On November 19, during the regular council meeting, Peterborough County Council received an update on physician recruitment in the area.
he update came from Jennifer Stover, director of corporate services/deputy CAO.
Stover told County Council that there are currently about 32,000 people in the Peterborough area without a family doctor. She said that according the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) there is data that shows that those 32,000 could reach 63,000 by 2026 if the Ontario government doesn’t act to provide “urgent support” to family doctors and patients.
FRIENDS, FAMILY and FIREFIGHTERS! Sunday marked the official retirement of Dave Garrett from the Selwyn Fire Department after 41 years of service. Garrett joined the department March 27, 1984 and rose to the position of Senior Captain. The celebration took place at the Lakefield Fire Hall on Sunday afternoon and pictured above are approximately 50 people showed their appreciation for his service to the community.
The Lakefield Trail Stewardship Committee will be dissolving at the end of this year.
Bruce Bellchambers, chair of the Lakefield Trail Stewardship Committee, gave a delegation to council at the Tuesday afternoon meeting stating that as of December 31, 2025, the entire board will be stepping down from their roles.
Bellchambers explained that with the workload the committee does, the decline in volunteers and the age of the committee members, the work is no longer sustainable for the current system and members.
He told council that the committee formed in 1998 when the Village of Lakefield created the Special Events Committee and the Lakefield Trail Subcommittee was formed as a result.
Selwyn Township Council has given support to a battery energy storage facility that is proposed for Lily Lake Road.
Nexus Energy gave a presentation to council on Tuesday requesting their support for a small scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) application at 277 Lily Lake Road.
Over the last few years, many applications have been brought forward to Selwyn for support of these battery energy storage facilities.
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.
