 people were fed at the Snow Road Snowmobile Alzheimer’s breakfast. A total or $1547 was raised for the Alzheimers Society at the breakfast. The next one will be April 15. It is a “Wheels of Hope” fundraiser. All welcome. • If people are looking for something local to do with family, Back Forty Cheese is having an open house on Saturday, April 15 from 10 am to 4 pm. Fire pits on the patio, lots of food and drink, and of course, cheese. All welcome
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• Happy Birthday to Virgil Garrett who was 95 years young on Monday, April 3. • Sympathy to the family of Jim Knox, and to the family of Charlie Quinn. • Our deep sympathy to Naida Flynn (Mills) at the passing of her husband, Bill Flynn. He was the brother of Allan and Carol Hawley (Flynn).They all lived in Mountain Grove. • Our sympathy to Lillian Shepherd at the passing of her husband Lowell (Wayne). • Happy birthday to Rev Rick Magie, Doris Forbes, Ellis Corkum, Ross Clow, Brian Keith, Ella Arney, Sabiastian Daye, Susie Bryden, Suzanna McGregor, Aileen Wagar, Shelly Plumridge. • Happy Anniversay to Sandy and Christine Scott, Ellis and Marylou Woolfrey. • A thought for the day: A good friend is like a 4-leaf clover hard to find and lucky to have. • On March 31, t the new Mountain Grove Library was officially opened at 2pm. This new library is located next to the firehall. Our Mayor and various councilors from other townships attended. • Thinking of Cleo Price, King Stincombe, Ina Turner, Nancy Fobert, Shirley Noonan, Mary Lightstone, Beverley Hayes, Dora Scott, Doreen and Harold Warren. Please phone if you want a “thinking of you” also Faye Whitelock, Germaine Wannamaker, Elburn Meeks. • Rev Eric Barr led the service tor the sacrament of Holy Communion on April 2 for the pastoral charge. • On April 8 there will be an “open mike” at Arden Community hall from 1-5pm. • On April 9 “Music of the Easter season” will be held at the Petworth Community church of God at 2pm,
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‘Patience is the big thing’ when it comes to dealing with autism “
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fer to it as a ‘spectrum’ any more. “But there can be a wide range of aspects and there is no definitive diagnostic tool like a blood test. It has to be determined by observation.” One common aspect tends to be social communications issues and/or instances of repetitive behaviour, she said. “Brains are wired differently,” she said. “People with autism process information differently.” This can manifest itself in both hyper- and hypo-sensitivity to sensory stimulation, including sight, sound, touch, taste and smells, and that can be overwhelming, she said. “For example, some people with autism can hear a plane coming long before we do,” she said. “And some need extra sensory
Estelle DiCinto, Nancy Miller, Daniel Miller and Patty Hallgren work on their puzzle pieces for the wall construction last Sunday as Community Living North Frontenac hosted an Autism Awareness Day at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. The puzzle pieces represent how many different aspects their seem to be to autism. Photo/ Craig Bakay
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Weather doesn’t deter visitors to maple syrup farms on weekend by Craig Bakay t was a sweet weekend last Saturday and Sunday as visitors from all over came to the Bell Line Road to visit the maple syrup operations of Oso Sweet Maple Farms (Mel & Joyce Conboy) and George and Darlene Conboy & Sons Maple Syrup. “It’s been an average year,” said George Conboy. “It did start very early in February and we weren’t expecting that but then it got cold again. “Still, it’s a very high quality syrup this year with very light colour (and) we haven’t made any of the lower grades.” For the Conboys, maple syrup has been a family business for a long time. “Our grandchildren will be the sixth generation,” George said. “The Conboys came from Ireland in 1876 and got a land grant.
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“I remember going to Sharbot Lake with my father to send the syrup out on trains.” It’s still a family operation. George and Darlene have sons Jason, Ryan and Devon around for much of the harvest (although Trevor does have to spend a lot of time in Ottawa in computers). “We couldn’t do it without the kids,” George said. But of course the nature of the business, being so dependent on weather and time of year, means that when you need help, that’s when you need it. “It’s not something you can think about leaving until tomorrow,” he said. “When the sap gets running, you gotta do it right now!” That never changes. Other things do, but then sometimes they change back again.
Originally, sap was boiled over wood fires. Then that changed to oil burners and also propane. But George is back to wood. “It just works the best,” he said. “And we only burn old dead wood.” Despite some rather questionable weather Saturday, a steady stream of visitors kept showing up. Along with maple products, there was a bit of a festival atmosphere with the Frontenac Blades showing people how to throw tomahawks and knives and Cota’s Mobile Catering featured a maple theme with sausages and cornbread with syrup. “I’m pleased with the turnout,” Darlene said. “I’m seeing a lot of old familiar faces and a lot of new ones too. “Remember, you can use maple syrup for anything you would use sugar in.”
Regardless of the modern efficient methods of maple syrup production in evidence, everybody still seems to want to see it done the old-fashioned way, with a boiling kettle. Photo/Craig Bakay
Sail Mazinaw sock burn Friends of Brown's Camp and Sail Mazinaw gathered for the 2nd Annual Mazinaw Sock Burn on Sunday, March 26. The event was hosted by Tina and Dana Richard at their Addington Rd 5 home. The crews braved the rain to burn the socks they had been wearing all winter. After the ceremony, they moved indoors to enjoy coffee, treats, and good company. It was all in good fun. The sock burning ritual was a sign of the approaching sailing season. However, Mazinaw Lake was still completely covered with ice and was supporting traffic from snowmobiles, 4-wheelers, and bicycles. The 2017 edition of Sail Mazinaw is scheduled for Saturday July 08. All sailors are encouraged to bring their boats and their boards to Mazinaw Lake this summer to join the flotilla. Check the Sail Mazinaw Facebook page for more details.
