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March 2022 • Vol 5 • Issue 47

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13 10 Editorial: A new report undertaken for the province offers our best hope for housing. 11 Opinion: Forget diets, says this dietitian. It’s time to embrace a way of thinking that is more body positive. 13 Cover Story

Diane Steven has played a big part in turning business dreams into reality, thanks to her Kawartha Lakes Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre.

20 Check out our Women in Leadership profiles, from small business owners to local non-profits.

44 44 Bobcaygeon man has the

most Canadian of pastimes — restoring old canoes.

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4 Letters to the Editor 7 UpFront 9 Benns’ Belief 47 Cool Tips for a Hot Planet 48 The Local Kitchen 49 Crossword 51 Friends & Neighbours 52 Just in Time 54 Trevor’s Take

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What about rural transit here?

The article “Transportation Wasteland” (January edition of the Advocate) didn’t help the issue of lacking transportation within Kawartha Lakes, as the author couldn’t stay on point. What has Ms. Pegg’s inability to pay for dental care, afford driver’s education or find a job in an obscure work sector have to do with public transit? And does Ms. Vosper expect that all rural areas need to be serviced by public transit? As a rural resident of Kawartha Lakes it has always been my plan to plan for “what if I can no longer drive myself,” and most of my rural friends think about this as well. Should GO Transit / MetroLinx put a stop in or near Lindsay on its Toronto-Peterborough route? Absolutely. Could Lindsay Transit services be extended to more rural locations? Of course. Please report the facts and suggest some solutions. Be part of the answer. Ken Haggert, Coboconk ~ The article you cite was not intended to focus on transportation within Kawartha Lakes (which we agree is badly needed and have written about previously). Rather, it was meant to address the difficulty of travelling from Kawartha Lakes to larger population centres like Peterborough or Toronto and how hard that is without a car. The Advocate

Walk signal should be automatic

I would like to comment on your observation in the December edition of the Advocate about walk signs at intersections that don’t come on automatically at green lights. It is annoying, having to push a button for permission to cross at a green light. Drivers that are turning also give you the stink-eye if you are not able to press that button before you cross if the walk sign is not activated. But another problem has emerged. With the heavy snowfall, most of the poles are surrounded in thick deep snow and the magic buttons are inaccessible. If no traffic activates the changing of the lights, a pedestrian will find it challenging to cross. Maryon Allen, Lindsay

I agree with Roderick Benns that the public education curricula should include content concerning labour unions. In Kirk Winter’s article, Kirk reported that “in 2020, almost 78 per cent of Canadian public sector workers were unionized.” Dr. Dennis Raphael, in his essay, expressed his gratitude for all of the benefits that he has personally received as a union member. When Kirk reported that only 15.8 per cent of private sector workers were unionized, it raises the question: “Why the great disparity?” I worked in the private sector for 43 years, 35 as a professional IT recruiter. Over those years, I never encountered even one IT professional who expressed a desire to work in a unionized setting. Why not if the alleged union benefits are so great? Teaching children about unions is a great idea so long as the lessons are balanced and include both the advantages and disadvantages. Since unionized teachers would likely favour unionism, non-unionized business professionals must be invited as guest speakers into the classroom to also portray private sector careers and workplaces. We owe it to our children to help them to make the best career choices according to their talents, interests and long-term employment prospects. Unless each student receives unbiased facts and honest expressions of lived experience concerning unionized and non-unionized workplaces, “informed consent” may not be reached concerning the choice between the public or private job markets. Gene Balfour, Fenelon Falls

Unions help ensure people are paid a living wage

Thank you for addressing the issue of the value of unions. Even though I have spent most of my career in administration and leadership, I have always demonstrated my appreciation for the work that unions do. I often wonder if many realize that their good salaries and working conditions often result from the strong advocacy that unions provide. If only sheer goodwill would prevail and organizations would simply pay people what they deserve for a living wage. I will always remember what the teacher unions and I achieved in education in Ontario many years ago. The partnerships with organizations like ETFO (the

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Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario) QUEEN | FEBRUARY: THE WORST MONTH HIS LIFE IN CARTOONS: KEVIN FRANK | LONG LIVE THE helped to improve stuTHE LINDSAY ADVOCATE dent learning and achievement. thinkong ing Iasremember Union str a young leader How unions aim that if we care about to reclaim lost ground our employees and the work they do to HEALTH CARE enhance organizaCRISIS tional interests and Ontario’s system is goals, we must also critical care about the unions NEW that represents them ARTS and not treat them as CENTRE IN COBY enemies and antagonists. I am not naive. This is a two-way street, one that requires trust, goodwill and a desire to work towards finding common ground. It also requires reasonableness and a willingness to consider the economic constraints of the times, and a sense of reciprocity on both sides to create positive outcomes for the good of all. Dr. Avis Glaze, Tsawwassen, B.C. TWO-TIME MEDIA EXCELLENCE

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City answers letter writer about Angeline Street sidewalk

Council adopted the Colborne Street Schedule B Class Environmental Assessment and Corridor Study in 2020 and this was used to design the reconstruction of Colborne Street. The project was designed to provincial requirements for safety and accessibility. A sidewalk was not recommended for the south side of Colborne Street opposite the Heritage Christian School. The majority of the foot traffic is on the school side of the street and that is where the sidewalk is located. This project had extensive public consultation. Cheri Davidson, Manager of Communications, Kawartha Lakes

We share a common existential challenge, says reader

The majority of the freedom-protest truckers are middle-class owner-operators, businesspeople vital to our economy who are angry. They believe pandemic restrictions have suppressed their human rights. Our prime minister has called our freedom activists “a fringe minority of racists who hold unacceptable views.” Dismissing the disaffected as this-, that-, and the other-phobes, as racists and politically incorrect language criminals undeserving of community has failed. It has grown, not shrunk resistance. It has provoked rage and hatred. It has divided us, one against the other. The protests are a wake-up call that we need to stop marginalizing those who resist change and listen to them, include them in the solution. The pandemic has caused a crisis and an opportunity. If our leaders do not heed this clarion call to unite us around our common existential challenge, things will fall apart and the falcon will no longer hear the falconer. Joan Abernethy, Lindsay

CORRECTION: February 2022 Issue

Bobcaygeon’s Lavish Locks Last month the Advocate ran a Business Upfront article about a new hairstylist in Bobcaygeon. That article used the wrong name for the business. Lavish Locks, run by owner Kim Murphy, is located at 80 Bolton St., Bobcaygeon (behind Daylight Diner). Its phone number is 705-738-1888.

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The Ottawa Huron Tract History Association, in partnership with Kawartha Lakes Community Pandemic Recovery Initiative, is writing a history of pandemics in Kawartha Lakes under the name Heritage Stories. Organizers would like to hear about your experience with COVID, polio and/or HIV/AIDS. Contact them in confidence at heritagestories@protonmail.com to arrange a confidential telephone interview. A modest honorarium will be paid for stories that are published.

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SPECIAL EDITION

Don’t miss the Advocate’s spotlight on Women in Business this month! We’ve added more pages to the magazine so you can enjoy this special section in addition to all the other great articles you’ve come to expect from us.

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UPFRONT

Tapped out }} Fleetwood-area family ensures maple syrup season is as sweet as ever

Steve Moore of Moore’s Maple Syrup getting ready for the maple syrup season.

Being out in the bush this time of year is a real treat for Steve Moore of Moore’s Maple Syrup in the Fleetwood area near Janetville in the south end of Kawartha Lakes. Maple syrup producers are lucky, he says. “For us, the end of winter or the first sign of spring is marked by tapping season when we get out in the bush, repair pipeline and wait for that first sap flow.” The sap tends to start moving in February, so maple syrup producers have the occupational bonus of celebrating the arrival of spring while the snow is still up to their knees, according to Moore. But there are other benefits.

The promise of spring means the sun is brighter and the air feels warmer, Moore says, even if technically it’s the same temperature as November. The sounds of nature are all around. “I never get bored of hearing a pileated woodpecker and then scanning the treetops to enjoy watching them do their work.” Moore says his five-year-old son carries some firewood but is mainly known as a “prolific tastetester.” The whole operation is a family affair. “Our 18-month-old daughter napped in a bulb crate in the sugar shack last year but this year she is mobile, and we will have to watch her around the evaporator,” the huge open metal pan in which the sap boils down. Moore grew up on this farm from the age of four and his family started making maple syrup in the early 1980s. “I helped my parents for a number of years and now they help me.” His parents live in Peterborough and come out to help on most boiling days. Moore’s brother also comes up from Toronto to help with tapping whenever he can. The maple syrup is sold at the family farm but for first-time visitors it’s always best to call ahead to make sure everyone’s not down at the sugar bush. “We have a self-serve setup so once people have been here once they can pop in and restock at their leisure,” Moore says. Boiling Over’s Coffee Vault in Lindsay will also carry Moore’s maple syrup once it reopens. For directions and other locations where you can buy the Moore family’s products visit fleetwoodhillsfarm.com

Kawartha Yarn & Fibre Festival set for early June in Fenelon Falls The Kawartha Yarn & Fibre Festival will be held in early June, showcasing local and independent vendors. With a mini market for startup businesses, organizers say it is designed specifically to help small companies with great products put a spotlight on their unique wares, attracting passionate fibre artists of all types.

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“Knitters, crocheters, spinners and felters will all find something perfect for them,” says a media release. The festival will be held June 11 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Fenelon Falls Community Centre, located at 27 Veterans Way, Fenelon Falls. Visit kyaff.ca for more information.

