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City residents will see a 4.5 percent increase in taxes for 2022
Kawartha Lakes council passed their 2022 operating budget at a special meeting of council on Dec. 7, keeping the increase in the tax levy to 3 per cent.

Council approves water and wastewater budgets
Special projects budget set aside for studies that plan for future growth
Two more important pieces of the overall Kawartha Lakes 2022 budget were approved by council at their recent meeting – a $34 million water and wastewater budget and the $1.8 million special project budget.

City proposes $221 million operating budget
$75 million in salary, wages and benefits; City says among lowest of single tier municipalites
Director of corporate services Jennifer Stover put before council earlier this week a detailed plan for the city’s 2022 operating budget.

A Place Called Home Youth Emergency Fund ready to help at-risk youth
A Place Called Home has announced the arrival of their new Youth Emergency Fund (YEF) program.

OPP on scene in Cambray for fire investigation
Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are on scene investigating a fire where one person has been pronounced dead.

City to receive $4.5 million from province for infrastructure needs
The Ontario government is providing $4.5 million to help Kawartha Lakes build and repair critical infrastructure in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, according to a media release.

Puffer named Canadian compounding pharmacist of the year
Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) has named Cathy Puffer of Remedy’s Rx on Kent in Lindsay, as its 2021 Canadian Compounding Pharmacist of the Year.

