The Lindsay Advocate

Sometimes the car dashboard is merely a display of personal restriction; the gas gauge or battery level a measure of… Continue reading “Return of the road trip”

I hoped it wouldn’t come to this. But in anticipation of not liking the results of October’s municipal election, I… Continue reading “Stay free”

When Percy Hill was a child he had polio, so his father built him a greenhouse so he had something… Continue reading “Hill’s Florist still blooming after 80 years”

Every summer, families gather across Kawartha Lakes to share stories, laughter, and the simple joy of being together. For the… Continue reading “A reunion of Worsleys”

A few weeks ago, I sat down with my laptop with a level of determination usually reserved for university applications…. Continue reading “Calendar ambush”

For more than 40 years now, locals have gathered at the southwest corner of Kent Street and Victoria Avenue to… Continue reading “How Victoria County responded to the Fenian raids”

Almost 10 years ago my 96-year-old mother watched the sequel to Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. Alarmed, she… Continue reading “Grey power”