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Break the bias: Dr. Avis Glaze

The theme for International Women’s Day this year is Break The Bias. What a great opportunity, then, to highlight my mentor and friend, Dr. Avis Glaze, who has spent her entire life breaking down barriers, whether in her own life or for countless others in the field of education. Formerly a teacher at every level of the school system, Avis was already a system leader when I met her — the director of education for the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board in Peterborough. When I first interviewed her, we immediately connected on so many important community and education issues, from the importance of empathy to leadership and character education. Soon then-premier Dalton McGuinty would tap her to lead Ontario’s new Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat as CEO, and as chief student achievement officer of Ontario. Avis asked if I would join her as senior writer. During those years I watched Avis push the team’s agenda through the insufferable pace of government decision making with an unflagging blend of resolve and charm. Compared to most, the work of our department moved at lightning speed. (I’m sure Kathleen Wynne, the education minister during some of these years, remembers the force of nature in her department that was Avis Glaze.) The oft-repeated phrase by Avis then was that “the children cannot wait.” She brought an intense and formidable sense of urgency to the importance of student achievement. This commitment made her a powerful ally to educators across Ontario. But it was her sense of empathy and her drive to eliminate bias, stereotypes and discrimination that made her uncommonly effective as a human being. Avis would go on to become an international consultant in education, helping Canadian provinces, American states, and countries such as Scotland, Norway and New Zealand achieve better results in their education systems. Breaking the bias, to use this year’s phrase for International Women’s Day, means taking a stand to achieve equity. I commented to Avis once that it seemed like teachers were sometimes afraid to take a stand in the classroom, lest they be seen as political. Her answer was unexpected. “Let us not kid ourselves. Education is political. If we accept the view that politics is about how we allocate scarce resources, then we have no choice but to be political. In fact, I would encourage all teachers, leaders, parents and community members to be political. It is about advocacy for the things we believe in. That means making our voices heard.” On this International Women’s Day, I think of women like Avis and I realize the gains we have made were born of struggle, advocacy and yes, the political will, to break down bias wherever it is found.

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EDITORIAL Housing Hope Premier Doug Ford’s expert panel on housing affordability recently offered some commonsense solutions for the housing crisis this province faces. Tasked with figuring out how to increase the supply of available housing, the panel called for a complete overhaul of a system that hadn’t been studied in decades. The report calls for building 1.5 million new homes over the next 10 years. Getting there would require the current pace of building to double. The report also calls for more rentals to be built, and for more money to be invested in affordable housing. If adopted,these recommendations will potentially change the face of towns and cities as we know it. The key recommendation was that up to four units of housing, of up to four storeys each, should be allowed automatically on a single lot without rezoning, effectively doing away with municipal rules that now only allow single-family homes. Homeowners could build accommodation for aging parents, children getting started on adult life, or to provide rental income. This is a radical idea for Canada, and there is no doubt it flies in the face of existing rules that favour preserving the “character” of neighbourhoods. Homeowners in towns and cities across the province are likely to be the biggest obstacle, if their objections to intensified land use in established neighbourhoods are any indication. Local councillors will be under pressure from them and from those who want to see more housing built. Would our local representatives speak up in favour of taking such radical action to increase the number of units per lot on behalf of people who need to find an affordable place to live? Or will they kowtow to existing homeowners, who are more likely to vote in municipal elections? As the expert panel made clear, and as anyone who has tried to find affordable housing in Kawartha Lakes or elsewhere can attest, Ontario needs new approaches if it’s going to make headway in addressing its housing crisis. At press time, it remained to be seen if Ford would implement all or some of the report’s findings.

LETTER SPOTLIGHT Self-serve checkouts are not for this reader

This letter is the perfect chance for the magazine to demonstrate what its name stands for, as it so courageously does with so many other causes. The issue is certain businesses are trying to force people into using self-serve checkouts. It is understandable retailers want to cut costs. It is understandable that working folks are so busy that any way to save time helps their day. The problem is, who can advocate for the employees who are losing their jobs? Obviously, they cannot complain to the boss. Some retailers are now making it difficult for the customer wanting to pay in cash or by credit card and who want to deal with real people. Customers are being sent to various checkouts at the other end of the store if they insist on not using the machines. This is mean. Where is the respect for loyal customers? Where is the respect for fellow humans who need simple jobs to feel part of the society by contributing to it through work? The one place that can give voice to this issue and perhaps get more customers to insist on real people at checkouts is the Advocate. The Advocate gives voice to those unable to use their own. M. Jones, Lindsay

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OPINION

Time to drop out of diet culture ATHEANA BROWN Atheana Brown is a registered dietitian in Kawartha Lakes. How are those 2022 resolutions panning out for you? Like most people, you may have found that making behavioural change is difficult. Humans do not particularly enjoy change, restrictions or rules. Mental health challenges from an ongoing pandemic make behaviour change even more crushing to attempt. But despite all of this, we are bombarded with immense pressure to get fit, slim down and manage any kind of emotional eating episodes this time of year. Where does this desire to be thin, healthy and robotically disciplined with food come from? It comes from a $72 billion dollar industry: diet culture. Diet culture can be defined as systems and structures that value thinness, equating it to health and moral virtue, among other aspects. This pervasive culture does a thorough job of prompting disordered eating and exercise behaviours. It complicates your relationships with food and with your body. The harms of diet culture are astounding. Extensive research shows children as young as three are aware of food restriction and exercise as strategies for weight loss. Dieting is a major risk factor for developing an eating disorder — the deadliest mental health condition, aside from opioid overdoses. In Canada, 2.7 million people live with an eating disorder. The pandemic has significantly increased rates of eating disorders. Treatment centres across Canada are at maximum capacity and many have waiting lists more than a year long. Locally, the pressure is being felt within our community with disordered eating admissions at alarming rates. With limited bed capacity, a deficit in skilled eating-disorder clinicians and non-existent local public health treatment programs our community is experiencing a major crisis.

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As a registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counsellor, I want nothing more than for people to drop out of toxic diet culture. So, here are some ways that you can work on dismantling diet culture’s hold on you. 1. Stop using the scale to measure your self-worth. Weight is a very poor indicator of health. So many factors impact health such as genetics, socioeconomic status, food availability, medications, crash dieting history, access to health care, and weight stigma. 2. Respect your basic self-care needs. Get adequate sleep, eat every three to six hours, prioritize your mental health, spend time in nature, connect socially and take any prescribed medications. 3. Evaluate why you are exercising. Is it for pleasure and fun? Or food penance and body alterations? When you shift your mindset to do enjoyable activities you are moving towards a healthier mindset about food. 4. Make peace with all foods. Get rid of good/bad or healthy/unhealthy language. Work towards neutralizing all foods. Forbidding specific foods triggers overeating and food obsessions. By removing the deprivation approaches to eating, you’ll be more attuned to your eating experience.

Dieting is a major risk factor for developing an eating disorder — the deadliest mental health condition, aside from opioid overdoses. Only in the last century have we turned to dieting away from intuitive eating. Which is an evidence based, self-care eating model, that honours your body’s signals to meet your physical and psychological needs. We were born with the wisdom and ability to self-regulate with food. But our environment has skewed our beliefs about food, health and appearances. This is the year to drop out of diet culture.

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55 to 64 years 65 years and over Total, 15 years and over

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something the federal government has recognized Participation Rate (%), Female, 2021 needs attention, given that women entrepreneurs Age Cohort Ontario Muskoka-Kawarthas Peterborough CMA will be critical to grow the economy in communities 15 to 24 years 60.2 65.5 69.8 25 to 44 years 82.8 83.2 84.8 across the country. 45 to 54 years 82.7 82.5 79.2 COVID-19 has also had an unequal impact on 55 to 64 years 62.5 54.8 68.1 65 years and over 10.6 5.4 x Canadians, with women feeling the effects of the Total, 15 years and over 60.2 49.5 56.2 pandemic more than their male counterparts. Source: Labour Force Survey, Annual Averages, 2021 (x = suppressed due to data quality) For instance, according to the Business DevelThe participation rate measure of isthe working Youth (Aged 15 to 24 years): The gap between maleis andafemale participation smallest at this demographic. opment Bank of Canada (BDC), before COVID Notably, male participation in Muskoka-Kawarthas is relatively high. As mentioned previously, this may be a age population that is either working or actively seeking the structural inequalities that faced women were signal that fewer male youths are engaged with education or training. work. In Muskoka-Kawarthas it was significantly lower well documented, from the wage gap to the lack of Core Working Aged (Aged 25 to 54 years): Participation among core working age adults in Peterborough than provincial rates and wasrates, onebutof lowest in this the CMA and Muskoka-Kawarthas is slightly below provincial isn’tthe too alarming. Since is the largest capital and resources to start and grow businesses. demographicprovince. by number of workers and these workers would be most willing/able to join the labour force, Part of this discrepancy is the fact that this Women also carry the bulk of caregiving responsiminimizing employment barriers and promoting skills development would go a long way to targeting overall labour force region participation. Foran example, a one percentage point increase in participation among core has agingeven population and people tend to drop bilities, be it for children or aging parents. working age individuals in Muskoka-Kawarthas would equate to 1,200 workers joining the labour force. out of the labour force as they age. BDC also reports that women entrepreneurs in Older Workers (55+): Labour force participation begins to drop off after the age of 55 for both genders, particular are feeling the COVID pinch because in ~Statistics for The Advocate by Sean Dooley, labour market especially after the age ofcompiled 65. general they tend to run smaller businesses or be analysist, the Workplace Development Board. self-employed, are less well funded, and tend to be concentrated in the service sectors that have been The views expressed in this publication are the views of The Workforce Development Board and do not necessarily reflect those of the Province. The Government of Ontario and its agencies are in no way bound by the recommendations contained in this document. hardest hit by the pandemic. Steven says that women will always be looking for a work-life balance regardless of what type of work they do. The level of difficulty they experience in trying to balance the scales, she suggests, will often depend on what type of business they operate as well as the woman’s stage of life, whether she is a parent with children at home or an adult caring for an aging family member. Despite the challenges women face, many possess the skills to succeed as entrepreneurs. “The quality that stands out most to me is how thorough women tend to be when it comes to preparing themselves in the early days of launching their business,” Steven says. In her experience, Steven says she has found that while women are risk-takers, they are also more inclined to do their research, Crystal Connell, founder and director of seek help and advice through services like the The Beauty Lab Medical Cosmetics in Lindsay. Kawartha Lakes Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre, and build a solid plan to reduce risk. Real estate investor Monica Sotirakos, from SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME Burnt River, started building her business PronIn 2019, 3,090 women in Kawartha Lakes claimed toLiving to empower people, primarily women, to self-employment income on their tax returns, claimcreate financial security for themselves. She believes ing an average income of $9,556. In comparison, that entrepreneurs must have a clear vision and be 3,870 men claimed self-employment income in the willing to go into “uncharted territory” and “out same period, claiming an average income of $11,434. of their comfort zone” by taking calculated risks. This gap appears to be closing, as in 2017 the avSotirakos says that having worked in the corpoerage female self employment income was $9,281, rate world for more 30 years, “being my own boss while the average for men was $12,009. CONT’D ON PAGE 17

