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Toy Story: Lindsay’s Simon Ward and son Theodore leave no stone unturned in quest for Star Wars memorabilia

The Hero’s Journey as a formula has almost been done to death by Hollywood screenwriters.

The Lindsay Agricultural Society Hires New General Manager

The Lindsay Agricultural Society has announced it has hired Shanice Sproule as the new LAS general manager.

Get a job, they say

Competing for employment in Kawartha Lakes

There is nothing quite like the feeling of being underemployed.

Road trip Portugal

Advocate designer puts magazines together while exploring European nation

Advocate graphic designer, Christina Dedes, put together two recent issues of the Advocate on the road, while travelling in Portugal.

Amy Terrill on broadcast memories, never doing things by halves, and finding her inner author

Lunch with Roderick Benns: Conversations with interesting people in Kawartha Lakes

As it turns out, Amy Terrill and I have a lot in common.

Remembering Flora McCrea Eaton

Just in Time local history series

One hundred years ago, in 1923, the famed (yet nearly bankrupt) financier Sir Henry Pellatt was forced to give up his beloved Casa Loma, in midtown Toronto.

Youth sports send out mixed message for summer of 2020

Optimist Club hoping for a busy year with soccer for hundreds of kids

The Optimist Club, which has run recreational soccer in Lindsay for over three decades, is hoping the 2023 playing season will see more than 400 local youth suiting up to enjoy the so-called beautiful game.