The Township of Selwyn and County of Peterborough will be swapping ownership and responsibility for certain roads starting in the summer of 2027.
According to a report to Selwyn Council from Adam Tobin, Manager of Public Works on May 26, the County’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) update in 2022 recommended the creation of a road rationalization policy to help identify and review possible transfers of road ownership between the County and local Townships.
Through the rationalization policy, it was determined that four roads transfer either to or from the township.
These roads include:
• County Road 12 (Fifes Bay Road/Maryland Drive), from Fife’s Bay Marina Lane to the end (the Loop), from Peterborough County to the Township of Selwyn; and
• Fairbairn Street, from the City Limit to 3rd Line (Smith), from the Township of Selwyn to Peterborough County; and
• 3rd Line, from Fairbairn Street to County Road 18 (Chemong Road), from the Township of Selwyn to Peterborough County; and
• Lily Lake Road, from County Road 12 to Highway 7, from the Township of Selwyn to Peterborough County
The Selwyn Firefighters Association hosted their annual Pancake Breakfast at the Bridgenorth Fire Hall on Sunday morning. Pictured above are Maeve, Rhett and Weston Courtney of Ennismore with Sparky the Fire Dog.
On Monday morning, Lakefield College School went into lockdown after a bomb threat was received by the school.
Lakefield College School (LCS) on Monday stated, “…out of an abundance of caution, Lakefield College School initiated lockdown procedures following a threatening phone call received by the school. The Ontario Provincial Police responded promptly and, following a thorough investigation, determined the threat to be unfounded. All students and staff are safe.”
According to the OPP, on May 25, 2026, shortly after 10 a.m., the Peterborough County OPP received a call regarding a potential threat that had been received by the school. The staff at the school immediately initiated their safety protocols which included contacting police.
Officers arrived on scene minutes later and conducted a sweep of the school.
It was then confirmed that the bomb threat was unfounded and there was no immediate risk to the safety of the students or staff.
Lakefield College School welcomed His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain to campus today as part of His Majesty’s visit to Canada.
The visit marked a meaningful return to Lakefield College School, where His Majesty completed part of his secondary education and graduated as a member of the Class of 1985.
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, members of the Class of 1985, representatives from Spain and Canada, and invited guests gathered in A.W. Mackenzie Chapel and Bryan Jones Theatre for a special community address and commemorative program recognizing the enduring connection between His Majesty and the Lakefield community.
“Today’s visit was a deeply meaningful moment for our school 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.
