Letters to the Editor

The recent Kawartha Lakes City Council approval for the operation of recreational off-road vehicles (ORVs) on Lindsay’s paved streets and trails has exposed a serious flaw in the administration of this municipality.

The City of Kawartha Lakes was cobbled together by the provincial government in 2001 without the initiative or support of most of the population. 

Thanks for your article — a scholarly article — on “A Poverty of Time.” (Benns’ Belief, March edition) I am tempted to quote Welsh poet W. H. Davies.: “What is this life if, full of care/ We have no time to stand and stare.” 

I enjoyed reading Roderick Benns’ “Political Confessions,” (Benns’ Belief, April edition.) I have always been curious about how people arrive… Continue reading “Political paths, political journeys”

“Cancel culture, cancel culture, cancel culture”… we keep hearing it over and over in diatribes about how it’s “taking over”… Continue reading “Accept change, don’t fear it”

Laurie Scott, MPP, I received your newsletter. On your list you say you want to support health and long-term care,… Continue reading “Show us the GO bus, Laurie Scott”

In 2018 a number of home owners in Kawartha Lakes serviced by their own wells and/or septic systems, received a… Continue reading “Time to fight city hall on unneeded municipal water, says local reader”

Wetlands enrich our lives. They are places where we can observe and learn about a diversity of plants and animals… Continue reading “Wetlands need our protection, says reader, not MPP’s tabled bill”