Shaping the future of wayfinding in Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes invites residents, business owners, and visitors to help shape a new municipal and tourism wayfinding strategy, a comprehensive plan that will improve how people navigate our communities.
This strategy will examine current signage, identify gaps and challenges, and outline a clear path toward a consistent, user-friendly wayfinding system across the municipality. It will guide the design of signs that help people easily and confidently find key destinations such as parks, downtowns, cultural locations, and major attractions.
Importantly, it will also include municipal and community entrance signs, ensuring that the places that define Kawartha Lakes are represented clearly and consistently.
Once developed, the municipal and tourism wayfinding strategy will be presented to council for approval and decision on implementation.
Regulatory signs, street signs, and advertising signage fall outside the scope of this project.
Clear, consistent wayfinding helps people feel confident as they move through Kawartha Lakes. Better signage supports local businesses and tourism, enhances our shared sense of place, and creates a more welcoming and accessible experience for everyone. This strategy will become a long-term roadmap for future implementation; one that reflects the community’s identity and vision.
Community input is at the heart of this project. Resident experiences and insights will directly shape how wayfinding works in Kawartha Lakes for years to come.
There will be three public engagement sessions. One on Dec. 9 at Fenelon Falls Community Centre from 6-8 p.m, Dec. 10 at City Hall from 6-8 p.m, and Dec. 11 at Bethany United Church from 9-11 a.m.
There will also be an online survey available from Dec. 1-Jan. 4. For more information and to complete the survey go to jumpinkawarthalakes/signstrategy.
There are more pressing issues that should be addressed by our Council. Currently there is no transportation to other cities for people who need to travel for appointments, work and family. This issue (transportation) should be at the forefront not staying in Kawartha Lakes where there are little to no services such as medical and shopping. Although increased transportation has been “planned” for 20 years, nothing has come of it except some new train sometime in the next 20 years. I am (like many of our taxpayers) astounded at the stupid initiatives being brought forward as important to residents without their input. Taxes increase each year with no added value or services to the residents.
Monday, October 26, 2026 is just 326 days away. That’s the date of the next Municipal Election.
It’s time to send a few councillors wayfinding for their next part time job.
Dale’s point is 100% – The lack of Regional Transit to / from Kawartha Lakes is astonishing.
Peterborough received Go Bus service in 2010. For 15 years Peterborough has had Regional Transit.
The Province is failing to address the needs of communities in the outer ring the GTA Greenbelt.
Housing affordability is driving people to our community for cost, that is driving growth in our community, but there are no services from the Province to support that growth.