Vol.22 No.50

Hockey Game Raises Funds, Builds Community

By Jeff Green

In late November, Adam Peters, who is with the OPP Auxiliary, thought it might be an idea to change up the annual food bank fundraiser that the Frontenac detachment runs.

He came up an idea of a hockey game between members of the detachment and the South Frontenac Fire department might draw a crowd, so he talked to his detachment commander and the fire department, and they were both interested.

“I then contacted Tim Laprade [manager of Recreation and Facilities] at the township to see if the arena had any open ice time. He said there were two hours open on

December 11, and that the arena would cover the cost of the ice. “It didn’t leave much time to get organised, but we went ahead with it anyway.”

With a few phone calls the two teams were assembled and word got out about the event through social media. Even though the weather on Sunday was not ideal, over 150 people showed up at the arena ready to have a good time.

When asked who won the game, Peters said, diplomatically, “let’s just say the food bank was the real winner of the game”. “The game of hockey brought the community together from the playing of O Canada to the final buzzer, it was a great night that was all about the food bank”

The Food Bank did win, as 345lbs of food and $2425 in cash was raised. All of the proceeds were donated to the Southern Frontenac Community Services Food Bank the very next day. Plans are already started for a second annual grudge match in 2023.

Organisers would like to thank: South Frontenac Fire and Rescue, Portland District Firefighters Association, Frontenac OPP, Frontenac OPP Auxiliary, Frontenac Community Arena staff, on and off-ice officials, and South Frontenac Mayor Ron Vandewal, who dropped the ceremonial first puck.

“The biggest thank you goes to the people who came out and donated to a great cause,” said Peters. ■

Gerry Martin Resigns From North Frontenac Council

by Jeff Green

V ery soon after being re-elected for a third term on North Frontenac Council, Gerry Martin received a cancer diagnosis, and underwent surgery in November. He knew that he would not be able to attend the inaugural meeting of council, and let the township know. He had already indicated that he was not planning to seek the position of second North Frontenac representative to Frontenac County Council for the next four years, a position he held for the most recent term of council, between 2018 and October of this year. With the first meeting of the new Frontenac County Council pending, an election for that position was held at the inaugural meeting, and Fred Fowler was chosen.

The selection process for the rest of the council appointments, including deputy mayor and the board of Mississippi Valley and Quinte Conservation Authorities, were left for this Friday’s second meeting of North Frontenac Council. Martin was expected to return as deputy mayor, a position he also held until the October election.

But not only will Martin not be in attendance as expected, he tendered his resignation from council last week, because of ongoing health concerns.

Martin was first elected to council in 2010, making him one of three long standing members of the current North Frontenac Council. (John Inglis was first elected in 2010 as well, and Wayne Good has been a member since 2006.)

At the time of his first election, Gerry had been back in North Frontenac, his childhood home, for a few years, after retiring from Bell Canada after a 35 year career. He became a member of the Committee of Adjustment for the township before deciding to run for council.

At the time he said he wanted to see Council take a more active role, lamenting that “we have government by bureaucracy instead of government by representatives.”

He also said he was “a little tired of being retired. I can only hunt and fish so much.”

As a member of council, Martin established a reputation for being very well prepared for council debates, and took a fiscally conservative approach to spending.

“We didn't always agree on things,” said his council colleague John Inglis about Martin, “but when he speaks to an issue it is always with clarity and with a well reasoned position. We will really miss Gerry on council.”

In his first term, he worked on cell tower improvements and on the build out of a memorial park at the Clar-Mil Hall in Plevna, where Remembrance Day Ceremonies are now held each year.

Martin speaks very highly of Bud Clayton, who he served with between 2010 and Clayton's sudden death just before the 2014 election. They were both from a tele-communications background and developed a good rapport.

In fact, after Clayton's death, Martin thought about seeking the open mayor's position, but said “Bud worked at it, day and night. I'm a retiree. I don't want to start another career.”

His relationship with Mayor Ron Higgins was not as close, but over the 8 years that they worked together, and four as the North Frontenac representatives to Frontenac County Council, they also developed a rapport.

Martin supported Higgins at the county level, even

Photo Laura Astralis

Bill 23 could make for more disfunction, not less

– the More Homes Built Faster Faster Act, recently passed by the Ontario Legislature, is a set of sweeping measures that reflect the underlying political thinking of Premier Doug Ford.

It is all about removing barriers to commerce, in this case the building and development industry, throughout the province. It is designed to allow for more urban sprawl on the edges of larger Ontario cities, but it also contains measures that would have pleased the old Lanark Landowners Association and our former MPP Randy Hillier, who railed against the fact that Conservation Authorities took a watershed protection approach to land development, stifling the ability of landowners, large and and small, from the unfettered enjoyment of their property.

Provisions in Bill 23 will cost some municipalities money, with the freezing of development fees. In our region, only South Frontenac will be affected because they are the only township that charges development fees, and the impact is hard to quantify.

But by far the biggest impact will be on the planning process for rural development, as municipalities will no longer be able to ask Conservation Authorities to comment on a host of environmental issues.

This is unfortunate because the economic future of our region is fully dependent on the health of the forests and lakes, since our main drawing card for both tourists and potential residents alike, is the beauty of the landscape and the lakes that punctuate it.

One of the paradoxes that becomes apparent whenever a development proposal comes before one of the local councils, is that the projects are invariably designed to be marketed to people who want to live a quiet lifestyle in a secluded, clean environment. At the same time, the opposition to the developments always claim that the development will ruin the clean, secluded environment in the region.

Over the past 15 years, most of the proposals for housing developments in Frontenac County have been in South Frontenac. And many of those have been contentious, the Hartington subdivision and the Johnston's Point project on Loughborough Lake, are cases

in point.

Both of them took years, and many revisions, before they were approved, and were before Council on numerous occasions. Experts working, for the proponents and opponents, prepared their own scientific reports, which came to opposite conclusions, leaving council in the middle of it.

One side claimed the proposals would have zero impact on the local environment, that could not be easily mitigated, and the other side claimed that the developments would have a destructive effect on water quality, local wildlife and the ecosystem itself.

The entire process screams for revision, which has been slowly happening.

One of the obvious flaws in the system, which planning departments have been working on, is that there is no obvious road map, no fixed set of rules for what can and cannot be approved.

Removing Conservation Authorities from the process, as Bill 23 does, will not make this any easier. In fact it could make it harder.

For example, there is a contentious proposal before South Frontenac Council for an expansion to a campground on Lake Opinicon, Skycroft Campground.

In order to approve the expansion, South Frontenac Council will have to agree to amend both their Zoning Bylaw and their Official Plan, and there is a process for doing that. When the matter came to a Public Meeting of Council in September, a set of expert reports were presented by the proponents, based on scientific and engineering analysis. At the same time, opponents presented alternative expert opinions on the potential impact of the development on the lake and the watershed as a whole, based on their own scientific studies..

Among all the reports and counter-reports regarding the proposal, the local Conservation Authorities provided the township with an opinion from a different perspective. They looked critically at the case made by the proponents, and pointed out the gaps in the analysis, and said what was needed to ensure that the expansion, either the one being proposed or a smaller one, would be acceptable from an environmental impact perspective.

The advantage of the Conservation Authority analysis is that they did not start their analysis in order to

support or oppose the proposed expansion. Removing this kind of analysis from the process just because Conservation Authorities come at their work from a conservation perspective, is not going to make the process any better or simpler.

It will only make it harder for South Frontenac Council to make the right decisions, as Council is inevitably squeezed between the legitimate commercial interests of a campground, that has been paying taxes, providing employment and economic spin-offs to the township for decades, and a group of property owners who have also been paying taxes for decades.

Meanwhile, the potential impact on the future of a township whose key asset is its natural environment, weighs on the minds of council members as well.

For Council, land use planning will only become more difficult because of Bill 23.

Unless, thanks also to Bill 23 and to other provisions in the Municipal Act, the provincial government takes an interest in the case.

The Province can, and will override the authority of the municipality if it sees fit to do so. That's one of the clearest messages being delivered over and over again by the Ford government. ■

when Higgins battled with Frontenac County Council, presenting a united front in support of the interests of North Frontenac.

The new Mayor of South Frontenac Gerry Lichty, said that Martin was someone that he has “always respected. He is straight shooter. I was looking forwards to working with him on council. If he had put his name forward for the Deputy Mayor position, as expected, I would have supported him. With so many of us being new, having someone with his knowledge and perspective in that role would have been of real value. We will miss him on council.”

He said he decided to run for a fourth term because he enjoys being on council, and still felt he was able to contribute. He also said that since his wife, Joy, died in 2019, council had been a good way to fill some of the void in his life.

But only some of the void. As he wrote this year in the memoriam he has placed in the Frontenac News each year since Joy's passing, “without you, life has never been the same and never will be.”

It council follows the established protocol, the vacated council position will be offered to Vernon Hermer, who finished third in the October election I Clar-Mil (Ward 2) behind Roy Huetl and Gerry Martin. Before being defeated in October, Hermer served two consecutive terms on council. ■

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Parks, Crime Rate Questioned In Addington Highlands

By Craig Bakay

Much of the regular Dec. 6 Addington Highlands Council meeting in Flinton was taken up by presentations from defeated Reeve candidate Marlean McLean (longtime incumbent Henry Hogg defeated McLean 980 to 458 in the municipal election earlier this year.)

McLean’s delegation called for a new playground at Denbigh’s Heritage Park and crime in the Township as a whole.

McLean questioned beautification plans at the park and the application for a grant to do so.

“While a beautification project may be the end goal, there are other matters to consider first,” she said. “The community of Denbigh overall supports a playground before anything else. The community is reluctant to support a beautification project which may impose on the desired layout of the playground. We are concerned about planting and root systems as well as cement pads for benches (and) the current horseshoe set up is not in an ideal

Impaired Driving

On December 8, 2022, just before 8:00 p.m., Frontenac OPP responded a traffic complaint on Hwy 7, Central Frontenac Township. The vehicle was located and as a result of the investigation a 29-year-old from the City of Hamilton was charged with Adult Operation while Impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) and Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs.

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sharbot Lake on January 24, 2023. The vehicle was impounded for seven days, and driver's licence was suspended for ninety days.

On December 11, 2022, just before

location either.

“It is for these reasons we want to see a new playground before anything else.”

McLean claimed that the playground currently services about 80 children but Coun. Helen Yanch questioned that.

“I highly doubt there are 80 children in Denbigh,” Yanch said. “I love Denbigh and to think we’re not looking after our playgrounds is not a nice thing to do. If there were 80 children in Denbigh, their school would still be open.”

