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Kawartha Lakes – In response to the recent ice storm, the municipality launched a curbside storm debris clean-up program to help residents with fallen tree and brush debris.

You can now track the progress of this program using the Storm Debris Clean-up Map on our website:

Kawartha Lakes – Our landfill hours are changing temporarily on Friday May 23, 2025.

The Lindsay Ops landfill will only be open from 8am to 11am on Friday May 23. It returns to regular hours on Saturday May 24 from 8am to 3pm.

Kawartha Lakes – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) City of Kawartha Lakes (CKL) Detachment wants to hear from you.

The OPP updates their Strategic Plan every three years. As a part of that process, every detachment develops a new Detachment Action Plan to address local priorities and concerns.

Kawartha Lakes – Please note the following changes to our hours of operation and service schedules on Monday May 19, 2025 (Victoria Day).

Need help over the weekend? Visit our Who to Call, When? page for a list of who you should call in what situation.

Kawartha Lakes – May 14 is Apraxia Awareness Day, a time to raise awareness and understanding of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), a rare motor speech disorder that makes it difficult for children to plan and produce the movements needed for speech. Childhood apraxia affects one in one thousand children.

Kawartha Lakes – Kawartha Lakes has joined the first-ever province wide campaign to tackle 9-1-1 misuse, an issue that continues to strain emergency services. The Emergency Services Steering Committee (ESSC) has launched the "When Every Second Counts" campaign aimed at reducing non-emergency 9-1-1 calls and educating the public on proper use of 9-1-1.

Kawartha Lakes – The City of Kawartha Lakes has retained Four Seasons Site Developments Ltd. to undertake a pavement-resurfacing project on Ski Hill Road (CKL Road 38) from Highway 7 to Highway 7A.  

Notice: There will be temporary service disruptions at the Lindsay Recreation Complex, which will restrict elevator access to Pad 1 and the Community Room viewing areas due to private events happening on the following dates and times:

Kawartha Lakes – Parks and Recreation outdoor spaces took a huge hit during the Ice Storm and closed due to significant damage and safety concerns.

The purpose of the consent is for the validation of title for the Subject Land at 913 Highway 35 (legally described as Part of Lot 10, Concession 7), Manvers, now City of Kawartha Lakes.

In 1989, the applicant conveyed a small lot on the property (the severed land), 601 Gray Road (legally described as Part of Lot 10, Concession 7, Part Lot 1), to Bell Canada. The conveyed lands contain a Bell Canada operated substation. The Grant of Easement obtained through the Consent was never formally registered and is considered invalid, and as such, the title of the Subject Land remains unvalidated.