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by Sue Leslie am and Michelle Mather came to the new Parham Fire Hall, which includes the Parham branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library, on Saturday April 1st. Cam gave an informative and entertaining hour long workshop on organic gardening and then continued with informative answers to all the questions from the filled up meeting room. Michelle sold their books and CDs at a bargain rate and they graciously did the workshop for free. Unbeknownst to them, we did collect some donations to tainless steel give them, but Cam has pan done workshops for $70 per ower Financing person at the botanical garavailable. dens, so we are very grateful olutions to them for this workshop for N K7H 3C8 our community. Afterwards, w.heatmasterss.com people were invited to the library to look at the collection of gardening books brought in to the library to borrow; as well as a collection of donated books that are available to keep for free. Keep a watch out for future workshops and plan to use your local libraries on an ongoing basis. Like the knowledge provided by presenters such as Nancy Benn on diabetes and Cam Mather on gardening, libraries are a valuable local resource well worth keeping in our area. Submitted by the Pals of Parham Library
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Happy 50th Anniversary to Keith & Colleen Steele April 8, 2017
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(Ret’d 48th Highlanders) Peacefully at his home in Sharbot Lake with his family by his side on Friday March 31, 2017 in his 95th year. Beloved husband of Mimi. Dear father of Doris, Donna, Doug (Joyce), Chris (Christy), Connie (Steve), Leanna (Mike). Grandfather of Justin, Nicole, Sara, Zoey, Mitchell, Nicholas, Liam, Braeden. Great grandfather of Emily, Owen and Madelyn. Resting at Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. Friends were received on Tuesday April 4th from 2-4 7-9 pm. Funeral service was held in the Funeral Home on Wednesday April 5th 2017 at 11 am. Interment Oconto Catholic Cemetery. Donation’s to Sick Kids Foundation. Online condolences at goodfellowsfuneralhome.com.
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(January 24, 1927 to March 30, 2017) Joyce passed away peacefully at Extendicare Oshawa. She was 90 years old. Joyce was the beloved wife of the late William Charles Cook and loving mother of Patty (Chuck), Terry (Lynn) and Dave (Sandy). She was a proud grandmother of Stacey (Ryan), Jasmine, Ron (Angela) and Dave (Debby) and great grandchildren Jake, Brody, Brittany, Nicole, Shayla and Abby and great great grandchild Daniel. She was the loving daughter of the late Evelyn and Roy Fields and cherished sister of Helen (John). She was predeceased by sisters Peggy and Marion. She will be fondly remembered by nieces, nephews and good friends. Special thanks to staff and Dr. Nygeun and Dr. Kennedy at Extendicare Oshawa for their care and compassion. A celebration of her life will be held at McINTOSHANDERSON-KELLAM FUNERAL HOME LTD., 152 King St. E., Oshawa (905-433-5888) on Tuesday April 11, 2017 with visitation from 2:00 p.m. until time of service in the funeral home chapel at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers as an expression of sympathy, donations to Alzheimer’s Society would be appreciated. Online condolences may be shared at makfuneralhome.com.
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Colleen Steele 613-375-6219 Christine Teal 613-375-6525 mrsteal2u@hotmail.com • Didn’t get your Lions Club Easter Bunny... no worries... call Dawn at 613-375-6318 • Central Frontenac Minor Softball Association had a great turn out for baseball registration. We are looking for some more grasshoppers (ages 4 to 6) It’s a great way to start your child on their way to loving this game as much as we do!!! We are also looking for umpires to help with the season - if you are interested or know of someone that may be interested in earning some extra cash send an email to cfminorball@hotmail.com and we will be in touch or let a member of the executive know. • Happy 50th Anniversary to 2 special people....Keith and Colleen Steele (aka Dad and Mom) Here’s to many more years together! • Be careful with your emails as there is a scam out regarding Canada Post • The Oddfellows/Rebekah Eastern Ontario Rally will be held this Saturday April 8th in Harrowsmith. If you are interested in joining either or both of these orders, please come out and join in an Open Meeting depicting on how these fraternities work in helping others in the communities and beyond. There is a dinner after the meeting. Info - Brenda Taylor at 613-372-2410 • Sincere condolences to those who have lost oved ones including the families of the late Howard Raymo, Muriel Keill, Wayne Sheppard, and Don Antoine.. • There is a Easter Bingo on April 7 at the Oddfellows Hall in Parham at 6:45. • If there is enough interested people in going to a casino in either Gananoque or Belleville on or around June 3rd the Oddfellow Lode will sponsor a bus. Call Joe LaPointe @ 613-279-2852 • Have you noticed the new flag at the Oddfellows Hall, it was put up on Wednesday commemorating the 150th birthday of Canada. • On Sunday, April 9, at 2 pm in Kingston, the Isabel Turner branch of the library is presenting the film Wawahte – an Indian Residential School documentary. Admission is by donation.
