Opinion Columns

The latest Opinion Columns stories from Lindsay and the City of Kawartha Lakes.

The lockdown kids

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The lockdown kids

What the pandemic took from a generation — and what a community can give back

By Jason Ward · July 14, 2026

What was I thinking?

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What was I thinking?

July 14, 2026

No expiry date

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No expiry date

May 22, 2026

Council pay raise the right thing to do

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Council pay raise the right thing to do

By Roderick Benns · May 14, 2026

Second place

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Second place

By Trevor Hutchinson · April 29, 2026

The quiet economy of favours

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The quiet economy of favours

By Sarah Fournier · April 20, 2026

Cannabis vs. drinking

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Cannabis vs. drinking

By Roderick Benns · April 09, 2026

Women at the helm

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Women at the helm

By Sarah Fournier · March 13, 2026

Finding people in a screen-first world

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Finding people in a screen-first world

By Sarah Fournier · February 20, 2026

What we can control

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What we can control

By Roderick Benns · February 13, 2026

Proof that good still shows up

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Proof that good still shows up

By Sarah Fournier · January 27, 2026

Finding my way in 2026

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Finding my way in 2026

By Trevor Hutchinson · January 21, 2026

What we choose to see

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What we choose to see

By Roderick Benns · January 08, 2026

All you need is right here

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All you need is right here

By Sarah Fournier · December 29, 2025

What the Dickens?

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What the Dickens?

By Trevor Hutchinson · December 16, 2025

Canada always

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Canada always

By Roderick Benns · December 04, 2025

The folly of us and them

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The folly of us and them

By Trevor Hutchinson · November 28, 2025

A tale of two Portugal Coves

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A tale of two Portugal Coves

By Roderick Benns · November 07, 2025

Intentional community change

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Intentional community change

By Sarah Fournier · October 21, 2025

Getting ready for giving

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Getting ready for giving

By Trevor Hutchinson · October 16, 2025

Our community’s health, finally measured

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Our community’s health, finally measured

By Roderick Benns · October 09, 2025

Goodbye summer, hello routine

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Goodbye summer, hello routine

By Sarah Fournier · September 23, 2025

Climate action should hit the fan

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Climate action should hit the fan

By Trevor Hutchinson · September 17, 2025

The art of the perfect cover

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The art of the perfect cover

By Roderick Benns · September 05, 2025

Construction lament

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Construction lament

By Trevor Hutchinson · August 22, 2025

The town mouse ponders town growth

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The town mouse ponders town growth

By Roderick Benns · August 19, 2025

Bye bye bye (bye bye)

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Bye bye bye (bye bye)

By Aliyah Mansur · August 07, 2025

Canada Day is every day

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Canada Day is every day

By Trevor Hutchinson · July 23, 2025

Rental bureaucracy blues

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Rental bureaucracy blues

By Aliyah Mansur · July 21, 2025

Ford is right to bring Macdonald back into the light

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Ford is right to bring Macdonald back into the light

By Roderick Benns · July 11, 2025

Growth, but at what cost?

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Growth, but at what cost?

By Moya Beall · July 04, 2025

In the immortal words of Elsa, ‘let it go’

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In the immortal words of Elsa, ‘let it go’

By Aliyah Mansur · June 24, 2025

Knock on wood, but we’re usually better together

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Knock on wood, but we’re usually better together

By Trevor Hutchinson · June 20, 2025

In this together

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In this together

By Aliyah Mansur · May 22, 2025

I'm glad that's (not) over

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I'm glad that's (not) over

By Trevor Hutchinson · May 20, 2025

Becoming a better human

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Becoming a better human

By Roderick Benns · May 09, 2025

The other ‘F’ word

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The other ‘F’ word

By Aliyah Mansur · April 24, 2025

Iceland: Is this the nation we want to be?

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Iceland: Is this the nation we want to be?

By Roderick Benns · April 11, 2025

A newbie’s guide to making friends

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A newbie’s guide to making friends

By Aliyah Mansur · April 01, 2025

It’s okay not to be okay

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It’s okay not to be okay

By Trevor Hutchinson · March 05, 2025

Calling out the racism

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Calling out the racism

By Roderick Benns · March 05, 2025

You’re fired!

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You’re fired!

By Aliyah Mansur · February 27, 2025

Begin again

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Begin again

By Aliyah Mansur · January 14, 2025