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Barring an outstanding procedural issue that came before council at their Sept. 21 meeting, Kawartha Lakes City Council has decided… Continue reading “Council gets it right on ATV issue”

I would like to take this opportunity to address misinformation and rumours that are circulating in our community. The board of the Lindsay Agricultural Society carefully considered whether it was prudent to proceed with the 2021 Lindsay Exhibition.

With Ontario being very much still in a pandemic and a fourth wave being a threat to us why are we proceeding with a fair in Lindsay this year? There were several car shows, public events, and even the plowing match was canceled this year due to the pandemic so who made the reckless decision to proceed with the fair?

I live and breathe politics and am what some people call a policy wonk. The impending federal election should have me feeling like a kid in a candy store. But I’m just not feeling it at the moment. After the last gazillion months of COVID, I’m feeling the need for a break.

An open letter to Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal NDP.

Dear Mr. Singh, may I make a suggestion about your use of the words “fight for” and “fighting for” during your election campaign?

I just finished Trevor’s Take (August Advocate) and I will be smiling for a while — and it made my wife laugh.

He seems like a guy I could “support the local economy with” if he ever finds his way to Fenelon Falls or Coboconk.

I just read with great interest the article in the June Advocate entitled ”The Art in Community” by Nancy Payne and would like to make a suggestion regarding the furthering of the arts in our community.