L&A County Library staff’s December picks
Amy Kay Hooked on Books The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their recent favourites. Here are some new holiday favourites. …
Opinion
BESS this mess
Objections from neighbours notwithstanding, Greater Napanee council gave the thumbs up to three separate battery energy storage systems (BESS) at last week’s meeting. The decision came two weeks after council…
The migration of Napanee’s St. Mary Magdalene Church
Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History Napanee’s first St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, which was built in 1835 north of the Napanee falls, was taken down in 1873 and the stone…
Bright Lights missed this holiday season
For the first time since 2010, Greater Napanee’s downtown core won’t be illuminated by over 750,000 Christmas lights this holiday season. Instead the popular Big Bright Light show has shifted…
Napanee’s industrial and agricultural side
Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History John Herring & Sons were the owners of the Napanee Agricultural Works that were founded in 1842. They were pioneers in that line in…
Napanee and District Memorial Arena-a poem
Napanee and District Memorial Arena By Douglas Alkenbrack (1912-1998) It began an eager yearning In the heart of girl and boy, And the little flame kept burning, Fervent wishes, thoughts…
November L&A Library staff picks
Amy Kay Hooked on Books The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their recent favourites. Hopefully you’ll find something that piques…
Our Town was this town
A mere column’s width away from this editorial (in the print edition, anyway), the end of an era is taking place. Just to the right of this text resides the…
Eight questions Poilievre needs to answer before the next election
An article in the Nov. 23 Toronto Star sets out the following questions for Pierre Poilievre. The author is suggesting that Canadians need to know Poilievre’s answers before the next…
Urging council to say no to natural gas-fired power plant
At last week’s council meeting we heard eight deputations on the proposed OPG/Atura Power new Natural Gas-fired power plant. All but one of these deputations presented documents and reasons why…