Community

Disability in Kawartha Lakes: A century of raising awareness
Just in Time local history series
In 1900, a letter from Samuel Suddaby, clerk of Somerville Township, crossed the desk of George Lytle, publisher of the Lindsay Watchman-Warder.

Twisted Trauma Foundation partners with BGC Kawarthas
The Twisted Trauma Foundation has donated $5,000 to BGC Kawarthas as the start of a partnership, to begin half a dozen programs over the 2022-23 school year.

Peterborough vs Lindsay in bus transportation
n from Peterborough to Oshawa and then on to Toronto — 14 each day, which is 98 trips per week.

Lindsay senior a victim of ‘gift card’ fraud
The Kawartha Lakes Police Service is investigating after a 74-year-old female from Lindsay became a victim to a gift card scam.

Zellers Daze – gone but not forgotten
Ten years ago Lindsay lost what has now become a store steeped in nostalgia
Slogans such as “Where the lowest price is the law,” “Dollar Daze,” and “Shopping anywhere else is pointless,” bring back waves of nostalgia for shoppers of the discount department store Zellers.

Liz Pead on finding community harmony, talking with the other, and being a maker
Lunch with Roderick Benns: Conversations with interesting people in Kawartha Lakes
Liz Pead was on her way to the 2019 Kawartha Yarn and Fibre Festival when she found herself lost on Oak Street in Fenelon Falls — and now she lives there.

A history of caretakers in Kawartha Lakes
Just in Time local history series
Whether a school, a municipal facility, a place of worship or a local business, a building’s appearance is likely to garner comment.

