Wool Day and the KYAFF
The Kawartha Yarn & Fibre Festival is a single day event taking place on June 9, 2018. The event attracts passionate fibre artists of all types, and showcases 70 local and independent vendors with...
View ArticleFenelon Resident Wants You to Celebrate our Bee City Pollinators
National Pollinator Week is June 18-24 this year. It is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. Kawartha Lakes was a designated Bee City in July 2017,...
View ArticleJackie Colman Retires After Decades of Service to the Fenelon Falls Legion
Written by Arlene Colman Jacqueline “Jackie” Walter is retiring from the executive committee of Legion Branch 238, Fenelon Falls after 25 years of service to the branch and to veterans and their...
View ArticleWhat’s New in our Business Community
As we race towards summer and gear up for another busy tourist season in town, take a moment to review what’s new in your local business community. Be sure to stop in to these new stores or new...
View ArticleWhat does “Heritage” mean to You?
By Joan Abernethy The City of Kawartha Lakes Municipal Heritage Committee wants to recognize you for the contributions you make to our common heritage. The committee volunteers recognize heritage is...
View ArticleDon’t get bugged….
Written by Marina Hodson If you have spent any time outside recently, I don’t need to remind you that bug season is upon us. Depending on where you live – for me it happens to be in the bush next to a...
View ArticleUse Your Head!
Written by Marina Hodson June is Stroke month in Canada, which presents the perfect opportunity to remind ourselves of the often missed symptoms. I can say that when a member of my own family woke with...
View ArticleJean Smith and the FFAFC
Written by Lois Densmore The Fenelon Falls Age Friendly Committee is a group of local seniors that works to address issues impacting older adults. Their work is supported by the many individual seniors...
View ArticleThe Community Improvement Plan is Finally Here
Written by Anna Radey Thinking of doing some improvements to your commercial or mixed-use property? There is pending funding available for you! What is the Community Improvement Plan? $1,000,000 has...
View ArticleThe Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls Celebrates with a Paul Harris Evening
Written by Helen Robinson May 31 was the biggest celebration of the year for the Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls with the presentation of three Paul Harris Fellow awards. The Gord Innes Auditorium in the...
View ArticleJoan Horsfall Young Exhibit Presents Cottages of Sturgeon Point
Written by Chris Van Lierop Welcome to Art Space, a new column discussing and informing about Art in Fenelon Falls! I wanted to use my first column to discuss a wonderful and ambitious endeavor by a...
View ArticleMidnight Madness Returns
Written by Dana Deathe One of Fenelon’s longest-running and most well-attended events is back this year: Midnight Madness! As a kid I remember thinking it was so cool that this small town had a...
View ArticleGolf Season begins at Sturgeon Point Golf Club
Written by Dana Deathe With the summer weather on its way, many people’s minds turn to hitting the links, and with such great facilities around golf enthusiasts can look “fore”-ward to another full...
View ArticleCanada Day in Fenelon Falls
Stop by the shops in town this long weekend and take a look at the participants in this year’s Canada Day Window Display Contest. Fourteen stores participated this year, and Debra Churchill reports:...
View ArticleThe Weekly Shopping Shuttle Test Run is Coming
The Kawartha Lakes Rural Transportation Working Group is pleased to announce a free, public bus to enable local residents to shop and enjoy our communities during the week. This shuttle service is...
View ArticleMidnight Madness Round-Up
Check out the following stores during Midnight Madness on June 30th from 7:00 to midnight: The Barn and Bunkie and the Country Cupboard are teaming up for Madness on May Street! Both stores will be tax...
View ArticleFeature Photo
Sunset on Cameron Lake, June 21/18 By Maud Skoog Send us your photos!! Send your best photos of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area to the Town Crier at newsletter@fenelonfalls.info. The best photos...
View ArticleSmall Buttons, Big Difference
The installation of accessible doors marks an improvement at the Fenelon Medical Centre for patients and healthcare. Business just picked up at the medical centre on Francis Street in Fenelon Falls....
View ArticleThe Music of Don Deathe Returns to Fenelon
Written by Dana Deathe If you have been to an Afternoon Tea hosted by the Maryboro Lodge Museum, you may have been treated to live piano music played by Don Deathe. While we are related (Don and my...
View ArticleWhat to Do to Fill In for School Hours…
Written by Marina Hodson Wow, yet another school year over, ready for summer break? If you are lucky enough to have vacation plans or are heading to the cottage, keeping the kids busy should be a...
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