Kawartha Lakes, ON

City of Kawartha Lakes O.P.P. Detachment Board

The City of Kawartha Lakes O.P.P. Detachment Board is meeting to receive reports and updates, including the Detachment Commander Report from Inspector Robert Flindall, and updates on the School Bus Camera Program and Black Cat Speed Monitoring Program. The board will also receive memoranda from the Inspector General of Policing regarding political activity for board members and the release of the 2025 Annual Report. The agenda is largely procedural, with no decisions or votes scheduled beyond adopting minutes and receiving reports.

• Detachment Commander Report by Inspector Robert Flindall
• School Bus Camera Program update
• Black Cat Speed Monitoring Program update
• Inspector General Advisory Bulletin on political activity for board members
• Inspector General of Policing 2025 Annual Report release

Planning Advisory Committee

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Lindsay-Ops Landfill Public Review Committee

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Waste Management Advisory Committee

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Regular Council Meeting

The agenda for the November 3, 2026 Regular Council Meeting is composed only of procedural boilerplate from the eSCRIBE system, with no listed rezonings, contracts, ordinances, or public hearings. No decisions or discussions are described in the provided text.

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Municipal Heritage Committee

The agenda for the Kawartha Lakes Municipal Heritage Committee meeting on November 5, 2026, contains only procedural boilerplate. There are no listed decisions, proposals, or discussions. This agenda provides no actionable information for residents.

Bobcaygeon Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund Grant Committee

This agenda for the Bobcaygeon Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund Grant Committee meeting on November 11, 2026, contains only procedural boilerplate and no substantive agenda items. The document provides no details on grants, decisions, or discussions.

Committee of Adjustment

The Kawartha Lakes Committee of Adjustment meeting on November 12, 2026 contains no listed agenda items. The agenda consists only of placeholders and procedural headings. No decisions or discussions are detailed in the provided document.

Lindsay Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund Grant Committee

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Council Inaugural Meeting

This is the Council Inaugural Meeting for Kawartha Lakes, ON, held on 2026-11-16. The agenda text provided contains only procedural boilerplate and embedded content placeholders, with no listed agenda items, decisions, or discussions. No substantive business is identifiable from the supplied record.

Joint Social and Housing Services Advisory Committee

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Regular Council Meeting

The agenda for the Kawartha Lakes Regular Council Meeting on December 1, 2026, is currently listed as procedural boilerplate with no specific items or details provided.

Planning Advisory Committee

The Kawartha Lakes Planning Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for 2026-12-02 has no agenda items recorded in the provided document. The agenda consists only of procedural placeholders without concrete proposals or decisions.

Municipal Heritage Committee

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Regular Council Meeting

The Kawartha Lakes Regular Council meeting scheduled for 2026-12-15 contains no agenda items. The agenda document only shows placeholders and procedural headings without any motions, contracts, or hearings. No decisions or discussions are specified.

Parks Advisory Committee

This agenda for the Kawartha Lakes Parks Advisory Committee meeting on 2026-10-02 contains only procedural boilerplate and no substantive items. No decisions, discussions, or specific agenda topics are listed.

Municipal Heritage Committee

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Committee of Adjustment

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Waste Management Advisory Committee

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Regular Council Meeting

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Lindsay-Ops Landfill Public Review Committee

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Joint Social and Housing Services Advisory Committee

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Environmental Advisory Committee

The Environmental Advisory Committee will hear a presentation on moving the city toward electric vehicles, receive updates on the Climate Change Strategy and Tree By-law, and consider budget requests to support bird and pollinator conservation projects. The committee will also adopt minutes from its July 2, 2026 meeting and discuss membership renewals.

• Presentation on vision for moving city towards electric vehicles
• Budget request to support Nature Canada grant application to restore Chimney Swift roosting site at Century Cinemas
• Budget request for Phase Two of Victoria Manor Gardens Project
• Update on Climate Change Strategy study progress
• Report on Tree By-law progress

Planning Advisory Committee

The agenda for this Planning Advisory Committee meeting contains only procedural boilerplate and no substantive items for decision or discussion.

Planning Advisory Committee

The Kawartha Lakes Planning Advisory Committee’s September 9, 2026 meeting agenda contains only boilerplate procedural items and no substantive decisions, proposals, or public hearings.

Municipal Heritage Committee

This meeting agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and no actual agenda items, decisions, or discussions for the Municipal Heritage Committee.

