City Hall MILLION DOLLAR MAKEOVER
Following the success of the makeovers that have taken place across Kawartha Lakes, Economic Development is pleased to open another round of Million Dollar Makeover applications for the fall. Million Dollar Makeover is a funding program to implement the Kawartha Lakes Strategic Community Improvement Plan, designed to encourage and support economic development in Kawartha Lakes. The program supports property and business owners’ improvements to the visual and functional aspects of their commercial, mixed-use commercial/ residential or heritage designated residential buildings. This application intake round includes 10 funding opportunities. “We’ve seen a lot of success since the program launched in 2018 and together with participating businesses and property owners we’re able to transform Kawartha Lakes one makeover at time,” said Carlie Arbour, Economic Development Officer – Community. “Building on our past success, this year we’re excited to expand the funding programs to also include a number of new incentives to encourage more investment in our commercial districts and properties with heritage designations.” There are four key objectives in this year’s program: • Downtown main street revitalization and enhancements • Heritage districts and building restoration and improvements • Derelict building repairs and improvements to functionality • Affordable rental housing private space retrofits in mixed-use buildings For more details on the program and to see before and after images from previous Million Dollar Makeover projects, please visit the City’s website. Applications will close December 1, 2020 with approvals announced in the new year. The Million Dollar Makeover Project is brought to you by the City of Kawartha Lakes with support from the Kawartha Lakes Community Future Development Corporation.
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October 30, 2020 - The Kawartha Promoter
NEW MOH NEXT YEAR
On April 5 next year, Dr. Natalie Bocking will take on the role of Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit. Earlier this year, current MOH Dr. Lynn Noseworthy announced her intention to retire at the end of June. Those retirement plans were delayed due to the COVID-19 and the pandemic response. Dr. Noseworthy will now retire on December 11, 2020 with Dr. Ian Gemmill serving as acting MOH until April. Dr. Gemmill was the MOH for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health until his retirement in 2017. “We are very fortunate to have Dr. Bocking join HKPR,” says Doug Elmslie, Chair of the Board for the HKPR District Health Unit. “She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in providing public health programs and services in rural areas of the province and has most recently worked with northern First Nations communities to provide public health services.” Dr. Bocking is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialist and was certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2015 following the completion of her specialty training at the University of Toronto. Dr. Bocking’s academic training also includes a Medical Doctorate from McMaster University and Masters in International Public Health from the University of Sydney, Australia. Dr. Bocking has spent the past four years working as a public health physician with Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority. In her role, she supported the development of a community based First Nations governed public health system for 31 rural and remote First Nations. This included overseeing tuberculosis and hepatitis C programming, population health assessment, and maternal and child health support. In addition to her work in public health, Dr. Bocking has worked as a locum family physician in northwestern Ontario. She has published in peerreviewed scientific journals and presented at provincial
