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There appears to be a serious disconnect between what local citizen Allen Irvine hoped Kawartha Lakes would look into last February and what the city actually did, all of which will be discussed at the March 8 council meeting.

The Kinsmen Club of Lindsay is advancing its mission to serve the community’s greatest need with a milestone donation to the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Ward 6 councillor Ron Ashmore is “very disappointed” with a report prepared by Craig Shanks, director of community services, on the viability of the Omemee splash pad.

On the heels of a successful Christmas campaign and completion of its building renovation, The Salvation Army in Fenelon Falls was the recipient of more community generosity — $13,000 worth of Sobeys gift cards.

In a report to be presented to council on March 8, Craig Shanks, director of community services, asks that the city include in 2023 capital budget deliberations $300,000 to be used for the demolition of Ops Community Centre.

Fenelon Township Public School principal, Greg Arkwright, says he was “shocked” when he got a phone call about three weeks ago from Flato Developments, letting him know his school was green lit for a big donation of $20,000 from the builder.

The future of two longtime Lindsay sign landmarks is to be debated at a Kawartha Lakes committee of the whole meeting next Tuesday March 8.