The committee received a climate change strategy presentation and directed the applicant at 10 Lindsay Street South to work with staff to revise window replacements to comply with the Downtown Lindsay Heritage Conservation District Plan. It also received updates on heritage designation implementation, planning, Doors Open, and plaque design, with final plaque design deferred to the next meeting.

• Received Climate Change Strategy presentation (carried)
• Directed applicant at 10 Lindsay Street South to revise window design to adhere to heritage plan (carried)
• Received Heritage Designation Strategy Implementation update (carried)
• Received Heritage Planning Update for information (carried)
• Received Doors Open Planning update; staff to report back with close-out report (carried)
• Received Heritage Designation Plaques report; final design deferred to next meeting (carried)
• Agreed to discuss Scugog River commemoration at a future meeting (carried)

Parks Advisory Committee

This agenda for the Kawartha Lakes Parks Advisory Committee meeting on 2026-08-28 contains only procedural boilerplate and no listed agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics. The document is essentially empty of substantive content.

The Parks Advisory Committee voted to send a memorandum to Council recommending a condition assessment of the steel caboose in Memorial Park, including restoration costs and sale value. It also directed staff to explore funding from the Jump Start Soccer Pitch and Blue Jays Diamond Upgrades programs. The committee received correspondence and heard updates on park projects, but no other substantive decisions were made.

• Approved memorandum to Council recommending condition assessment of Memorial Park steel caboose (carried)
• Approved staff exploration of Jump Start Soccer Pitch and Blue Jays funding (carried)
• Adopted agenda as circulated (carried)
• Adopted June 5, 2026 minutes as circulated (carried)
• Received correspondence from David Whitnall regarding steel caboose (carried)
• Adjourned meeting at 2:32 p.m. (carried)

Committee of Adjustment

The agenda for this Committee of Adjustment meeting includes no substantive items, only procedural boilerplate. No decisions or discussions are scheduled.

The Committee of Adjustment approved 10 minor variance applications and deferred 3 others. The most significant approval was for a seven-storey apartment building at 100 Chadwin Drive, allowing increased height, more units, and parking/loading relief. All approvals were carried unanimously.

• Granted minor variance D20-2026-048 and consent D03-2026-018 for lot severance at 5 Robinson Avenue (carried)
• Granted minor variance D20-2026-069 for deck construction at 27 Campbell Beach Road (carried)
• Deferred minor variance D20-2026-071 at 134 Grove Road to January 2027 (carried)
• Granted minor variance D20-2026-078 for detached garage at 4 Sturgeon Glen Road (carried)
• Granted minor variance D20-2026-079 for front-yard garage at 9 Mink Alley (carried)
• Granted minor variance D20-2026-080 for dwelling addition at 830 Cedar Glen Road (carried)
• Granted minor variance D20-2026-081 for seven-storey apartment at 100 Chadwin Drive (carried)
• Granted minor variance D20-2026-082 for garage-to-ARU conversion at 45 Cambridge Street North (carried)

Waste Management Advisory Committee

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Active Transportation Advisory Committee

This agenda for the Kawartha Lakes Active Transportation Advisory Committee meeting on 2026-08-26 contains only procedural boilerplate and no substantive items. No decisions, discussions, or specific topics are listed.

The Active Transportation Advisory Committee received a high-level overview of the Active Transportation Master Plan from J. Rojas, Director of Engineering and Corporate Assets. The committee discussed how to complete its work plan tool, and Dr. Ruth Wilson volunteered to consolidate member input and distribute it for further discussion. Members were told the committee term ends November 14, 2026, and those wishing to stay must apply in writing to B. Harrison, with no guaranteed position. No funding, contracts, or road projects were approved or denied at this meeting.

• Received presentation on Active Transportation Master Plan (carried)
• Adopted agenda as circulated (carried)
• Adopted April 28, 2026 minutes as circulated (carried)
• Agreed work plan tool should reflect both high-level goals and specific roads
• Dr. Ruth Wilson volunteered to consolidate work plan input and distribute to members
• Adjourned at 2:01 p.m. (carried)

Regular Council Meeting

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Council received the draft 10-year Regional Transit Master Plan and directed staff to post it for public comment, circulate it to advisory committees and Fleming College, and align it with financial planning. A motion to endorse the Q2 2026 operating budget mitigation measures failed. Council also approved several zoning by-law amendments, a heritage designation strategy, and a redevelopment credit for 38 Oak Street.

