Municipal

Kawartha Lakes invites residents, business owners, and visitors to help shape a new municipal and tourism wayfinding strategy, a comprehensive… Continue reading “Shaping the future of wayfinding in Kawartha Lakes”

Kawartha Lakes council held deliberations on the city’s 2026 capital budget at a special meeting Nov. 25, working through a… Continue reading “Council approves a 5.9 per cent tax increase as budget passes”

Cindy Brigden is hoping she will soon be experiencing a clean start – and in more ways than one. Thirteen… Continue reading “Oakwood farm owner looking to put 13-year-old contaminated soil event behind her”

Butternut trees. Red headed woodpeckers. Piping plovers. Cougars. Woodland caribou. And now, monarch butterflies. All are on endangered or threatened… Continue reading “Threatening the threatened”

The city unveiled its proposed 2026 budget, featuring a 6.75 per cent tax increase to support municipal services and infrastructure… Continue reading “Proposed budget features tax increase just under 7 per cent”

Kawartha Lakes council wants Alto, the Crown corporation building a high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City, to ensure… Continue reading “High speed rail project between could spur local benefits”

“Hey, I got you something!”  Ward 8 Coun. Tracy Richardson tossed me a small package across the council table just… Continue reading “Remembering Indigenous military service”