Dep. Reeve Tony Fritsch pointed out that the Denbigh recreation committee, unlike its counterpart in Flinton, is a totally volunteer committee, and not incorporated.

McLean questioned the makeup of the committee and said both Coun. Kirby Thompson and his wife are on it.

“I take great offense to that comment,” said Thompson. “You’re stepping over the line.

“Who appointed you as official spokesperson for the community of Denbigh?”

“Nobody,” McLean replied.

OPP R EPORT

1:00 a.m., Frontenac OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Hwy 401, Kingston. The female driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. As a result of the investigation a 24-year-old from South Frontenac Township was charged with Operation while Impaired - alcohol and drugs and Operation while impairedblood alcohol concentration (80plus).

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on January 12, 2023. The vehicle was impounded for seven days, and driver's licence was suspended for ninety days.

Motor Vehicle Theft

On December 8, 2022, Frontenac OPP began an investigation regarding a stolen side by side from a residence in South Frontenac. As a result of the investigation

McLean continued on with a dissertation about crime in the community.

“We have community members locking vehicles and doors and installing cameras,” she said. “Most say they haven’t had to do this in their 30-50 years living here. People are fearful of vigilante justice (and) over the past few months tension has risen. There appears to be the same group targeting our community and one specific location of URCA housing of extreme concern.”

Resident Beth Boomhower also spoke on the subject.

“Our community is living in fear,” she said. “They’re locking doors and staying up all night long to ensure their possessions are safe.

“Some community members are travelling roads watching houses. I’m one of them.”

Dep. Reeve Tony Fritsch said that addiction issues are another aspect of the problem.

Council passed a motion asking for an

the side by side and another previously reported stolen four-wheeler were recovered. Jessie Teal, 35-years-old and Bobbie Wilson, 38-years-old both from Central Frontenac Township have been charged with the following: Adult theft of Motor Vehicle; Possession or Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000; Possession Break in Instruments; Three Counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000

Teal also faces an additional charge of Failing to Comply with a Probation Order. Both accused are to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sharbot Lake on a later date. ■

OPP representative to attend Council and address the issue.

Election results?

Marlean McLean wasn’t done with her concerns about park safety and crime. She also questioned (albeit unofficially) the results of the October election, or at least the numbers of eligible voters.

CAO/Clerk-Treasurer Christine Reed, who was responsible for the election, said there were no concerns about ‘phantom ballots’ or irregularities brought to her attention.

McLean also questioned how the Deputy Reeve is selected. Reeve Henry Hogg said that that goes back to amalgamation in 1998.

“I thought it would be a good idea to have a member from each ward on County Council,” he said. Th position of Deputy Reeve is offered to the council member receiving the most votes in the ward where the Reeve does not reside. Tony Fritsch holds that position.

Hamper program donation

Council approved a $750 donation to the Denbigh Griffith Lions Club Christmas Hamper Program.

“A number of grants approved in the budget were not claimed,” said CAO/ Clerk-Treasurer Christine Reed, freeing up some money for the hamper program Soccer donation deferred

A request for a monetary donation to the North Addington Soccer Association was deferred to the 2023 budget deliberations.

Hydro grant applicaion deferred to the county

A proposal to apply for a Hydro One energizing life grant to repair damage done to the Flinton trails by the derecho was deferred to County Council.

“The trails are County property,” said Reeve Henry Hogg. ■

COMMUNITY REPORTERS (613)

Arden Wanda Harrison 335-3186

Battersea / Storrington Amanda Pantrey 353-6653

Cloyne / Northbrook Stepanie Regent

Denbigh Gail Fritsch 613-333-2224

Godfrey Kelli McRobert

Harrowsmith Gregg Hamelin 613-376-6665

Henderson Jean Brown 336-2516

Inverary Judy Borovskis 353-1768

Maberly-Bolingbroke Karen Prytula 325-1354

Mississippi Pearl Killingbeck 278-2127

Ompah Linda Rush 479-2570

Marily Seitz 479-2855

Parham-Tichborne ........Colleen Steele 375-6219 Christine Teal 375-6525

Perth Road Peter Bird 353-7303

Plevna Rhonda Watkins 613-264-5325

Sydenham Karen Brawley 376-9848

Verona Debbie Lingen

bATTE r SEA /S TO rr INGTON

amanda Pantrey 613-353-6653 amandapantrey@outlook.com

Upcoming events for Battersea and Inverary United Church-

• es: Dec 18 - Christmas Concert and Caroling by students of Crystalize Music Studio: Inverary – 3 - 430pm FREE. Dec 18 - Chris Murphy & Turpin’s Trail Fundraising Concert at Battersea United Church at 730pm, free will offer. Dec 21 - Longest Night Service – Inverary 7pm, We come to this service in the midst of the shortest days and the longest nights of the year. Dec 24 - Christmas Eve Services (Battersea United at 4pm & 7pm, Wilmer United Church at 10pm).

Do you follow along with the Community News email chain

• hosted by Catherine Reynolds? It’s a great way to stay connected to the community. If you want to get on the distribution list, email catherinereynolds@gibsonfamilyhealthcare.com.

What does a gingerbread man put on his bed? Cookie sheets.

DENbIGH & VENNACHAr

Gail Fritsch

613-333-2224 tonygailfritsch@sympatico.ca

The Denbigh Recreation Committee is looking forward to

lend a hand.

The scrumptious Harlowe Hall is the place to be on Sat.

• Dec. 17 for the final musical and lunch shindig of 2022 from 1 – 5pm. Local musicians will offer music, some open mike and some fiddlers too while Marie and crew will serve a hot roast beef sandwich lunch-including mashed potatoes, veggies and pie and admission is $15.00 for the public and $10.00 for entertainers. It’s a come and go event all afternoon and will really be a fun time. Nothing quite like getting to Harlowe and settling in for the afternoon- singing, eating, laughing and rocking on!

Our Pine Meadow people blew out the cameras with a

• Christmas photo shoot and Reindeer Games. There was lots of excitement heard throughout the halls as staff tried to steal each other's Reindeer! Time flew faster than a herd of flying reindeer!! Congrats winners! It was a hoot and a holler!

Saturday Night Church is hosting a live nativity at the Li-

• ons Hall in Northbrook Christmas Eve from 2-5pm. Chilli, hot chocolate, coffee and cookies to be served!! The main organizers are Tod and Cynthia Boutilier.

Henderson United welcomes everyone to a candle lit Christ-

• mas Eve worship service @ 7pm with student clergy Kaitlyn Ostrander.

In the hustle and bustle of the season may we take time to

• pause, refresh and be still.

INVErArY

Festival of Trees is over for 2022 and congratulations to all of

• the entries. Arden should be extremely proud as they scored 2 Firsts, 1 Second and 1Third. As an Ardenite I couldn’t be happier for our wins but my personal favourite was the large tree, first place winner in its category, submitted by “Friday Night Ladies”. Each ornament was hand crafted with no two the same. That group has many talented crafters! Great job by everyone.

The Arden Seniors had a scaled down but very joyous • Christmas celebration last weekend. Members met at Addison’s in Northbrook and enjoyed a lovely turkey dinner, shared some memories and wished everyone a safe, happy and blessed Christmas season. Everyone hoped that next year would bring less stress and more happiness.

The Land-o-Lakes Public School will be holding their Shop • & Wrap Thursday, December 15, at the school. Donations of gently used items, and wrapping supplies will be gratefully accepted, and volunteers to wrap the gifts are always needed. If you can help out, in any way, please contact Amanda McPhee at 613-888-2005. The experience of participating in this event is something you will never forget, so please lend a hand!

On December 17, the Arden Youth are invited to a Christ- • mas Party at the United Church 1pm to 3pm. There will be snacks, crafts and maybe a visit from Santa himself. If you would like to attend, please contact the Church at 613-3352474 or minister@srdenpastoralcharge.ca.

The district 3 Rec Committee is again sponsoring a “Holi-

• day Lighting” Contest. If you, or a neighbour like to go all out and decorate, for the Holiday Season, please submit a photo or video to osoreccommittee@gmail.com. You can vote for your favourite on the district 3 Facebook page with winners being announced December 19.

Watch out for those scammers. They are waiting for you to • drop your guard so they can take your money!

• celebrating Christmas with the community. We are hosting a Stationary Christmas Parade on Saturday December 17th from 5 to 7pm at Heritage Park in Denbigh. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there for all the children (and adults as well). There will be Hamburgers, Hotdogs and treats for everyone. Please let the Committee know if you would like to enter a float by calling 613-333-2224. We will also be carrying on the tradition of the annual Christmas Lights contest in Ward 1; the prizes are 1st-$100 2nd-$50 and 3rd -$25. Please have your lights on the evenings of Dec. 17 to Dec. 21 as Santa’s helpers will be driving around one of those nights. Winners will be notified before Christmas.

H A rr OWS m ITH

Gregg Hamelin 613-376-6665 ghamelin3585@gmail.com

Thanks to everyone who bought the knit and crochet items • at Silverbrook’s Garden Centre, Harrowsmith Pharmacy, Sydenham Pharmacy (from Bhavin Patel) and the One Stop in Sydenham. We have contributed another $135.00 to our local food bank.

This is it!! We are into the final week for Christmas shop- • ping.

New Year's Eve Dance on December 31st, at the Golden Links Hall in Harrowsmith. Dancing from 21:00 to 01:00 AM. Music provided by All Stare Karaoke and DJ Services. There will be a cold buffet served at 23:00 PM. A bus ride home is available. Cost is $40.00 per person with a cut off date to buy tickets on December 22nd. For tickets call 613-372-2410.

HENDErSON

Judy Borovskis borovskis@kingston.net

Christmas Concert & Carolling Sunday December 18th

• from 3 to 430 at Inverary United Church provided by the students of Crystalize Music Studio. A free concert. Everyone welcome!Chris Murphy & Turpin’s Trail in Concert Battersea United Church fundraiser December 18th at 730pm. Your toes will be tapping - guaranteed!

Longest Night Service December 21 at Inverary United • Church at 7pm.

Christmas Eve Services: Battersea United Church at 4pm.

• and 7pm.

Wilmer United Church at 10pm. For those new to the area,

• this is the only service held at this church during the year. A very special service to be experience! Arrive early for a seat!

New Year’s Day Service will be a joined service of Batter-

• sea United and Inverary United at Battersea at 915.

Winter Parking Restrictions began December 1, 2022. Re-

• member! There is no over night parking on Township roads between midnight and 7am.

Rotary Calendars displaying local photography and offer-

• ing 312 chances to win $15,000 in prizes are available at Inverary Pharmasave, Mrs Garrett's Bake Shop, Neil's Flowers, & Limestone Creamery. Great as Christmas gifts. For info call Darlene at 613-353-1142. Help Rotary to help others!