• Approved draft 10-year Regional Transit Master Plan for public review and comment (carried)
• Endorsement of Q2 2026 operating budget mitigation measures failed
• Approved Heritage Designation Strategy (carried)
• Approved zoning by-law amendment at 2083 Elm Tree Road (Hurricane Farms) (carried)
• Approved zoning by-law amendment at 2 King Street (Mitas) (carried)
• Approved redline revision for Sugarwood Subdivision at Colborne Street and Highway 35 (carried)
• Established redevelopment credit deadline for 38 Oak Street, Fenelon Falls as Dec 31, 2027 (carried)
• Deferred heritage designation objection for 6673 Highway 35 (Pattie House) to Sept 22, 2026 (carried)

Municipal Heritage Committee

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The committee voted to recommend that Council designate 6673 Highway 35 (Pattie House) as a heritage property, rejecting a third-party objection. It also approved a door replacement at 180 Kent Street West, draft signage for Graham Cemetery, and received updates on the Cultural Master Plan and other planning items.

• Approved alteration application for door replacement at 180 Kent Street West (carried)
• Approved draft signage for Graham Cemetery (carried)
• Recommended to Council to designate 6673 Highway 35 despite objection (carried)
• Received Cultural Master Plan presentation for information (carried)
• Received Heritage Planning Update for information (carried)
• Received Doors Open Planning report and requested update at next meeting (carried)

Planning Advisory Committee

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Committee of Adjustment

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The Committee of Adjustment approved nine minor variance applications and deferred two others. The approvals cover a range of residential projects, including new dwellings, additions, and accessory structures, each subject to specific conditions. Two applications were deferred for further review or re-notification.

• Granted minor variance for new dwelling at 29 Cedar Dale Drive (D20-2026-058)
• Granted minor variance for new dwelling at 99 St. Patrick Street (D20-2026-065)
• Granted minor variance for existing staircase at 216 Main Street (D20-2026-066)
• Granted minor variance for dwelling addition at 11 Clonsilla Drive (D20-2026-067)
• Granted minor variance for basement ARU at 787 Highway 35 (D20-2026-068)
• Deferred application for 27 Campbell Beach Road (D20-2026-069)
• Granted minor variance for house extension at 170 Sturgeon Glen Road (D20-2026-070)
• Deferred application for 134 Grove Road (D20-2026-071)

Waste Management Advisory Committee

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Regular Council Meeting

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Council authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to develop an extended multi-year partnership agreement with the Kawartha Art Gallery. A draft agreement including future operating funding is expected in Q1 2027. The Gallery is seeking annual municipal operating support of $200,000.

• Authorized CAO to develop multi-year partnership agreement with Kawartha Art Gallery (Carried)
• Adopted Open Session Agenda with amendments (Carried)
• Adopted minutes of Special and Regular Council Meetings from June 23, 2026 (Carried)
• Received deputation from Susan Taylor and Dionne Beard regarding Kawartha Art Gallery (Carried)
• Received deputation from Jeff Van Ginkel and Eric Finn regarding tree installation at Primeau Crescent (Carried)
• Received deputation from Rosemary Finn opposing zoning amendment for 89 McKelvey Road (Carried)
• Received deputation from Nicholas Dell supporting zoning amendment for 89 McKelvey Road (Carried)
• Received correspondence from Chris and Lexi Kemp opposing parking lot conversion at Prince Street East (Carried)

Planning Advisory Committee

The Planning Advisory Committee holds a public meeting and votes on three zoning by-law amendments for properties at 121 January Lane, Angeline Street South, and 89 McKelvey Road. The applications would change local zoning bylaws for these sites. The committee also receives reports and hears deputations.

• Public hearing for zoning amendment at 121 January Lane, Lindsay (O’Neill)
• Zoning amendment at Angeline Street South, Lindsay (Melody Gardens Inc.)
• Zoning amendment at 89 McKelvey Road, Kirkfield (Kalo, Kichiguina and Viatcheslav)

Environmental Advisory Committee

The Environmental Advisory Committee will review and vote on budget requests for the Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes Team Project and the Eco Passages Pilot Project. They will also receive an update on the Tree By-law. The meeting includes a closed session to discuss nominations for the Bee a Hero and Environmental Hero awards.

