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2021 TC Photo Contest Winners
Community News, Support Local Business Melissa Dafoe Community News, Support Local Business Melissa Dafoe

2021 TC Photo Contest Winners

At its core the Town Crier is a community based newsletter and so each week we feature articles and photos submitted by you, our readers. The photos you’ve submitted over the years are so beautiful that we curated the best of them into a hard cover coffee book! As a way of saying thank you for your contributions, each month, a random winner is chosen to receive a $25 gift card from the local business of their choice. We’d like to celebrate the 2021 winners and encourage you to keep sending in your wonderful photos and articles about local events and people.

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Lovin' it Local: Meet the Owner
Community News, Support Local Business Melissa Dafoe Community News, Support Local Business Melissa Dafoe

Lovin' it Local: Meet the Owner

The Lovin’ it Local campaign has been in full swing for a few months, hoping to encourage residents of the Kawartha Lakes + Haliburton regions to explore the hidden gems in their own backyard. A number of the beloved local businesses of Fenelon Falls have been featured, and we wanted to highlight a few of the interviews and photoshoots that were conducted to help you learn about our local business owners!

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Earth Week + Free Frozen Yogurt at The Country Cupboard
Community News, Green Scene, Fun In Fenelon Melissa Dafoe Community News, Green Scene, Fun In Fenelon Melissa Dafoe

Earth Week + Free Frozen Yogurt at The Country Cupboard

Earth week begins this year on Sunday April 18 and continues to Earth Day on April 22nd. Let’s work on saving the Earth every day with these simple steps below. Now more than ever we should be working to reduce our carbon footprint and maintain a healthy earth for generations to come. For the entire Month, the Country Cupboard is offering FREE frozen yogurt to anyone who does a little litter clean up. All you have to do is take a photo of the clean up and bring it into the store. Saving the earth and eating frozen yogurt while at it, not a bad deal.

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What Shopping Local Means to Me
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What Shopping Local Means to Me

Now more than ever, the adage “Shop Local” is important to practice in order to maintain the vibrant community of Fenelon Falls. We asked some of Fenelon’s local businesses to tell us what “Shop Local” means to them as we head into the season of holiday shopping and gift-giving; read on to see what they have to say.

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Country Cupboard Giving Away 100 Trees for Earth Day

Country Cupboard Giving Away 100 Trees for Earth Day

The good folks at Country Cupboard have started an annual tradition: every year, on Earth Day, they give away 100 trees that are ready to plant! There is no purchase necessary and the seedlings are only available while supplies last - first come, first served. The trees will be marked with their type and planting instructions, and they will be set out on the front porch of the Country Cupboard for contact-less pickup.

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Country Cupboard Introduces Door Service
Support Local Business Megan Barton Support Local Business Megan Barton

Country Cupboard Introduces Door Service

Submitted by Julia Taylor

Customers can now place orders online or over the phone for pick up and delivery to Fenelon Falls, Coboconk, and the Bobcaygeon areas. We have introduced this free service to give access to our products to those who have limitations with mobility, transportation, and time. We know it can be hard to make an extra stop with our busy lives or get into Fenelon when you don’t have transportation, or just to get out of the house if you have mobility issues, but we also know that people want to reduce waste, cost, and time, and we can do all of those things for you with this new service at Country Cupboard.

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