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31% of workers in Canada belonged to a union in early 2020

53% of unionized workers across Canada are women

Source: StatsCan

Finnish university education is free

• Universities are primarily owned by the local or federal government. • Education is viewed as a civil right rather than something one needs to “buy,” unlike Canada, the U.S. or the U.K. Degrees that students earn are viewed as a public good, rather than as a commodity to be exchanged in the marketplace. • Students receive money for things such as meals, housing, and health care • The Finnish government strives to give equal educational opportunities to all citizens, regardless of gender, socio-economic background, cultural background, ethnicity, or geographical location. • Finland has a higher rate of library usage than any other country, the result of a culture of lifelong learning that is instilled in Finns from an early age.

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Hagarty takes on new role with Kawartha Lakes Police Service

Sgt. Deb Hagarty takes on a more visible community role. Photo: Erin Burrell.

Sgt. Deb Hagarty is the new public face of Kawartha Lakes Police Service. She has taken over media relations and other duties from Sgt. Dave Murtha, who moves on to being a uniform patrol officer in charge of “A” platoon.

Hagarty is in her 15th year with the service. Her major responsibilities in her new role as administrative sergeant involve working with the media and the public through the Community Response Unit (CRU). It’s her job to share up-to-date information with the public in a timely manner, including on the police service’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds as well as its website.

As part of the CRU, Hagarty spends two days a week doing community outreach with a mental health nurse from Ross Memorial Hospital. The CRU follows up with people in the community who have encountered police for mental health-related incidents.

Hagarty says she is also out in the community each week, visiting people while accompanied by a counsellor from FourCAST, an agency that provides assistance for people struggling with addictions and homelessness.

During her time with KLPS Hagarty has served as a uniformed patrol officer, an investigator with the Institutional Investigation Unit and Criminal Investigation Branch and was the domestic violence coordinator. She was promoted to sergeant in 2019.

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Fresh Fuell defies pandemic with expansion and move to north ward

Luis and Leanna Segura, owners of Fresh Fuell, have moved and expanded their much-loved business.

Formerly in Lindsay’s downtown near the corner of Kent and Cambridge streets, the business is well-known locally for its fresh salads (with vegan, store-made dressings), wraps, more than 20 smoothie options and nutritious snacks.

The husband-and-wife team headed to the town’s north ward in mid-January, leasing a former Mac’s Milk store at 172 Angeline St. N. Fresh Fuell was soon re-established there, but so was another idea — a coffee shop.

North Ward Coffee will feature fair trade coffee from El Salvador, Luis’s homeland.

During the summer, the Seguras also plan to offer Kawartha Dairy ice cream.

Information about the menu and opening hours are available on the business’s Facebook page. In keeping with pandemic protocols, you can call in your order at 705-878-3835 to have it ready, or order online order at www.freshfuell.com

Leanna and Luis Segura have moved but also expanded what they offer to the community. Photo: Erin Burrell

Unwrapped marks first anniversary

Lindsay’s self-described “first zerowaste and sustainable living store” recently celebrated its first anniversary — midpandemic and in the middle of downtown reconstruction. However, owners Jenny Connell and Jessica Moynes say they’re making the most of their situation.

Unwrapped offers plastic-free replacements for everyday items in homes, and bulk refills of natural and Canadian-made personal care and household cleaning products.

“We are trying to stay positive and keep our products as accessible to our community as the rules allow,” Connell says.

Both Connell and Moynes have two youngsters at home, and they’re all busy trying to master online learning throughout the day while also doing free deliveries all over Kawartha Lakes.

One of the things they’re most grateful for is the high level of support the store has received. “I think the public are much more comfortable with online shopping from local businesses at this point, which is very helpful,” Connell says. Visit unwrappedkawartha.com to learn more.

Unwrapped owners Jessica Moynes (top) and Jenny Connell (bottom). They’re offering free delivery across Kawartha Lakes

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