In the ever-changing world of heritage legislation, Emily Turner, from the Kawartha Lakes economic planning department, sees regular communication with council and residents of the city who have questions about the topic as one of her key duties.
Emily Turner, economic development officer responsible for heritage, reported to council recently the achievements of the first year of the city’s ambitious plan to create an inventory of all property in the city that has historical significance or value.
The job of doctor recruitment for the Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) has just become more challenging with the loss of two family doctors who will be closing their practice located in Lindsay in June of 2023.
As part of the 2023 budgeting process, Barb Doyle, president of the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives (KLMA), said the museum desperately needs more staff and wants council to fund it.
City treasurer Carolyn Daynes said the spending priorities for the city have really not changed in the last five years.
During the municipal election campaign last October, a number of councillors promised evening meetings, hoping to increase citizen participation.
During last fall’s municipal election two issues dominated the campaign: roads and short-term rentals (STRs).
The Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) retention committee spent the fall interviewing family practitioners from across the city.
At the last committee of the whole meeting, Mayor Doug Elmslie took time out from the regular agenda to recognize the efforts made by the public works department in reacting to the Christmas snow storm and ensuring roads were safely cleared as soon as it was feasible.
If approved by city council in the upcoming 2023 budget, Kawartha Lakes municipal law enforcement and licensing enforcement officers could soon be equipped with body cameras.
Ontario’s 2022 municipal elections saw astoundingly poor turnouts in most centres.
With parts of Kawartha lakes still digging out from a record snow storm that struck last weekend, concerns have been expressed by federal, provincial and local authorities regarding rising temperatures and rainfall predicted at times to be heavy this weekend.
As rural areas in Kawartha Lakes continue to dig out from last weekend’s winter storm, public patience with the pace of the clean-up by the city and private contractors appears to be wearing thin.
At the December regular council meeting, Kawartha Lakes senior staff presented a prioritized listing of capital projects for consideration and debate -- including $26 million in road repairs and upgrades.
While the town of Lindsay has been spared the worst from a punishing winter storm that began on Friday, some communities in Ward One and War Six received over two feet of snow.
City treasurer Carolyn Daynes provided the incoming council what she called “a high-level overview” of the proposed 2023 city budget.
At a meeting on Dec. 19, six of Kirkfield’s 17 volunteer firefighters announced they are resigning from the force. Five of the six will resign effective Jan. 1, 2023
Few residents in Ontario spend as much time talking about the cost and quality of their water as do those of Kawartha Lakes.
Every year, Kawartha Lakes council is responsible for purchasing millions of dollars’ worth of capital and consumable goods from businesses across Ontario.
Five local organizations discovered on Dec. 13 they will be the beneficiaries of funding from the Lindsay Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund for 2023.
Members of the Bobcaygeon Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund granting committee met on Nov. 2 to review and recommend applications for the disbursement of $64,000 in 2023.
Kawartha Lakes’ newly sworn-in council came together at only their second official meeting to unanimously show their concern and frustration with Bill 23.
Few proposed pieces of provincial legislation have rallied opposition forces faster as the More Homes Built Faster Act, better known as Bill 23.
The swearing in of a new council is like no other event for someone like myself who covers the nitty-gritty of municipal government.
