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A minimalist life: Aube family trades work stress and possessions for experiences

Published on September 14, 2020 in Uncategorized by Jamie Morris

“We want to look back on life and say, ‘I can’t believe we did that,’ rather than, ‘I wish we did that.’” Words to live by if you’re Mandy and Evan Aube.

Those are the words Mandy wrote down last October, after the Aubes sold their house (with its inground pool and double garage), their car and most of their possessions, and moved into a three-season trailer on the Scugog River. Soon afterward, they and their three-year-old son, Emerson, departed for Costa Rica.

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The colour of community: Annual Crayola sale on Nov. 16

Published on November 8, 2019 in Uncategorized by Lindsay Advocate

The 31^st annual Crayola Sale will be held on Saturday, November 16 at the Lindsay Exhibition Grounds. Since the sale began, Crayola Canada has donated over $1,052,000 to the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes. This year the sale is a month later than the usual October date, but the same great deals will be available for shoppers, just in time for some early Christmas shopping.

Crayola Canada employees volunteer their time to help run the Sale and are also heavily reliant on help from the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes and other dedicated volunteers. These employees and volunteers donate their time to help set up, run, and clean up after the event.

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Letham says GM is ‘pulling the rug out’ from people’s feet with plant closure

Published on November 26, 2018 in Uncategorized by Roderick Benns

Calling today’s announcement from GM a “huge disappointment” for working men and women, City of Kawartha Lakes Mayor Andy Letham says these jobs are going to be “tough to replace” for families.

While GM can’t officially close a union plant until it reaches a deal with Unifor, the bottom line is the company has announced production will cease after December 2019.

In a press release issued by GM Canada’s parent company in the U.S., it paints a rosy picture for investors.

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Lifelong learning at your local library

Published on October 11, 2018 in Uncategorized by Jamie Morris

You’re never too young to learn, and with older kids back in school and settled into their classroom routines now is a good time to think about the resources on offer for pre-schoolers at that other educational institution, the Kawartha Lakes Public Library, where lifelong learning happens.

As Lyndsay Bowen, the library’s outreach and community engagement librarian (and a qualified teacher), notes, “children’s brains develop most rapidly between 0 and 5,” so it’s a crucial period and any young parent will tell you those first years are a challenging and constantly shifting terrain to navigate.

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Funding opens doors for Lindsay Transit

Published on September 26, 2018 in Uncategorized by Lindsay Advocate

Over the last year, Lindsay Transit has received a boost through funding at both federal and provincial levels. With the funds provided, through the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) of $229,145 combined with the Gas Tax Fund (Gas Tax) of $229,145, Lindsay Transit has been able to enhance accessibility and convenience for residents and commuters.

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Patel family turns Kent Inn around and gives back to Lindsay community

Published on July 23, 2018 in Around Town/Community/Uncategorized by Jamie Morris

“Is this what a regular family does on the Family Day holiday?” That was 13-year-old Siya Patel’s question as she replenished coffee supplies in a unit of the Kent Inn. (I’m imagining a slightly plaintive tone.) Her brother, Shivam, was vacuuming nearby as their mother, Priti, made the beds, and father, Chetan (Chris), cleaned in the bathroom.

What was the response? They all — Siya included — laughed good-naturedly and stored away the anecdote to reminisce about from time to time.

This is the story of a successful family-owned-and-operated business and a hard-working, close-knit family that in a variety of ways is contributing to our community.

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New summer lunch program to feed hungry children

Published on May 25, 2018 in Community/Education/Health/Social Issues/Uncategorized by Joli Scheidler-Benns

The Food Security Working Group, a committee of the Kawartha Lakes Food Coalition, will be running a pilot project in the Lindsay area centred on feeding children in the summer. The Salvation Army and the Kawartha Lakes Food Source, as part of the committee, are partnering on this project.

“This is a new and different way for us to reach out to the community,” says Heather Kirby, general manager of Kawartha Lakes Food Source, “and we are very excited to learn from this pilot.”

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More work needed to improve watershed conditions: report card

Published on March 23, 2018 in Uncategorized by Roderick Benns

The second Kawartha Conservation Watershed report card has revealed there is little change in the average quality of the watershed’s water, forest natural resources and wetlands compared with the first report card in 2013.

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Ross Memorial grapples with suspected Norovirus

Published on March 9, 2018 in Uncategorized by Roderick Benns

Ross Memorial clarifies outbreak restrictions

The Ross Memorial Hospital has put visitor restrictions in place on the medical unit (third gloor) due to an outbreak of what is suspected to be Norovirus.

Since March 1, six patients and more than a dozen healthcare providers have become ill, with symptoms including nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps and headache.

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Meals on Wheels program – more than a meal

Published on February 11, 2018 in Uncategorized by Mike Puffer

On any given day of the work week (Monday to Friday), dozens of local residents’ nutritional needs get met when affordable, home-like nutritious hot meals are delivered to their door through the Meals on Wheels program provided by the Community Care Health & Care Network.

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