North Frontenac Committed $97,000 to a Regional Corporation. It Has No Project, No Site, and No Plan.
This is Article 2 in a series. Article 1, “Three Housing Proposals Went to North Frontenac. None Went Anywhere,” was published April 6, 2026. Disclosure: The author is a declared candidate in the upcoming North Frontenac municipal election. North Frontenac committed $97,294 in public money to the Frontenac Municipal Services Corporation, a regional water and wastewater entity. South Frontenac has an active pilot project in Verona, with $3.2 million in provincial funding secured and a completed water and wastewater study. Central Frontenac has a site under consideration in Sharbot Lake. Frontenac Islands has a site under consideration in Marysville. North Frontenac has nothing. According to Mayor Gerald Lichty’s written response to NFNM, the township “did have a potential project, but the proponent elected not to proceed with the development and closed out the…
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Two Stories, One Councillor
By Donald Morton Jr. | North Frontenac News Media | NFNM | Monday October 13, 2025 On meeting times, Councillor Stephanie Regent is telling two different stories—one on Facebook last week, using her government public facing page, and another on the public record in council last fall. Those stories…
NFNM Special Report — Councillor Fred Fowler's 2025 Record (Minutes-Based)
North Frontenac’s work is recorded in the minutes. In 2025, those minutes show a Councillor who shows up and contributes. Fred Fowler has a perfect record—one hundred percent attendance on the year’s posted meetings—and, among Councillors, he’s the only one at that mark. The Mayor…
1,500 Patients Keep Their Family Doctor — A Quiet Win for North Frontenac
By Donald Morton Jr | Monday October 6 2025 | North Frontenac News Media | NFNM Northbrook/Denbigh — Every so often we get a piece of news that cuts through the noise. This is one of those times. The family doctor serving roughly 1,500 patients here has secured Canadian residency status and is…
Cap It. Share It. Stop the Bleed.
We were told the hardware was mostly covered by grants. True. What wasn’t spelled out was how Hydro bills these sites: not by how much you sell, but by the biggest bite of power you pull in any one hour that month. One spike and the “delivery” charge jumps—whether five cars used it…
Call It What It Is: Tiny Homes Need Sunlight, Not Slogans
Council saw a “tiny homes” deck this week presented by Rob Lesperance in Council chambers. It had polish, rent figures, and ROI’s. Here’s the problem: a slide is not a policy, a label is not a law, and the path a file takes matters as much as the pictures on it. If North…
What's Coming Up in Council – Episode 3
Council meetings in North Frontenac aren’t just paperwork and procedure. They are where the direction of our township gets hammered out, line by line and vote by vote. What looks like a routine agenda is in fact a list of choices that shape how we live, how much we pay, and how much control…
A Better BESS
When NFNM first reported on the proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Plevna, it was about awareness. This follow-up was meant to be about progress. Instead, it feels like we need to take a step backwards. I asked Alectra Energy Solutions direct questions on behalf of this community. I…
Short-Term Rentals in North Frontenac – Part 2
For years now, Council has circled around short-term rentals without landing on a decision. Reports have been written, comparisons made, and resolutions passed, but on the ground, nothing has changed. In North Frontenac today, Airbnb and similar platforms are operating unchecked. Let’s be…
A Call to Action: If We Lose the Young, We Lose Everything
In every generation, there comes a moment where silence becomes betrayal. This is one of those moments. North Frontenac is standing at the edge of something it doesn’t fully see coming, yet. We’re talking about the foundation beneath us is shifting — permanently. Our homes are getting…