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now is incredibly energizing, motivating and terrifying at times.” As a newcomer to the area, she has found the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre helpful in her journey by providing information, guidance and resources to help her to plot the course of starting a business. “I find it comforting to know that I am not the only one,” Sotirakos says. “There is someone like Diane who can help us think through planning and put us in contact with others.” Crystal Connell, founder and director of The Beauty Lab Medical Cosmetics, also found connections made through Steven and the Entrepreneurship Centre an asset in building her business. Connell had no previous business experience, just a desire to learn and a feeling that “the timing was right to make it work.” She acknowledges the good people in the industry she has met and considers herself very fortunate to see her dream expand into multiple locations. Then there’s Leaha Denney, owner of A Dash of Denney, who describes herself as someone who likes to know what she is doing. Denney says she appreciates the access to flexible training through the Entrepreneur Centre that fits into a busy schedule — training she would not otherwise have been able to afford during the startup of her company. She advises other women who are considering starting their own business to find a net-

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work for guidance and advice. “The more you are willing to listen and learn from others, the more you can grow.” Steven echoes Denney that peer-to-peer networking is a great for “supporting each other and staying motivated.” On occasion, the Kawartha Lakes Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre has invited past program participants to join round table meetings to answer questions and discuss some of the challenges they overcame in the early days of launching their business. Leah Jensen owns Enchanted Naturals, an aromatherapy business she started at the beginning of the pandemic. She says she thinks of it as a learning experience, seeing slow growth despite the challenges posed by COVID-19. “Diane is amazing at giving support and resources,” she says, and her follow-ups remind Leah to keep going and remain focused “because not everyone progresses at the same rate, and even baby steps can take you in the right direction.” Late last year, Steven’s efforts on behalf of small businesses and entrepreneurs in Kawartha Lakes was recognized by the Lindsay and District Chamber of Commerce when she picked up the prestigious Business Leader of the Year Award. Of the 14 business awards the Chamber gave out, 10 of the businesses were led or co-led by women. Seven were clients of Steven’s. Apart from her own achievement, Steven was thrilled to discover that nine of these small business nominees were clients of the Entrepreneurship Centre. She says it was the “absolute icing on the cake” to see six of those businesses acknowledged for their excellence with an award. “I am so proud of all that each and every one of them have achieved,” Steven says.

Advocate Podcast hits milestone

Advocate Podcast host Denis Grignon interviews Kawartha Lakes Public Library’s Lyndsay Heffernan. Photos: Nancy Payne.

Interviews were done during the pandemic through socially distanced microphones.

For the better part of two years, most Canadians have been consumed with daily numbers — yes, those numbers. Denis Grignon freely admits he obsesses over them, watching their ebb and flow with an angst that has him wondering when we’ll get past the pandemic and everything it has wrought. As a diversion, the producer of The Advocate Podcast: Stories from Kawartha Lakes checks on another daily number, one that climbs, sometimes ever so slightly, but still offers a pleasant respite from those other, dour daily digits. The twice-monthly local newsmagazine program, which Grignon also hosts, recently hit 10,000 downloads. That it reached this milestone on the eve of its two-year anniversary is significant, says Grignon.

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“We said we’d give it two years and assess where we were at that time, and where we’d hoped to be — and what it would take to convince us to continue,” he explains. “The show seems to be gaining some real momentum. This number of downloads makes it feel like we’re on the right track.” Advocate publisher Roderick Benns approached Grignon, a veteran radio journalist, about producing the podcast in late 2019. “There’ve been some hiccups along the way, for sure,” Benns acknowledges, citing the challenges of doing physically distanced interviews in masks during the height of the pandemic and figuring out the technology to get the best recorded audio quality from a Zoom interview. Initially, says Benns, he and Grignon assumed the podcast would be a complement to the magazine and the Advocate news site. “And it’s achieved that,” says Benns. “But I also believe it’s become its own thing, exploring issues and stories in a different way than the magazine or our online news site does. It also explores different stories than (the magazine), but still in keeping with our overall philosophy and journalistic tone.”

Each episode typically includes four to six interviews, with a strict emphasis on Kawartha Lakes and its residents. Stories have included sober discussions with local restaurant owners about managing workforce shortages, the health unit’s challenges with vaccine hesitancy, and an examination of the real threat of wild pigs.

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But episodes have also included lighter fare, such as the regular profiles of local musicians and their music. “That’s been an especially pleasing part of this gig,” Grignon says about the wealth of local performers the show has introduced him to. “And I believe they’ve also been happy to have a showcase for their art and the opportunity to talk about who they are and why they do what they do.” Both Grignon and Benns stress that any milestone the podcast reaches is due in no small part to its only sponsor, which has been with the program since the very first episode in February 2020. “Honestly, I couldn’t have asked for a more supportive, encouraging group,” says Grignon about Wards Lawyers PC. “There’s never been any doubt in my mind that Karissa and Jason (Ward) enthusiastically hopped on board with this because they genuinely saw it as something unique — something never done here before — for their community.” Contact Roderick at 705.341.1496 or email kawarthalakespublisher@gmail.com to find out more.

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There’s nothing that gives Paulette Sopoci more pride than taking a handful of people on a heritage tour through her gorgeous home — the imposing and elegant Primrose Hill Manor in Janetville. Sopoci bought the home last February — the same Janetville mansion she would stare at with wonder from the school bus when she was a little girl. Primrose Hill Manor, as she has christened it, is a 5,200 square foot, three-storey home with a beautiful Jacobean staircase, circa 1880. With four fireplaces and a west-facing garden room, it’s a natural destination for heritage tours. However, Paulette also sees micro weddings, small corporate events, and even murder mysteries in its future. “I want to share this beautiful place with people in Kawartha Lakes and also from the Greater Toronto Area,” she says. “From strawberry or peach socials to a Victorian Christmas festival, there’s so much opportunity here to create a unique destination in our city.” When Paulette thinks back to her life in Toronto, she only remembers slowing down once — the time of

the great energy blackout in 2003. Otherwise, the pace of big city life was non-stop. “It didn’t feel like there was a choice in Toronto. It was like you had to live that way. But here? This is different. There’s more balance. You can hear the stillness. You can see the stars.” Proving one can be successful in a rural area is something Paulette is enjoying doing because she knows she’s not only creating value for herself, but for the whole area. As the city moves to more forms of experiential tourism, Paulette says hers is a destination perfect for this new focus. “I’m open to all kind of opportunities.” Paulette’s 30 years in sales and development for an entrepreneurial coaching company will surely help her on her path. She’s developing an online coaching program to help others find, fix and save old homes all while building out her lifestyle brand. Check out her e-commerce site for homewares, pantry, antiques and art. Visit primrosehillmanor.com or email paulette@ primrosehillmanor.com

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KATE WESTCOTT OWNER

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Kate Westcott and her family have lived in Lindsay for more than 40 years. Within weeks of moving to Lindsay, Kate was working full time for a paint and decorating store, helping people transform their homes. Up until 2013, she grew and managed Paint and Décor departments for area stores, including establishing a major Ladies Night which became an annual event for 400+ stores nationwide. In 2013 Kate realized her dream and Kate & Co. Home was created! Kate’s philosophy is to offer exceptional products and services. Her many years of experience taught her that people love to be creative, comfortable, and satisfied with their home choices. Her goal as she set out in 2013 was to provide those very things. Now Kate has achieved her vision, as stated by many compliments from customers. “We have worked with a number of designers and decorators over the years. Kate met and exceeded all of our expectations.” ~ Alex and Judy “Always a pleasure to shop at Kate & Co. Great quality, service and decorating ideas!” ~ Connie Kate and her staff invite you to visit and explore her award winning store at 30 B Kent Street in Downtown Lindsay. Visit katecohome.com or call 705-880-5283. Forget what you think you know about hypnosis. Hilary Leehane won’t be swinging a pendulum in front of your eyes. Hypnosis, in her setting, is a way to release anxieties and move forward with specific goals that you may need help in achieving. “Seeing people move from guilt or anger to love for themselves and others,” is a big part of the process, says Hilary, and clients will soon see positive changes within themselves. “I have a specific process that alleviates symptoms of anxiety quite quickly. People really love this and I teach them to do it for themselves. She likens it to having a personal trainer and them giving you a few exercises to do at home. “Instead, this is like having a personal trainer for your mind.” She says hypnosis is also highly effective for sleep disorders, weight loss, smoking cessation and even spiritual development. Hypnosis can help spark forgotten passions again. “It opens up the creative part of one’s mind. So many people over the years lose who they are — hypnosis helps them find that,” says Hilary. She also helps people with sports performance, confidence and motivation. Visit somhypnosis.com or call 705-313-9079. Located at 84 Russell St. W, Lindsay.

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TANIA-JOY BARTLETT OWNER

New Beginnings Contracting Services

Tania-Joy is a 25-year resident of the Kawartha Lakes area and the owner of New Beginnings Contracting Services. She also happens to be a Master Electrician, Heavy Equipment Operator, AZ/DZ Truck Driver and 4th term Carpentry Apprentice. NBCS opened January 2018 as an electrical contractor in Omemee, but grew into a general, all-in-one contracting firm, now located in Dunsford. Tania-Joy says she chose this career path because she was working too many hours working as a legal assistant, doing work that didn’t give her any personal satisfaction. There were also few growth opportunities. “The initial motivation to become self-employed in this field came from my father, who is also a licensed electrician. My father made a great living in construction, doing what he loved to do, so I wondered if the construction industry might work for me. My mother always said I could do anything I wanted for a career, so I decided to become an electrician like my father.”

