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Frontenac County, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (143 words) |
 | Frontenac County, Ontario is a special-purpose management unit and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. |
 | While a typical county prior to 1998, it was abolished and replaced by a management unit with extremely limited powers. |
 | For example, the current Frontenac County does not have the ability to create a county road system, nor does it have the ability to manage social services beyond a limited scope as outlined by the province. |
| Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (436 words) |
 | Frontenac Provincial Park is found just north of Sydenham in the shield rock and sits atop the Frontenac Axis, a part of the shield that extends south and eventually crosses the St. Lawrence River. |
 | Mica mining was popular in the 19th century and many of the small, old, and abandoned mines can be found to this day. |
 | Sydenham once held the township offices for Loughborough Township, but after the neighbouring townships amalgamated, it is now the seat for the Township of South Frontenac. |