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I thought the latest issue, focused on Being Black in Kawartha Lakes, was refreshing and honest. No other publication in the area has Olivia & Morgan Reevie, contributors really gone there and I’m to our September edition. glad that you did. Photo:Erin Burrell.

Too often, we’re afraid of “getting political” when it really comes down to humanity and empathy. Great work. Anonymous, Peterborough (Name withheld upon request)

Let’s keep the faith together

It was very nice to read your positive article by Ian McKechnie (“Places of Worship: Keeping the Faith During COVID-19,” online) highlighting how many churches are keeping the faith in Kawartha Lakes. Well done.

When COVID hit our community, our congregation took it upon themselves to do this very thing. The objective was simple: let’s give COVID a dose of kindness. In four months, the congregation at Calvary Pentecostal was able to raise over $7,000. Thanks to Euro Delight, Nesbitt’s Meats and Tim Hortons, we were able to successfully purchase a variety of food items that were given away through two local food banks: The Salvation Army and the Lindsay Community Food Market.

We also took it upon ourselves to purchase Timmie gift cards for all the workers at Food Basics and the Dialysis department at the Ross Memorial Hospital. We simply wanted to say thanks.

Even though COVID still lingers, we know that together we can be better. So, let’s keep being better together! Rev. Joel Holtz Calvary Pentecostal Church, Lindsay

Praise for The Advocate Podcast

I just listened to the latest podcast. Any program that features such a variety of guests, from Mike Puffer to Marilyn Kelsey, is worth listening to. I look forward to each episode to learn something new about the people in the community. Guy Skipworth, Toronto

Advocate has helped small businesses

What you’ve done for the many businesses throughout Kawartha Lakes with your Backyard Tourism features was amazing. In a time when there is zero dollars in advertising budgets, we truly thank you and the Advocate for helping to keep our local businesses afloat. Janet Tysiak, Victoria County Studio Tour chair

Fairy Tale Park brings back memories

I just wanted to let you know how much the article “Tents and Trailers: A history of camping in Kawartha Lakes” by Ian McKechnie, published Aug. 2 on The Lindsay Advocate website, meant to our family.

I am attaching a photo of us as children visiting Fairy Tale Park in 1965 Since finding this photo, we have been looking for the location. By sheer chance I googled around on Sunday and found this article which mentions the park and the Humpty Dumpty wall. Perhaps you can invite others to write in and share their memories. Thank you for solving the mystery of this location and its fate. Sincerely,

Cathy Miceli, Mark Cairns, Frances Miceli, Teresa Miceli

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Canada will become stronger by confronting racism, inequities

Thank you for focusing on Black lives in your September issue of the Advocate. Canadians are polite, deferential, and cheerful to a fault. Scratch the veneer and Canadian institutions and society in general, exhibit a massive fault line of white supremacy that’s bedrock deep. Lest I cast stones southward I remember Canada’s slave trade, racial and gender profiling, and the abysmal subjugation, maltreatment and abuse of First Nation and Inuit peoples. Born white, I seek to set aside what I think I know; rid myself of tropes, preconceptions, outright lies and misrepresentations. I listen with attentive mind, an open heart, without bias or judgement; learn the lived experiences of marginalized Canadians of colour; First Nations and Inuit peoples. Hear their

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