One year ago, almost to the day, the federal election was held across Canada. On April 28, 2025, Emma Harrison of Selwyn was announced as the new Member of Parliament for the Peterborough Riding.
The Lakefield Herald was able to sit down virtually with MP Harrison to discuss her first year in office.
Harrison described her first year in this new role as an incredible whirlwind.
More than 150 local students came together at Lakefield District Public School for a day of music, mentorship, and performance during Intermediate Band Day in association with the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra. The event took place last Friday morning. Pictured above from Adam Scott Intermediate are Rylee Dave, Aleena Aborig and Celia Soimu.
Otonabee Conservation will be one of seven Conservation Authorities merging together under new provincial legislation.
Currently, there are 36 conservation authorities across the province, with different rules, regulations, and services.
The province has introduced new legislation that would condense those 36 separate authorities into 9.
Janette Loveys Smith, CAO of
Otonabee Conservation (ORCA) and General Manager of Crowe Valley Conservation Authority gave a presentation to County Council on April 22 discussing the process and what this means for the local municipalities.
Loveys Smith told council that much of the information is still forthcoming from the province but the presentation was intended to update council with what is known at this time.
Lakelands Public Health and the Peterborough Humane Society are excited to be partnering to bring a reduced-cost rabies clinic to the North Kawartha Community Centre this Spring.
“The cost of vaccines is often cited as a barrier to vaccinating pets,” said Dr. Piggott, Medical Officer of Health for Lakelands Public Health, “so, this reduced cost clinic will serve as an opportunity to protect our community’s pets, the families that love them, and from a public health perspective, prevent diseases that could transmit to humans.”
According to the Peterborough Humane Society CEO Shawn Morey, clinics like these are a real priority. “At PHS, we’re committed to reducing barriers to pet care,” said Morey. “Partnering with Lakelands Public Health on this clinic is a meaningful way to support both ends of the leash and keep our community safe.”
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.
