Social Issues

At the July 25 regular council meeting, Michelle Corley, human services manager for housing, presented an update on the affordable… Continue reading “Collaboration needed to tackle affordable housing in Kawartha Lakes”

Effective fundraising is about building strong community relationships. On July 1, 2022, A Place Called Home’s (APCH) emergency shelter was… Continue reading “OTF grant opens new doors at A Place Called Home”

Mark Fevang decided to participate in a little hiking fundraiser back in 2001 for the local homeless shelter, A Place… Continue reading “Mark-a-thon returns in support of A Place Called Home”

If you are looking for something truly exciting to do this August, then look no further because the Kawartha Lakes… Continue reading “Kawartha Lakes Classic Cycling Tour is back, celebrating 20 years”

Since 2018, the Summer Outreach Lunch Program has prepared and distributed thousands of healthy bagged lunches to elementary-aged children in… Continue reading “Summer lunch program for kids by Food Source adds Sebright”

At Mariposa Elementary School, the group, made up of their seventh and eighth grade kids, recently finished the Trick Hunger and Treat the Foodbank campaign that brought in 831 items to the Little Britain Community Food Bank.

New figures just released from the Ontario Living Wage Network show that a family of four in this region, with both parents working full-time, would each have to earn $19.05 per hour to cover basic expenses in 2022.