Selwyn Township has received $3.9 million for updated water and wastewater infrastructure.
On Monday Sept. 14, MP Emma Harrison was in Lakefield, joined by Selwyn Mayor Sherry Senis, Deputy Mayor Ron Black, Coun. Mary Coulas and Coun. John Boyko for the announcement.
The funding for this project comes from the Direct Delivery stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund to upgrade two sections of sewer infrastructure and install a twin force main beneath the Otonabee River in the Lakefield South Development Area. These improvements will support sustainable growth by maintaining reliable wastewater services, reducing the risk of overflows, enhancing fire protection, and meeting increasing capacity demands as the population grows.
Manager of Public Works Adam Tobin, Coun. John Boyko, MP Emma Harrison, Mayor Sherry Senis, Coun. Mary Coulas, and Deputy Mayor Ron Black all met at Isabel Morris Park on Monday for a major funding announcement.
Residents in Douro Dummer will have a chance to hear directly from candidates on issues that matter to the community at an all-candidates debate on October 8.CAO Todd Davis presented a report to Douro-Dummer Council at the regular council meeting of September 8 regarding the joint Public Works - Fire Hall building.
The Lakefield Herald and Dummer News will be hosting an all-candidates debate on October 8 starting at 6 p.m. at the Wellington Room in the Douro Community Centre.
Due to the sheer number of candidates within the township of Douro Dummer, the Lakefield Herald and Dummer News felt it prudent for residents to learn more about each one and their platform.
Each of the 17 candidates running for various council positions within Douro Dummer have been invited to this meeting. Candidates include: Mayor:
• Heather Watson (incumbent)
• J Murray Jones
• Peter Leahy
The County of Peterborough’s Official Plan is now the Official Plan for the Municipality of Trent Lakes.
In April 2017 the Trent Lakes council directed staff to notify the county that the municipality intended to join the county official plan and become part of their comprehensive review process.
A new county official plan was adopted by County Council in June 2022 and forwarded to the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) for approval.
During the approval process there were several new pieces of provincial legislation and the ministry recommended revisions to align it with the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS2014).
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.