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April 6, 2017 • While vacationing in Florida 2 weeks ago we had a pleasant visit with Shawn Craven and he wanted to say “Hi” to all his friends in this area! • Canvassers will be around once again calling door to door collecting money for cancer. Be sure to watch out for them and give generously. • Thinking of you - James Brewer, Kim Harper, Vivian Hannah and Floyd Deyo
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• Prince Charles Public School is holding the last bingo fundraiser for this school year. It will be an Easter Ham Bingo. Event takes place on Monday, April 10. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the game begins at 7 pm sharp. There will be 8 ham prizes, 2 cash prizes, raffle items, and a canteen. Funds raised will be used towards the new playground equipment fund. • Southern Frontenac Community Services will be piloting a new drop-in program for seniors of all abilities. The South Frontenac Seniors Social Club will run on Tuesday April 11 and April 18 from 1 to 4pm at the Grace Centre, 4295 Stage Coach Road in Sydenham. Activities will include card games, board games, and light exercise as well as just a time and place to interact with others. There is no cost to participate and no advance registration is needed. Guests can drop-in any time between 1 and 4 PM on those two dates. Refreshments will be available for a small fee. • A Frontenac Diabetes Education Program will be held on Thursday April 13 at the Verona Medical Center from 9 am to noon. Anne MacDonald, Registered Dietician, and Trisha Warren, Nurse Practitioner, will be in attendance to discuss various aspects of diabetes management. Whether you have just learned that you have diabetes or have had it for many years, this will be a chance to share your experiences, ask questions and learn from each other. For more information Call: Anne MacDonald, R.D., C.D.E 613544-3400 ext 3589 • Rev.Oscar Simpson presents Country Church at Hartington Community Church on • Friday, April 21 at 7 pm. Special guests will be Don Edmunds and Wayne Abrams and the Old Hims. Free will offering and refreshments to follow. Information 613-374-2178 • Prince Charles Public School is holding an E-Waste Fundraiser on Saturday, April 22 from 9 AM to 3 PM in the PCPS parking lot. Now is the time to recycle your home electronics. If you need your items picked up, please contact the school at 613-374-2033. But doon't bring microwaves, blenders, coffee makers, vacuums, toys, games and CD or DVD discs. They are not acceptable.
TOWNSHIP OF ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands, at its meeting to be held in the Council Chambers, 72 Edward St., Flinton ON at 13:00 on May 1, 2017, proposes to enact a by-law to Close and Stop up and Sell, to the abutting land owner (Hughes), parts of the Shoreline Road Allowance, on Skootamatta Lake described as follows: Part of the Shore Road Allowance abutting Skootamatta Lake lying in front of Part Lot 14, Concession 9, Geographic Twp. of Anglesea, now located in the Township of Addington Highlands, County of Lennox & Addington further described in survey Reference Plan 29R-10431, as Part 11. And Further Take Notice that the Council of the Township of Addington Highlands, at the aforementioned meeting, will hear any person who claims that his/her lands will be prejudicially affected by this bylaw and who applies to be heard. Dated at Flinton, ON, April 4, 2017 Christine Reed, Clerk Treasurer Township of Addington Highlands 72 Edward St., P. O. Box 89, Flinton, ON, K0H 1P0 Tel (613) 336-2286 Fax (613) 336-2847 EM: clerk@addingtonhighlands.ca
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2 COMMERCIAL SPACES for Rent. 1013 Clement Rd. Heat and Hydro Included. Available April. Call 279-2868 COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE located on Hwy. 7 just east of the Junction of Hwy 38 and Hwy. 7. For further information, contact Ram at 613-279-2827 EXECUTIVE WATERFRONT HOME, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, huge screened porch, $1350 plus utilities (hydro). Long-term only, 613-264-0002. INDOOR/OUTDOOR STORAGE RENTAL; Vehicles, boats, individual lockers. Northbrook. Fenced & secure. Jim, 613-336-2641
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The ideal family for this young man would help him develop life skills, independence and social inclusion. Family Home Providers must have the ability to provide a structured, emotionally supportive, a caring environment while promoting the Vision, Mission and Values of Community Living North Frontenac. Family Home Providers will receive reimbursement and any training that might be needed as well as the ongoing support from Community Living-North Frontenac. For more information about the Family Home Program (fulltime or respite) please call Deb @ 613-279-3731 or send e-mail to dryckman@clnf.ca
Relief Call-In Position Direct Support Professionals are required to cover shifts on an as-needed basis in the Sharbot Lake area. Direct Support Professionals will demonstrate professional attributes and great leadership skills while providing support, recreation, life skills development to help facilitate personal outcomes. The Direct Support Professional will provide flexible supports that are responsive to the needs of the person while promoting independence. Drivers’ license and a Vulnerable Sector Check will be required. Preference will be given to individuals who hold a Developmental Service Worker diploma, however related work experience will be considered. Résumés will be accepted until noon Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Community Living-North Frontenac 1025 Elizabeth Street, P.O. Box 76 Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 Attention: Dean Walsh Fax: 613-279-3732 or email dwalsh@clnf.ca
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The Township is seeking resumes for a vacant position from a highly motivated, experienced hands-on person to join our municipal team as the Building Inspector. Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and working under the direction of the Chief Building Official (presently Central Frontenac Township CBO), the incumbent will be responsible for performing building and plumbing inspections, plan review, etc. to ensure compliance with the Building Code Act and the Ontario Building Code; while following guidelines established by the policies of Township Council and/or CAO; and in accordance with Legislation. Preference will be given to an incumbent who possesses technical sufficiency with the Building Code, and successfully completed the Building Code Cenification Program certified by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in Building Services; and have achievement of the Provincial Designation. The salary range is $28.42 - $34.00 per hour ($59,114 - $70,720 annually) and the normal work week is 40 hours (35 hours as the Building Inspector plus 5 hours as the Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator). Hours may vary; weekend work and overtime may be required to meet the job requirements. A comprehensive benefit package is available. For a copy of the Role Description or further information, please contact the undersigned. Information gathered relative to this position is done so in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will only be used for candidate selection purposes. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. The Township is an equal opportunity employer. We would be pleased to provide accommodations, upon request, throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities to ensure equal participation.
