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Looking for Volunteers!
Spring is here and it’s the perfect time to get out and connect with friends and neighbours at the Kawartha Lakes Country Living Show. We’re looking for enthusiast volunteers to welcome everyone to the show and help make this our most successful show ever. There are a number of roles and shifts throughout the weekend and meal(s) are provided during your shift.
Vendors Wanted for the Farmer’s Market
With the nice weather approaching it’s time to start getting things underway for the Fenelon Falls Farmers’ Market. We are always looking for new vendors, volunteers, entertainers and committee members to join our enthusiastic community group.
Introduction to Digital Photography course coming to Fenelon Falls
The Kawartha Lakes Parks and Recreation Division will be offering an Introduction to Digital Photography Course this spring at the Fenelon Falls Community Centre.
Country Living Show Featured Vendors: Cottage Vacations, Nortech Home Improvements, and New Beginnings Building Services
This week’s featured vendors: Cottage Vacations, Nortech Home Improvements, and New Beginnings Building Services!
Ask the Coach - Parenting after Separation
This week, our coach Merrill Pierce, discusses how to co-parent after separation, specifically once a new partner enters the picture.
Fred Brandon Memorial Bonspiel
The Fenelon Falls Curling Club hosted the Fred Brandon Men's Bonspiel presented by Handley Lumber February 24th and 25th. This is a competitive bonspiel with 16 teams coming from as far away as Galt (Cambridge) and Ottawa.
Iconic Fenelon Falls Seniors' Centre Receives Generous Donation
The Fenelon Falls Senior Citizens’ Club was selected by the 100 Women Who Care Kawartha Lakes as the recipient of their first charitable donation of the year. This generous donation of $14,550.00, was received with gratitude by members of the club’s executive on March 1, 2023 in Lindsay Ontario.
Country Living Show Featured Vendors: Mel McAndrews, Bobcat of Peterborough, Bill’s Quality Pest Control and Pro-Life Wildlife Services
This week’s featured vendors: Mel McAndrews, Bobcat of Peterborough, Bill’s Quality Pest Control and Pro-Life Wildlife Services
International Women’s Day in Kawartha Lakes
The International Women’s Day (IWD) flag has been raised outside Kawartha Lakes City Hall in Lindsay and will remain up until the end of the week. The global IWD theme this year is Embrace Equity.
Nominations open for the 2023 Accessibility Awareness Award
At least 22% of Canadians encounter daily challenges due to disabilities and many unsung heroes are doing their part to try and level the playing field to create equal access to community life. To shed light on the challenges and recognize the community's Accessibility Champions, each spring the Kawartha Lakes Accessibility Advisory Committee (KLAAC), a group of volunteers that advises Council, seeks out the accessibility leaders of our community — employers, program designers, service providers, shopkeepers, friends and families — to celebrate them in a special award ceremony.
New survey to find out the Kawartha Lakes community’s interest in building pollinator habitats
Members of the Kawartha Lakes community are asked to provide their opinion on the below proposed By-law amendment by completing the Building Pollinator Habitats Survey on the Jump In, Kawartha Lakes website (www.jumpinkawarthalakes.ca).
Building Community Care
If you’ve travelled along Angeline Street North in Lindsay recently, you may have gotten a glimpse of the new Community Care Campus.
Ask the Coach - Struggling to be Positive
This week, our coach Merrill Pierce, discusses how difficult it can be to stay positive when you’re feeling down.
Public Turns Out to Hear Next Steps on Short Term Rentals
The Kawartha Lakes Municipal By-law Enforcement and Licensing Office hosted the first of two drop-in Short Term Rental (STR) Public Information Sessions on February 28. The second session will be held Mar 6th.
Curbside Battery Collection Returns March 20 to 23
Curbside battery collection is back. We’ll be collecting your used batteries curbside from March 20 to 23 on your regularly scheduled collection day.
2023 Summer Company Program Applications Open until May 31
Kawartha Lakes is now accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Company program. This program offers an opportunity for students to start and manage their own businesses. Successful applicants will receive a grant of up to $3,000, as well as invaluable training and mentorship from local business leaders.
February Newsletter from Councillor Mike Perry
Hot off the press! Councillor of Ward 3, Mike Perry, has created a newsletter that discusses his recent efforts within our community, the latest news in Ward 3, and the exciting things that are soon to come; you can download a PDF copy of the newsletter by clicking on ‘read more.’
Public Information Session About Short Term Rentals in Kawartha Lakes
There will be a drop-in Public Information Session where the community can come to see the results of the survey, read the highlights of the new draft By-law, ask questions about the survey or draft By-law, and learn what comes next for Short Term Rentals in Kawartha Lakes.
Minister’s Visit Brings News of More Affordable and Accessible Child Care Spaces in Kawartha Lakes
During a visit from Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education and MPP Laurie Scott, they announced funding to open 443 new child care spaces in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton by the end of 2026. This will be a 40 percent increase in total spaces available, bringing the 2026 child-care access rate in Kawartha Lakes up to the new provincial minimum standard.