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How the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen fought the Grand Trunk Railway in the strike of 1910

‘Fight to a Finish’

Those of us attending elementary or high school in Kawartha Lakes during February of 2008 will no doubt recall the CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) strike which dominated local headlines for much of that month.

New Mickael’s bakeshop location near Lindsay’s LCBO

Deck oven coming from Germany for artisan bread baking

Mickaël’s Cafe Librairie is on the move, but don’t expect to find discounted, day-old baked goods at the new location.

20 years of Kawartha Lakes Food Source

The idea for a central depot for local food banks was borne in 2000, when a collective of community members representing a variety of local organizations answered the call to action when observing a sudden increase in individuals seeking food support.

Province announces more school funding

ETFO asks why there's still an emphasis on remote learning

Following two years of global learning disruption, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government announced funding of nearly $27 billion for the 2022-23 school year.

Mass vaccination clinics readying to close in area

With the majority of eligible residents in the region having already received their booster dose, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPRDHU) will be closing its mass immunization clinics.

Cartoonist Kevin Frank sketches a creative life

I met Kevin Frank when I was a little kid at a talk he hosted at the Lindsay library. Good times. I’d been writing a silly story I never actually finished and he was nice enough to read it before the event started.

Two Lindsay women create decorative jars to support school breakfast program

Betty Giutsos and Maria Stalker have only been Lindsay residents for about four years, both retired, from Markham and Newmarket respectively.