Please apply with a detailed resumé by Noon local time on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 clearly marked “Confidential Building lnspector“ to: Cheryl Robson, AMCT CAO Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON KOH 2M0 Phone: (613) 479-2231 Ext. 221 Fax: (613) 479-2352 E-mail: cao@northfrontenac.ca
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Stunt driving charges in South Frontenac
On March 28, 2017 at approximately 12:35 pm, a Frontenac OPP officer was conducting traffic safety patrols in the village of Sydenham in South Frontenac Township. The officer observed a silver Cavalier exit a parking lot southbound onto Wheatley Street. The driver of the vehicle deliberately caused the vehicle's tires to lose traction with the roadway resulting in a yawing motion of the vehicle and what is commonly referred to as a "burn out" maneuver. There was visible smoke from the tires of the vehicle as it moved in a fishtail li ke motion. This maneuver was conducted on the public roadway within a few feet of a crowded sidewalk. As a result the 17 year old male driver was charged with: Operate a Motor Vehicle While Performing a Stunt - Contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. His driver's licence was suspended and his vehicle was impounded, both for a period of seven days. Contact: PC Roop Sandhu - 613-5320247
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Burke Settlement Road Bridges Rehabilitation (Structure B-15 & B-16) SEALED TENDERS, on the forms supplied, will be received at the Township of Central Frontenac Office, 1084 Elizabeth St, PO Box 89 Sharbot Lake April 18, 2017 at 1:00 PM In general, the work includes the following on each structure: • Structural Rehabilitation • Minor Grading • Guide Rail Installation PDF Contract specifications and tender forms may be obtained from the Greer Galloway Group via email: kingston@ greergalloway.com. Tender documents will be available, for viewing only, at the Township Municipal Office as well as the Greer Galloway office in Kingston. The tender must be accompanied by an Agreement to Bond or a letter from financial institution agreeing to supply a letter of credit. Tenders must also include a tender deposit in the form of a Certified Cheque or Bid Bond made payable to the TOWNSHIP OF CENTRAL FRONTENAC, in an amount not less than that specified in the Tender Documents. TENDERS will be opened publicly, at the municipal office, 1084 Elizabeth St, PO Box 89 Sharbot Lake ON at 1:30p.m., local time, April 18, 2017. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. All inquiries related to the Tender Documents should be directed via email no later than April 13th, 2017 at 1:00pm to: Kevin Hawley, P. Eng. - Project Manager kingston@ greergallowaycom The Greer Galloway Group Inc. Engineers and Planners 640 Cataraqui Woods Drive, Unit 2A Kingston, Ontario K7P 2Y5
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PARHAM – WORKSHOP on online library services and e-books, Oddfellows Hall. 1-3 pm. Info – 279-2499. presented by KFPL and Connections Adult Learning MABERLY COMMUNITY HALL - St. Stephen's Church Dinner And Cards, noon PLEVNA – CLAR-MILL HALL, Turkey and ham bingo, 7-9 pm. Info – 613-479-2264 Proceeds to Clarendon Central School Council
Friday April 7
SHARBOT LAKE LEGION SUPPER, 5:30 PM – Roast Beef, $12 PARHAM – WORKSHOP on online library services and e-books at Oddfellows Hall.. 1-3 pm. Info – 279-2499. presented by KFPL and Connections Adult Learning PARHAM – EASTER BINGO at Oddfellows Hall. 7pm.
Saturday April 8
ARDEN - OPEN MIC, 1-5pm community centre, all musicians welcome, sandwiches & squares SHARBOT LAKE – GRANITE Ridge Education Centre, fundraiser tournament for minor ball. $10 person, canteen available. To register your team call Bob Teal at 613-375-6525 SHARBOT LAKE – MOVIE night at Oso Hall, 7 pm. “Sing” $2.50- pp $10 family. Snacks and drinks for sale. Presented by District 3 Rec. Committee PERTH ROAD MAPLE SYRUP Festival 8:30am-2:30pm at Perth Road United Church. Tour Votary's Farm and Sugar House. Pony rides from 10am-noon. $7 for adults, $4 for children (3 and under free). Call Vera 353-2470 for further details. HARROWSMITH – SOFTBALL registration noon-2:30 pm. Social and Athletic Club, 4041 Colebrook, Pls. bring post-date cheque for uni-
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form deposit. Info – Laura 613-888-0077 HARROWSMITH S AND A CLUB - Euchre Party, 7pm. Prizes, cash bar and light refreshments. $5 per person. Call Marilyn 372-0917. ELPHIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH hall Spring supper. Ham, scalloped potatoes, baked beans and pie. 5-7om, $15, 6-12, $7, under 6 free – proceeds to the church. WESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY - Roast Pork Dinner $20.00 pp, 6pm (eat in or take out) info 613-273-3223 – sponsored by Westport Lions. MABERLY – TAY VALLEY CHOIR – “Something to Sing About” spring concert – all Canadian musical selections. $10
Sunday April 9
HARROWSMITH - OLE TIME Fiddlers open mike, Golden Links Hall from 1-5pm. Ham dinner to follow. Please bring a dessert Presented by Odd Fellows and Rebekahs $10. Info: 3722410. Proceeds to Camp Trillium. SHARBOT LAKE – KIDS Zone Ministries – ages 4-12 singing and drama related to Easter story. Pentecostal Church, refreshments.