Tania-Joy loves the fact that every day she meets new people and takes on new challenges, building a great team along the way. Teaching her Journeymen and Apprentices is something she enjoys — far more than an office job. “I actually love what I do now.” The business owner says she has learned that being self-employed is much more complicated than working for someone else, but the challenges are more satisfying and hard work can be more rewarding, she says. “Every obstacle I have faced in my life and during my career has made me who I am today.” One of Tania-Joy’s favourite aspects of her role as a female leader is that she can work with organizations like Junior Achievement, who are helping to expose young women to the trades. “It is my mission to one day change the face of construction to make it a more inclusive work environment for anyone that has a passion for the skilled trades.” Visit newbeginningscontractingservices.org or call 705-344-4613.

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MARLENE MORRISON NICHOLLS PRESIDENT & CEO

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Marlene Morrison Nicholls, president and CEO of Stewart Morrison Insurance, is a successful business leader and community supporter — but it’s the things most people don’t know about her that are especially remarkable. Marlene is a champion of equity, diversity and inclusion, but her advocacy has humble roots. “I started out in 1976, when there were few women in management positions,” she says. “When I joined my father’s brokerage, he had two part-time staff who were on an hourly wage, with no benefits. I wanted to change that — to ensure everyone had a sustainable income.” As Marlene continued to build the business, she offered equitable pay with benefits, opportunities for advancement and mentorship. “I was just lucky enough to be in a position to make change,” she reflects. “Many women are not.” As her three daughters grew into adulthood, they developed an interest in advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion. Marlene learned a lot from them and has since spearheaded DEI initiatives in her own

company and business groups. “I thought everyone else must be doing these things, but my daughters often remind me that what I do isn’t the norm.” Marlene’s lifetime of experiences is now coming together in the launch of the Women Changemakers Fund of Kawartha Lakes. Founded with her daughters Rachael, Jacquelyn and Catherine Nicholls, the fund will support individuals and small organizations seeking diversity, equity and inclusion through the empowerment of women. The inspiration for the fund came partly from helping Jacquelyn open her own business, Adelaide Clinic. “We were able to support her, and it made me think that other young women who dream of having their own business might not know where to start. “I have really tried in the last 45 years to support and raise women up in my family, our business and in the community. That’s what this fund really is all about.” Learn more about the Women Changemakers Fund at womenchangemakersfund.ca.

SARAH BROWN OWNER/FOUNDER

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Born and raised in Lindsay, Sarah Brown was the kid who was always outside, playing with bugs and catching toads. Since she wasn’t allowed to own any pets growing up, she instead spent a great deal of time with books, “learning all the amazing facts of the cool critters of our world.” When she met her husband, Ken, he encouraged her to pursue her passion. That started off as simply being reptile owners, even before their own children were born. When friends and family would visit, Sarah’s passion was evident as she shared what she knew with her guests, as well as her own children. Many people encouraged her to find a way to do this for a living. With Ken’s support, Browning Reptiles was born. Sarah’s approach is positive and affirming, and the energy in the room is felt by everyone when she does a show. She is studying to earn her Master Herpetologist certificate and is fresh off a New Business of the Year award win through the Lindsay + District Chamber of Commerce. When not in lockdown, Browning Reptiles is available for private shows such as birthday parties and social gatherings. Virtual shows are also available. Visit browningreptiles.com or call 705-878-2094.

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ROBYN BARTON & MEGAN BARTON

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As the firm was founded by two creative, entrepreneurial women, Barton Creative Co. believes in empowering women in business and works with a dominantly female team. Barton Creative Co. is an award-winning creative agency. Specalizing in branding, websites and meaningful marketing campaigns. Barton is a dedicated force that approaches each project with authenticity. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and lost about your next steps, focus on the parts of your business that you love best while we support your brand’s growth with strategy and style. We’re proud to have worked with brands of all sizes — from startups and nonprofits to local small businesses and large corporations. Reach out at www.bartoncreative.co

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You may need Adeilah and not even realize her profession exists. She is a Trained Professional Organizer with a lifelong passion for decluttering and organizing – even in tight spaces. Life sometimes needs simplifying, and Adeilah has you covered. “Hiring me can be very empowering for people.” Her fav-ourite areas of the home to declutter and organize are garages and basements. “I love seeing what treasures we’ll find and the stories clients tell about those items!” A change in perspective brought Adeilah and her husband, Luc, to the Kawarthas from Waterloo. Since both were originally from Haliburton, it feels much like home. Visit jigsaworgsolutions.com or call 519-807-2478.

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Susan has been protecting Canadians in her own way for almost two decades. As a Program Director for AG’s Senior Protection, Susan has helped many families in Kawartha Lakes with something that’s hard to find — peace of mind. “I love the fact that seniors can continue to stay in their home and live an independent life,” thanks to the personal emergency response system set up within a powerful wearable pendant. “Seniors regain their independence,” with this technology. “They lose their fear of falling, since they know help would immediately be on the way.” The Senior Protection pendant also takes the stress away for the spouse and extended family. When a fall is detected, the unit will automatically call a central monitoring station. A live operator will speak through the device and assist for safety. An alert is sent to family or a caregiver. Thanks to a built-in GPS, the senior does not have to be home for this to work. “Thank you, Susan, for providing me peace of mind while I was recovering from my surgery,” writes Paul Westlake. “Your medical panic device is truly a lifesaver.” To learn more visit seniorprotection.ca/our-company/ or call Susan 905-925-4321, email: agseniorprotection@ gmail.com, Instagram: seniorprotectionmobile.

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MEG GERAGHTY

LEANNA SEGURA

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After staying home with her kids during their toddler years, Meg was looking for a business challenge that would give her a sense of accomplishment. Opening THRIVE Coworking Community was just the antidote, working alongside her spouse Matt Geraghty. As businesses look to downsize and scale back their workplaces, more people are creating opportunities for themselves as entrepreneurs. “There is a growing need for hybrid office space so businesses can get started,” says Meg, referring to their meticulously designed space in downtown Lindsay. “I think right now people are quite ready to get out of their homes and be surrounded by likeminded people.” Visit thriveonkent.ca or call 705-995-2034.

Leanna is the co-owner of Fresh FueLL and North Ward Coffee Co. along with her husband, Luis. Six years in — with a successful first year at their new location — they also have This is Bliss serving Kawartha Dairy ice cream and Amigos Street Tacos, both seasonal businesses. There’s a reason they’ve won New Business of the Year and the Customer Service award twice — great food and attention to detail. Signature wraps, salads, and smoothies along with lunch items like soup and sandwiches are available, along with specialty coffees, teas, and pastries. Visit or order online at freshfuell.com or call 705-878-FUEL (3835).

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I am blessed and thankful for the amazing women I get to work with. They have always been an integral part of growing my business and we have become family. Before the first lockdown in 2020, my servers were already feeling uneasy and worrying that they would end up taking COVID home to their young families. We watched the news daily and talked about the developments. We had noticed a rise in customers being less than kind and sometimes abusive. We weathered the lockdown and when it was time to come back to work I knew these strong women were having anxiety issues. Their faces and eyes told the story. We addressed the concerns together and made certain they were well protected, including with PPE and rapid tests. We let customers know that not following guidelines wouldn’t be tolerated. Yes, I lost business, but my ladies were safe. They arrived for every shift, despite their busy lives, and despite knowing people who had become seriously ill with COVID. They’d arrive at their next shift with a smile on their face to do it all again. Thank you to these strong, caring, compassionate, intelligent women: Camryn, Dusti Rose, Stephanie, Ally, Kat, Tracey, Jordyn, Molly, Kayla, Paige, Mackenzie, Keira, Sarah, and Erin. Tracy Hennekam is a 23-year veteran broker who specializes in residential real estate. She owns and operates Royale Town and Country Realty Brokerage in downtown Lindsay with her partner Heather. Their brokerage allows realtors the space to grow financially without big franchise fees, while still commanding their share of the local real estate market in a family atmosphere with excellent support. Tracy is the recipient of several awards for sales in real estate, representing the top 3-6 per cent in the marketplace for several years running. She has strong negotiating skills and social media presence. She utilizes online tours and other digital media to help both buyers and sellers in today’s real estate climate. Her focus is getting top dollar for clients using both her experience and other marketing professionals such as stagers and photographers. As a member of the Kawartha Lakes, Durham and Toronto Real Estate Boards she has you covered when it comes to prime residential real estate. Her niche is Lindsay and the Kawartha Lakes areas. In 2022 the market is still a “seller’s market” while moving towards being a bit more stable for younger families looking to get into home ownership. To find out more about her visit www.sellwithtracy.com or call her office at: 705-320-9119.

