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Punching out
The good old days of prolific factory work in Kawartha Lakes were largely shuttered due to global forces
From the flour mills, sawmills, and woollen mills of the nineteenth century to the sprawling industrial complexes of the mid-twentieth century and beyond, factories have long provided steady jobs to local citizens.

Majority of polled residents want short-term rentals to be licensed and regulated
Staff believes there are as many as 800 STRs operating across the city charging an average of $310 a day based on their online searches of over 100 different booking websites. File photo.

How the local labour movement helped shape Kawartha Lakes
On Friday, Nov. 4 and Monday, Nov. 7, hundreds of Kawartha Lakes education workers joined tens of thousands striking education workers across the province to protest Bill 28.

Sandwiches and such: The story of Cragg’s Box Lunch
Just in Time local history series
It’s a crisp February day in Lindsay more than 70 years ago.

Ross Memorial Hospital first in Ontario to use new hip replacement implant technology
Ross Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in Ontario to use an Insignia femoral stem implant in hip arthroplasty surgery.

Residents of McGuire Beach Road want road plowed
Raymonde Blais-Couture has had enough — she wants her road plowed.

New ‘level 3’ charging station in Bobcaygeon
Environmental Action Bobcaygeon Inc. (EAB) has now overseen the installation of a level 3 electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the village.

