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and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council for this program,” says Terry Jones, Fire Chief, Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue. “These funds allow us to purchase materials to enhance firefighter training. Textbooks purchased include topics on vehicle extrication, ice water rescue, and public fire and life safety education.”

Bee A Hero Challenge Winners

At the February 7 Committee of the Whole meeting, Kawartha Lakes Environmental Action Committee (KLEAC) Council representative, Councillor Warren, shared a presentation recognizing the 2022 Bee A Hero Garden Challenge winners on behalf of Bee City Canada.

The Bee A Hero Garden Challenge encourages residents of Kawartha Lakes to improve the local habitat for native pollinators (bees, moths, beetles, butterflies and hummingbirds) by planting a pollinator friendly garden in their backyard, farm, balcony or deck.

Lindsay Community Garden: Located at Fleming College’s Frost Campus, the Lindsay Community Garden contains 85 plots tended by individual gardeners, many of whom include flowers to attract pollinators for fruiting vegetables. Featured in their entry were their shared, communal plantings: an orchard of apple, pear, and cherry trees, and a large “pollinator/herb garden” that has been enhanced over the years. Over 2022 a major initiative was creating labels for all the plants in the pollinator/herb garden. Additional shrubs were also added along a nearby fence line.

BGC Kawarthas: BGC Kawarthas started their small native pollinator garden as a way to teach the children the importance of taking care of the world around them. When the children were hatching butterflies within the centre, the BGC team started to research native plants that they could plant in their garden to attract pollinators and give their butterflies a place to lay their eggs and feed. This year they planted 2 types of Echinacea, Monarda, Salvia and Swamp Milkweed. Angela Kelley: After moving to Lindsay to be near family, Angela discovered that the garden at her new home had been neglected. She noticed the lack of insects and butterflies so she decided to plant native plants of all kinds. People in the neighborhood love the changes and look forward to seeing what is new and in bloom. Angela’s garden has been blessed with many varieties such as cone flowers, false sunflowers, varieties of milkweed, as well as many varieties of wildflowers that last from spring into the fall.

Elizabeth Elliot: This year, Elizabeth Elliot converted a grassy space within the Lindsay Community Garden into a raised garden bed showcasing 20 different perennial wildflowers, all but one of them native to Ontario. Included are species such as Prairie Smoke, Bloodroot, Joe Pye Weed, Wild Ginger, Pussytoes, Black-eyed Susan, and New York Aster. From spring to late fall, there is always something in bloom.

Heather Stresman: Heather has a container garden with sunflowers on her deck. Before the container garden full of sunflowers, it was an empty 16’ by 8’ deck. In the summer months when sitting on the deck you can hear the bees buzzing from sunflower to sunflower. It doesn’t take a lot of room to create a space for pollinators!

Sandra Morrison: When Sandra moved here in October 2020, her new garden was grass, mud and overgrown with shrubs and weeds. She cleaned it up and focused on adding native plants for pollinators as much as possible. For shrubs, she has dogwood, willow, lilacs, forsythia, hydrangeas, cedar, yew and bridal spirea. For trees, she has maple and birch. Her garden also has over 25 different plant and flower species. Her garden has a birdbath as a water source and she does not use pesticides.

“I would like to thank all of the contestants for participating in the 2022 Bee A Hero Garden Challenge and urge people to promote and help pollinators whenever they can. We’re always looking for new people to get involved to help our cause,” said Councillor Warren.

The winners received certificates on behalf of Council, the Kawartha Lakes Environmental Advisory Committee and Pollinator Action Committee. Gift cards were also provided by two local native plant nurseries: Grow Wild Native Plant Nursery and Green Side Up.

For more information on the challenge and to see more photos of the participating gardens, please visit the Bee City Kawartha Lakes page. The website is also a great resource for news and best practices on ways to get involved in supporting pollinators.

Youth Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Kawartha Lakes Youth Awards. The awards program was created by the BGC Kawartha Lakes Foundation to shine a spotlight on youth in our community between the ages of 12 and 24.

Nominations come in from a variety of sources throughout the community, highlighting extraordinary youth. Their stories are inspiring and reinforce that the future is in excellent hands.

All nominees must have strong ties to the City of Kawartha Lakes. For every category, individuals or groups may be nominated. Involvement with the BGC Kawarthas is only required for the BGC Kawarthas Club Spirit Award. Any group or individual is welcome to submit a nomination for a Youth Achievement Award.

