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What's Up Council? Episode 7Editorial: Rumour Is Not ReportingWho Owns Canada? (Part 2)A practical conversation is starting to take shapeALTO, North Frontenac's "no" vote, and the part Council left on the tablePlevna Tiny House Lot Program: Affordable Housing in Plevna.NFNM Special Report: The Fracturing of a Shared Civic Identity.NFNM Monday: Fixing the Township's tiny home definitionCommunity Voices: Art Hannigan. Fear, Control, and the Future of Digital CivilityNFNM Monday: Two Task Forces, One Direction: Building North Frontenac From Within What's Up Council? Episode 7Editorial: Rumour Is Not ReportingWho Owns Canada? (Part 2)A practical conversation is starting to take shapeALTO, North Frontenac's "no" vote, and the part Council left on the tablePlevna Tiny House Lot Program: Affordable Housing in Plevna.NFNM Special Report: The Fracturing of a Shared Civic Identity.NFNM Monday: Fixing the Township's tiny home definitionCommunity Voices: Art Hannigan. Fear, Control, and the Future of Digital CivilityNFNM Monday: Two Task Forces, One Direction: Building North Frontenac From Within

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What's Up Council? Episode 7

North Frontenac’s March 20 council agenda brings several major files together at once, from the Plevna rink budget gap to short-term rentals, septic inspections, youth retention, and the still-active Palmerston Lake co-op fight.

Donald Morton  ·  March 16, 2026
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Editorial: Rumour Is Not Reporting

Rumour has moved faster than the public record around the Plevna rink roof file, and NFNM is drawing a clear line between legitimate scrutiny and unsupported accusations.

Donald Morton  ·  March 16, 2026
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Who Owns Canada? (Part 2)

The Algonquins of Ontario file is not a symbolic dispute. It is a live negotiation over land, money, rights, and political authority that reaches into eastern Ontario and Parliament Hill itself.

Donald Morton  ·  March 13, 2026
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Across Ontario, and particularly in small communities, Facebook groups have become the new town halls. They are where residents debate council decisions, question policies, share news, and …

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Art Hannigan · February 17, 2026
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People in North Frontenac have raised concerns about big changes before. Palmerston. Battery storage. Wind projects. Different proposals, same pattern. A few residents start asking …

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Rob Lesperance · February 4, 2026
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North Frontenac is in a stretch of stagnation. People feel it in different ways, but it shows up in the same places. Trust is thinner. Patience is shorter. Progress feels slow. The next …

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Art Hannigan · January 28, 2026
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Editor’s note: This is a personal account reported as an interview. The resident lives in North Frontenac and asked that his name be withheld. NFNM is using “John Doe” as a pseudonym. This …

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Art Hannigan · January 21, 2026

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Rumour has moved faster than the public record around the Plevna rink roof file, and NFNM is drawing a clear line between legitimate scrutiny and unsupported accusations.

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Donald Morton · March 16, 2026

Mr. Scott Reid, MP This note is being written as a watchdog journalist and the founder of North Frontenac NewsMedia. It is not written as a partisan message. I am not a Liberal, and I am not a Conservative. I am writing …

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Donald Morton · February 13, 2026

NIMBYism is a real planning term, but it gets hijacked “NIMBY” has a real meaning in planning. It describes local opposition to a project because it sits close to home, wetlands, watersheds, conservatories, etc, …

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Donald Morton · February 9, 2026

Strong Mayor Powers: Fear Sells. Facts Matter. This piece is not an editorial. this is a real watchdog journalist holding our local journalist accountable for being part of the problem by spreading misinformation. Jeff …

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Donald Morton · January 26, 2026

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