The Old Post Office in the heart of Lakefield has officially reopened after years of renovations to create an accessible business space in the Village.
In 2022, the building located at 12 Queen Street was closed to the public for renovations after the Peterborough Police Services moved to the River Den building near Isabel Morris Park.
The space had previously been occupied by the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce and Tourism as well as the Peterborough Police Services.
However, with the amalgamation of the Kawartha Chamber with the Greater Peterborough Chamber along with the move of the police department, this allowed the township the opportunity to renovate the historic location to be accessible as well as update it for a new use.
The Township of Selwyn hosted a Grand Reopening of the Old Post Office located at the corner of Queen and Bridge Streets in Lakefield. Council was on hand to honour the occasion. Pictured above are Lakefield Ward Councillor John Boyko, Deputy Mayor Ron Black, Mayor Sherry Senis, Smith Ward Councillor Brian Henry and Ennismore Ward Councillor Mary Coulas.
Peterborough City County Paramedics gave an update to Selwyn Council on their performance rates over the last year.
At the April 23 regular council meeting, Selwyn Township received a presentation from Paramedics Chief Patricia Bromfield.
Bromfield presented an update on how residents perceived the quality of service provided by the paramedic service both within the City and County of Peterborough.
She explained that they have five locations that operate
on a full time basis and one part time location.
These include:
1. Headquarters: 310 Armour Road, Peterborough
2. Clonsilla Base
3. Lakefield Base
4. Norwood Base
5. Apsley Base6. Buckhorn Base (seasonal from April until October)
Bromfield told council that through the results of a survey they were able to determine the quality of their performance from residents who have experienced the paramedic’s response and care.
Peterborough — Last Friday, Dave Smith, Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha, announced that the Murray Whetung Community Service Award Act has received Royal Assent.
On April 25, 2024, Ontario’s 30th Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Edith Dumont granted royal assent to Bill 31, Murray Whetung Community Service Award Act.
In the First and Second World Wars, it is estimated that more than 7,000 First Nations individuals volunteered to serve. For many who served continuously, their rights were stripped for time away from the reserve. Indigenous veterans able to retain their status were often ineligible for benefits available to non-Indigenous veterans following the wars.
This bill will create an award for Cadet Corps and Squadrons at the Annual Ceremonial Reviews. Ontario’s 288 active Canadian Cadet Corps and Squadrons will select a member who has displayed exceptional volunteerism and citizenship over the previous year for a new award from the province of Ontario, the Murray Whetung Community Service Award.
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.
