The Lindsay Advocate

When our golden doodle was 10 years old, we found ticks on her following three separate hikes.  After years of… Continue reading “An uptick in ticks”

Each fall, the Advocate gathers an impressive list of some of the top influencers in Kawartha Lakes in multiple categories…. Continue reading “The Influencers”

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”

It’s common, especially online, to discuss tents in our city parks and people who make us uncomfortable hanging around in… Continue reading “Outreach teams of Kawartha Lakes Police Service blend law enforcement with support services”

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”

Seven years ago in these pages, I described a Civic Holiday excursion to Haliburton that was organized in 1931 under… Continue reading “Feasting and frolicking: Our picnicking past”

My mother-in-law didn’t throw out much of anything. She reused milk bags as freezer bags. Leftovers went to the compost… Continue reading “That’s garbage”