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Two Lindsay women create decorative jars to support school breakfast program

Betty Giutsos and Maria Stalker have only been Lindsay residents for about four years, both retired, from Markham and Newmarket respectively.

Virtual Five Counties Children’s Centre Winterfest happening soon

Celebrate the Family Day Weekend with the Five Counties Children’s Centre online from February 18-21. Winterfest 2022 will offer fun activities with the Peterborough Petes and the Lindsay Muskies, baking, craft demos, story time, contests and more.

Public awareness campaign launched to prevent sex trafficking in local area

Building on past prevention efforts locally, Women’s Resources this week launched the first-ever formal, social media campaign to raise public awareness about sex trafficking in Kawartha Lakes.

Future union strength will depend on new approaches

Does hope for a union renaissance lie with women, new Canadians, self-employed and youth?

From the end of the Second World War until the turn of the new century, the towns and villages that would soon make up Kawartha Lakes were home to thousands of unionized workers.

City’s first ever business count shows employer openness for working from home

A third of businesses are looking to hire

Council is about to learn more than they ever knew before about small business in the city – including that nearly three quarters of local businesses will continue to let employees work from home after the pandemic is over.

‘The King is dead. Long live the Queen.’

Platinum Jubilee: Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne

She looks back at us from coins, stamps and the $20 banknote. Her portrait is displayed in schools, post offices and Legion halls across the country.

Bobcaygeon’s Lavish Locks a cut above

Kim Murphy never thought she’d own her own business at 30.