Eyeglasses & Hearing Aides! Storrington Lions Club is col-

• lecting used eyeglasses and hearing aides.

• a sense of purpose – become a Lion.

Join the Storrington Lions Club! Offering fun, friendship and

Hall Rentals: Inverary Church Hall – contact Judy Borovs-

• kis 353-1768 or cell: 613-545-5017. Battersea Church hall – contact Roberta Smith 353-2846

Maberly Fair is hosting a Euchre Card Party on the 2nd and

• 4th Wednesday of every month. $5 per person. Maberly Hall, 180 Maberly Elphin Road. Contact Sue Munro at 613-2682507 if you want more information.

Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra - Our Little Christ-

• mas Concert - Deck the Maberly Hall with Fiddles and VoicesBlue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra Presents "Our Little Christmas Concert" - Special Guests include TRXTRS & Linda Grenier - Sunday, January 8th, 2023, 2pm - 5pm - Admission is $10.00 - Refreshments and baking available for purchase. Contact Cindy McCall for more information: 613-278-2448. cindy.fiddlemusic.mccall@gmail.com

next week and then will be on a break until the new year.

• choose winners!

Christmas lights sure look pretty, it certainly will be hard to

Friday Night Bingo sponsored by the Oddfellows Parham

• are still a go, but at Sharbot Lake OSO Township Hall - not at Parham Hall. Maybe it will be at Parham Hall soon. Turkey Bingo is Friday, Dec 16th!

Thank goodness for the quick response of the Volunteer

• Fire Fighters and Police as the electric fire at Rhoda Howes was extinguished.

P E r TH rOAD

stay in Verona and enjoy shopping at our local merchants. All your holiday needs are covered - from trees, lights, stocking stuffers and presents for under the tree to supplying all the fixings for Christmas dinner. Have fun with your imagination this holiday and give the gift of Verona shopping.

Style Revival will be open this Saturday, December 17

• from 10am to 1pm. Style Revival, which is located in the Verona Free Methodist Church at 6804 Hwy 38, offers free gently used clothing and footwear for all ages.

Maberly Hall, 180 Maberly Elphin Road. This might be the

• last notice you get owing to the timing of the first publication of this newspaper in January, so if you are interested, mark your calendars now! There might not be a reminder.

OmPAH

linda rush lindarush@yahoo.com 613-479-2570

Marily Seitz seitz@xplornet.ca 613-479-2855

Peter Bird

613-353-7303 p.bird@xplornet.ca

Christmas Eve Services: 830pm at Perth Road United

• Church. Please note: Wilmer Service is cancelled EVENTS Perth Rd. Sunday School Hall:

• Tuesday Lunches will end this year on Dec. 20th and re-

• sume on Jan. 10th 2023

LELAND HELPING HAND, Four Handed Euchre, will re-

Revell Ford is having a Holiday Food Drive in December. Win a free WORKS PACKAGE while supporting our local community. Every food bank item donation earns you an entry into the weekly draw for a free Works Package during the month of December (4 draws in total).

Free Public Skating at Frontenac Arena! Wednesdays

• from 9am to 1030am and Sundays from noon to 130pm. It's free all winter long thanks to a Queen's Platinum Jubilee grant.

There will be a FREE sit down TURKEY DINNER on

The tables were laden with wonderful baking at the annual

• Cookie Exchange last Saturday. Everyone went home with boxes full of amazing cookies.

The Firefighter Christmas dinner was held at North of 7 last Saturday night. A delicious full turkey dinner was served followed by cherry cheesecake. No one went home hungry. This year, so far, there have been 138 calls which is the most calls ever. Firefighters also got up out of bed to respond to 40 calls during the night. Nine received a Lightning Bolt pin in recognition of having brought 4 people back to life by CPR or defibrillator. Thanks to the Firefighters, North Frontenac is a better place to live.

• sume on Thur. Jan. 5th 2023 Perth Road VILLAGE Crafters has closed for Xmas and will

• resume on Wed, Jan. 4th 2023

PlEVNA

rhonda Watkins

613-264-5325 rhonda139@gmail.com

• Christmas Day at the Verona Lions Hall. Doors open at 1030 with meal at 12 noon. To reserve your spot or get more information, call Sheila Steele 613-374-2884 or Joyce Casement 613-374-3406.

Enjoy breakfast with friends at the Winter Warm-Up

• Breakfast at Trinity United Church on Saturdays in January. First breakfast is January 7. Breakfast from 830 am to 11am. Payment by donation. This is hosted by Trinity United Church and the Verona Community Association.

• brightening up the night from dark until 9pm. Follow the signs in Ompah to River Road then to 1311 Struthadam Road. Admission is by donations which makes the over 150,000 light event happen.

The Christmas Light Display at Riverhill Farm is once again

• Community Centre. A large batch of healthy food been delivered to the Food Bank and I see more bags are waiting in the foyer for delivery. The last date for drop off is Wed, Dec 21.

Food Bank donations are still welcome in the foyer of the

A full roast beef dinner will be served at the Birthday Bash • on Wed, Dec, 21 at 6pm. Bring a small salad or dessert and a donation to the Benevolent Fund if you wish. John and Linda will lead carol singing and December birthdays will be celebrated. Everyone is welcome.

A number of Ompah Community Members met at the

• Ompah Hall on Wednesday for the first “Community Café”, offered by Rural Frontenac Community Services. Pam Lemke, from the Alzheimer’s Association, gave a talk about dementia, and then the group was served a light lunch, of soup and buns. There was an opportunity to make gingerbread houses, but most of the participants were anxious to get home to their own Christmas preparations. However, our understanding is that there will be more informative Community Café’s to come.

Thinking of you to Cathy MacMunn.

• Happy 4th birthday to Ryah Goodfellow.

• Brittany Bertrim will be celebrating her 25th birthday so we

• are sending her out special birthday wishes!!

Thinking of families who mourn the loss of loved ones this

• close to Christmas, especially the Velma LaPointe and Elda Garrett family.

Thinking of you to Connie Southall from our exercise group,

• as well as Janice Anderson. The exercise group resumes

You are invited to come and join us at the Holy Trinity An-

• glican Church at 6652 Buckshot Lake Road in Plevna for our Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday, December 24th at 630pm. This will be our last service until Sunday, January 8th at 10am in the new year.

St. Kilian's Catholic Church in Ardoch invites everyone to

• come and enjoy their Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday, December 24th at 430pm and please note that there will be no mass on Sunday, December 25.

River of Life Christian Fellowship invites you to enjoy their

• Christmas Eve Service at 6pm on Saturday, December 24th. Please note: there will be no service on Christmas Day, but there will be a service on Sunday, January 1st at 1030am.

After 21 years of fabulous service at the Kingston Frontenac

• Public Library Plevna and Cloyne Branches, Teresa Manion worked her last day on Tuesday, December 13th. Patrons and fellow employees alike will greatly miss Teresa and all of her knowledge and experience! Best wishes on your next stage in life, Teresa, and happy retirement!!

The Plevna Liquor store invites you to stop by and check

• out all of their festive holiday gift ideas! They have a December Sauvignon Blanc for $8.95 that is easy on the pocket book and pairs fabulously with turkey! Their store hours are still the same from Tuesday to Saturdays through December from 106pm, but they will be opening an hour earlier on Saturday, December 24 and Saturday, December 31 at 9am!

Creative Grapes - Winemaking and Bottling had a fabu-

• lously fun and busy day last Saturday when a great group of ladies gathered to prepare and fill 180 bottles of wine for their holiday exchange! A delightful time was enjoyed by all!

There are so many people talking about the impressively

• spectacular lights at River Hill Farms Christmas Light Display!! With over 150,000 lights, it is without a doubt, the biggest and best in Frontenac County!! It is well worth the drive in to visit and don't forget to enjoy their wagon ride and pick up some mini donuts that will knock your socks off!!

Sharbot Lake Chiropractic & Wellness

Dr. Gian Kaillon

Sharbot Lake 613.279.2100

www.sharbotlakechiropractic.ca

Vitamin d

Vitamin D, often known as the sunshine vitamin, plays an important role in your bone health. It is mostly made by the body through exposure to sunlight. This is unique to vitamin D since most vitamins come from the foods you eat. Having too much or too little vitamin D in your body can affect the amount of calcium in your bones and can take a toll on your overall bone health. Low levels of vitamin D can lead to decreased bone mass (osteoporosis) which can increase your risk of fractures. Too much vitamin D can lead to calcium deposits in the kidneys (kidney stones), or calcium build-up in other soft tissues like the heart, lungs, and blood vessels.

More than 90% of a person’s vitamin D requirement tends to come from casual exposure to sunlight. This poses some unique challenges for those whose environments limit their exposure to the sun. For example, in Canada and other countries in the northern hemisphere during the winter months, people are exposed to less ultraviolet light. Therefore, in Canada our bodies produce little to no vitamin D. Statistics Canada reported that, in the winter months, 40% of Canadians had vitamin D levels that were below the recommended range. In the summer, that number is smaller, but still a whopping 25%. As a northern country, we often lack the exposure to ultraviolet light that is needed for enough vitamin D to be made in the body year-round.

You can get vitamin D naturally from a few foods, including egg yolks or fatty fish such as salmon or mackerel. In Canada, some foods are fortified with vitamin D by law to prevent the risk of vitamin D deficiency in the general population, including milk, soy milk, rice beverages, and margarine.

Debbie Lingen debbie@lingens.com

South Frontenac Council - December 06/22

This was the first public meeting of the new South Frontenac Council. They have been attending orientation sessions since the election.

lake Ecosystem Grant recommendations

The Township accepted applications for the 2022 Lake Ecosystem Grant program until September 30, 2022. ($30,000 had been budgeted for this program.) The Lake Ecosystem Advisory Committee recommended approval of four (4) applications from an intake of six projects, for a total of $30,183.98. Of the remaining two applications,

one is already funded from another source, and the other has a grant for a project not fully completed.

Dog and Cranberry Lakes Association requested $10,000 to complete a Lake Stewardship Plan and a ‘Love Your Lake’ report which will highlight actions to be taken to protect the lake (e.g. education, shoreline plantings).

Inverary Lake Residents Association requested $4,153.98 to purchase shoreline ‘No Wake” signs, and a “Love Your Lake” shoreline assessment with recommen-

dations for action.

Queen’s University Biological Station asked for $6,030 for the implementation of a turtle nest protection and relocation program to reduce nest mortality and to engage the public with wildlife conservation.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada asked for $10,000 for improving wetland habitat at the Milburn Creek Nature Reserve in Battersea, by (a) applying an approved herbicide to reduce invasive phragmites along Milburn Creek, and (b) to engage community members through three volunteer events to control invasive buckthorn and garlic mustard plants along the trail. At the events, the public will learn about invasive species identification, and how to control them with hand pulling and small tools.