Monday April 10
VERONA - PRINCE CHARLES Public School Easter Ham Bingo. Doors open at 6:30 pm, game begins at 7. 8 ham prizes, 2 cash prizes, raffle items, and a canteen. Proceeds to new playground equipment fund. SYDENHAM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE meeting at the Sydenham Library 6:30pm; anyone interested please come and bring a friend. SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Senior’s Centre, appointment: 613-279-3151
Tuesday April 11
NORTHERN 5 DINERS – PLEVNA, Clar-Mill hall noon, For those 50+, $12, reservations requ’d 613-279-3151 BEDFORD DISTRICT HISTORICAL committee meeting, at Glendower hall, 7 pm. Everyone welcome. Info – 273-5356. SYDENHAM - GRACE CENTRE new drop-in program for seniors all abilities. 1-4 pm. Activities include cards, board games, and light exercise. Free, no need to pre-register (also scheduled for April 18)
Wednesday April 12
HENDERSON UNITED CHURCH - roast pork dinner with mashed potatoes, sides, assorted desserts, 4-7pm. By donation (donations to aid ministry and programs of Henderson UC) Info 613-336-2467. VENNACHAR FREE METHODIST Church Kid's Club 6-7pm, with an Easter Celebration. Story, craft, game and snacks Info - 613 333 1901. BOLINGBROKE - FOREVER Friends Club, noon; info Joyce Fleming rayjoyce@rideau.net; (613) 273-4832 HARROWSMITH - SOCIAL & Athletic Club meeting, All are welcome to attend Call Pam 613-372-1578 for further information & membership. SHARBOT LAKE – PUBLIC MEETING to discuss Electoral reform and using Bank of Canada to support infrastructure spending. Oso Hall, 7:30 pm. All welcome TAI CHI OPEN HOUSE – 10am – noon at Oso Hall, Sharbot Lake. New beginner class commencing the following week. NORTHBROOK – MEETING TO discuss community garden Land O’Lakes Emmanuel Church 7 pm. refreshments
Thursday April 13
LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB Pine View Free Methodist Church, Cloyne, 7pm, info: yram@golden.net – speaker Robbie Preston SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB RELAY for Life Breakfast 8 - 11 AM at Clubhouse, 1106 Gemmills Road VERONA – DIABETES education group, 9am to 12 pm, Medical Centre upstairs. Info: Anne MacDonald RD CDE 613-544-3400 ext. 3589
Friday April 14
ARDEN – CROSS WALK at Matson farm, 2 pm (weather permitting). Light refreshments at church at 2:30pm. Service at 3pm SHARBOT LAKE LEGION SUPPER, 5:30 PM – Fish fry, $12 SHARBOT LAKE GOOD FRIDAY – “Passion Walk” at 8:30 am starting at St. Andrews Anglican Church (all are welcome to join us) Way of the Cross 10 am – St. James Major Catholic Church, Good Friday Service 10:30 am Sharbot Lake Pentecostal Church SACRED HEART OF Jesus Church – Bedford Way of the Cross 10 am, Passion of the Lord 3 pm
Saturday April 15
KENNEBEC RECREATION Commitee Children’s Easter Party, 10 am to 1pm, Kennebec Hall, Arden. Crafts, games, Easter egg hunt.(CF – Canada 150 event) PLEVNA – JACK’S JAM – postponed until April 22 MABERLY – 25TH ANNUAL Maple Festival Pancake Brunch 10 am to 1 pm at Maberly hall. Adults: $10.00, Children under12: $5.00, toddlers free. Home baking and maple products for sale. Sponsor Maberly Agricultural Society Info - 613 268-2102. DENBIGH - PANCAKE BREAKFAST 9-11am at Denbigh Hall,. Free will offering. Children’s Easter Party to follow at 11am – 1 pm, including Easter egg hunt. BACK FORTY ARTISAN Cheese Open House 10 am to 4 pm.1406 Gulley Road, Mississippi Station. Visit Frontenac's only Cheese Factory and enjoy some cheese on the riverside patio. Artisancheese.ca
Sunday April 16
ARDEN – “SON RISE” service, Big Clear Lake, 6:30 am. BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, 1381 Westport Rd, audience $2; entertainers free; refreshments avail; info: Judy 374-2317, Wilhelmine 374-2614 SACRED HEART OF Jesus – Bedford Easter service 8:45 am SHARBOT LAKE EASTER Service 11:00 am Sharbot Lake Pentecostal Church, 11:15 am – St. James Major Catholic SHARBOT LAKE – 6:30 am Easter Sunrise Service behind the Simonett building, bring lawn chair and dress warm (sponsored by local ministerial). Breakfast at 7:15 Maples restaurant
Tuesday April 18
KENNEBEC DINERS, NOON, Arden community hall, for those 50+, $12, reservations required: 613-279-3151
Wednesday April 19
SHARBOT LAKE DINERS, noon, for those 50+, $12, reservations requ’d: 613-279-3151 DENBIGH GRIFFITH LIONS Hall, wellness clinic 11am – 12:30. - paramedics on hand – followed by Northern Lights Senior’s meeting 1 pm.
