The Kawartha Conservation Authority (KCA) is asking Trent Lakes for $82,871, a 5.60 per cent increase over what the municipality paid in 2025.Trent Lakes asked for more funding
KCA Chief Administrative Officer Mark Majchrowski made a presentation to council this week outlining the reasons for the increase and highlighting monitoring activities they do in the area.
One of the main points of discussion during the presentation was the provincial government’s proposal to reduced Ontario’s 36 CAs to seven and to create a new oversight agency.
Majchrowski said that the proposed changes would increase the local area of responsibility from 2,563 square kms to 16,000 square kms in an area that would cover from Ajax in the east over to Napanee and north to Caledon.
“The area would be three times the size of Prince Edward Island”, he said. “I think the concern from our standpoint is voice because with 48 municipalities your voice becomes harder to hear.”
He said a lot of the details still need to be worked out.
The government is consulting the public for feedback on the proposed boundaries and criteria for the new CAs and it closes on December 22, 2025.
Haddie Parsons was excited to meet Santa Claus after the Warsaw parade on Saturday night.
The township of Douro-Dummer is considering a shoreline preservation bylaw. The concept was brought forward by a delegation representing the Environment Council for Clear, Stoney and White Lakes at the November 5, 2024 regular council meeting.
The delegation raised concerns with development on the lakes within the township which prompted council to direct staff to research shoreline preservation bylaws in neighbouring municipalities and report back to council outlining their findings.
Council also requested that staff prepare a draft bylaw and report back to council for discussion.
D.M. Wills Associates Limited (Wills) was retained by the Township of Douro-Dummer to review the need to implement a shoreline preservation by-law in response to shoreline development concerns raised by Environment Council for Clear, Stoney and White Lakes delegation.
DM Wills submitted a report to council which was presented by Diana Keay and provided an overview of the current provincial and municipal policies
The Lakefield United Church is currently undergoing a fundraising initiative to create a community comfort centre.
The comfort centre would be intended as a safe, warm place that people can go during extended power outages.
Lori Neill, who is helping with the project, said that after the major ice storm that happened in April, the church saw the need for community assistance during major weather events and prolonged power outages as the church suffered two floods due to sump pump failure but also many community members were left without help.
“There were number of people in our community that were in need of assistance because of extended power outages. We began investigating how we could provide our community with more support during these increasingly more frequent weather events. We met with local municipal officials and spoke with community leaders which reinforced our understanding of the need for this community project. Our mission at Lakefield United, is in part, gathering community and offering compassion. This project along with our existing successful Community Table meal program are ways we can gather and support our local community.”
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.
