Fireside Publishing House wins Media Excellence for Kawartha Lakes Weekly, Lindsay Advocate magazine

Fireside Publishing House – the all-local media team that brings you Kawartha Lakes Weekly and The Lindsay Advocate, among other publications – has won the Media Excellence Award.

Now a three-time winner of the annual award, the celebration of all things business is put on by the Lindsay + District Chamber of Commerce, culminating in a gala event. This year the event was recently held at Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon.

Fireside also publishes a premium lifestyle magazine twice a year called Kawartha Social, and an annual visitors and newcomers’ guide called Play Stay Live: The Insider’s Guide to Loving Life in Kawartha Lakes.

Other winners included: Arts & Culture Excellence – Pie Eyed Monk; Board Member of the Year – Paul Murphy; Business Leader of the Year – Paul Riley, The Riley Firm; Citizen of the Year- Wanda Percival; Customer Service Excellence – Weed Man Kawartha Lakes; Diversity & Inclusion –  T.H.R.I.L; Design Excellence – Home by Tim + Chris; Employee of the Year – MaryBeth Buckley, Pie Eyed Monk; Employer of the Year – McDonald’s Lindsay; Give Back Award – 100 Men Who Care; Health and Wellness Excellence – Dr. Jacquelyn Nicholls, Adelaide Clinic; Innovation Award – Nicole Barker – At The Core Home Health Inc.; Legacy Leader- Margaret Davies, Dreamball; Marketing Excellence – Lindsay Downtown BIA.

Other winners were: New Business of the Year – Board & Nibble Catering Co.; Not-For-Profit Excellence – BGC Kawarthas; Rising Star Award – Ainsley Herlihey, Income Tax Plus; Skilled Trades Award – KEI-Lin Roofing Inc.; Social Butterfly Award – Samantha Burke, RBC; Tourism Excellence – The Grove Theatre; Youth Mentorship Excellence – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton; Volunteer of the Year – Terry Foster.