Environment
The latest Environment stories from Lindsay and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
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Environmental Hero award recipients announced
Each year, the Kawartha Lakes Environmental Advisory Committee (KLEAC) recognizes individuals and businesses living in Kawartha Lakes who have shown a commitment to improving the wellness of the environment.
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City will be on the hook for oil spill cleanup from the province
Kawartha Lakes finds itself in a difficult situation regarding the ongoing oil spill cleanup going on in Thurstonia Park near Dunsford.
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Canopy Project Kawartha Lakes launches new school canopy fundraising campaign
The Canopy Project Kawartha Lakes (CPKL) is launching its 2023 campaign in commemoration of Earth Day, aiming to raise $30,000 to create and rejuvenate the urban canopy at schools and public spaces in Kawartha Lakes.
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Bee a hero garden challenge winners announced by city
At the February 7 Committee of the Whole meeting, Kawartha Lakes Environmental Action Committee (KLEAC) Council representative, Councillor Warren, shared a presentation recognizing the 2022 Bee A Hero Garden Challenge winners on behalf of Bee City Canada.
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Conservation Authority urges vigilance regarding potential flooding
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.
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Time flies. Should we?
When my daughter headed off to university in 2014, we promised her a family trip to Europe after graduation. In 2019, we fulfilled that promise.
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Kawartha Land Trust gets $1.7 million from federal program
A $1.7 million investment over five years to support Kawartha Land Trust’s (KLT) was given today to support “Sequestering Kawarthas’ Carbon Through Partners in Conservation” project, through the ECCC’s Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund (NSCSF).
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Fleming College students clean-up Scugog River
Environmental friendliness may not come naturally to some, but at Fleming College every student and member of the staff is passionate about the environment.
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Agriculture is essential to the local economy and way of life, but development is booming -- how do we find the right balance?
In one of the best growing seasons in recent memory — local farmers have been spared both droughts and deluges — there seems to be a new crop sprouting in fields around Kawartha Lakes.
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Time to walk and roll
During the pandemic a neighbour who found himself working from home walked off 80 pounds. We’d see him lapping the block multiple times a day. He’s still walking, sometimes with his son.
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It’s a plastic world
Cleaning out my parents’ house a couple of years ago, I found my child-sized wooden kitchen cupboard.