Senior Planner Woods assured Mayor Vandewal that 25% of each grant would be withheld until the township received a final report of project completion. Council approved the

grants.

a “Housekeeping” land transfer

The Estate of Everett Orser has proposed to transfer three 0.3 metre reserves back to the Township, to have them merged with the road allowance. The Estate would facilitate the transfer at their expense. Council had no questions or objections.

Floodplain Mapping Support for Quinte Conservation authority

Quinte Conservation has asked Council for funding of $79,900 to support the Napanee River Upper Lakes Study/Updated Floodplain Mapping, which is to be completed in 2023, and will include public consultation. Updated floodplain mapping will be provided for: Fourteen Island, Hambly, Howes, Potspoon, Thirteen Island, Thirty Island, Vanluven, White, and Verona Lakes. Council approved this request, to be funded from the Working Funds Reserve

Verona Housing Communal Servicing options Study

Council approved awarding the contract for this mandatory study process to J.L.Richards & Associates for their bid of $87,597.04, which falls within the budgeted $100,000.

This study will determine the preferred water and wastewater solutions for the Verona Housing development and will serve as the foundation of future steps of the Class C Municipal EA process which will examine alternative design concepts for the preferred solutions and ultimately detailed design and construction.

Councillor Sleeth asked asked about the project timeline: it is to be completed by Oct 31/23. There were no other questions from Council.

deputy Mayor appointment

After agreeing to appoint four members of Council as Deputy Mayor fo a one-year term each, based on the number of votes received per district, the following schedule was chosen:

Sleeth: 2023

Leonard and Morey asked to share 2024, with Leonard covering the first half of the year and Morey the second.

Ruttan: 2025

T HE C O r PO r ATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF A DDINGTON H IGH l ANDS

Pu B li C Noti CE

Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands, at it’s meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers on January 17, 2023 proposes to enact a by-law to Close, Stop Up and Sell to abutting land owner, part of the Shoreline Road Allowance lying in front of the following property.

landowner (Styles)

On Skootamatta Lake, Part of the Original Shore Road Allowance in front of Part of Lot 7, Concession 12, Geographic Township of Anglesea, more particularly described as RP29R-8362 Part 2; Township of Addington Highlands; County of Lennox & Addington.

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 by-law and who applies to be heard.

Dated at Flinton Ontario on December 13, 2022 Patricia Gray, Deputy Clerk/Planning Secretary Township of Addington Highlands 72 Edward St., Flinton ON K0H 1P0

Tel: 613-336-2286 ext. 202

Email: deputyclerkplanning@addingtonhighlands.ca

Pegrum: 2026 (his request to do the final year, in order to have time to become more familiar with the workings of Council.)

South Frontenac Fire and rescue Council orientation

Because Darcy Knott, Director of Fire and Emergency Services, had not been able to attend the earlier Council orientation session, much of the rest of the meeting was given over to this report. It, along with all the other presentations, can be viewed on the Township’s website, in the Dec 6 Council agenda.

Council Participation

Mayor Vandewal commented on the lack of questions or comments from Council throughout the evening, saying he hoped future meetings would be livelier.

January Meeting Schedule

Council will meet Jan 10 & 31; COW will be Jan 17.

by Wilma Kenny

On Sunday Dec 11th, 2022 the Sharbot Lake United Church was so honoured to host 'Fiddlers and Friends' at our 10a.m. service. It was a wonderful service with their beautiful music and a luncheon to thank them for being a very important part of our service. Thank you ladies!!

The Bulgarians Are Coming... to North Frontenac

By Jeff Green

n the summer of 1877, the battle for control of Pleven, a city in Northeast Bulgaria, had been raging for months. By the end of the summer, three phases of the battle had already taken place, each more bloody and costly for the both the invading Russian forces and the Ottoman (Turkish) defenders. There were 100,000 Russian troops in the third Battle of Pleven, and they were successfully resisted by 30,000 Ottoman troops.

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All of this in a city that had a population of under 15,000 the time (the population of Pleven was 14,307 in 1887 –it peaked 100 years later in 1987 at 115,000, and is now at about 90,000)

After the third battle, the Russian forces circled the City and laid siege to it. The Ottomans eventually surrendered the City in December, 1877, but by then the Ottoman stand at Pleven (also known as Plevna) was renowned across Europe, and had implications for the survival of the Ottoman Empire.

According to the historian AJP Taylor, as quoted in the Wikipedia page on the siege, “most battles confirm the way that things are going already; Plevna is one of the few engagements which changed the course of history. It is difficult to see how the Ottoman Empire could have survived in Europe... if the Russians had reached Constantinople in July; probably it would have collapsed in Asia as well. Plevna... gave the Ottoman Empire another forty years of life ...”

The battle also marked a turning point in terms of military hardware, with some of the Ottoman success in resisting the Russians even though they were badly outnumbered, being attributed to the use of new, repeating rifles in the face of the single shot muzzle loader the Russians were using.

The only connection between the battle for Pleven and

the history of North Frontenac has to do with the postal service in the new country of Canada at that time, and with a family feud in Clarendon-Miller Township, now part of North Frontenac.

The village that had cropped up near Buckshot Lake in about 1860, was called Buckshot at the time. But the Canada Postal Service had only accepted the name on an interim basis, insisting the the community come up with a more suitable name. At the time there were family based factions in the community, and despite the fact that the postal service had set a deadline for a new name, no consensus emerged.

Until, that is, according to the account in “Away back in Clarendon-Miller” , Sam Barton said the situation was as bad as the situation that existed in Plevna, Bulgaria. Somehow this turned into a suggested name to submit to Canada Post. Not being connected to any faction, nor being any of the family names in the settlement that were so contentious, the name was submitted, and accepted by the postal service on November 1, 1877, 6 weeks before the fall of Plevna.

According the book, it is unlikely that Sam Barton knew about the raging battle for Pleven at the time, given that new did not travel that fast between Europe and Clarendon-Miller in the 1870's, but was probably referring to earlier battles in the same region.

Nonetheless Plevna emerged as the largest settlement in Clarendon-Miller, which it remains to this day, even with only 170 post boxes to its name and no post office.

This little known fact of North Frontenac lore is now having its moment in the sun thanks to Velislava Panova, the Bulgarian Consul-General in Toronto. She has been combing the map looking for connections between Ontario and Biulgaria in order to foster connections between the two countries.

This summer she visited the town of Varna, in Huron County, which was named for Varna, the third largest city in Bulgaria.

And now she wants to come to Plevna.

In a report that will be coming to this week's busy first real council meeting of the new North Frontenac Council, are report from Brooke Hawley concerns an event being planned for next month.

“Velislava Panova, Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria contacted the Township to arrange a 'Day of Bul-

garia and Romania' in Plevna.

“Ms. Panova mentioned h'te name of Plevna comes from its origin from our beautiful county Bulgaria it will be our pleasure to have the next meeting in Plevna. We want to meet the local community and to know more about the people that live there” The date has been scheduled for January 28, 2023 at the Clarendon Miller Hall. Times and details are not confirmed at this time.

“The day will consist of food and wine tasting; dancers and singers; and questions and stories. This will be a free event open to the public.”

Details about the event will be forthcoming, but Concul General Panova is looking to the township for support in promoting the event.

“It is exciting to be chosen for an event in Plevna” wrote Hawley, the manager for community development for the township, in her report. ■

Publ IC N OTICE

Amendment To road Naming by-law

Take Notice That Pursuant to Section 48 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac proposes to pass a Bylaw amending Schedule “B” of its Road Naming By-law #7-2003, as amended by adding one new private lane name, as noted below.

Purpose and Effect

The new private lane is hereby proposed to be named “Beech Corners Lane”. The beginning of the new lane is accessed via Buckshot Lake Road running south across properties in Lot 1 Concession 16, Geographic Township of Barrie, the Township of North Frontenac.

The proposed By-law will come before Council on January 13, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., and at that time, the Council will hear in person, any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected and who applies to be heard.

For further information please contact the undersigned.

Dated this 5th day of December, 2022.

Tara Mieske, Clerk/Planning Manager

Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON K0H 2M0

Tel: (613) 479-2231 or 1-800-234-3953

Fax: (613) 479-2352

Email: clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca

Velislava Panova, Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria

Art is the He’ART of PCPS Market

By Kelli McRobert

As you entered the Princ eCharlews Public School last Satuday (December 10), you were taken to a wonderland of 45 vendors that lined the hallways, shared spaces, and gymnasium. Each vendor offered up a variety of goods that you could purchase and presented their services that made great gift ideas -and some could be customized.

The full breakfast was a mere $5 for pancakes, sausage, and a juice.

At each booth there were communal members quietly knitting, reading, or playing computer games as they had been then for the duration of the day, and they come prepared with extra clothing, chairs, snacks, and entertainment to sustain them with the ebb and flow of crowds.

The PA system kept buyers informed as flash sales were announced at various tables with reduced pricing for a variety of items and the snack bar fuelled the shoppers as they roamed from booth to booth.

At one stop, I chatted with a lovely gal named Natasha, and she took me through the planning of some customized shirts, cool key chains, candles, and car cup pads. I cannot believe how technology continues to evolve and the printing looks soooo great now, flat, smooth, and one with the tee. Her company is called White Tail Designs, and she can be reached at natasha.emery@gmail.com or find her on Facebook for all your custom clothing and apparel.

Next up, was Annetta Coyle from Treefrog Designs who had a very interesting book page holder shaped like a bat, used to help reduce strain when holding books open! Go figure. She loves to work with resin, spray-paint, and wood, and self-admittedly is a ‘geek’ that loves creating items that are a bit ‘offbeat’ and she expresses herself through various media, and design. She too can be found on Facebook, Instagram or email: treefrogdesigns@gmail. com.

Moving along the West side was Kerie Cowick who is a self-proclaimed DIY’er, and crafter, and produces customized wood signs (popular these days), and acrylic ornaments. She can be reached at keriecowick@hotmail. com.

I also ran into a familiar face, Dianne Irwin, who I had met during the North Frontenac tour, and she was there with her beautiful handmade glass beaded jewelry, and yet again, it caught my attention! The artwork is stunning, precise, and colourful. It is still something I am planning for a friend or two’s gifts, I just need to figure out, which and

for whom?

Once I made it to the main gym, I was taken into a magical world of Christmas, festive decorations lined the tables and there was a community bustle about the event, friendly, warm, and inviting. Elves, and helpers scurried around supporting the sale of fresh baked goods, drinks, and they kept visitors informed. As with any market, I tend to be drawn to the FOOD! The Salmon River Sugarbush table was jam packed with every possible maple syrup product. I sampled the yummy gingerbread maple butter and tasty maple garlic spice! OMG.