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Celebrating 25 years in financial planning in 2022, Jennifer leads her team at Mabee and Associates Private Wealth Management as an Executive Financial Consultant. Her team is committed to serving clients as partners in the business of building and preserving wealth. Once they have gained a full understanding of a person’s needs, they use their expertise to help empower the client to make decisions and implement personalized solutions. “The experience is like having your very own personal financial coach.” Using her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation, Jennifer works with dedicated and engaged clients at every stage of life — planning for investments, risk management, education, retirement, tax and estate planning. The team also specializes in working with business owners and professionals. They are dedicated to the community in many ways. “We feel privileged to help make a difference in our clients’ lives. We value the trusting relationships we build. Our team enjoys working with families of multiple generations. We want to know our client’s whole story and what their unique goals are. There is nothing more rewarding than helping clients achieve their goals and that is when we feel success!” Visit mabeeandassociatespwm.com or call 705 878-3530. Women bring an important perspective to businesses of all kinds. We are proud of our amazing team of women at WARDS LAWYERSPC. We are also proud of the many ways in which our community recognizes and supports the importance of women in the workplace. For instance, through a five-year project grant provided by the Ontario goverment, Women’s Resources is excited to offer a program for victims of human sexual trafficking. With one-on-one support, survivors are supported with housing, life skills and job training, including resume building and job seeking assistance. Dvine Laboratories believes that the future is female. Traditional manufacturing has historically been a maledriven industry. Over the years, Dvine has consciously flipped that narrative. With a staff of over 40, Dvine is owned and operated by a majority of strong and talented women. They empower all employees to develop their areas of interest and encourage equal opportunity. Kawartha Lakes Food Source is proud to be a primarily female-led organization, including women who had taken breaks from the workforce and have re-entered through KLFS, some being moms re-entering the workforce after having children, some getting first opportunities coming out of university and some with lived experience, who all bring exciting perspectives to KLFS’ efforts to support the community.

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KELLI LOVELL

TARA DIBRANOU

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Kawartha Kelli & Company

In 1991 Kelli and her husband Dale invested in a waterfront property outside Bobcaygeon, it became their exit strategy from the big city 15 years later. Fast forward to today, Kelli manages Kawartha Kelli & Company, a dynamic real estate team that empowers women in realty to reach their goals. The Brokerage she brought her team to, Royal Heritage Realty Ltd., has a strong female lead in Michelle Makos. “She inspires us every day.” Kelli loves to support local and belongs to 100 Women Who Care. She also donates to organizations like Bobcaygeon Helps Food Bank, Lions Club, the Legion and A Place Called Home, among others.

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Throughout Tara’s childhood, weekend trips to Kawartha Lakes were routine and one by one everyone eventually made the move to Bobcaygeon. Tara has been a local resident for four years and has been with Kawartha Kelli & Company for one year. “Being part of Kawartha Kelli & Company is an amazing experience. We are a group of women who support each other and embrace our individuality.” Tara volunteers with the Lions Club and has been a volunteer at her son’s school. She is looking forward to completing her Accredited Buyers Representative designation and reconnecting with family and friends in person.

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JESSICA LATONE

HOLLY LOVELL

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Kawartha Kelli & Company

Jessica grew up in Peterborough but moved to Kawartha Lakes as a first-time home buyer in 2018. She became a licensed realtor and joined Kawartha Kelli & Company in 2021. “We have the ability to combine all of our skill sets to provide our clients with an amazing experience.” Jessica loves collaborating with local businesses and service clubs and is a big believer in shopping locally and supporting small businesses by sharing their activity on social media or writing positive reviews. Her favourite thing about her job is connecting with people. “Real estate is such a social industry. Virtual works but there’s something missing.”

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When Cathy Puffer, owner-operator of Remedy’sRX on Kent Pharmacy in downtown Lindsay, was named Canadian Compounding Pharmacist of the Year for 2021, she was adamant about pointing out that the award was a team effort. As the only compounding pharmacy in Kawartha Lakes, Remedy’sRX relies upon the knowledge and skill of Cathy’s entire staff — including pharmacy technicians Leona Scorgie and Susan Scott. Compounding is a return to the roots of pharmacy. Remedy’s staff can prepare medications from raw ingredients in order to personalize a prescription’s dosage or to meet a patient’s unique needs. Pills can be made in a liquid form for people who have difficulty swallowing tablets, or personalized creams for dealing with pain can be developed. To accommodate unique patient needs that compounding lets Remedy’s meet, the second floor of the building is a laboratory with equipment and resources needed to prepare specialized medications. Staff have taken specialized training through the Professional Compounding Centers of America (Canadian division) and participate in ongoing Continuing Education opportunities and training to be as informed and educated as possible about developments in the field. Visit the store at 108 Kent St. W., Lindsay or call 705-324-0500 for more information. Cathy is a Canadian Certified Pedorthist with an honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo in Kinesiology. Pedorthists can play a major role in improving one’s overall health, says Cathy, given that any condition that affects one’s feet or lower limbs can be very debilitating. “It can prevent you from working or from being active. I hear all the time when your feet hurt everything hurts.” Orthotics and corrective footwear can improve these conditions, and one’s overall quality of life. Born and raised in Kawartha Lakes, Cathy worked for BioPed in Ottawa for five years, returning to this area to raise her family. With more than 25 years of experience in the pedorthic field, she offers a no-charge consultation. This no-pressure assessment means she can educate clients on their condition and which treatment would work best for them. Her on-site lab at her Kent Place Mall location allows for adjustments and modifications to orthotics and footwear. “The best part of my job is helping people to improve their overall health and help them to have a more active lifestyle,” says Cathy. It makes you feel good when you can help reduce one’s pain.” Visit lindsayorthoticsandfootcare.com or call 705-324-6444.

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Kawartha Care Wellness Centre is a multidisciplinary health care team with more than 15 practitioners who each have unique knowledge, training, and experience. Dr. Jillian Edgar is the Clinic Director and the smiling face you see when you enter the clinic. She has demonstrated exemplary leadership and been so influential to the team. She has earned the respect as a leader, a role model, and as an amazing chiropractor. Dr. Jill has led by example and made a huge impact in the lives of others. Jeshika Divedia is an exceptional leader, a driving force, and inspires those around her. As a Clinic Manager, she empowers and supports the team and patients by building honest relationships. She values input and has met all challenges head on. She is greatly admired by her peers and has been a visionary at the clinic. Dr. Manju Asdhir is a chiropractor and medical acupuncture provider, as well as the owner of Kawartha

Care. She works to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient and their specific condition. She combines therapies such as adjustments, acupuncture, soft tissue therapy, and exercise therapy to achieve successful outcomes. During the pandemic closures, Kawartha Care changed the way they delivered care by learning how to serve the community virtually, as well as in person. This ensured patients could still work on their health and receive the best care from the many practitioners. “Each of our practitioners have trained in a minimum of two different specialties which brings them a niche set of patients,” says Asdhir. “We value this because if a patient is coming in with a concern, we can direct them to one of our practitioners in-house that can treat them best. Ultimately, we want our patients to have fewer appointments, and long-lasting results.” Kawartha Care also has direct billing for a seamless experience. Visit them at kawarthacare.com or call 705-878-8558.

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Born and raised in the area, this kind-hearted and hardworking businesswoman dedicates her days to providing high quality essential services to seniors living in Kawartha Lakes. As the owner and founder of Silver Lights Senior Services, Tammy Adams started her business in 2019 by offering companionship and transportation to seniors. The last year has been extremely busy and demanding for Tammy as she’s been furthering her education and expanding her business in the middle of a pandemic. As more people choose to keep their loved ones at home and out of traditional long term-care facilities during the pandemic, the need for services offered by Silver Lights Senior Services is growing rapidly. Over the last 8 months, Tammy had welcomed 10 new staff to her team including a Managing Director, Office Manager, PSWs, and a house cleaner. Tammy has also implemented 24hr PSW support to clients. 2022 holds exciting new ventures and more business expansion for Tammy and her team. Keep your eye on The Lindsay Advocate in the coming months so you don’t miss Tammy’s exciting news about her business! You can also call or email Tammy for more information on her services hello@silverlightsseniorservices.com or 705-308-1940.

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Lori is a registered acupuncturist who has been in the health and wellness industry for over 20 years. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge in body mechanics, nutrition, massage, rehabilitation and of course acupuncture. She is one of only a few acupuncturists who offers neuro-acupuncture and treatments for degenerative eye diseases in eastern Ontario. She is knowledgeable in both Chinese and medical acupuncture. Acupuncture is great for not only dealing with pain but anxiety, digestion, migraines, long term Covid symptoms, neurological issues and much more. For more information visit www.onthegoac.com or call 705-341-8830.

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The focus for Janice Balfour, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters, has been developing community partnerships and expanding programs. BBBS rebranded in 2019 and introduced a new program framework in 2020. These changes have inspired creativity and flexibility in how we connect with youth and volunteers. Through the development of new group programming, the number of youths supported has increased. Mentorship plays a powerful role in preventing long-term health problems, making mentorship an essential intervention for children who live with adversities. “It is a privilege to witness how mentoring changes lives,” says Janice. Visit kawarthalakes.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca or call 705-324-8000.

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Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes (CCCKL) is proud to recognize and celebrate the women who serve as Directors on the Boards of CCCKL and the Community Care Foundation. Each of them brings practical experience, insight and a diversity of perspectives. The governance role that they play contributes directly to the long-term sustainability and the resilience of both CCCKL and the Foundation. We salute their astute leadership and extend grateful thanks for their time and dedicated support. We are honoured and delighted to introduce these special women: • Sheryl Benson, CFP, Financial Planner at RBC • Cathy Burke, Retired CFO, Gilbert and Burke • Diane Cairns, Retired Business Professional • Kerry Clifford, CHID, EDAC, Principal, Healthcare at HDR • Linda Coles, BA, MHA, CHE • Julie Johnson, D.D.S. • Sara Johnston, BSc, ACP, CMMII, Deputy Chief, Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service

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Ashley Anderson, Tanya Drury, Beth Hendry, Marlee Lunshof and Sharon Walker are passionate about working in the community-based, non-profit sector to end food insecurity in Kawartha Lakes. Ashley is the Distribution Centre Assistant, organizing and fair sharing the immense inventory of the KLFS warehouse. Tanya designs original, captivating and educational visuals as the Digital Content Creator. Beth reaches out to rural communities with the Family Cooking Project program and offers fresh, locally grown, healthy options to food bank visitors through the Open Gardens as the Community Program Coordinator. Marlee is researching and developing a post-pandemic fundraising strategy aligned with the Kawartha Lakes Food Source strategic plan as the Fundraising Strategy Coordinator. Sharon manages communications, cultivates member organization relations, and implements an expanding sales plan for KLFS’ social enterprise salsa as the Administration and Project Support Coordinator. Along with a team of dedicated staff, these women orchestrate operations behind the scenes to attract donations and distribute food and household essentials to more than 30 member organizations and 10 programs that provide support to those in need in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Visit us at kawarthalakesfoodsource.com

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Mickaël Durand has opened his newest store in the same plaza as Lindsay’s LCBO. Photo: Denise Waldron.

