The County of Peterborough will soon be taking a strategic look at uses for a property in Selwyn township located at 1326 Young’s Point Road. The idea is to create a Property Strategic Opportunity Master Plan for the property the County purchased in October of 2023 in hopes of creating a community hub in addition to the County administrative buildings planned for the site.
At the September 23 County Council meeting, CAO Sheridan Graham presented a report to council outlining the proposal and recommending that she be authorized to enter into an agreement with Unity Architects (the County’s architect of record) in partnership with Elderpoint for the development of this Master Plan.
The weather was lovely on Saturday morning for the “Afernoon at Mary’s” which was an art exhibit hosted by Mary Snith at her home. The local artists featured were Kay Gregg and Lisa Mace. The show took place on both Friday and Saturday. Pictured above are Kay Gregg, Lisa Mace and Mary Smith.
A 59 lot subdivision in Woodview received their draft plan approval from County Council last month.
At the Sept. 23 County Council meeting, Keziah Holden, general manager of planning, presented a report outlining the application and recommending the application be granted a draft plan approval.
The report stated that the complete application included a 59 lot subdivision plan consisting of 58 residential lots for single-detached dwellings and one commercial lot.
The subdivision would also include public roadways that would be transferred to the Township of North Kawartha in the long-term.
A number of public comments were collected including concerns as well as support for the project.
Some concerns and county response to those submissions included:
• Impact on water supply and wells on neighbouring properties in the area: No impacts to existing wells, water supply or water quality for the surrounding areas are anticipated since the site has adequate supply to meet its needs
Trent Lakes will hold a public meeting about proposed increases to Building Departrment Permit Fees.
The meeting will be held during the regular council meeting on November 3, 2026.
Eric Guay, municipal Director of Building and Planning told council that the proposed increases will help Trent Lakes offset costs related to administering and enforcing the Building Code Act.
“Over the last three years the building department reserves have been depleted by $230,304.13, “ Guay said. “The shortfall in department revenues can be attributed in part to the economic downtown experienced due to the global political turmoil and the post pandemic return to normal.”
“It is anticipated that a transfer from reserve will be required to offset operational costs of the building department,” he added.
Guay said that the 2026 transfer will deplete the available reserve funds and that the increase in fees is needed to help fund the department.
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.