Historic Past and Present presented by Clarendon & Miller Community Archives- Part Two
Judd Tooley, Louise Lemke and their Lodge J udd Tooley and Louise Lemke were both born and raised in the Plevna area. Judd grew up at Playfair Corners just north of Plevna where his parents Luther and Emma (Wood) lived; Louise at Sand Lake (just west of Plevna) where her family Julius and Carlena (Hartmann) homesteaded. In the 1920’s, Julius Lemke opened a tourist lodge on Sand Lake and Luther Tooley operated a hunting & fishing lodge on Brule Lake, just north of Plevna off the Mountain Road. Judd and Louise married and had nine children. For part of their lives, they lived on Gorr’s Mountain about a mile from the junction of Schooner Road and Mountain Road. Here the family logged, farmed, raised cattle, and eventually began operating the lodge on nearby Mackie Lake. One of James Proudfoot’s cabins sold to Judd for $35 and moved to Tooley Lodge. Around 1927 Judd and Louise used the cabin as a base and opened the lodge for business. Excellent fishing in Mackie, Fortune and Schooner Lakes attracted visitors from “nearby” Kingston and as far away as the states of Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio. Judd used to say that you could almost walk across the backs of the speckled trout in the creek between Schooner and Fortune Lakes. Guests arrived at the Tooley farm and from there were taken via horse driven wagon down a rough cart track to Mackie Lake. They were then rowed across the lake to the lodge. A typical guiding day for Judd included rowing his fishermen across Mackie, walking with gear over to Long Schooner, rowing around the Schooners to the best fishing spots, and then back over to Mackie at the end of the day. For years, patrons were rowed until the first outboard motor called “Champion” was acquired. The Champion is shown in the photo of Clarence & Irma Tooley and her Mother, Mrs. Blackman. In later years, several guides were hired to accompany clients on daily fishing trips, which included shore lunches with homemade bread, beans, potatoes & onions and freshly fried fish. Judd’s wife Louise cooked for 40 years at the lodge, with help from 2 or 3 other women. Daily they made 10- 12 loaves of bread and full course meals with homemade pies. Since there was no electricity, all the water (cooking and laundry) was hauled up from the lake. The fridge was almost eight feet tall, oak on the outside, with lead doors. Two large
blocks of ice would keep the fridge and its contents cold for at least two days. For approximately three weeks in midwinter, ice for the fridges and water coolers was cut from the lake in front of the lodge. The ice blocks were sawn by hand, pulled from the lake and hauled to the icehouse. A gas-driven Delco system was installed to generate power. Hydro-electricity arrived in the late fifties. The lodge was open from the beginning of fishing season (around May 1st) to the end of deer hunting season in the late fall (mid-November). Boats or sleighs carried every bit of food, supplies and building material across the lake. A platform over two boats transported horses two at a time with one man steadying the horses. In 1972, the Ministry of Natural Resources built a forest access road to Long Schooner Lake and it was only at this point that Tooley Lodge became accessible by vehicle other than boat, snowmobile, or airplane. Judd and Louise’s son Herb and his wife Grace took over the lodge in 1974. They continued the tradition of providing great fishing and hunting experiences, tasty home cooked meals and friendly and helpful advice. Herb and Grace re-
"The best fishing was to be found on the Schooners" tired in 2004, and currently (2017) the lodge is operated by Larry Kroetsch.
Addington Highlands Council, April 3 by Craig Bakay
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omething you don’t see at a municipal council meeting very often is a resident making a delegation and going to bat for a neighbour. But at Addington Highlands regular Council meeting this week in Flinton, Amos Shiner did just that. Shiner took exception to the way Larry Knox has been treated with respect to the enforcement of the yard cleanup bylaw. Knox has been instructed to clean up his Hwy. 41 property. Shiner said a bylaw enforcement officer visited Knox March 1 and gave him until April 17 to comply. “Larry has been in the hospital for lung surgery and I’m here asking for an extension,” Shiner said. Shiner said allegations that nothing had been done were untrue as Knox had “taken a pickup load to the dump.” Shiner also said there were extenuating circumstances
in that some of the metal to be removed was still frozen in the ground. “I’ve talked to many people who are not happy with the way this was done,” Shiner said. Shiner said the incident has raised other concerns for him and he plans to do something about them. “Our bylaw does not comply with the Charter of Rights (and Freedoms),” he said. “One person (the bylaw enforcement officer) has the authority to enter anyone’s property and act as judge without appeal. “We feel bullied by this bylaw so we’re taking petitions (and) you’re going to see a lot of me until this bylaw is changed.” Shiner also said he has issues with other municipal statutes including the Official Plan. Council thanked Shiner for his presentation.
THE FRONTENAC NEWS
April 6, 2017
“Something to Sing About” T
he Tay Valley Community Choir is pleased to once again stage a spring concert, this year with an all-Canadian twist. “Something to Sing About,” the title of the show on Saturday, April 8th at 7:00pm at the Maberly Community Hall, is themed in the spirit of Canada’s 150th year since Confederation. All songs chosen by the choir were written by Canadians including David Francey, Bruce Cockburn, and Stan Rogers, and range from folk to swing to light rock. Compositions by noted regional musicians Tom Lipps and Tony Turner will also be on offer. “There are so many great Canadian composers,” says conductor Rebecca Worden, “from the famous to the largely unknown and from our own region to right across Canada. Choosing a small selection of songs from them all is a real challenge but I’m really
happy with our mix. We are looking forward to a lovely evening of music to help celebrate Canada’s 150th.” To fit in with the evening you are invited to bring along your Canada flags and wear your Canada t-shirt. Accompanying the choir once again will be skilled pianist, Mary Lou Carroll. Several choir members will have solo singing opportunities and joining as special guests will be Ms. Worden’s own musical group, the Backyard Blenders. Admission to “Something to Sing About” is $10 per person. Refreshments will be on hand following the concert and food or other donations to The Table can be made that evening and will be most welcome. Something to Sing About is made possible thanks to Tay Valley Township and Blue Skies in the Community.