Mickaël’s Cafe Librairie is on the move, but don’t expect to find discounted, day-old baked goods at the new location. Owner Mickaël Durand can’t keep up with customer requests for his bagels, artisan bread, desserts, pretzels and other delights at his locations in Lindsay and Omemee. “We sell out daily and we can’t fulfil the demand. Our new location will allow us to expand baking capabilities,” the Parisian baker noted. Indeed, the baker and his staff go through about 200 kilograms of flour per day, necessitating a new location more suitable for this scale of baking. The space at 449 Kent Street West in the Kent Street Village plaza (beside Symposium Restaurant) ticked all the boxes. It needed to have space and electrical capacity for a serious baking operation to fulfil hundreds of orders a week. The baker says it did not hurt that the LCBO is in the same plaza. After seven years in the Reeds Plaza on Kent Street in Lindsay and a second location in Omemee, Durand could not install a deck oven in either location. Deck ovens are the centrepiece of artisan bread baking — a crucial item in the kitchen to produce exquisite, crusty loaves of bread. Durand says 80 per cent of bread in European bakeries is done in a deck oven. “It creates a shock of heat at the beginning of the process and creates a real crust under and around the loaves.” Durand’s deck oven is coming from Germany and will be the only one in the area. Deck ovens use less energy as well as elevate bread to the European standard. Durand should know — he also has a bakeshop in Brittany, France. Pretzels are the most popular items flying out the door. Durand says he considers them a snack bread. “You eat them instead of chips.” He notes they freeze well, too. “It’s an amazing product and will drive lots of sales because everyone loves pretzels.” There are several types including hot dog pretzels, pretzel loaves and giant pretzels that are available plain, with cheese or sesame seeds. The new storefront will feature only the most popular items. Durand tells his customers not to worry

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THEN & NOW Mickaël Durand at work in his Omemee location

The original Mickaël’s in the Reeds Plaza in Lindsay closed to walk-in customers at the beginning of the pandemic. It will reopen on March 1 as a transition to the new location. Once the new location opens June 1, the original location will close and be used as a delivery hub. The new location and Omemee shop will be open for order pickups or to grab and go. though, as the bakery’s full menu is available online to order for pickup or home delivery for items not featured in the new storefront location. A new, easy-to-navigate website is in the works. A busy enterprise cannot function without skilled staff. Mallorie Mitchell bakes for Durand and will come on board at the new location as co-owner. There are opportunities for job seekers in the new shop as well, even if they’ve never worked in a bakery. Durand says he has already started hiring and will look for five more full-time employees soon. Durand says the success of his business surprised him. He credits it to word of mouth and offering highquality baked goods at reasonable prices. “I wouldn’t sell a product unless I am very happy with it myself. We offer it super-fresh and last minute.”

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Maybe you remember when winter was so wintery that you could ski over farm fences or actually bury your car in the ditch. Or maybe you recall when the Fenelon lock overflowed with snow and the Fenelon River froze over almost all the way to the falls. The winter of 1935 was very different from the comparatively mild season we have enjoyed in 2022. In the original picture, the building at the top right is the remains of a kiln, and the hand crank to manually operate the lock is centre right. ~Maryboro Lodge Museum. Visit maryboro.ca

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Kawartha Lakes looking to cash in on Ontario film boom

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Kawartha Lakes is looking to roll out the red carpet for the growing Ontario film industry in the hope that this city could have a starring role. Donna Goodwin, the economic development officer for arts and culture for the city, is spearheading a municipal push for a full-time film office. The office, once established, would be responsible for attracting and assisting the film and television industry to come to Kawartha Lakes, boosting economic activity across the city.

The mayor and council responded enthusiastically to Goodwin’s presentation, in which she shared information gathered by city staff and by SKH Consulting since March of 2020. “Film and television contributed $1.5 billion to the Ontario economy in 2020,” Goodwin said. “Film and television in Ontario have created 30,000 good-paying jobs

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both directly and indirectly. Toronto and Vancouver are busier than they have ever been. Netflix is looking to open a new corporate office in Canada with a focus on supporting artists from under-represented communities including from rural areas. We are hoping for a spillover (of film projects) from the GTA.” Goodwin reminded council that just in that last six months a feature film has been made at Ken Reid Conservation Area, documentary crews were in the city from the United Kingdom making a documentary on Bruce McArthur and CBC was most recently in Fenelon Falls filming an episode of its Still Standing comedy series, which had also filmed episodes in Omemee and Norwood. The city hired SKH Consultants to assess whether or not the city has the means to make film and television productions a reality in Kawartha Lakes and measure the local appetite for making the region friendlier to film projects. This Toronto-based consulting firm has deep ties to the film, television and digital media business in Ontario. SKH was also responsible for coming up with a proposed process to manage film projects effectively in consultation with all city departments, agencies, boards and commissions. “All city departments were consulted,” Goodwin said. Goodwin presented a plan to council that will begin later in 2022, culminating with the creation of a Kawartha Lakes film office sometime after that. Step one will create a list of potential film sites that will be posted on the Ontario government film portal, Ontario Creates, in the first few months of this year. Soon after, the city will create policies and procedures for a film office with important decisions made about how the office will operate and what powers it will be given. Later this year the city will oversee the establishment of a master plan governing filming in the city to be governed by the film office under the auspices of economic development. In the last few months of 2022, a new city website will be created for film and television companies to access and learn about what the city has to offer. The first few months of 2023 will see the city launch a marketing and awareness program. The final stage, in 2023, will see the city begin to look for provincial and federal incentives that will assist film makers looking to create in Kawartha Lakes. “We hope to see the creation of a Southeastern Ontario Production Accelerator Fund similar to the provincially supported fund that already exists in northern Ontario,” Goodwin said. “This fund would provide production incentives for film and television companies to choose eastern Ontario. The fund would offset the increased costs

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associated with shooting outside the GTA.” Goodwin shared that a number of other eastern Ontario municipalities have already written to the premier asking for the creation of this fund, and that it would be beneficial for the city to add their voice as part of a future film strategy. “I think this is an exciting opportunity but I have a couple of questions,” said councillor Doug Elmslie. “In the consultant’s report it talked about the current process for issuing permits was slower than required but it didn’t say what kind of permits were the issue. Are we talking about permits for road occupancy, road usage, set building and the like?”

Goodwin presented a plan to council that will begin in 2022, culminating with the creation of a Kawartha Lakes film office sometime after that. Step one will create a list of potential film sites that will be posted on the Ontario government film portal, Ontario Creates, in the first few months of this year “We are talking about any kind of permit,” Goodwin replied. “Those include permits for pyrotechnics and exemptions from noise bylaws. There are a myriad of permits required by film companies. We need a film office for one stop shopping. The industry needs to know that their requests have been seen by staff in 2448 hours and can be processed and issued in 5-10 days. A film office will allow all city departments to sign off on what is approved and not approved.” “If we fast track film permits,” Elmslie said, “will that put extra pressure on planning and building? Will developers get their noses out of joint about the film companies receiving preferential treatment?” “Developers are long time requests,” Goodwin replied. “Most film projects like commercials and documentaries are in and out in a few days. Bigger film CONT’D ON PAGE 41

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projects ramp up more slowly. Most every municipality has different expectations for filming. The film office will be able to inform companies upfront what the expectations are for Kawartha Lakes.” Councillor Kathleen Seymour-Fagan told Goodwin she was fully supportive of the creation of a film office for Kawartha Lakes, saying its creation has been “a long time coming for the entire area.” “Film companies are private businesses and they want to work fast,” Seymour-Fagan said. “We have lost projects before and folks have gone somewhere else because we couldn’t permit quickly enough. We need to move quickly or people will go somewhere else.” Goodwin agreed, suggesting that there would be real efficiencies in setting up a dedicated film office. She hopes that once it is up and running, production staff will go to the city portal first to get a lay of the land and learn about filming in Kawartha Lakes. “There will be less searching for film companies and they will be able to download the forms they need to apply for city permits.” Seymour-Fagan asked if the film development fund for southeastern Ontario discussed earlier in the meeting did exist in any form and was told “no” by Goodwin. “Over the last two years, there has been interest from folks in setting up studios locally. Is somebody going to reach out to them and see if they are still interested? These folks have already contacted the city. Will someone follow up because film and television creates jobs in many, many industries?” Seymour-Fagan asked. “Have we reached out to Netflix to see if they would like to establish their office in Kawartha Lakes?” councillor Ron Ashmore asked. Goodwin told Ashmore economic development could follow up his query with the company. Mayor Andy Letham asked council directly what they wanted to do about lobbying Premier Doug Ford for the Southeastern Ontario Production Accelerator Fund. “We should,” said Councillor Tracy Richardson. “It is good for the city and creates jobs.” Council unanimously recommended that staff develop a film and television division under the auspices of the economic development department and that council join other eastern Ontario municipalities in requesting the provincial government to create an accelerator fund for film and television production in the area.

