Social Issues

Free inter-library loans are back at the Kawartha Lakes Public Library system, even after the Ontario Conservatives slashed budgets across… Continue reading “Conservative cuts to library system now mean user fees for some book loans”

For the last five months the Lindsay Advocate has been talking with concerned residents at a few different community housing… Continue reading “Needle and the damage done: Drugs in public housing”

We have the readers; you have the jobs. The Lindsay Advocate wants to help our small businesses match their many… Continue reading “Advocate launches free job hosting platform for small businesses”

A new study has found that Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, had 3,978 people visit a food bank out of a population of… Continue reading “New study shows Kawartha Lakes just slightly above average in food bank use”

For some children, summer is not a fun time.  Many elementary aged children rely daily on their school’s Student Nutrition… Continue reading “Summer Outreach Lunch Program provides 435 lunches in 6 days”

Four researchers from four Ontario universities have teamed up to explore the experiences of participants in the (now cancelled) Ontario… Continue reading “Researchers team up to explore basic income experiences”

Help Kawartha Lakes Food Source fund programs for young people, families, and seniors in need. Simply plan to attend ‘Take… Continue reading “Take A Bite Out Of Hunger”