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For the last four years, Dean Burke has enjoyed every minute he has been the principal of King Albert Public School in Lindsay. With the help of staff, students, parents and community partners Burke has worked very hard to make King Albert a place his students want to be.

Burke, a King Albert graduate himself, began teaching in 2009, and made the transition into administration as the “teacher in charge” at Our Lady of Fatima in Longlac, Ontario in 2014.

Applications for the 2021 Backyard Chicken Coop Pilot Project are now available. The two-year pilot project will allow for residents… Continue reading “Fifty backyard chicken coop pilot applications now available”

Today the Province announced that based on the Ontario-wide vaccination rate and key public health indicators, the province will move… Continue reading “Mayor says a Friday re-opening for more businesses is ‘great news’”

Local farmers got an early advantage with the weather. Maybe too early. A warm spell in April allowed cash croppers… Continue reading “Difficult weather at the root of local farmers’ struggles”

Ross Memorial Hospital, along with six other hospital organizations representing 14 hospitals in Ontario’s central east region, are partnering to deliver… Continue reading “RMH offers digital, unified health care record”

The juxtaposition isn’t lost on John Stevens. But at this moment, Stevens, an Ojibway man from Nipissing First Nation who… Continue reading “Kamloops grisly discovery resonates with Lindsay man”

Perhaps one of the hardest industries to be hit by both the persistence and unpredictability of lockdowns has been live theatre. After the Ontario government released its latest re-opening plan in late May, Globus Theatre’s frustration came out in their community newsletter.

“Since March of last year we have tried to react to every setback with hope and resilience. There is no doubt that you have helped us to do that and encouraged our efforts every step of the way. But today, we have lost that hope, and our resilience is at a low ebb. We are sad. And defeated. And tired.”