Community
Fall from grace: Why MPP Laurie Scott may have been pushed out of cabinet
Politics at all levels is often a blood sport where those with power use it to better their chances of… Continue reading “Fall from grace: Why MPP Laurie Scott may have been pushed out of cabinet”
Four volunteers recognized for outstanding service at Food Source
In 2020, a group of dedicated, long-serving volunteers went above and beyond to help Kawartha Lakes Food Source (KLFS) continue… Continue reading “Four volunteers recognized for outstanding service at Food Source”
Two older teens pulled from Scugog River after trying to retrieve fishing pole
Yesterday about 12:30 pm emergency services were called to Rivera Park in Lindsay after two 17-year-old fisherman ended up in… Continue reading “Two older teens pulled from Scugog River after trying to retrieve fishing pole”
The art in community: Does Kawartha Lakes support culture as well as it could?
Susan Taylor’s plea on behalf of the Lindsay Gallery at a 2014 city council meeting was a success. Sort of. Yes, some councillors had balked at giving money to the arts, but they ultimately waived the gallery’s rental fees and provided an emergency grant of $3,300 a month to keep the doors open.
“We got what we wanted, but it wasn’t a good business model,” said Taylor, executive director of what is now the Kawartha Art Gallery. “I realized there had to be a better way to do this. It wasn’t a sustainable solution — we’d be back where we started from in three years.”
Dry stone wall in Bobcaygeon needs business, community support
The 122-metre (400-foot) stretch of dry stone wall near Case Manor on Canal Street in Bobcaygeon is one of only… Continue reading “Dry stone wall in Bobcaygeon needs business, community support”
Council seeking input on proposed ORV connection route in Lindsay
At the June 15 council meeting, the proposed connection route for off-road vehicles (ORVs) trail access in Lindsay was brought… Continue reading “Council seeking input on proposed ORV connection route in Lindsay”
Waste not, want not: Recycling and reusing in Kawartha Lakes
It’s a grey Thursday afternoon in late April as I sit down to write this column, a few hours after Miller Waste’s chocolate brown and caramel-coloured garbage trucks have made their rounds through Lindsay and other communities across the municipality.
Stopping at the foot of driveways and laneways, the orange-clad garbage collectors remove not only clear bags of refuse, but also the contents of our blue boxes.