Ian Tamblyn at Wintergreen Studios O by Isidora Spielman
n April 1st, a soft coloured Saturday with low hanging clouds and a definite sense of spring in the air, Wintergreen Studios was busy preparing for an evening of music and dinner for 50 guests. The dining tables were set to facilitate a gourmet experience. The straw bale eco friendly lodge was a beehive of activity in preparation for overnight guests. Wintergreen Studios is a year-round education and wilderness retreat centre located at 9780 Canoe Lake Road on 204 acres of mixed forests and meadows, granite outcroppings, ponds, marshes and a glacier carved lake. The property is part of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve in Southeastern Ontario. Ian Tamblyn was the first performer for this year’s events at the Studios. Ian brings music like breath from the land. With stories of Ontario’s lush forests or the haunting sounds of flute over large open spaces, Ian loves the land and he takes his listeners with him. He skips ahead, singing enticingly over his shoulder to call us deeper into the forest, across that lake, up that boulder, onto the island. “Did you hear that rustle
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The Friends of Lanark County and the National Farmers Union Local Chapter present:
Pollinators, People And Pesticides A speaking event that will interest members of the community who care about the pollinator crisis and human environmental health in general. Speakers will explore the effects and consequences of pesticide use (including roadside spraying) on human and pollinator health. With - Margaret (Meg) Sears Ph. D., Chair and lead scientist for Prevent Cancer Now, will speak about the environmental and health impacts of toxins including pesticides in our
environment. Vicki Wojcik Ph.D., from the Pollinator Partnership - the largest organization in the world exclusively dedicated to saving pollinators, will speak about new and emerging pollinator issues including the plight of our bees and the monarch butterfly. Thursday April 6, 2017 at 7 p.m., McMartin House 125 Gore street, Perth. Free event. Light refreshments offered.
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC
www.southfrontenac.net LIVING HERE
CHANGES TO GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR EASTER WEEKEND Regular garbage pickup on Friday, April 14th will be picked up on Saturday April 15th. Regular garbage pickup on Monday, April 17th will be picked up on Tuesday, April 18th. There will be no changes to the rest of the week. Green Bay WDS will be closed Friday, April 14th and Loughborough WDS will be closed on Monday, April 17th.
PRIVATE LANE UPGRADING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The deadline for applications for the 2017 Private Lane Assistance Program is June 9, 2017. Application forms and details available on the Township website – see Living Here/Road and Parking/Public Road/Private Lane Standards.
THE SPRING WINDS AND REYCYCLING So far this year we have experienced some extreme winds, so please give a bit of thought as to how you put out your recycling. Take precautions that what you put in your recycling box STAYS in your recycling box. Loose newspapers and empty or light plastics tend to fly out into the ditches and tree lines not to mention your neighbors! Not overfilling your box and crushing your plastics will make them more compact and less likely to take flight. As well, the simple act of putting a small piece of plywood or carpet on top of your recycled items will hold them down. An alternative would be to put your newspapers flat in a grocery bag then into your box; it holds a lot and they are contained. Workers are not required to pick up strewn recycling whether from the wind or from overflowing. Please keep the environment and our workers in mind when recycling. ….?” When the hammered dulcimer sings, we hear water crashing down a rocky slope and see people dancing around a campfire. We can almost see the fireflies. Ian Tamblyn is a musician, an adventurer and a playwright. He puts the audience at ease with his kind and easygoing stories and vignettes. And one tends to like the people one meets through his tales. He is a apt artist for a performance at Wintergreen, a space that is as devoted to the beauty and complexity of the land as he is.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT Summer hours are now in effect at the Depot - Open every Thursday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm Please remember that accepted items are hazardous materials, small electronics and bale wrap only. A full listing of accepted materials may be found on our website under Living Here/Solid Waste/Recycling/Household Hazardous Waste.
LOAD RESTRICTIONS TO APRIL 30, 2017 HALF LOAD Restrictions are in effect from February 23, 2017 to April 30, 2017. In accordance with the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O.1990. Ch. H. 8, Section 122, all roads within South Frontenac are subject to restricted loads. The restriction is that no axle of any commercial vehicle shall transmit to the road, a weight in excess of 5000 kilograms. This action is necessary for the protection of roads in South Frontenac.
TOWN HALL UPCOMING MEETINGS Council Meeting – Tues, April 18, 2017 Committee of the Whole – Tues, April 11, 2017 Committee of Adjustment – Thurs, April 13, 2017
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION – NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED Nominations for the 2016 Volunteer Recognition are now being accepted. Deadline for submitting is May 15, 2017. Nomination forms and detailed instructions can be found on the website – Town Hall – Volunteer Recognition.
Tipping Fee Changes for Bulk Items
CAREERS – SUMMER STUDENT POSITION - PUBLIC EDUCATION/MUSEUM COORDINATOR
New changes effective April 15, 2017
For details on Job Posting #17-16-RD please see the website. Deadline for Applications is May 1, 2017.
