Opinion Columns

It’s about to be that time when we will be increasingly asked to help support any one of the many… Continue reading “Getting ready for giving”

In this edition of the Advocate, writer Sarah Fournier delves into one of the most important documents Kawartha Lakes has… Continue reading “Our community’s health, finally measured”

Every summer, I tell myself we’ll slow down. We’ll have long mornings on the deck, lazy afternoons at the beach,… Continue reading “Goodbye summer, hello routine”

To date, 2025 has been an eventful year for weather events. That’s understating it. It has been a year of… Continue reading “Climate action should hit the fan”

The Advocate typically produces two possible types of cover images. The first – and most common – is taking a… Continue reading “The art of the perfect cover”

I can’t believe it’s already August. There’s only a month left of ‘real’ summer. Worse still, this leaves only a… Continue reading “Construction lament”

Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse” is a twist on the classic Aesop fable – and an improvement. In… Continue reading “The town mouse ponders town growth”