They made the trek from Tamworth and have been attending the show for quite some time. I was amazed to hear that they attend over 50 shows a year and sell maple products, baskets, wedding favors and more. They can be reached at 613-618-8619 or salmonriversugarbush@gmail.com.

Along the way, I chatted with Lisa Ferguson whose images are classic and timeless. They reminded me of drawings from Peter Rabbit when my mother would read me a bedtime story. Comforting, and nostalgic with her own artistic take on the animal themed greeting cards. Each card depicting a story, with carolling ‘cats’ (yes, the one that caught my eye, of course!), mice reading, and forest animals donned in their best winter woollies. Her cards can be found at www.studioferguson.com .

One artist who I had seen recently at the Sawmill show was Rhonda Babcook, ‘Art by Rhonda Lynn’, and her watercolours are absolutely AMAZING, as she takes a humorous approach to animals and nature and brings me right back to my childhood whimsy. Each character is brought to life, coming off the canvas with a soft, animated, and loving look. If kindness could be painted, Rhonda is the ‘Queen’. Ducks, rabbits, goats, and a goose that dons a candy-striped scarf to keep him warm, while on display, awaiting his new home and family. For more

information email: Babcook.sons@gmail.com or 613-4841897. I admittedly stayed much longer than anticipated as I stopped by to see the metal works by Dan, and made a small purchase, and then looped around past the WestBeau Cottage Pure Canadian Beeswax candles and luminaries, which smells so nice! Westbeau.cottage@gmail. com . Then past Knotty by Nature and their repurposed wood designs, and onto Bugs N’Goose’s Critters, Crafts, and Creations (cutest dolls ever!) that you can find on Facebook. I loved the photographers that were on site like Studio160 (www.studio160.ca ) who bring nature up close and personal with pristine clarity -impressive and awe inspiring, as they capture that exact moment in time. Nature, true perfection- imperfectly.

Finally, I looped back to say farewell to a few friends, new, and old, purchased a beautiful purple sweatshirt from Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre (www.sandypineswildlife.org) and headed out the door.

Enjoy the holiday season and thank you to the volunteers, donors, and participants who helped make the event a success! ■

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Lisa Ferguson creates animal themed greeting cards

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The Woodland Priestess

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Open Thursdays 4-8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 12-8 p.m., and Sundays from 12 – 6 p.m. Follow us on Facebook @KAPBrewing and Instagram @kapbrewing for holiday hour updates, or check out our website at https://kapbrewing.ca/.

Sydenham’s

by Sandra Sinclair

Academic excellence, Athletic prominence and positive Attitudes; the three AAA’s required to crack the rare and elite “triple-threat” combination.

But, with Sydenham High School’s present and prominent hierarchy of strong women in leadership roles, including Principal Roxanne Saunders, Vice-Principal Maureen Bartlett and teacher/coach Michelle Fraser, the budding abundance of AAA triple-threat female students comes at no surprise.

Roxanne Saunders shared that the SHS staff work to promote a holistic approach to implement their mandate of encouraging students to excel through diversity. The precedence of fostering an inclusive environment featuring female role models at all levels, has created a culture of trifecta femmes in the Eagle’s Jr ranks, including all-stars Jordan Snider, Lilly Rumbolt, Sedona Reade and Georgia Lyon.

These young women are multi-sport athletes with honour roll status and positive attitudes that enhance the performance of their team-mates and others around them.

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Photos top to bottom: Sydenham Eagle’s Georgia Lyon (grade 9), Sedona Reade (grade 9) and Jordan Snider (grade 10) who are soring in their aeries this year. Photo Credits: Cory Lapointe.

Community Foundation Invests In SHS 150, Among Other Projects

By Jeff Green

There were only a few grants allocated directly to Frontenac County based programs among the 42 that were announced by the Community Foundation of Kingston and Area this week, but a number of the Kingston based programs that received support provide a rural component to their service that benefits Frontenac County residents

All told, $500,000 was granted.

“Many of these initiatives will build resilience in individuals, families, and communities by promoting strong early childhood development; supporting youth in achieving success in education and employment; addressing mental health and substance use; increasing food access and security; and assisting local charities continue to adapt to and recover from the pandemic “, said Stacy G Kelly, executive director.

SHS 150th

The Sydenham High School 150th anniversary project will receive $5,222.30, to be used mainly for a digitization project. The money will be used to digitize the yearbooks between 1946 and 2022, as well as 3 historical booklets, and to upload all the material to the school’s website.

The goal of the project is to “foster a sense identity and well-being by connecting students, alumni and staff at SHS” and to “decrease barriers to access by creating an online repository for year-books.

Queen’s Quill Project

Among other projects receiving support is the Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre, a Queen’s University facility which is located near Perth Road. The Queens University Indigenous Landbased Learning STEM program (QUILLS)

has received $17,150.

Queen’s has developed a new educational program that, working with local Knowledge Keepers, brings Indigenous knowledge to the forefront, marrying this to western science within the Ontario curriculum. They refer to this new program as QUILLS (Queen's University Indigenous Land-Based Learning STEM).

The program includes lesson plans for Grades 7 through 10 that focus on environmental issues, using Indigenous perspective to help find solutions. The funds will apply towards honoraria for Indigenous Knowledge Keepers as they share their teachings and give guidance in professional development workshops. Funding will also be used to hire a part-time educator to assist with delivering the in-person Indigenous programming to teachers and students.

Wintergreen Studios – Winter tracks and traces: What Can we learn

Winter Tracks and Traces will offer a window into the beauty and diversity of the winter months in the Frontenac Arch. In partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Wintergreen Studios will dovetail with the CWF Below Zero Program, including the recording of tracks in iNaturalist.

The relatively small grant, $3,400, will help Winter Tracks and Traces to offer day-long adventures to targeted groups as well as to the public throughout the months of February and March 2023. Targeted groups will include local schools, the Sistema Kingston organization, universityaged students, and local families.

Participants will have a host of opportunities to explore Wintergreen's 200-acre

N OTICE OF Publ IC mEETING respecting a Zoning By-law amendment

taKE NotiCE tHat the Township of Central Frontenac will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 4:00 pm at the Soldier’s Memorial Hall,1107 Garrett Street, Sharbot Lake, Ontario to consider an amendment to the Township’s comprehensive zoning by-law being By-law 2011-52, as amended by 2022-61. The public meeting is being held pursuant to the provisions of Section 34 (12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13. Interested persons may attend the public meeting in person or via zoom. For zoom attendance, please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kfuBUPZGTSyFRA99pAjXKgr or contact the Deputy Clerk by email or by phone (see contact information below).

tHE PurPoSE of the public meeting is to correct mapping errors from the recent update to the Township’s comprehensive Zoning By-law #2011-52 as amended by 2022-61 and to receive comments from the public. A previous draft of the mapping (Schedules A1 through A5) was inadvertently included when the by-law was updated on October 25, 2022. This amendment proposes to delete the schedules and replace them with the correct version. Since the by-law amendment affects all properties in the Township, a key map is not provided.

IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the decision of the Council of the Township of Central Frontenac on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to the Clerk of the Township (see address below).

IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Central Frontenac before the proposed zoning by-law amendment is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Central Frontenac before the proposed zoning by-law amendment is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

For MorE iNForMatioN aBout tHiS MattEr, including information about your appeal rights, please contact the Deputy Clerk of the Township at the address below. The proposed amendment and zoning schedules may be inspected at the Municipal Office during regular business hours and is available for viewing on the Township’s website at www.centralfrontenac.com and on the township’s EngageFrontenac 2022 Zoning ByLaw Update project page at https://engagefrontenac.ca/hub-page/township-of-centralfrontenac

Cindy Deachman, Deputy Clerk

Township of Central Frontenac 1084 Elizabeth Street

P.O. Box 89, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0

Email: zoningupdate@centralfrontenac.com or cdeachman@centralfrontenac.com Phone: 613-279-2935 ext. 237 www.centralfrontenac.com

sanctuary, taking part in activities that highlight the rich diversity of life on the land in the winter months.

Victim Services of Kingston and Frontenac – rural Community Worker

Victim Services aims to continue and expand on a Rural Community Worker role who would have an expertise in supporting the needs of those in rural. This worker will work closely with OPP detachments and other community services within the Frontenac area to ensure the needs of the victims within rural areas are met.

These needs could include safety planning, financial support, emotional support, practical assistance, referrals and more. Having a worker who could support clients from a rural satellite office within the community would enable Victim Services of Kingston and Frontenac to continue the expansion of the service as well as make it more accessible to our rural communities.

Bereaved Families of ontario – Kingston Region, ecxpanded staffing.

The number of new clients supported

in a year within Kingston and Frontenac County has more than tripled since 2017. To keep up with the demand, BFO-Kingston has been recruiting more volunteers, providing more support and more volunteer hours. This has created more work for the Office and Program Administrator, BFO-Kingston's only paid staff member. The grant of $10,712 will allow that position to increase to 30 hours per week.

Boys and Girls South East – Summer Camp

Subsidies

This $16,000 grant will provide 80 subsidies for families in need, to access weeklong summer camps in 2023. Camps will deliver activities to children ages 4-12, across different locations in Kingston & Area.

This project will benefit 1,500 unique children in 2023. Summer camps will provide professional development opportunities to 100 local youth through quality employment experiences. ■

N OTICE OF Publ IC mEETING

Official Plan Amendment (Bills 13 & 109)

take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Central Frontenac is proposing to adopt an Official Plan Amendment in accordance with Section 17 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, as amended, to make administrative changes to the Township Official Plan.

The Council of the Township of Central Frontenac will be hosting the statutory public meeting on January 24, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. The public meeting will be held in person and virtually via Zoom. Staff will provide a brief presentation and the Council will invite comments and questions from the public. Please note that there may be more than one public meeting scheduled, and they will be heard in the order that they appear on the Council agenda. The agenda will be available online on the Township’s civic web portal in advance of the meeting (www.centralfrontenac.com).

Public Meeting: January 24, 2023 at 4:00 p.m., in person at Soldiers’ Memorial Hall,1107 Garrett Street Sharbot Lake ON and via electronic participation.

Electronic Participation: The public meeting will also be held virtually as a Zoom webinar. Members of the public can participate by registering for the Zoom meeting by computer, tablet, or smartphone or by calling in. To register, please visit the following link: https:// us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kfuBUPZGTSyFRA99pAjXKg or contact: cdeachman@centralfrontenac.com or 613-279-2935 x237. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar Purpose and Effect: The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is to make administrative changes to the Township’s Official Plan to implement recent changes to the Ontario Planning Act through Bill 13, Supporting Businesses and People Act, 2021 and Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022. Specifically, the amendment will include policies in the Township Official Plan regarding complete planning applications, pre-application consultation for planning applications, and delegated authority for planning approvals.

