Community
OPP Auxiliary looking for volunteers
The City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is looking for dedicated volunteers to join the local OPP Auxiliary Program.
Downeyville’s different kind of bottle drive
It’s doubtful the story behind a community hall’s bottle drive would make it to the airwaves of the country’s national radio broadcaster – not since the passing of Stuart McLean, certainly.
From ash to nature totem tree
In the summer of 2020, it became obvious to Carole May that the two ash trees bordering the lakeside playground… Continue reading “From ash to nature totem tree”
Moose Lodge disbands after 92 years of service to community
After 92 years in Lindsay, a long-time service club has been officially disbanded. Moose Kelly Parker says for a long time Lindsay’s lodge had the biggest base in all of Ontario for the international fraternity known as the Loyal Order of Moose.
Colourful ‘Dr. Mike’ has seen the world, now calls Lindsay home
One of the first things I learned after meeting Dr. Michael Joseph Moreton is that he likes to be referred to as Dr. Mike. It’s a tradition that began in Asia, where he has decades of work history, and it’s a moniker he carried back home with him.
Community Care puts government grants to work for volunteers, programs
MPP Laurie Scott and MP Jamie Schmale stopped in at the Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes (CCCKL) site to formally congratulate the organization on the work being done as a result of receiving $174,600 in grant money.
Library system requests two per cent increase
The Kawartha Lakes Library Board has asked council for a 2 per cent increase over 2021. That amount translates into $131,000.