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DENNIS GEELEN Dennis Geelen is the Founder of Zero In and a customer experience and innovation consultant. Did we ever stand a chance? We have gotten to a point where we feel the constant need to be busy. When it comes to work, we feel the need to be busy producing, creating, and accomplishing tasks. But what about when our extended workday is finally over (for some of you, that feels like never) and we find ourselves with what could be some much-needed idle time? In these cases, we feel the need to fill that time with busyness, in an almost fearful approach to the possibility of being alone with our thoughts. We generally fill these times accomplishing things around the house. And when those items are off our to-do list and we finally have some time for ourselves, we end up scrolling social media, watching Netflix or playing games on our phones. The time that could be spent being idle … thinking, relaxing, enjoying quietness … instead must be filled with constant stimulation and busyness. So how did we get here? Let’s take a look at a few pivotal moments in history that led us to where we are today. And then ask ourselves, “How did we not see this coming?” First, we have the introduction of the clock and the idea of measuring time. It started with the sundial and then in the 1300s we had the first mechanical clocks. With this new and better way of measuring time, we began to measure what we do in terms of time and then found ourselves “on the clock,” so to speak. A hint of hustle culture begins to form as we put time constraints on our work now that we have a better way or tracking and measuring time. Fast-forward a few hundred years to the 1800s when the electric light bulb was introduced. Now we are not only able to measure how much we

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can get done and how fast using the clock, but we can now extend how long we are able to be “busy working.” The concept of the end of the workday eventually transforms into whatever we decide it could look like. And the idea of ending your work and starting your rest (not to mention sleeping) evolves as we have this device that sheds more light (literally) on what we can accomplish in a day. Again, we cannot help ourselves and hustle culture takes another big step forward. As technology continues to advance, with it comes several new efficiency-creating devices throughout the 1900’s: dishwashers, microwaves, washing machines and more We then find ourselves in an era where, through automation, we can get even more work done during our extended workdays. A focus on productivity and busyness only escalates and becomes even more engrained in our psyche. Did you know phone addictions began with Canada’s BlackBerry in the early 2000s? Often called the “Crackberry,” in a comparison to crack cocaine, our 24/7 culture of checking our phones begins here. So, it is no wonder that by the time Apple releases the first iPhone in June 2007, we are already programmed to abuse it. We are wired to want to use smartphones’ many features and apps to try to be even more productive and fill any potential quiet or idle time with more distractions, stimulations and a sense of busyness. Where will hustle culture end? Will yet another advancement in technology come along and cause us to fall even deeper into this void? Or will there be a global awakening to the slippery slope we are on and a unified course correction? Perhaps the last two years of the pandemic is already opening our eyes and the first few tiny steps of a course correction are starting to take shape. Time will tell.

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Doug Farr with one of his projects. Photo: Geoff Coleman.

It’s a bit of a stretch to say that canoe restoration saved Doug Farr from a life of crime, but it is true that the first canoe he worked on was stolen. The Bobcaygeon resident has restored wooden canoes since 1951, when he was a 12-year-old living in Bewdley. His school was several miles from home, and no buses ran, so he walked. Contrary to your grandfather’s claims involving going uphill both ways and snowstorms, it was actually easier to walk to school in the winter than the summer since kids could take a shortcut through a frozen marsh. One afternoon Farr spotted a beat up, old canoe back in the reeds. “A marsh doesn’t exactly freeze; it just stiffens up enough to walk on, so the canoe wasn’t frozen in. I gave it a pull, freed it up and dragged it home,” Farr recalls. He carefully re-covered it in canvas and gave it a new paint job. He learned years later that a local trapper had unsuccessfully turned his tracking skills to finding

whoever had stolen the canoe he left in the marsh. Trappers don’t need a great canoe to work their lines, just a serviceable one, so the young Farr reasoned he could be forgiven for taking what he thought was an abandoned canoe. Liberating canvas from the family camping tent to make the repairs without the knowledge of his parents, however, was a different story. After 70 years, the statute of limitations has likely run out on either misdemeanour and Farr continues to bring neglected canoes back to their former glory. During the Advocate’s visit, his Douglas Canoes workshop housed a 17-foot Peterborough Canoe Company model. It was built at a time when serial numbers that establish a production date were not a priority, so he pored through his collection of retail catalogues dating back to the late 1800s to determine the canoe is from between 1900 and 1920. Despite being more than a century old, it looked like it was built yesterday. Eight flawless coats of varnish

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Advocate reporter Geoff Coleman speaks with Doug Farr about his canoe making. Photo: Victoria Gee.

cover ash gunwales, cedar ribs and a mahogany deck board painstakingly crafted to replace the rotted-out original section. This canoe came to Farr legitimately, through his website. A woman from Stony Lake asked if he could do some repairs to her family canoe. In this case, the refurbished canoe is destined to hang like an art installation in the great room of a cottage, reflecting the connection Canadians have with canoes. It would have cost around $40 in 1917, which was a good chunk of money. But that’s not why they are appreciated so highly today. They remain a treasured part of our collective memory whether you are a duck hunter, a high school student in an outers club, an angler, a whitewater enthusiast, a portaging back-country camper or a kid at a summer camp. Not many Canadians are unmoved when they see an old wooden canoe in disrepair. At least a few Americans in the Midwest share this passion; Douglas Canoes has had customers from as far away as Missouri and Michigan. In fact, when figuring out the logistics of getting a canoe to Bobcaygeon from the Show-Me State, Farr contacted a previous customer for suggestions. Noting the canoe in question was only a couple of hours’ drive from him, Michigander Jack Wagner volunteered to go pick it up. He reasoned he was coming to Peterborough to visit the Canadian Canoe Museum anyway, so it wasn’t that much farther to Bobcaygeon. Farr says Wagner’s offer is typical of wooden canoe-lovers, whom he describes as a friendly, generous, thoughtful bunch. Little has changed in 100 years of wooden canoe making. After the ribs are steamed, bent and tacked in place, they get a few coats of varnish to seal the cedar. Then canvas is stretched over the hull and given a preservative coating. It is then primed, sanded, and “filled,” which smooths out the surface of the canvas. It is sanded again, filled a second time, and — you guessed it — sanded again. A thorough

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wash and three coats of enamel later, and the job is done. After seeing other restorers forced to repeat recanvassing jobs as a result of filler failure, Farr experimented with his own compounds for five years before settling on a mixture that is not toxic like materials once used. When asked why he puts so much love and attention into these wooden canoes, Farr is at a loss for words. “I can’t put my finger on it. Aluminum is too hot in the sun and too loud. Fibreglass and Kevlar are OK, but there’s just something about how a wood and canvas canoe looks, how it feels when you pick it up and the way it cuts through the water.” Despite the fact that canvas and wood canoes have the strength needed to carry great loads, and navigate rapids without folding up, they need to be treated with kid gloves when out of the water. Farr believes just about everyone should double tarp them over the winter and keep them out of the sun under a waterproof tarp in the summer. Farr, however, doesn’t object if one customer leaves his canoe on his dock uncovered all year. He tells the story of a man who had a canoe recanvassed, and well before it should have needed it, called to have it covered a third time. When Farr arrived to pick it up, he was surprised to learn the owner’s declining health meant he was now in a wheelchair. Thinking the man’s wife must still use the canoe, he recanvassed it as requested and returned it with the advice to keep it out of the sun. That was when he learned that the man’s wife had died a few years earlier, and that the canoe had a permanent home on the dock, reminding the owner of time spent paddling around the lake with his wife. Not many aluminum canoes would achieve the same honour.

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Say you have a budget for the year and spend everything you have in seven months. Then, to get by, you rack up credit card debt. Earth Overshoot Day shows us we’ve been doing that for decades. Last year Overshoot Day fell on July 29. In the preceding seven months we had “spent” all the earth’s natural resources that can be replenished in a year. After that day, humanity was into environmental deficit spending. Basically, we’ve been borrowing from the kids. But that date is based on a global average. If everyone consumed like Canadians or Americans, Overshoot Day would fall on March 13. Ouch! Many of us know we have too much stuff. That’s why decluttering guru Marie Kondo’s book shot to bestseller status a few years ago. One solution is to stop the clutter at the source. Before opening that wallet, we could ask ourselves: Do I really need this? How often will I use it? As Kondo says: Does it spark joy? We can also shrink our environmental footprint by following some of the many “R”s — not just reducing, but remaking, repairing and reusing. Reuse: We all know about reusable mugs, shopping bags, and cutlery. Then there’s the wealth of second-hand items at local thrift stores or the ReStore. But we can also work hard to keep used items going. Three years ago we needed to replace our plastic toaster — it had melted around the slots. I was shopping for a metal one when I acquired my mother’s Sunbeam Radiant Control toaster (circa 1980), previously owned by her mother. Online these toasters are hailed

as among the best ever made. Lesson: Over time, quality saves money.

Repair: When I brought that toaster home there was a revolt because it had a habit of charring everything. But YouTube came through. A video outlined how to adjust the internal thermostat and voila — it’s still in use. If that didn’t work, I was heading to the closest appliance repair shop. The same goes for clothes. When the zipper broke on my favourite jacket I turned to a local tailor to replace it.

Remake: My sister impressed me to no end when she followed directions for remaking low-rise jeans so the waist is much higher. She didn’t need to buy new jeans and the old ones didn’t go to the landfill. Actions like these can save money as well as the earth’s finite resources, and increase business for repair shops. Sometimes it seems impossible to repair an item. A friend of mine needed a gear for his paper shredder, a part that was never available. He took it to Pinnguaq Makerspace in Lindsay where they used a 3D printer to manufacture the part for him. Nationally, we can support Right to Repair legislation like Bill 272, which would make it much easier to fix our smart devices. Unfortunately, a broader Ontario bill that would have required tech companies to make spare parts and manuals available was shot down. Our legislators argued it was against Ontario’s “Open for Business” policy. But we need the right to repair on a finite planet. These days my least favourite phrase is “It’s cheaper to replace it.” Not so cheap for the kids who will have to pick up the tab for our environmental debt.

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With spring coming, I’d like to know what I can do with garlic scapes, and what the difference is between the green portion of the garlic versus the bulb. Anne Fattori

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Hello Anne, Garlic scapes are a much-anticipated spring treat in my kitchen.They are a bit tough, so chop them up finely to use for a mild garlic flavour anywhere you like garlic. They make an amazing pesto. The choicest part of the scape is the section between the bulb and the seed pod (that bulge toward the top) although all of it can be used.

The difference between the scapes and the bulbs is much the same as that of a scallion or green onion. The green part is milder in flavour and different in texture. Research shows there is also a difference in the chemical composition that makes it possible for many people who cannot digest garlic to enjoy the greens.