Lands Affected: The draft Official Plan Amendment is administrative in nature and applies to all properties within the Township. Therefore, no key map is provided. other applications: Currently, there are no other Township-wide Planning Act applications.

Additional Information related to the draft Official Plan Amendment is available by contacting Township staff at cdeachman@centralfrontenac.com or 613-279-2935 x237. The draft of the Official Plan Amendment is also available online at the following link: www. centralfrontenac.com.

Notice of adoption: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the approval authority (County of Frontenac) on the proposed official plan amendment, you must make a written request to Cathy MacMunn, CAO/Clerk.

appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the approval authority (County of Frontenac) to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Central Frontenac before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Central Frontenac before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Notice of Collection – Personal information collected as a result of this public meeting is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Planning Act and will be used to assist in making a decision on these matters. All names, addresses, opinions and comments may be collected and may form part of the minutes which will be available to the public. Questions regarding this collection should be forwarded to Cindy Deachman, Deputy Clerk. dated at the township of Central Frontenac this 15 day of december, 2022.

Cindy Deachman, Deputy Clerk

Township of Central Frontenac 1084 Elizabeth St. PO Box 89 Sharbot Lake ON K0H 2P0

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For the township of Central Frontenac

Happy 3rd birthday

Hunter aman

December 18, 2022

Love Mom & Dad; Grandma & Grandpa Ritchie; Amy, James, Blake and Jordyn

Th AN k Y OU ~ B ROWN

The family of the late cheryl Brown wish to express our sincere appreciation shown to our family from family, friends, neighbours, and cheryl’s work friends for their many acts of kindness.

Thank you for the sympathy cards, telephone calls and donations to charities in memory of Cheryl. The flower arrangements and gifts of food were above and beyond measures of showing your kindness and sincerity. These acts of kindness will always be cherished.

Special thanks to the Davies 4 staff for their devoted care and thoughtfulness shown toward her family, this will never be forgotten. Special thanks to nurse eli, Dr. Wu and team who ensured cheryl’s comfort was always a priority.

Special thanks to the Wartman funeral Home for their professionalism and compassion, your assistance was greatly appreciated. Ryan you made things easier.

Last but not least, my daughter Nicki for her dedication in helping me get through the mountain of paperwork necessary to complete cheryl’s obligations.

Thank you, Steve Brown & family

LA POINTE, M. Velma

Passed away peacefully at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre with her love Johnny and his mother Dawn by her side on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the age of 78. Velma will be lovingly remembered by her brother Willie. She will be sadly missed by her many friends. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. A Graveside Service will be held at the Parham Cemetery on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 11:00 am. Online condolences, photos and memories can be shared at www.goodfellowsfuneralhome.com 613-375-6254

LEMKE, Merle (nee Deanna)

May 28, 1938 ~ December 1, 2022 Passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Perth Community Care Centre at the age of 84. Merle will be deeply missed by her devoted husband Adam of 68 year. Cherished mother of Nadine (Harold Brash), June (Kevin Mitchell), Rhonda (Greg Ducharme), Audrey (Marc Gorr), Herman (Jeanne Klatt) and Shelley. She will be forever missed by her many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Predeceased by her parents Maitland and Nellie Denna and her siblings Orville, Vernon, Edna, Jerry and Linda. Cremation Arrangements have been entrusted to Milestone Funeral Center, Northbrook. A Celebration of Merle’s Life and interment will be held in the spring. Memorial Donations made to the North Frontenac Fire Department would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences, photos and memories can be shared at www.milestonefuneralcenter.com

BROWN, Thelma May Passed away peacefully at Pine Meadow Nursing Home on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 in her in her 94th year. She was predeceased by her parents, David and Connie (Lewis) Brown and her siblings Dave Brown, Gertrude McKittrick and nephew Leland McKittrick. Thelma will be missed by her nephews Dave McKittrick (Betty), Dave Brown (Kim) and her nieces Bonnie Bradley (late Phil) and Barb (Mark). As per Thelma’s wishes cremation has taken place with arrangements entrusted to Milestone Funeral Center, Northbrook, with a graveside service taking place at Mount Lawn Cemetery, Whitby in the spring. The family would like to thank Pine Meadow Nursing Home for the excellent care Thelma received during her stay there.

Memorial donations made in Thelma to Pine Meadow Nursing Home would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences, photos and memories can be shared at www.milestonefuneralcenter.com.

Trillium grants for CF, Tay Valley

MPP John Jordan’s office put out an announcement for over $500,000 in Trilliumj funding this week, including almost $200,000 in the Sharbot Lake area alone.

Ontario Trillium Foundation Recipients include Rural Frontenac Community Services (just over $46,000)- to be used for replacing the roof and eavestroughs to extend the life of the building that is home to many important community programs and services.

Central Frontenac Township– (just over $93,000) – will address a community need

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in loving memory of artie Teal

We do not need a special day to bring him to our minds. The day we do not think of him is impossible to find.

Each morning when we awake, we know that he is gone. And no one knows the heartache. as we try to carry on. Our hearts still ache with sadness and secret tears still flow. What it meant to lose our son, no one will ever know.

Our thoughts are always with him, his place no one can fill, In life we loved him dearly in death we love him still.

We often think of bygone days, when we were all together.

The family chain is broken now but memories will live forever. To us, he has not gone away, nor has he traveled far.

Just entered God’s eternal home, and left the gate ajar. We who love him, sadly miss him, As it draws another year.

In our lonely hours of thinking, Thoughts of him are ever near. While you, dear son, rest and sleep, Your loving memory we’ll always keep. We miss you son, Mom & Dad

613-336-6873

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E LAINE D. C OWDY

feb. 1/56 - Dec 12/21

My angel my wife. My heart is full of our memories. With pride I Speak your name. Life without you is never the same. Randy cowdy

Shirley Marie McCullough

May 27, 1938 - December 16, 2021

Momma: God knows best. He knew your pain and suffering was long enough, so He called you to Heaven where you have no more suffering. It left a big void in our home and our hearts. Thank God you have no more pain. We miss you and think of you every day. you were very special to one and all. Till we meet again. your loving husband Ken, Step-Daughter Wanda, Step-son Kevin & family.

God Bless.

FANNING , Frank (Butch) Oct. 29, 1945 - Dec. 9, 2012 10 years have passed and there is never a day that you aren’t missed, we remember you today with fond memories.

Love vera & family

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Land O’Lakes Food Bank Thanks You 2022

The Land O’ Lakes foodbank of cloyne thanks our area communities for their generous support in 2022. covid 19 and increase grocery costs have challenged us all. your donations of food and money have helped us get through another year.

THiS yeaR SuPPORTeRS WeRe: cloyne KfL&a Health unit; foodland of Northbrook and their staff; Second Harvest; Sobeys Capital Incorporated Holiday Funding Campaign; Gleaners of Belleville, especially Susanne, Keith and all staff and volunteers for their outstanding support; feed Ontario; Quinte Regional food Sharing Shelter; SNaP. Lions club of Land O’Lakes for their Food drive and financial support; LOL Community Services; United Way of Belleville; Northbrook Bank of Montreal for financial support; Clarendon Public School for large amount of food donation; Milligan Meats for money raised from raffle of basket from 2021. North addington Township 2021; free Methodist Through The Roof donation 2021; North frontenac Township for their continuous support; North addington education centre for monetary collection from Slime challenge; Kashwakamak Lake association for financial support and food drive; Skootamatta District Ratepayers Association for financial support and food drives; Bishop Lake Recreation Centre for financial support and food drive. Mountain Head Music for large collection of food and money. Seger Holdings Ltd. for financial support. North frontenac Township employees for donation of sanitary supplies; Shabomeka Food Donation; Chucks Live Bait for financial and food support; Morning Star Mission for meals supplied weekly; Waters edge Pottery; Salvation army Napanee for donations, and money from the sale of Good Food Boxes; Hunters Creek Ladies Golf League for financial support; Bishop Lake Outdoors donation of money; addington Highlands Township, food and monetary donation; advent church for donation of food; Birch Babe for the donation of bar soap; Mazinaw Lake for donation of food delivered by Smarts Marina; Loons call for large amt of food collection. cloyne Historical Society for large amount of food donation We are also grateful for the private and anonymous donations of financial, food and gift card support. your generosity is greatly appreciated and your support is essential to our business. Special thanks to our own foodbank volunteers and to Janet, Marg and Joan from the Health unit for securing the building and for their patience and understanding when responding to our clients in our absence.

by building an outdoor sport court, that will increase access to activities and programs to improve an underutilized space in Central Frontenac

Tay Valley Township (just over $54,500

over 12 months) – upgrading Maberly Hall to reduce carbon footprint, increase accesto reduce carbon footprint, increase accessibility, functionality and efficiency, and improve operations with new doors, lighting, ramp and signage.

“Non-profit organizations deliver pro-

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Committee of adjustment/ Planning

advisory Committee –alternate Member Position

The Township of North Frontenac is seeking resumes for a vacant position for an Alternate Member to the Committee of Adjustment / Planning Advisory Committee. The Committee of Adjustment is the approval authority for Minor Variance and Consent (Severance) Applications.

The Committee also provides recommendations to Council on other land use planning matters.

Job duties shall include, but are not limited to:

• sitting as a Member in the absence of another Member;

• completing site visits and reports as required; and

• attendance at conferences, seminars or workshops as required.

Candidates must be willing to upgrade through training courses and self-study; hold a valid Driver’s licence; and have a high degree of tact and public relation skills. Preference will be given to a Candidate with knowledge of and handson experience with planning documents and comprehending land surveys and maps.

Compensation: Meeting and site visit per diem and mileage paid.

Please direct all specific inquiries to the undersigned.

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.

Information gathered 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.

Please apply with a detailed resume by Noon local time on January 6, 2023 by letter or email clearly marked “Alternate Committee of Adjustment/Planning Advisory Committee Member” to: Tara Mieske, Clerk/Planning Manager

Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON K0H 2M0 clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca

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grams that make a huge difference in peoples’ lives. They are the backbone of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston,” said MPP Jordan. “ These local investments keep

our communities strong, vibrant and growing, with services and programs that are tailored to meet residents needs.”

North Frontenac Food Bank –

Thank you

The North frontenac food Bank would especially like to thank the many private donors who have donated in 2022. your donations are important to us and greatly appreciated. a special thank you to those in our community who are always there to help us throughout the year. We have been truly blessed by our community and beyond.

