Local interest

The City of Kawartha Lakes Sustainability Plan

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CoKL is developing a community sustainability plan.  Below is information from the City about it:

The City of Kawartha Lakes is taking action to transform our Kawartha Lakes into a more successful, desirable, and sustainable place to live through the development of an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan called “Our Kawartha Lakes”.

This long-term plan, developed in consultation with community members, provides direction for the community to realize sustainability objectives for the environmental, cultural, social and economic dimensions that make up “Our Kawartha Lakes”. The Plan also identifies specific Actions to ensure that its Vision and Objectives are realized in a meaningful and responsible manner.

Want more information?  Go to Settlers Village, 85 Dunn St. Bobcaygeon this Saturday September 15th from 1pm -3pm to view the draft sustainability plan recommendations and actions including details regarding our nine focus areas. On display will be Vision, Goals and Objectives, The ICSP document, and presentations reflecting the work of over 100 community volunteers covering nine focus areas.

Also more information can be found on the city’s website.  


 

Environment Meeting

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This is the fourth annual Environment Meeting. This year’s event presents 6 invited speakers and there’s something for everyone. These issues affect us all in many ways
At this meeting the following topics will be discussed:
  • Preserving Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Kawarthas – Mike Hendren
  • Lake Management Planning; Your Shoreline as Natural Heritage
  • The Future of Our Waterways
  • Lindsay-Ops Landfill Public Review Committee Update
  • Integrated Community Sustainability Plan for the CoKL

Rick McGee, Mayor of CoKL will also be attending this meeting.

This is an excellent opportunity to hear about what’s going on in our area and what’s being done about it. There will be refreshments served afterwards. Please join us.

Algae Bloom Lecture at Trent University – Thursday, March 15

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This is a last minute notice, but this event will be of great interest to those of us who are looking to improve our understanding of the Blue-Green Algae blooms that we are now dealing with in our lake. Trent University in Peterborough is hosting a lecture entitled “Algal Blooms and Their Effects on Nutrient-Poor Lakes: Opening Pandora’s Box with a Biotic Key”. The lecturer will be Kathryn Cottingham, a Professor at Dartmouth in the Department of Biological Sciences.

The lecture is free and open to the public. It will be held at Trent University, Gzowski College Room 114, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15. Click on this link to see a poster with the full description.

Free Screening of Oscar-nominated film by Sturgeon Point Producer!

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In DarknessThe buzz around the Point these days is the Academy Award nomination of “In Darkness”, a World War II film produced by Sturgeon Point resident Eric Jordan. Eric’s film has been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film Category. Our congratulations go out to Eric and Faye on this exciting achievement!

A number of people have been asking where they can see the film, and in response to demand Eric has graciously arranged for a FREE screening at the Century Cinema on Kent Street in Lindsay on Tuesday, February 21, 7:15 p.m. All Sturgeon Pointers are invited! I hope to see many of you there.

To learn more about the film and also see the trailer, click on this link to the film’s web site. 

As many of you know, Eric is a member of the SPA Board of Directors, primarily responsible for liason with the City on matters related to roads and other maintenance issues. Eric was also the driver behind the recent resident’s map that SPA published in 2011.

If you won’t be in the area on Feb 21, you’ll be able to see the film at select cinemas starting on February 17. Here are the relevant cinemas in Toronto and Ottawa:

Toronto:
  • Cineplex Odeon Varsity
  • Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Grande
  • Cineplex Odeon Queensway
Ottawa:
  • ByTowne Cinema

The Academy Awards will be telecast around the world on Sunday, February 26th. Be sure to tune in to cheer Eric on!