Trent Lakes will join Peterborough County and the seven lower tier municipalities to create a new joint Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (CSWP).
The municipality first adopted a Community Safety and Well-Being plan in July 2022.
In a report presented to council this week, CAO/Treasurer Donna Teggart recommended that council support the creation of a new joint plan.
“This collaboration is being recommended as there are already joint partnerships regularly happening with this group and future opportunities discussed at the monthly CAO group meetings,” Teggart said. “Partnership opportunities are also regularly being investigated directly by staff involved in most areas of operation with collaboration already taking place when it makes sense.”
The plan guides local government decisions and aims to improve the quality of life for residents. It is a tool for organizations, business and residents and addresses community priorities such as housing, homelessness, health, mental health, addictions, substance use, poverty/income and belonging.
Dave Smith, MPP for Peterborough & Kawartha spent Saturday morning at The Cheesy Fromage in Lakefield where he welcomed constituents and answered questions. Smith invited all for a snack and a chat. Pictured above is Tanya Bailey of the Cheesey Fromage and Save Smith.
The Township of Douro-Dummer addressed user fees and charges at the regular council meeting on Tuesday evening.
Stacy Grenier, the newly appointed treasurer, presented a report outlining the importance of service charges and fees as well as the proposed changes for the 2026 fiscal year.
Grenier explained that each year staff reviews the fees for each department to ensure that the fees are reflective of the costs associated with the service be it a hall or ice rental.
Grenier listed the purpose of the fees in her report and they are as follows:• Cost Recovery: Ensures services remain sustainable by offsetting associated costs.
For the sixth year in a row, the Lakefield Village Lions are once again hosting the Lakefield Chocolate Creations Festival.
Started in 2020, the contest is a chance for local businesses to showcase their best chocolate creation and welcome in new visitors to the area.
Coinciding with Selwyn Townships PolarFest weekend, the contest will start on January 20 and run until February 17th after the Family Day weekend.
The Lions chocolate festival committee said that this contest started for three reasons.
This short documentary is a portrait of a tiny town, Lakefield, Ontario, and its independent weekly, the Herald. Across North America, newspapers are dying, but in Lakefield, Terry McQuitty, the town paper’s publisher, carries on a rich, 150-year-old tradition. Set to the pace of small-town life, Unheralded is a testament to the vital role newspapers can still play, and the close bond between reporter and reader.