Benevity impact fund county of frontenac community Living North frontenac eagle Lake Property association feed Ontario free Methodist church cole Lake Gananoque Kinsman Super Tv Bingo Ladies Night committee Limestone District School Board – Granite Ridge Long Lake Property Owners association Masonic association frontenac Lodge #621 Mike Deans calendar fundraiser

OSSTF Staff Association

Parham Happy Travellers

Providence care clinical Support Group

Red Knights Motorcycle club

Roman catholic archdiocese of Kingston Royal canadian Legion #425

Sharbot Group Ltd.

Sharbot Lake District Lions club

Sharbot Lake Pharmacy fundraising

Thousand island Region Workforce Development Board W. a. Robinson asset Management

And to all of our North Frontenac Food Bank Volunteers, Thank You! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!

Notice of Public Meeting

Proposed Amendment to the Township’s Official Plan take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac is proposing to adopt an Official Plan Amendment in accordance with Section 17 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, as amended, to make administrative changes to the Township Official Plan.

The Council of the Township of North Frontenac will be hosting the statutory public meeting on Friday, January 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The public meeting will be held in person and virtually via Zoom. County Planning staff will provide a brief presentation to Council and the public. Council will then invite comments and questions from the public. Please note there may be more than one public meeting scheduled, which will be heard in the order that they appear on the Council agenda. The agenda will be available online on the Township’s Website in advance of the meeting.

Public Hearing: You are entitled to attend this public hearing in person; or through the use of electronic participation. Representation by counsel or an authorized agent is permitted to give evidence about this application.

To register for Electronic Participation, please visit the Township’s Website to find the Zoom Meeting link under “Planning Applications Being Considered”; email Brooke Drechsler at deputyclerk@northfrontenac.ca; or call (613) 479-2231 or 1-800-2343953 ext. 231.

Purpose and Effect: The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is to make administrative changes to the Township’s Official Plan to implement recent changes to the Ontario Planning Act through Bill 13, Supporting Businesses and People Act, 2021 and Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022. Specifically, the amendment will include policies in the Township Official Plan regarding complete planning applications, pre-application consultation for planning applications, and delegated authority for planning approvals.

Lands Affected: The draft Official Plan Amendment is administrative in nature and applies to all properties within the Township. Therefore, no key map is provided. other applications: Currently, there are no other Township-wide Planning Act applications.

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EMAIL tawny@woodlandpriestess.com for more details or call 613-240-4080

Additional Information and material related to the proposed amendments is available for inspection by contacting the undersigned.

The draft of the Official Plan Amendment is also available on the Planning Page of the Township’s Website.

Notice of adoption: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Township of North Frontenac on the proposed amendments, please make a written request to the undersigned.

appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the approval authority (County of Frontenac) to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of North Frontenac before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of North Frontenac before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Notice of Collection – Personal information collected as a result of this public meeting is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Planning Act and will be used to assist in making a decision on these matters. All names, addresses, opinions and comments may be collected and may form part of the minutes which will be available to the public. Questions regarding this collection should be forwarded to Tara Mieske, Clerk.

dated at the township of North Frontenac this 22nd day of december 2022.

Tara Mieske

Clerk/Planning Manager

of APPLIANCES”

6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON, K0H 2M0 1-800-234-3953 or 613-479-2231 Ext. 225 clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca

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NORTHERN HAPPENINGS

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Friday December 16

DENBIGH - LARC EARLY ON PLAYGROUP 10am-2pm. Addington Highlands Community Centre. Designed for caregiver’s and their children aged 0-6. A great way to meet others in the community!

TOWNSHIP OF C ENT r A l Fr ONTENAC

Employment opportunity

Public Works/operator/labourer

The Township of Central Frontenac is located one hour north of the City of Kingston and a half hour west of the Town of Perth in the heart of the Land O’Lakes Tourist Region of Eastern Ontario. Central Frontenac enjoys a unique character and quality of life that distinguishes the municipality from other areas of Ontario. The rural values, the sense of place, the unique landscapes, the importance of water resources and the quality of life enjoyed by those who live in and who visit the community is integral to the municipality.

The municipality is seeking a team player with initiative and a positive attitude to join our municipal team as an Operator/ Labourer in the Public Works Department on a fulltime 6-month contract basis with the possibility of becoming a fulltime permanent position.

Reporting to the area Foreman and the Roads Supervisor, the Operator/ Labourer is primarily responsible for road maintenance operations such as but not limited to grading, culvert installation/maintenance, snow plowing, traffic control and asphalt maintenance.

The successful candidate would ideally possess the following:

• Experience in operating a variety of vehicles and heavy equipment, including trucks, loader, backhoe, grader and snow plow equipment.

• Able to maintain appropriate licenses required for driving and heavy equipment operation (Class DZ license is a minimum requirement for this position.

• Two or more years’ experience in the road construction / snow plowing setting.

Excellent verbal and communication skills, with adherence to confidentiality are required

• Able to perform other related duties as assigned, including labourer functions such as shovelling, sweeping, removal of debris, shop cleaning and other related physical activities.

• Able to perform well in a team environment, have a positive attitude and welcome continuous education.

• Able to follow all applicable health and safety regulations and guidelines.

• Willing to report to the assigned Municipal garage on short notice and in a timely manner.

The starting wage for this fulltime contract position is $25.17/ hour. This position is for a 6-month period.

The Township of Central Frontenac has a COVID Vaccination Policy and requires all staff to be fully vaccinated.

Please apply with a detailed resume by noon local time on tuesday January 3rd, 2023.

Clearly marked “Confidential – Operator / Labourer” to Steve Gould Public Works Supervisor

Township of Central Frontenac 1084 Elizabeth St., P.O. Box 89, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 sgould@centralfrontenac.com

We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those considered for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information will be collected for the principal purpose of determining an applicant’s eligibility for potential employment. The Township of Central Frontenac is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodation for an applicant with a disability will be provided upon request.

Saturday December 17

VERONA - STYLE REVIVAL 10am-1pm. Verona Free Methodist Church.

ARDEN - CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY SATURDAY 1pm. Arden United Church. Crafts, goodies and a visit from Santa. Info 613-335-2474 or minister@srdenpastoralcharge.ca

HARLOWE - LIVE MUSIC & LUNCH 1-5pm. Harlowe Hall. Last shindig of the year! Music, open mike and fiddlers. Hot roast beef lunch. Admission $15, entertainers $10.

DENBIGH - STATIONARY CHRISTMAS PARADE 5-7pm. Denbigh Heritage Park. Info 613-333-2224

Sunday December 18

HarloWE - CHriStMaS SErViCE 11am. Harlowe Wesleyan Standard Church. Featuring talent from our own church!

SHarBot laKE - NiNE lESSoNS aNd CarolS WitH HOLY COMMUNION 11am. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church.

INVERARY - CHRISTMAS CONCERT & CAROLING 3-4:30pm. Inverary United Church. By the students of Crystalize Music Studio. FREE event.

BATTERSEA - CHRIS MURPHY & TURPIN’S TRAIL 7:30pm. Battersea United Church. Live music fundraiser for Battersea United Church.

Wednesday December 21

OMPAH - BIRTHDAY BASH 6pm. Ompah Hall. Full roast beef dinner. Bring small salad or dessert and a donation if you wish. Carol singing, all welcome.

BattErSEa - loNGESt NiGHt SErViCE 7pm. Battersea United Church.

Friday December 23

CLOYNE - STORIES OF A SAVIOR 6pm. Pine View Free Methodist Church. Refreshments to follow.

CLOYNE - CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PLAY 6pm. Free Methodist Church. Cookies and Hot Chocolate to follow

Saturday December 24

NORTHBROOK - LIVE NATIVITY 2-5pm. Northbrook Lions Hall. Chilli, hot chocolate, coffee & cookies.

BattErSEa - CHriStMaS EVE SErViCE 4pm. Battersea United Church.

ardoCH - CHriStMaS EVE MaSS 4:30pm. St. Kilians Church. No mass Dec 25th. odESSa - CHriStMaS MaSS 4:30pm. St. Mary’s Church. SYDENHAM - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 4:30pm. St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Masking is optional. There will be no service on Christmas Day railtoN - CHriStMaS EVE MaSS 5pm. St. Patrick’s Church.

SHarBot laKE - CHriStMaS EVE EuCHariSt 5pm. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. VEroNa - CHriStMaS EVE SErViCE 5:30pm. Trinity United Church. No service Christmas Day. PlEVNa - CHriStMaS EVE MaSS 6pm. River Of Life Christian Fellowship. No service Christmas Day

PlEVNa - CHriStMaS EVE MaSS 6:30pm. Holy Trinity Anglican Church.

PLEVNA - CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EuCHariSt 6:30pm. Holy Trinity Anglican Church. With Carols! Rev. Canon D.A.P. Smith officiating.

HENdErSoN - CaNdlE lit CHriStMaS EVE SErViCE 7pm. Henderson United Church. Led by Kaitlyn Ostrander. BattErSEa - CHriStMaS EVE traditioNal SErViCE 7pm. Battersea United Church.

PErtH road - CHriStMaS EVE SErViCE 10pm. Wilmer United.

Sunday December 25

PARHAM - CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE 10:30am. Parham Free Methodist Church. Tea/coffee/goodies followed by worship service at 11:00. No worship New Year’s Day.

CLOYNE - CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE 10:45am. Free Methodist Church.

RAILTON - CHRISTMAS DAY MASS 11am. St. Patrick’s Church.

VERONA - FREE TURKEY DINNER 12pm. Verona Lions Hall. Doors open at 10:30. For info & to reserve a spot Sheila 613374-2884 or Joyce 613-374-3406.

Regular Happenings

BiNGo — NortHBrooK 7pm Thursdays. Northbrook Lions Hall. Cards available at 6pm. Bingo starts at 7pm ◾ SHARBOT LAKE 5:30pm Fridays. Soldiers Memorial Hall (OSO Hall). Presented by Parham IOOF. First game at 6:45

BoliNGBroKE - MaHJoNG 1-4pm Thursdays. ABC Hall. All welcome, Chinese or American version. $5 per person. No partner or experience needed !

COFFEE & CONVERSATION — ARDEN 10am Thursdays. Arden United Church. All are welcome. ◾ SNOW ROAD 10am Fridays. Snow Road Community Centre. All welcome, get to know your neighbours.

dENBiGH - WEllNESS GrouP Tuesdays. Denbigh Community Hall. Drop-in any Tuesday! Info Gail 613-333-2224 to learn more.

