Editorials

The performing arts are a big part of what makes life in Kawartha Lakes so great. We have an overabundance… Continue reading “Take a chance on local performances”

It’s easy to blame social media for elevating opinion over expertise. These platforms prize engagement — positive or negative —… Continue reading “Let the justice system do its job”

For many of us here in Kawartha Lakes, 2025 was the summer that Canada’s wildfire crisis hit close to home…. Continue reading “Our smoky new reality”

We shouldn’t have to be the Ross. How has Ontario’s public health care system come to this? How is it… Continue reading “A hospital for the future”

It’s good to see the city working on a plan to review local historical plaques and signs. The months-long public… Continue reading “Time to update our historical plaques”

The shortage of primary care providers in Kawartha Lakes has put us in a terrible place — one we’d never… Continue reading “Daring to hope on health care”

We tend to take water for granted around here. After all, it’s right there in our municipality’s name: Kawartha Lakes…. Continue reading “Water matters to all of us”