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Flower power: A dark and early drive with Sarah Hill

It’s 3:30 a.m. when the Hill’s Florist & Greenhouses van pulls up. Eleven years ago I climbed into the same… Continue reading “Flower power: A dark and early drive with Sarah Hill”

What’s up downtown? Time to show our retailers how much we support them

What’s up downtown? Time to show our retailers how much we support them

This is the time of year that seems like winter will never end. Since the rush of the holiday shoppers… Continue reading “What’s up downtown? Time to show our retailers how much we support them”

Community Foundation launches a new agri-innovation loan

Eating meat and saving our place

There were about 40 indigenous leaders along with some settlers from across Canada on the bus, listening to a young… Continue reading “Eating meat and saving our place”

Advocate stakes out new ground with The Advocate Podcast – Stories from Kawartha Lakes

It’s new territory for the Advocate – a podcast geared exclusively to, and about, people in Kawartha Lakes. The first… Continue reading “Advocate stakes out new ground with The Advocate Podcast – Stories from Kawartha Lakes”

Kawartha Lakes Triathlon on March 1 at Rec Centre

As part of her recovery from leg reconstruction surgery, Tracy Mechefske swam as part of her therapy.

Music to our ears: Van Halteren’s Music Centre a Kawartha Lakes fixture

Music to our ears: Van Halteren’s Music Centre a Kawartha Lakes fixture

If you’ve heard the sound of music – not the musical, but literally just music — in Lindsay there’s a… Continue reading “Music to our ears: Van Halteren’s Music Centre a Kawartha Lakes fixture”

Council approves massive transient camping site at Lindsay fairgrounds

Council approves massive transient camping site at Lindsay fairgrounds

Kawartha Lakes City Council has approved rezoning for a 172-site transient camping space on the fairgrounds of the Lindsay Exhibition… Continue reading “Council approves massive transient camping site at Lindsay fairgrounds”