Social Issues

Canada Post workers on strike for 24 hours; Union wants return of postal banks
Scores of local postal workers walked off the job this morning in Lindsay and Bobcaygeon for 24 hours in a… Continue reading “Canada Post workers on strike for 24 hours; Union wants return of postal banks”

Kawartha Lakes community coming together to create access to fresh fruit
A new cooperative project is taking shape in Kawartha Lakes aimed at providing residents with access to fresh and healthy… Continue reading “Kawartha Lakes community coming together to create access to fresh fruit”

Woman on basic income opens new business – right beside MPP’s office
A local woman who is on the Ontario Basic Income Pilot in Lindsay, knowing it will end soon, has opened… Continue reading “Woman on basic income opens new business – right beside MPP’s office”

Basic Income gave recipients the chance to plan ahead
There’s certainly been a large amount of attention paid to the Province’s decision to end the Basic Income Pilot program… Continue reading “Basic Income gave recipients the chance to plan ahead”

Legal Action on Basic Income ongoing, says lawyer Mike Perry
The legal action against the Ontario government for cancelling the basic income pilot project is continuing on track, according to Lindsay… Continue reading “Legal Action on Basic Income ongoing, says lawyer Mike Perry”

Broken glass, shattered faith: MPP’s office a snapshot of future unrest
It jars us, to see violence in Canada – especially small-town Canada. Whether that violence is perpetrated against people or… Continue reading “Broken glass, shattered faith: MPP’s office a snapshot of future unrest”

Kawartha Lakes Food Source seeks new volunteers
Kawartha Lakes Food Source is seeking new volunteers with “ambition and drive” who would like to support change in the… Continue reading “Kawartha Lakes Food Source seeks new volunteers”

