Municipal
The latest Municipal stories from Lindsay and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Health
Rally to save Minden ER to be held tomorrow at village's fairgrounds
With only 25 days left until the scheduled closing of the Minden Hospital emergency department, opponents of the closure right across the region will hold a rally tomorrow from Noon to 4 pm at the Minden Fairgrounds.
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Council approves multiple vendor contracts
At their last regular meeting, Kawartha Lakes councillors approved unanimously and without debate or questions eight different city contracts covering spending on items as diverse as emergency equipment, renovations to city owned buildings, road services and the creation of compost at various landfill sites.
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Source of oil leak found at Thurstonia Park
Residents of Thurstonia Park, near Dunsford, received some good news midday yesterday when the source of the fuel oil leak that is polluting their soil and waterfront was finally discovered.
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Council agrees to license short-term rentals but no details of plan have been decided
Kawartha Lakes council agreed to move forward on a program of registering and licensing short-term rentals (STRs), but until a council task force reports back sometime before June 30, residents of the city will have little idea what this new bylaw will look and operate like.
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Former mayoral candidate sees opportunity to tax big corporations as STR debate continues
Jim Riches, treasurer of the North Taylor Road Cottagers Association and a candidate for Kawartha Lakes mayor last October, lives right next door to a short-term rental (STR).
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Councillors scrutinize proposed short-term rental bylaw, make suggestions for changes
Kawartha Lakes newly proposed short-term rental (STR) bylaw came in for a rough ride at the last Committee of the Whole meeting.
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Two councillors push for bigger role for OPP for short-term rental complaints
As Kawartha Lakes council debates the merits of a new short-term rental (STR) by-law that could be in place as early as this May, councillors Charlie McDonald and Emmett Yeo believe the Ontario Provincial Police need to play a far larger role than they currently are in keeping the peace and enforcing nuisance laws that are part of the Ontario criminal code.
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<strong>Staff recommends pilot recycling project become permanent</strong>
In a report presented to the Committee of the Whole on April 4, David Kerr, manager for environmental services, recommended council approve a permanent bulky plastic recycling program (BPRP) for Kawartha Lakes.
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Fenelon Falls could be getting a new city park with local fundraising help
Kawartha Lakes is seriously considering turning a piece of city owned property on Juniper Street in Fenelon Falls into a public park with the help of local fundraising and promises from neighbours to assist in maintaining the property.