Try this recipe for Garlic Scape Pesto from Geoff Schwarz and Greg Kessler of the New York Times. 1 cup garlic scapes, sliced crosswise (about 10 or 12 scapes) 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup basil leaves Juice of one lemon Salt to taste

• Place garlic scapes in a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds. • Add the sunflower seeds and pulse for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. • Add the olive oil and process on high for 15 seconds. • Add the Parmesan cheese and pulse until the ingredients are combined. • Add the basil and lemon juice, and process until reaching the desired consistency. • Add salt to taste and serve immediately. Enjoy, Diane Reesor

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Unions needed more than ever to counter extreme form of capitalism COLIN MATTHEW The global pandemic has served to highlight the gulf backs of their members, or union wages and benefits between those that have and those that have not. This is have driven jobs offshore to low-wage jurisdictions. a material disparity embodied by food and housing inseIt must be noted that these attacks offer no solucurity for so many but is rooted in the grossly lopsided tions to the plight of workers and in fact we have witaccess to political and economic power of a relatively nessed a stagnation in real wages that has mirrored a few elites. drop in unionization since the mid-1980s even as corpoThe COVID crisis, however, did not cause this inrate profits and executive compensation have skyrockequity but rather occurred at a time where work for so eted. In recent years some employers, notably Amazon many was already increasingly preamong them, have spent significant carious. Part-time work (more often money to monitor organizing efPart-time work than not without benefits) had beforts within their workplaces and (more often than not come a well entrenched feature of spread anti-union propaganda. without benefits) had modern capitalism, but it was the Unions are in fact as relevant become a well emergence of the gig economy now as ever. Not only do they whereby workers became contracempower workers to collectively entrenched feature tors, often receiving their work bargain with their employer, inof modern capitalism, from an app, rather than employcluding improving conditions for but it was the emergence ees, that represents the final sevmany service sector and gig workof the gig economy erance of a meaningful relationship ers, organized labour is a powerful whereby workers between employer and worker. force in society. While politicians Historically trade unions have may favour wealthy donors to their became contractors, worked to bridge this gulf by giving campaigns, unions create collective often receiving their workers a collective voice to balpower with logistical and financial work from an app, rather resources that magnify the voice of ance the daunting power of capital. than employees, that Given the magnitude of changes in members far beyond what individurepresents the final the global economy over the preal workers can ever achieve. vious 100-plus years it is useful to severance of a meaningful Unions set standards through ask whether unions are as relevant mass campaigns, lobbying governrelationship between now as they were when they fought ments and fighting legal battles inemployer and worker. for basic workers’ rights after the dividuals could never afford. MoreFirst World War. Early unions made over, because of their structure and huge gains in the length of the work week, safety stanthe added power of labour coalitions like the Canadian dards for work, wages, pay equity for women, and other Labor Congress, unions are able to do this for a very workplace benefits including pensions, but clearly much small price — union dues are generally less than two per has changed. cent of salary and are tax deductible. Since about 1980 unions have suffered a prolonged As the relationship between capitalists and workers and sustained attack as ruling elites have used their mono- continue to evolve it is more important than ever that poly on the media to perpetuate anti-union tropes. We workers organize themselves to preserve some semall know them — unions protect the lazy, union exec- blance of balance between working to live rather than utives are part of an elite ruling class that live on the living to work.

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IAN McKECHNIE Writer-at-large

Catherine “Kay” Hawkins

Sometime in 1948, an unidentified photographer — probably a student enrolled at Lindsay Collegiate Institute — had more than a dozen members of the Victoria County buildings staff pose on the east steps of the county courthouse (now City Hall). The camera clicked, and the photograph was published on page 24 of the Lindsay and Victoria County Old Home Week Souvenir Booklet, which was handed out to visitors and residents who took in that event from July 1 to 10 in 1948. Unlike the group photo of county council in the same souvenir booklet, which was made up entirely of men, that of the county buildings staff reveals that almost half their number were women. Among them was Catherine “Kay” Hawkins, an almost 22-year-old stenographer who worked in the clerk and treasurer’s office starting in the mid-1940s. In the almost 75 years between the time that picture was taken on the old courthouse steps and her death on Jun. 3, 2021, Kay would become a fixture in the local legal and volunteer sector, touching many lives and influencing countless people. Born Catherine Isobel Hazelton on Sept. 2, 1926, this remarkable woman grew up in a family of four children on Regent Street in Lindsay and began her formal education at Alexandra Public School. From here she went on to L.C.I., graduating in 1943 with an Intermediate Certificate and a three-year Commercial Certificate. A year later, Kay married Harry Hawkins, whose musical talents are still remembered by many local residents to this day. Kay and Harry were both 17 at the time, and they would spend another 55 years together before Harry’s death in 1999. Kay remained in the employ of Victoria County through 1957, when she took a job with the Provincial Court Offices as court clerk and in so doing

became the first woman to enter Lindsay’s male-dominated legal field. Kay was the only employee in the provincial court office when she started; when she retired as court administrator for the provincial Family Court Division almost 30 years later, 13 employees were answering to her.

Kay Hawkins, Justice of Peace. Photo courtesy of Sheila Prouse.

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Kay Hawkins is in the front row, second from right. Photo courtesy of The Lindsay & Victoria County Old Home Week Souvenir Booklet of 1948.

In addition to her work as a court administrator, Kay served as a justice of the peace for nearly two decades — a position that required her to issue subpoenas, summonses and warrants; remand those in custody; swear affidavits; and perform marriages. In this role, she became well acquainted with local police officers, who had nothing but the greatest respect for her. “‘The Boys’,” as she called them, came to her door many times in the wee small hours requiring her at the police station to remand an accused individual into custody until an appearance before a judge could take place,” remembers Carol Link, a member of Kay’s extended family. “Being small town Lindsay, the officers would come to the house and drive her to the police station rather than have her get the car out and drive herself downtown in the middle of the night.”

Kay remained in the employ of Victoria County through 1957, when she took a job with the Provincial Court Offices as court clerk and in so doing became the first woman to enter Lindsay’s male-dominated legal field. When Kay was an infant in the 1920s, the legal system could be harsh and vindictive. Former MPP Leslie Frost once reminisced about how, as a young lawyer, he had to defend a case before a judge whose “main qualification for his position on the Bench was that he had commanded the troops in Camp Borden in 1916

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and was noted for his abrasive character.” By contrast, Kay Hawkins approached her position with the heart of a servant. “When she spoke with the accused,” says Carol, “she always tried to listen to their story, hoping to advise them and direct them to turn things around in order that she wouldn’t be seeing them again in the same situation.” Kay was firm, Carol recalls, but also diplomatic and respectful. “She was very patient, compassionate and understanding, and her door was always open.” More pleasant were those occasions when Kay was called upon to perform marriages — more than 1,100 of them in fact; a number that included a nephew, a niece and other members of her family. Family was vitally important to Kay, something her niece Sheila Prouse remembers well. “Visiting Auntie Kay and Uncle Harry was a highlight for the nieces and nephews,” Sheila says. “Everyone was welcomed with open arms and doted upon. When we visited there were always kid-friendly treats and meals. We loved playing in her office and were even allowed to use her typewriter!” Kay cared deeply about her community and worked hard as a volunteer to improve the lives of others. Among the organizations which were enriched by her service were the Canadian Cancer Society, for which she volunteered for more than 40 years and the Ross Memorial Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary, with whom she spent more than 30 years. Kay also drove for Community Care’s Meals on Wheels program and was a faithful parishioner at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. It was at St. Andrew’s that Kay became acquainted with the Rev. Linda Park, who remembered facing some challenges of her own when entering the pulpit in Lindsay. “Kay knew what it felt like to be a woman in a male-dominated vocation,” Park said at Kay’s funeral service. “I remember Kay reminding me to be strong and to carry on. It was good advice.”

TREVOR’S TAKE TREVOR HUTCHINSON Contributing Editor

National childcare plan great for women, society

My grandfather, may he rest in peace, was a bit of a practical joker and also a lifelong true blue Progressive Conservative. One of his legendary pranks was placing a Pierre Trudeau sticker on his sister’s car. (His sister was also a lifelong Conservative and active in the local party.) This joke was recounted for decades, and I made sure to include it when I delivered his eulogy. I was thinking about that story recently as my son and wife were removing a certain Trudeau-themed sticker — popular amongst the illegal occupation folks — from a used car he had just bought. Now, I might not want to make love to Trudeau, like the last owner of that car, but I do have to give the current government credit on one file: the national daycare program. The federal government has managed to negotiate a deal with all three territories and nine of the 10 provinces over the last year. Anyone who follows federal-provincial relations will recognize that striking a deal with 12 out of 13 jurisdictions — represented by very different political parties with strikingly different ideologies — is no small feat. The child-care plan was arguably the key feature of deputy prime minister and finance minister Chystia Freeland’s 2021 budget. The plan is to provide eligible Canadian parents with $10-a-day regulated child-care spaces for children under six years old, within the next five years to reduce current rates by half by the end of this year. The five-year, $30-billion plan might seem like a rather large social policy spend, but this plan is as much an economic policy as it is a social benefit. Data from Quebec and jurisdictions around the world prove that it will be, in time, a net benefit to the economy. Not only will the investment result in a 1.2 per cent increase in our gross domestic product over the next two decades, but there will also be an increase in people, especially mothers, participating in the paid workforce. This means more tax revenue. By the fifth year of the program, the average eligible Ontario family will save more than $9,000 per child which can be spent elsewhere in the economy. Of course, that is still hypothetical in Ontario as it is the only province that has not yet inked a deal. But most pundits predict that a deal will arrive closer to the next provincial election. And that Ontario deal can’t come fast enough. Such a program was suggested by the Royal Commission on the Status of Women all the way back in 1970. After years of studies and special reports, there is finally a national plan that allows mothers to participate in the workforce should they so choose. And that will be good news for all of us, especially women. So no matter what sticker may be on your car, the national child-care program proves that great things can happen when we all work together.

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