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Lindsay man top Canadian axe thrower, places 7th in world championships

Matthew Colavecchia spends his days aiming for a minute target with tiny needles and his nights and weekends aiming for a larger target — with an axe.

Mariposa School kids raise money for Little Britain food bank

At Mariposa Elementary School, the group, made up of their seventh and eighth grade kids, recently finished the Trick Hunger and Treat the Foodbank campaign that brought in 831 items to the Little Britain Community Food Bank.

EQAO scores mostly improve in TLDSB

In late October, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) released the results from the 2021-2022 testing for both the province and school boards.

Newcomer employment activity survey for business

Customer services at old town hall Kent Street location moving to City Hall

Recovering from the pandemic, the municipality is in the process of consolidating its resources to improve services.

Kawartha Land Trust gets $1.7 million from federal program

A $1.7 million investment over five years to support Kawartha Land Trust’s (KLT) was given today to support “Sequestering Kawarthas’ Carbon Through Partners in Conservation” project, through the ECCC’s Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund (NSCSF).

Kindness card campaign for seniors is back

100 Kids Who Care introduced concept in 2020

100 Kids Who Care, the organization that empowers kids to advocate for issues that matter to them, is bringing back the Kindness Card Campaign.

A Place Called Home thanks for community for its support in ‘buy a brick’ campaign

In August 2021, A Place Called Home (APCH) launched their Buy a Brick Campaign, in support of the agency’s much larger New Build Campaign to build a new shelter.