The Awards for 2023 include:

• Arts Achievement: Sponsored by Flato Developments

• Humanitarian: Sponsored by Wood Mizer

• Entrepreneurship: Sponsored by KLCFDC & the City of Kawartha Lakes

• Green Award: Sponsored by Fleming College

• BGC Club Spirit & Marcie Beall Scholarship: Sponsored by Cable Cable & Scholarship from the Beall/Lough families

• Physical Literacy: Sponsored by Planet Fitness

• Leadership: Sponsored by Greg Evans Professional Corporation

• Resiliency: Sponsored by Pinnguaq

• Ron Kennedy Scholarship Fund: Kennedy Family

The 2023 awards presentation event location and date are to be determined. You can find out more information at www.bgckawarthas.com.

Register To Run

The Kawartha Lakes Parks and Recreation Division has announced the return of the Lindsay Milk Run event, scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 16 at the Lindsay Recreation Complex.

Beginning and ending at the Lindsay Recreation Complex, this fun annual tradition is a timed event that is open to all levels of participants and will encompass both a 5K and 10K division as well as a team’s category.

Registration fees for the 2023 Milk Run are $38 for the 5K division and $43 for the 10K division. Registration fee includes t-shirt, finisher medal and post race refreshments.

Registration will take place online and will close on Wednesday, July 12 at 4pm. The first 150 preregistered participants will receive a free Technical race t-shirt. After the 150 mark, participants will receive a cotton blend race t-shirt.

You can find our more and a link to registration, visit the Milk Run page on the City’s website at www. kawarthalakes.ca.

More Child Care Spaces

MPP Laurie Scott and Minister Lecce have announced the creation of 443 more child care spaces in Kawartha Lakes. These new spaces will represent a 40 per cent increase of childcare spaces available in the community.

Ontario’s government is making child care more affordable and accessible for families across Ontario, saving families an average of between $6,000 to $10,000 per child. These 443 new spaces in Kawartha Lakes demonstrate this government’s commitment to ensuring families have access to the childcare they need. The new spaces, opening by 2026, add to 33,000 childcare spaces created in Ontario since 2019, and are part of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system.

Ontario’s government is on track to create and open 86,000 new spaces across the province by December 2026.

“Our government is continuing to support families with the addition of new child care spaces in our community” said Laurie Scott, MPP for HaliburtonKawartha Lakes-Brock. “Today’s announcement, along with the reduction of child care fees is another positive step for families”.

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CONCERT SUPPORTS WOMEN’S RESOURCES

Submitted by Lori Watson, Executive Director

Women’s Resources welcomed Canadian icon Jann Arden to the Academy Theatre earlier this month to help raise funds for Women’s Resources in Lindsay. This was the second time the singer/songwriter has come to Lindsay for a fundraising event.

Women’s Resources is in the process of building a new second stage housing program in Lindsay where women will be able to live, rent geared to income for up to two years. This is not just housing – it is a program of Women’s Resources with tight safety and security guidelines where women can heal and rebuild their lives after the trauma of abuse and with the support of counsellors and children’s workers.

We know this program gives women an opportunity to transition to a life of independence and free of fear and abuse. But this project has a price tag of approximately $4 million. We have received funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Trillium Foundation to help with the project but we still have to raise close to a million dollars to make this dream a reality.

We have a capital campaign underway and we want to thank Kawartha Home Hardware Group of Stores, Wards Lawyers, Kinsmen Club of Lindsay, Squires Built Homes, Kent Florist and Scott Robinson Affinity Group for already jumping on board as substantial sponsors in addition to other businesses, individuals and foundations. Our total so far is $188,000 but we still have a long way to go, so now I am asking each one of you, if you are able, to please consider donating to our campaign in a significant way.

This housing will save women’s lives and give them a chance to start over and you can be an important contributor to their success.

You can find out more about this worthwhile cause and how you can donate at www.womensresources. ca.

Bobcaygeon Music Camp 2023

The Bobcaygeon Summer Music Camp offers students, aged 8 and older, vocal and band instruction by some of Ontario’s finest, professional musicians, performers and teachers. The camp this year will run for five days, from July 10 to July 14, 2023, from 8:30am to 5pm.

The students will enjoy and experience activities in music, sports, drama, and dance as well as other exciting elective classes. Music activities include master classes (skill development), majors (large band or choir), chamber music (small groups) and a concert performance on the final day of camp.

The concert is presented to parents, relatives, friends and the community at large and is free, but the experience of hearing what our campers achieve in five days, is priceless.

