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Featured Photo - New Family
Submitted by Anna Gamsby. Send your best photos of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area to the Town Crier email.
Photo Round Up - June 4th, 2020
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!
Bee a Hero! 2020 CKL Pollinator Garden Challenge
Submitted by Christine Szabados
Bee City Kawartha Lakes is happy to announce a new event, the Bee A Hero! 2020 CKL Pollinator Garden Challenge. This exciting, socially distanced event strives to improve the quality and abundance of habitat for native pollinators along the CKL Pollinator Pathway. The event is open to anyone who has or is creating a pollinator friendly garden space, farm, school or business. Prizes will be awarded in various garden categories, including children's gardens, container gardens, new and existing/expanded gardens. Participants are asked to submit a before and after photo of their garden.
100 Activities for Kids and Adults
Summer might look a little different this year than last, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t tons of fun activities to enjoy. The Fenelon Falls & District Chamber of Commerce has prepared this engaging list of 100 activities for kids and adults to enjoy. We’d love for you to share photos and stories of your experiences and try to cross off as many items as you can. Tag us on social media @explorefenelonfalls or email hello@explorefenelonfalls.com for a chance to be featured in the Town Crier and on our social media.
KLCLS Event Cancellation Notice
The KLCLS committee has cancelled the tentative September show due to ongoing concerns over Covid-19. If you are a vendor or sponsor and haven’t received a phone call to deliver this news please contact the Chamber office by email at: hello@explorefenelonfalls.com
Featured Photo - Shadow Lake Reflection
Submitted by Susan Johnstone. Send your best photos of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area to the Town Crier email.
Tulips in Bloom
Submitted by Chris Greaves. Photography by Justin Greaves.
Last year Mary and I went to D Day 75 events. In the fall of 2019, we bought two bags of tulips from the Royal Canadian Legion and planted them in our front garden. They are memorial tulips remembering the thousand Canadian troops who helped liberate Amsterdam on May 5th, 1945, and the thousands who died liberating Holland from Nazi oppression. Our grandson Justin Greaves took the photos. He does freelance work now after several years with the Toronto Star organization.
Iron Piece to be auctioned off for Kawartha Lakes Food Source
Submitted by Murray Anderson
Local artist, Murray Anderson, is auctioning off ornamental iron pieces representing the pandemic, people lost, and a united Canada. The first iron piece, an 8 ft x 4 ft trellis, is now available and will be auctioned off in support of Kawartha Lakes Food Source.
Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. joins the All Together Beer project
Submitted by Fenelon Falls Brewing Co.
Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. joins the All Together Beer project to raise money for the hospitality industry impacted by COVID-19 closures. In an urgent call for action to help support the hospitality industry, Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. is proud to join the All Together Beer project with more than 800 participating breweries from 40 countries around the globe to raise money for the hospitality industry impacted by COVID-19 closures.
Featured Photo - Early Morning Walk
Submitted by Belinda Wilson. Send your best photos of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area to the Town Crier email.
Some Local Stores Reopening
As Ontario enters the first phase of reopening the economy, you will notice some of your favourite local spots and shops are opening their doors for business again. Some stores have special hours, and some may continue to offer their curbside pickup services for contactless shopping. Many stores also continue to offer online shopping for your convenience.
Local PPE Suppliers
The following list of local PPE suppliers was created by the Fenelon Falls and District Chamber of Commerce and the partner organizations from Team Kawartha to help local businesses as they prepare to reopen.
Photo Round Up - May 21st, 2020
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!
Housing Services seeks help from landlords during COVID-19 with new Rapid Re-Housing Program
The municipality of Kawartha Lakes is looking to partner with landlords who own apartments in Kawartha Lakes and the County of Haliburton to help end homelessness during COVID-19. During the pandemic, the most vulnerable are at an even higher risk and the City is looking to landlords to help house homeless community members. There is a high demand for bachelor or one bedroom units.
Bottle Drive for PPE Supplies for Local Businesses
Kawartha Hypnosis is hosting a bottle drive to help support local Fenelon Falls small businesses that are reopening with more PPE. Your donations of beer bottles, cans, wine and liquor bottle are very much appreciated. They will go towards the purchase of masks, hand sanitizer, gloves, and other needed supplies for small Fenelon Falls businesses.
Featured Photo - Osprey Nesting
Submitted by Cheryl Pearson. Send your best photos of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area to the Town Crier email.
Health Unit Urges People to Avoid Blacklegged Ticks to Reduce Their Risk of Lyme Disease
Submitted by Kendra Fleming
Keeping a safe distance from others during a pandemic also has some merit when it comes to avoiding blacklegged (or deer) ticks that can spread Lyme disease. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit urges people to be extra watchful for blacklegged ticks. This type of tick may carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, an illness that can lead to recurring arthritis, neurological problems, numbness or paralysis if left untreated.
Local Residents Strongly Discouraged from Organizing Garage/Yard Sales
Submitted by Kendra Fleming
If you’re in the middle of spring cleaning, avoid organizing a garage sale or yard sale until further notice. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit strongly discourages local residents from organizing or holding garage and yard sales during COVID-19. Having these types of sales can increase people’s exposure to COVID-19 and lead to the spread of the virus in Haliburton County, Northumberland County and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Finding Happiness in Difficult Times...
Submitted by Marina Hodson
As we head into that all-important and significant May long weekend whilst facing week ten of a pandemic, how are you reconciling the two?
While the weather may belie the season, my gardens are telling me that summer is just around the corner; in fact my daylilies would be at an impressive height despite the recent snow had they not been taste-tested by the deer. So as we continue to practice social distancing and other precautions to protect others, we must also take care of our mental wellbeing and practice self-care. Think of the last time you flew on an airplane and listened to the safety instructions; in case of emergency, secure your own oxygen mask first to be able to assist others who may need it.
New family Doctor for Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes
Submitted by Cindy Snider
The Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) and Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes are pleased to announce that Dr. Allison MacKay has joined the Community Health Centre team on Monday, May 11, 2020. Dr. MacKay attended McGill University for her Bachelor of Science Honours in Biochemistry, the University of Calgary for her Doctor of Medicine and the University of Toronto for Family Medicine Residency (rural stream). Her residency training in the rural stream has made her an ideal candidate to practice in the City of Kawartha Lakes.