EuCHrE — BoliNGBroKE 1pm Tuesdays. ABC Hall. $5 Lots of fun! ◾ NortHBrooK 6:30pm Tuesdays. Northbrook Lions Hall. Weekly, opens at 6:30, start playing at 7pm. ◾ SYDENHAM 1-3pm Thursdays. Grace Hall. Register with Denzel 613-3766477 ext 310

INVERARY - MARTIAL ARTS 6:30pm Thursdays. Inverary United Church. Kids classes 6:30-7:30 Adults 7:30-8:45. For more info contact Hamid Nam 613-328-6742 or hamidnam24@ gmail.com

INVERARY - PILATES 6:15pm Mondays. Inverary United Church.

Queen Bee Moves on to Provincial Championships

By Kelli McRobert

If you do a little research, you can find out many interesting facts about bees and how they produce honey. I must admit, I thought I knew a thing or two about them, but there are so many more interesting little tidbits that were foreign to me. Take for example that they have 2 stomachs, and the ‘worker’ bees are all female and do ALL the work for the hive. The bee can fly 24 kilometers in an hour, have 5 eyes, and are classified as insects as they have six legs. They are the only insect in the world that can make food that a human can eat. The three kinds of bees in a hive are the Queen, The Worker, and the Drone. The male bees are drones and their sole purpose is to find a Queen to mate with and they, unlike the females, do not have stingers.

Recently, Annelle Lalonde, who lives near Farren Lake, was crowned ‘Queen Bee’ for her blend of honey. Thorough her entries at the Maberly and Perth Fair, her honey, that is harvested from Lanark County, won first place! Two fairs, two wins! This first place standing qualified her at the District Level and now she moves on to the Provincial competition! When you review the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies, there are strict guidelines and rules for both Provincial and District Competitions for the Pure, Ontario #1, White honey.

The winner of the OAAS award receives a ribbon and the coveted title -best in show, and then is moved on to the Provincials. During Provincials, each entry is judged on Appearance, Clarity, and Container, with each one ranging from 10-45 points each. There is a monetary Provincial Prize for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

Congratulations to Annelle, a retired Public Servant, on this great achievement, especially as this is her FIRST year as a beekeeper!

Recently she was quoted as saying she has ‘a steep

learning curve’, as she continues to learn and develop her south-facing hives to produce her high quality ‘Miel des Fleurs’ pure honey. She expressed that her membership in the Lanark County Beekeeper’s Association ‘has been very informative’ as she navigates the fascinating world of beekeeping while working to support natural ecosystems.

Keep an eye out for Miel des Fleurs to be at local markets and grocery stores in the coming year. For more information you can contact Annelle at Annelle_lalonde@ hotmail.com. ■

Youth Imagine the Future

by Wilma Kenney

It's all too easy to feel hopeless in the face of global warming, but Inverary resident Jerri Jerreat recently created a community event that approached this issue from a positive perspective.

She organized a festival of writing and art for local youth, challenging them to create a short story or a piece of art about a place on earth set in a more hopeful future, without fossil fuels. The contest offered substantial prizes, all donated from the community: two $500 GICs set to mature on graduation were the first prize in each category, and there were many other cash and in-kind awards. Jerri rounded up readers and artists as judges, booked the Windows Gallery to display the finished works, visited many schools in the Limestone and Algonquin areas, taught many workshops - she herself is a published sci-fi writer - and reintroduced the concept of solar punk.

Entries flooded in;

“The depth of thinking, the quality of writing and art has been astonishing,” said Jerreat. “We were hoping for some good ideas. These are brilliant.” The original age range of 13-18 had to be changed to 8-18, as younger

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Now Recruiting for Two Committees

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Meetings

• December 20, 2022 – Council meeting – 7 pm

• January 10, 2023 – Council Meeting – 7 pm

• January 17, 2023 – Committee of the Whole – 7 pm

• January 31, 2023 – Council Meeting – 7 pm

How to Participate

Public meetings take place on Zoom (computer and telephone) and are streamed live on our Facebook page @ SouthFrontenacTwp. Go to the Events Calendar on our website for the link to register. If you want to attend the meeting in person, please email jthompson@southfrontenac.net before noon on the day of the meeting to confirm if space is available.

THINGS TO DO

Free Public Skating at Frontenac Arena

Come out on Wednesdays from 9-10:30 am and Sundays from noon to 1:20 pm for public skating at the Frontenac Arena. It’s free all winter long thanks to a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee grant.

Snow Social – January 21, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm – Sydenham Village Join us for the first ever Snow Social! This event will be a celebration of the winter season and will feature activities at The Point Park and throughout the village of Sydenham. Dress like a well prepared Canadian and plan to take part in all sorts of winter fun including snow tubing and skating on the lake (weather and ice conditions permitting). We will have a vendor’s market at The Grace Centre, live music at the Legion Hall, activities at the Library Community Room, and so much more! Volunteers are wanted! Call Amanda at 613-376-3027 ext. 4447 or email recsupport@southfrontenac.net to get involved!

Notice of Public Meeting on Official Plan Amendment

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac will hold a virtual public meeting on December 20, 2022, at 7:00 pm to consider an Official Plan Amendment in accordance with Section 17 of the Planning Act. The purpose of the Amendment is to make administrative changes to the current Township’s Official Plan to implement recent changes to the Ontario Planning Act through Bill 13, Supporting Businesses and People Act, 2021 and Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022. Specifically, the amendment will include policies in the Township Official Plan regarding complete planning applications, pre-application consultation for planning applications, and delegated authority for planning approvals

The draft Official Plan Amendment is administrative in nature and applies to all properties within the Township. For more information, including information about appeal rights, contact Christine Woods, Senior Planner at cwoods@ southfrontenac.net or by phone at 613-376-3027 ext. 2221, or see the News and Public Notices page on our website, southfrontenac.net. The draft Amendment is also available on the Current Planning Applications page of our website. Members of the public can register to participate in the Zoom meeting one week before the meeting by clicking on the registration link on the meeting page on the Events Calendar on our website.

Resident Survey on 2023 Budget

There’s only two weeks left in our budget survey. We’re asking residents to fill out the survey before December 31, 2022 to provide input into budget priorities for the Township for 2023. To take the survey, learn more, or to sign up to receive updates about this year’s budget process, see the budget consultation project page on EngageFrontenac.ca.

Holiday Garbage and Recycling Collection

All garbage and recycle collection will move one day later the week of December 26 and January 2.

Monday collection moves to Tuesday Wednesday collection moves to Thursday

Tuesday collection moves to Wednesday Thursday collection moves to Friday

Get ready for the holiday season by downloading South Frontenac Recycles!

South Frontenac Recycles is a new app that sends garbage and recycling reminders to your phone. It’s especially helpful this time of year because it will tell you exactly what days you should put items out for collection over the holidays, plus you can enter items in the Waste Wizard and see if seasonal items can be recycled.

There’s only two weeks left in our South Frontenac Recycles Contest. Download the app or sign up for reminders from our website and click on the contest icon before Dec 31, 2022 for your chance to win great prizes. See full contest details at southfrontenac.net/SFRecycles.

Household Hazardous Waste Depot

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot located at 2491 Keeley Rd in Sydenham is now closed until the new year. The depot will reopen the second and fourth Thursdays of the month between 3-7 pm starting in January (Jan 12 and 26).

Winter Road Restrictions in Effect December 1

Just a reminder, there is no parking on Township roads and village streets from 12 midnight to 7 am from December 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 so our crews can keep roads clear and safe. We will not be responsible for damages to cars parked overnight or other obstacles that interfere with winter road maintenance. Thanks for your cooperation!

Sand and salt mix available

Residents can pick up sand/salt mix any time of the day, 24/7 from any of these locations. We ask residents to be mindful and just take two 5-gallon buckets at a time.

• 2490 Keeley Rd, Sydenham

• 3910 Battersea Rd, Sunbury

• 5286 Hinchinbrooke Rd, Hartington

• 1389 Westport Rd, Godfrey

Call for Content: 2023 Recreation & Community Services Guide

The annual publication will be distributed to all households in South Frontenac in early February. If you have a club, activity, or event you would like to include in the guide, contact the Frontenac News by December 15, 2022. If you have photos of South Frontenac you would like to submit to appear in the guide, please email them to recsupport@ southfrontenac.net.

siblings insisted on taking part. Twenty-four young people, the majority from Frontenac County, notably SHS, Granite Ridge and LPS, won awards.

Jerreat is already beginning to plan for next year's fes-

tival, and welcomes volunteers to help with a range of tasks. She can be contacted at jjerreat@gmail.com. ■

Photo: the prize winners Jerri is in front row, with red mask.

Addington Highlands Community Builder Awards

Each year the Township of Addington Highlands Council and AHEAD Committee (Addington Highlands Economic Advisors for Development) call for nominations of a deserving person to receive a Community Builder Award in any of the following five categories: Business Leader; Citizen of the Year; Sportsperson of the Year; Art / Cultural and Heritage and Emerging Youth Leader.

We are pleased to announce the Recipients of the 2022 Community Builder Awards and provide a short summary of the nomination submissions for each recipient.

Rosie’s General Store received the Business Leader Award. Rosie’s is a family owned and operated gas station, café and convenience store in Denbigh and opened on Canada Day weekend in 2019 by Joey and Jenelle Rosenblath. Rosie’s has gas, baked goods, groceries, a gift shop, hunting supplies and freshly made meals and desserts.

Shirley Sedore received the Citizen of the Year Award. Shirley has been an outstanding volunteer who has worked in the background and served on various committees for over 50 years. Shirley has served our community in many ways such as fundraising for Pine Meadow Nursing Home, serving as a paramedic on the Northbrook Ambulance Service, volunteering as a member of Land

O’Lakes Community Services as well as the Cloyne and District Historical Society.

Sylvie Manaigre received the Sportsperson of the Year Award. Sylvie has made a huge impact in our area through sport and fitness, both on an individual level and a community level by organizing weekly run/walk programs and recently a 3-kilometer obstacle course race with over 135 participants.

Jenny Ploughman received the Art/Culture and Heritage Award. Jenny operates Denbigh View Ranch and has brought the spirit and culture of farming back to Chatson Drive in Denbigh. Jenny participates in the Northbrook Farmers Market and has taught training classes to community members.

Constance Sheridan received the Emerging Youth Leader Award. Constance is a grade 12 student at NAEC who has shown leadership and community involvement by volunteering with the local soccer league, annual Truck or Treat event as well as school activities such as Yearbook, Graduation planning and Student Council.

The Township and AHEAD Committee would like to thank the Recipients for their efforts in the Community and congratulate them on a job well done. ■

Joey and Jenelle Rosenblath of Rosie’s General Store won the Addington Highlands Business Leader Award presented by Tony Fritsch.