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At the the South Frontenac Municipal Council meeting, held on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, Louise Fragnito, current Director of Corporate Services and Treasurer, was appointed by Council to the role of Interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). This interim appointment will take effect Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, and remain in place
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South Frontenac’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Neil Carbone, will be leaving the Township to take on the role of Commissioner, Corporate Services for the City of Kingston. His last day with the Township will be Friday, February 25th, 2022. “The Township is very sorry to see Mr. Carbone go. We
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UPDATE (11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2021): South Frontenac OPP have located Matthew Pederson. According to a media release, Pederson was located safe and taken by Frontenac Paramedics to the hospital for observation. Officers from the Frontenac OPP Detachment, OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit also assisted with the
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a childcare facility in Sydenham, South Frontenac Township. The outbreak has been declared at the the Loughborough branch of Frontenac County Child Care, which is located within Loughborough Public School on Wheatley Street in Sydenham. There
Read more The Township of South Frontenac is closing all indoor rental facilities, as well as their administrative offices in Sydenham at 4432 George Street, and at 2490 Keeley Rd., to the public temporarily, until at least January 4, 2022. According to a release from the Township, this closure is in response
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The following is a submitted Letter to the Editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. Dear Kingstonist, I wanted to send a quick letter about the COVID-19 test centre – a letter that is positive. The staff there are doing such a huge job
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at St. Patrick Catholic School, an elementary school located in Harrowsmith on Wilton Road. The outbreak was declared on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, and involves three student cases, according to data from both KFL&A Public Health, and
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On Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, South Frontenac Council voted in favour of supporting Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation’s (SFCSC) Grace Centre expansion project. The 3,360 sq. ft. expansion to the facility located at 4295 Stagecoach Road in Sydenham will provide SFCSC with enhanced efficiencies in their food preparation and delivery
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A heavy police presence descended on the Westbrook area of Kingston yesterday and, while they left having apprehended the man they were after, the flurry of activity in between was perhaps more than they’d expected. At approximately 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, a number of Kingston Police officers
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As the days get darker and colder, many of those with cottages and seasonal homes are closing them up for the winter – a time that historically sees these properties targeted by thieves. For this reason, the South Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding cottage or
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On Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, the South Frontenac detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to Gould Lake Conservation Area after a child went missing. According to police, shortly after 12 p.m., a 13-year-old child with autism had wandered off in the conservation park in South Frontenac Township,
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This past July, Hinchinbrooke Road was closed just north of Silver Rock Lane at Spring Lake due to a partial road collapse. South Frontenac staff have been working in conjunction with a geotechnical engineer to safely reopen the road before winter. Earlier this month the Township announced that the roadway would be
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