The camp runs at Kawartha Settlers’ Village in Bobcaygeon. The cost is $200 per person.

The application deadline is June 23. For further information, you can visit www.bobcaygeonmusic. com.

Seniors Shine

With their School of Dramatic Arts and Youth Winter Arts program in full swing, Globus Theatre has started up Seniors Shine – a program for the young at heart with a desire to perform.

The Seniors Shine portion of Globus Theatre’s

Winter Arts programming is funded by the United Way of Kawartha Lakes’ Community Capacity Grant. This funding allows for Globus to provide a multitude of fun arts activities at low or no cost to participants, ensuring that seniors of all walks of life are able to connect and flex their creativity.

Though the emphasis will be on getting connected and creative the program will also culminate in a Seniors Shine Cabaret for those participants wanting to take to the stage. The cabaret style performance on March 31 will be a collaboration with youth from the Youth Winter Arts program - a great night for those young and old to show what they’ve got!

Globus’ Seniors Shine program is directed by Jennine Profeta, a performer, writer, teacher and actor. She has performed with The Second City (National Touring Company, Theatricals), penned scripts for television (Ollie The Boy Who Became What He Ate (CBC), Opie’ s Home (TVO), the Gemini and Genie Awards), and has been a part of Globus Theatre’s company since its inception 19 years ago. When not on the stage at Globus Jennine travels across Ontario with her all female, all funny comedy extravaganza Girls Nite Out, and has been an instructor with Globus Theatre’s School of Dramatic Arts since 2019.

To sign up for Seniors Shine, email Jennine Profeta at globusseniorsshine@gmail.com.

Music Council Notes

Submitted by April Scott

Here we are in a brand New Year and there is lots of snow around. We are pleased to tell you that a Music Alive concert has been finalized and will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 7pm. As usual the venue for this concert will be Trinity Church on William Street in Bobcaygeon.

We look forward to bringing Christine Tassan et les Imposteures to perform for you. Christine has been performing, along with her group, a special blend of Gypsy jazz. With a singular mix of virtuosity, daring and humour, this Gypsy Jazz band draws inspiration from one artist’s poetry and the other’s swing to weave a rich new musical universe.

Hailing from Quebec, Christine has been playing for 20 years and has over 600 concerts in various venues. From standards to original compositions, the Imposteures’ musical arrangements innovate, rejuvenate and unbridle creativity from four talented and accomplished musicians.

Following the concert, we will be offering tea and coffee along with goodies to give you a chance to socialize with friends or even make some new ones.

Tickets are $30 for adults, while children 12 and under are admitted free. Call 705-731-7497 to reserve your tickets.

This concert is proudly sponsored by The Bobcaygeon Lion’s Club.

Celebrate Love Month

Submitted by Kawartha Lakes Food Source

Love Month is a series of exciting events organized by Kawartha Lakes Food Source throughout the month of February! We want to bring awareness to food insecurity and provide the community with more opportunities to donate during one of the months we feed the most people yet receive the fewest donations.

To follow the themes of love and kindness, we also involved other local businesses and organizations in our Love Month initiative in hopes we can encourage the community to support them as well.

We hope the following events will inspire you to spend time with family, friends, and loved ones, show yourself some love, and celebrate Love Month with Kawartha Lakes Food Source.

Kindness Bingo – Until February 25, 2023

Kicking off the festivities is Kindness Bingo. Kindness Bingo cards will be available for pick up at our distribution centre and various businesses in downtown Lindsay. Participants have until February 25 to complete the tasks in each square until they have filled a straight or diagonal line on the card. Tasks include a variety of free activities, donating to local charities, shopping at local businesses, and taking part in the rest of the events connected to Love Month.

Kindness Bingo cards available at the following locations:

• Kawartha Lakes Food Source’s distribution centre – 164 Needham St, Lindsay

• Unwrapped Kawartha – 112 Kent St W, Lindsay

• Kawartha Art Gallery – 190 Kent St W (2nd floor), Lindsay

• Burns Bulk Food – 118 Kent St W, Lindsay

• North Ward Coffee Co. – 172 Angeline St N, Lindsay

• Ken Reid Administrative Centre – 277 Kenrei Rd, Lindsay

• Kawartha Lakes Public Library – 190 Kent St W, Lindsay

• BGC Kawarthas – 107 Lindsay St S, Lindsay

• Hill’s Florist – 182 Lindsay St S, Lindsay

• The Kent Florist – 92 Kent St W, Lindsay

Love Bright at Ken Reid Conservation Area – Until February 28, 2023

Love Bright is a forest trail at Ken Reid Conservation Area lit with twinkling lights and picture-perfect Love Month decorations. The public can visit the trail between 5pm to 9pm every day until February 28. Please note that parking costs $4 per vehicle, with $1 of each ticket being donated to KLFS.

