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Photo Round Up - June 18th, 2026
Every week, we share a photo round up of photos that were submitted to us. We select our favourite as that week’s feature photo. Let us know which pictures you love most!
Can I mix metals and hardware in my home or cottage design?
As designers, we understand how to layer different hardware finishes, colours, and styles in a way that feels intentional, cohesive, and beautifully curated.
Nominate an Environmental Hero
Environmental Heroes live right here in Kawartha Lakes. Whether they're planting pollinator gardens, restoring natural spaces, reducing waste, protecting wildlife, or inspiring others to act, now is the time to recognize their efforts.
Celebrating Community, Growth, and New Beginnings at the Fenelon Falls Seniors’ Club
June is officially Seniors Month—a time to recognize, celebrate, and honour the incredible contributions older adults make to our community.
Introducing the Fenelon Falls Community Impact Tribute
Fenelon Falls is home to many individuals who have made significant contributions to our community and beyond. This space is dedicated to paying tribute to the people who have left indelible marks on our town through their dedication, courage, and altruism.
Maryboro Lodge Personality: Sir William Mackenzie
Years earlier, he had given his old Kirkfield classmate, Pat Burns, a contact to supply meat to feed railway workers. Mackenzie owned stock in Burns’ company, which would later become part of Maple Leaf. Who would have imagined that two Kirkfield school chums would one day become two of Canada’s leading businessmen?
Photo Round Up - June 11th, 2026
Every week, we share a photo round up of photos that were submitted to us. We select our favourite as that week’s feature photo. Let us know which pictures you love most!
Fenelon Falls’ Summer Kickoff Party is back!
This year, Moonlight Madness is on Saturday, June 27th, from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. There’s an incredible lineup of businesses participating this year; find the full list here:
City celebrates accessibility champions during National AccessAbility Week
Outstanding individuals, businesses, organizations, youth and community leaders in Kawartha Lakes were recognized at the 18th Accessibility Awareness Recognition Awards on June 2.
Tour Fenelon's Newest Fitness Facility This Saturday
The Workout Shed will host an Open House on Saturday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will give visitors an opportunity to tour the facility, meet the trainers and instructors, enjoy a barbecue, and learn more about available memberships and programs.
Donation of over $3,500 to the new Fenelon Falls Youth Centre
There’s been an amazing donation made recently for the new Fenelon Falls BGC Kawarthas location, The Loft. The Loft currently runs an after-school program for youth at their location on 30 Colborne St.
Maryboro Lodge Personality: Mossom Boyd
Mossom Boyd rose to become one of the best-known and most successful timber barons in Canada. After the railway reached Lindsay and the colonies of British North America signed a Reciprocity Treaty with the United States, American lumber exports superseded the British timber trade as the primary market.
Photo Round Up - June 4th, 2026
Every week, we share a photo round up of photos that were submitted to us. We select our favourite as that week’s feature photo. Let us know which pictures you love most!
Smile Cookie campaign results in sweet success for KLFS and RMH
To everyone who bought a Smile Cookie at a Tim Hortons restaurant in Lindsay between April 27 and May 3, thank you! The Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) Foundation and Kawartha Lakes Food Source (KLFS) think you’re one smart cookie!
Ontario Theatre Celebrates Canada's World Cup Moment with Original Comedy Mystery
As the world turns its attention to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Globus Theatre is serving up its own international incident.
Hydro One plans a significant power outage for June 14, 2026
Impacted communities include (but are not limited to):
Bobcaygeon
Dunsford
Fenelon Falls
Lindsay
Maryboro Lodge Personality: Garnet Graham
Garnet loved magic tricks, and he would walk into customers’ homes or bars with his tricks in hand. He particularly liked the Yip Stick that Dick Bulmer showed him one day. Before long, his customers remembered him for his antics, as much as the life insurance policies he sold.
Spring curbside leaf and yard collection is back
Spring curbside leaf and yard waste collection returns this June. Please place leaf and yard materials in dry paper bags at your curb before 7 a.m. on your designated date.
And the winners are…
Soroptimist International of Kawartha Lakes put smiles on the faces of four people when the winning tickets were drawn for the Soroptimist Spring Raffle.
Lakelands Public Health Launches Beach Water Monitoring Program
New signage and expanded monitoring at 76 beaches starting June 15.