TIPPInG FEES (PER CuBIC yARD) 1. Miscellaneous Items (ex. Lawn chairs & tables, small quantities of brush and lumber, ceramic toilets,etc.) equal to less than a “Small Load” $5.00 - $10.00 2. Small loads – construction Materials 1’x4’x8’ (1.19 cubic yard)
$15.00
3. Box Spring & Mattress
$30.00 each
4. Appliances containing “Freon” refrigerant
$30.00 each
5. Sofas or chairs
$30.00 each
6. carpet
$30.00 each
7. Fiberglass Boats
$100.00
8. Shingles, based on ½ ton load
$35.00
ANY LOADS LARGER THAN STATED ABOVE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE WASTE SITES TIPPInG FEES are CHARGED FoR ALL ITEMS EXCEPT HouSEHoLD GarBaGe aND recycleD MATERIALS AH CLEAR LoGo BAGS are REQuIRED FoR ALL HouSEHoLD GarBaGe DiSPoSeD aT THE LAnDFILL AND NoT SuBJecT To THE ABoVE TIPPInG FEES THERE IS NO FEE FoR APPLIAnCES FRoM WHICH FREon HAS BEEn REMoVED By A QuALIFIED PERSon, unITS MuST BE PRoPERLy TAGGED To QuALIFy FoR EXEMPTIon THERE IS NO FEE FoR TIRES unDER THE onTARIo TIRE STEWARDSHIP PRoGRAM. THERE IS NO FEE FoR ELECTRonIC WASTE liSTeD unDER THE WaSTe elecTrical aND ELECTRonIC EQuIPMEnT (WEEE) PRoGRAM.
AH Logo bags will no longer be given in exchange for cardboard, newspaper or paper products. Space provided through a partnership between industry and ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programs.
THINGS TO DO SUMMER CAMP/SWIM PROGRAM Registration will open online and in person mid-May. Please check online for further details.
MINOR SPORTS REGISTRATION Contact and registration information for softball, football, soccer and the canoe club can be found on the website under “Things To Do – Sports and Activities”. Thanks to dedicated volunteers who organize these programs for the youth in our community.
Open for Business COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN Attention Harrowsmith Residents: For details on financial assistance to improve building conditions and land use, see the website - Open for Business/ Planning and Development/Community Improvement Plan. This includes façade improvement such as cladding materials, windows and doors, reports to masonry and brickwork, façade restoration, painting and cleaning, signage.
News & Public Notices COME JOIN US FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PITCH IN CANADA - APRIL 22-29, 2017 Designated Pitch In bags will be available from either Township office or any store that currently sells bag tags as of April 10th. Only marked Pitch In bags will be picked up without garbage tags. During the week of April 24th the bags will either be picked up on your regular collection day or for group collection, special arrangements can be made with the Township for pick up. For information call: 613 376-3027 x 4330
Enhance, Conserve & Protect Our Environment. NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSING Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac proposes to pass a by-law to stop up, close and transfer ownership of part of a Township-owned surveyed road as follows: Location: Part of Lot 18, Concession VIII, District of Storrington (Campbell) Reason: The travelled portion of Atkins Lane does not follow the Township surveyed road near the shore of Dog Lake and the land-owners at 4377 Atkins Lane and 4378 Atkins Lane abutting the unused road wish to add the road to their lots. The proposed road closing will come before Council for consideration at the regular meeting to be held in the Council Chambers, 4432 George St, Sydenham, on April 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm. See our website for more details or contact Lindsay Mills at Ext 2221.
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entral Frontenac Mayor Frances Smith and Kingston Frontenac Public Library Board Chair Claudette Richardson cut the ribbon officially opening the brand new Mountain Grove Library last Friday. The library, which is attached to the fire hall, was
made possible through a $110,000 grant by the federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development under the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program. “We all need books, we all need to read and we all need to learn,” said Smith.
Frontenac County business owners take a break from eating, drinking and talking to listen to a short presentation from Alison Vandervelde at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn last Thusday evening
InFrontenac – brand ambassadors meet and greet
by Jeff Green lison Vandervelde and Richard Allen of the Frontenac County Economic Development department thought that fifteen or twenty of the 68 Frontenac County brand ambassadors would accept their invitation to hold an informal social gathering at the Sharbot Lake County Inn last Thursday (March 30). “When over 50 said they were coming we were pretty surprised,” said Vandervelde “but then again I knew that businesses who have taken on the role of brand ambassador are an enthusiastic bunch.” Vandervelde made a short presentation at the gathering, which included business owners from all four townships, and the staff of the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation. She talked about plans to use the brand and the InFrontenac tagline to promote unique adventures in Frontenac County this summer. “Mostly what people wanted to do was meet each other and have a good time and maybe talk about business a little bit. There was a lot of energy in the room,” she said. Sandra White of the Sharbot Lake Country Inn hosted the event and provided appetizers, offerings that were augmented by a large meat board that Mike Mckenzie from Seed to Sausage brought along. White talked about the journey she has gone through as owner of the Country Inn and Crossings Pub over 7 years. Along with her husband Frank and their three daughters they have renovated the entire building, creating a dining room/performance space that hosts east coast and other musical acts from across Canada. The rooms at the Inn are now mostly upgraded as well. “We are enthusiastic that this summer will be a good one for businesses in Frontenac County,” said Vandervelde, “and as we hope
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(L to R) Mayor Frances Smith, KFPL Library Board Chair Claudette Richardson
Photo/Craig Bakay
Sharbot Lake Open House Oso Community Hall, 110 Garrett St.
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Seniors Social Club runs April 11 and 18
If you are an active senior looking to get out of the house, meet others and have fun, then Southern Frontenac Community Services has something for you to try. On Tuesday April 11 and April 18, Southern Frontenac Community Services will be piloting a new drop-in program for seniors of all abilities: The South Frontenac Seniors Social Club, which will run from 1:00 to 4:00pm at the Grace Centre, 4295 Stage Coach Road in Sydenham on those two days. The project is an initiative of Meagan Jackson and Taylor Yuzdepski, two students in the Occupational Therapy program at Queen’s University. Activities will include card games, board games, and light exercise, as well as just a time and place to interact with others. Says Joanne Silver, SFCSC Coordinator; “People have been asking for this kind of program for a while. We have a chance now to respond with this new initiative.” There is no cost to participate, and no advance registration is required.
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