Other monetary donations to KLFS can be made by scanning the QR code at the entrance of the trail. Food donations are accepted in the Administrative Centre during their business hours.

Valentine’s Day Paint Night – February 14, 2023

Celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14 by getting creative and supporting a good cause at Paint Night! Participants will enjoy snacks, beverages, and an exciting painting lesson from a professional artist. The event will take place from 7pm to 9pm at KLFS’ distribution centre.

Tickets cost $55.00 per person, which includes all materials, food, and drinks, and can be purchased online or in-person at KLFS (located at 164 Needham St, Lindsay).

Love Month Food Drive – February 25, 2023

The final event of Love Month is a food drive at KLFS on February 25, from 10am to 2pm. Nonperishable and perishable foods are welcome, such as peanut butter, coffee, condiments, fresh vegetables, eggs, and milk! We also happily accept personal care or household items.

At the food drive, Kindness Bingo participants have a chance to win two tickets to Take a Bite Out of Hunger. Take a Bite Out of Hunger is a gala dinner at Hobart’s Steakhouse, taking place in April 2023, featuring an entirely new curated menu for the event and selection of local beer. To be entered into the draw, bring a food donation and your Kindness Bingo card with a completed straight or diagonal line.

Kawartha Lakes Food Source is excited to share this opportunity with the community in hopes we can produce more food and monetary donations, while also sharing the ‘love’ with other local businesses and organizations during one of the months we all need it the most.

Getting Frosty In Bobcaygeon

Bundle up and bring your friends and family to join in some winter celebrations during Bobcaygeon’s annual Family FrostFest on February 17 to 19.

There are plenty of activities and events through the town all weekend, for those who like to be outdoors, dance, sing, eat or shop til they drop!

On Sunday, February 19 from 11am to 4pm, kids of all ages, adults and businesses are invited to head on down to the park at Lock 32 and create their very own snow creation. Don’t forget free snacks and drinks to help you stay warm. Lots of fun winter games for your family to enjoy and much more.

Of course, local businesses will be participating with specials and deals, so please come out and support them!

You can find out more about the weekend schedule and events at www.visitbobcaygeon.com.

Reptiles Check In

The new Bobcaygeon Library is offering much more than books! On Saturday, February 18, there will be a live turtle and reptile exhibit with Turtle Guardians from 10am to 2pm.

So grab the kids and head over to meet some of our shelled friends!

Library Opens With Fanfare

More than 500 people attended the official opening of the new Bobcaygeon Library and Municipal Service Centre on January 28. Guests were treated to music, free gift bags, refreshments and activities for the kids.

The expanded library offers more than double the number of books, a brighter community space and access to free Wi-Fi. The upgraded building is designed to be a new community hub that features the Bobcaygeon Branch of the Kawartha Lakes Public Library and the Bobcaygeon Municipal Service Centre.

The library is open Mondays from 12:30pm to 7pm; Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 5pm; Thursday from 12:30pm to 7pm; Friday from 10am to 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 3pm.

The new facility is located at 123 East St. S.

Marketing Workshop

The Kawartha Lakes Arts Council is hosting a Marketing & Self Promotion Workshop for artists on Monday, February 27 at the Janetville Community Centre.

Join Chantelle Rolland (Digital Media Specialist) and Tim Crouch (Marketplace Manager) for an hour that will explore the basics of marketing, including tools to be familiar with and asking the right questions. There’ll be time for Questions and Answers at the end as well.

The workshop will be held at the Janetville Community Centre at 693 Janetville Rd. From 2 to 3pm. Admission is by donation.

For more details, go to www. kawarthalakesartscouncil.com.

GET THE WORD OUT!

Did you know that the talented team here at The Kawartha Promoter also write and produce three tourist guides for our area -- Explore Bobcaygeon, Explore Buckhorn and Explore Fenelon Falls?

Each guide contains information about dining, accommodation, services and shopping in the area, but also provides visitors with a list of events they can take in while they’re here, or plan their vacation to coincide with something of interest.

If your organization is hosting an event in 2023, we’d like to know about it. Please email the date, location, times and website address to editor@thepromoter.ca before March 6 for possible inclusion in the guides.

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