• Budget request for Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes Team Project
• Budget request for Eco Passages Pilot Project
• Tree By-law update
• Closed session for Bee a Hero Awards nominations
• Closed session for Environmental Hero Awards nominations

The Environmental Advisory Committee recommended City Council allocate $10,000 annually starting 2027 for bird-collision mitigation window treatments at priority city facilities. It also committed to establishing an Ecological Passages Budget as a pilot project with exclusion fencing during scheduled road maintenance. In closed session, the committee approved nominations for Bee a Hero and Environmental Hero Awards for presentation to City Council. A tree by-law update was discussed but no decision was made.

• Carried motion recommending $10,000 annual budget for bird-collision window treatments, starting 2027
• Carried motion committing to an Ecological Passages pilot project with exclusion fencing during road resurfacing
• Carried motion approving Bee a Hero Award nominations for Council presentation
• Carried motion approving Individual Environmental Hero Award nominations for Council presentation
• Carried motion approving Business Environmental Hero Award nominations for Council presentation
• Carried motion approving Student Environmental Hero Award nominations for Council presentation
• Carried motion directing staff to prepare a report requesting Council approval of all award nominees

Municipal Heritage Committee

The Municipal Heritage Committee reviews a proposed heritage designation for 992 Portage Road in Eldon and two alteration applications at City Hall and Coboconk. Also on the agenda are updates on Doors Open planning and options for heritage designation plaques.

• Proposed heritage designation of 992 Portage Road, Eldon
• Alteration application for 26 Francis Street, Lindsay (City Hall)
• Alteration application for 6697 Highway 35, Coboconk
• Doors Open planning update
• Heritage designation plaque options

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing and decide on nine requests for minor variances to zoning bylaws. Properties include 21-23 Cambridge St S, Lindsay; 70 Wilkinson Dr, Somerville; 29 Cedar Dale Dr, Bexley; 9 Chipmunk Trail, Bexley; 2628 Elm Tree Rd, Fenelon; 5 Fifth Point, Sturgeon Point; 130-132 William St N, Lindsay; 1051 North Bay Dr, Bexley; and 48 Suter Dr, Laxton. The meeting also includes adoption of previous minutes and other administrative business.

• Minor variance for 21-23 Cambridge St S, Lindsay
• Minor variance for 70 Wilkinson Dr, Somerville
• Minor variance for 29 Cedar Dale Dr, Bexley
• Minor variance for 9 Chipmunk Trail, Bexley
• Minor variance for 2628 Elm Tree Rd, Fenelon

The Committee approved four minor variance applications for commercial conversion, residential additions, and a detached garage. One application was deferred for up to one month to allow for public re-advertisement.

• Approved commercial conversion at 21-23 Cambridge Street South (D20-2026-054)
• Approved walkout basement and deck at 70 Wilkinson Drive (D20-2026-055)
• Deferred application D20-2026-058 at 29 Cedar Dale Drive for up to one month
• Approved detached garage at 9 Chipmunk Trail with revised 4.4m setback (D20-2026-059)
• Approved recognition of existing second detached dwelling at 2628 Elm Tree Road (D20-2026-060)

Regular Council Meeting

The Council is reviewing the 2025 audited financial statements to address a $62,023.15 tax levy deficit. They are also discussing a new Memorandum of Understanding with BGC Kawarthas for youth services and several land-use amendments.

• Approval of 2025 Audited Financial Statements and $62,023.15 tax levy deficit funding
• Memorandum of Understanding with BGC Kawarthas for youth programming
• Boundary Road Agreement with the County of Peterborough
• Zoning amendments for 991 Pigeon Lake Road (Lindsay) and 87 Burke Road (Burnt River)
• Lease renewal for the Airport Restaurant at Municipal Airport

Council approved the 2025 audited financial statements and directed that the remaining $62,023.15 general tax levy deficit be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve. They also approved a 2026 Memorandum of Understanding with BGC Kawarthas and referred a pedestrian crosswalk request to staff for review.

• Approved 2025 audited financial statements (carried)
• Funded $62,023.15 tax levy deficit from Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve (carried)
• Approved 2026 MOU with BGC Kawarthas (carried)
• Authorized CAO to develop multi-year funding agreement for youth services (carried)
• Referred pedestrian crosswalk request to staff for 2027 report (carried)

Special Council Meeting

This special council meeting will recess for a shareholder meeting of the Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Housing Corporation. After the recess, council will adopt a confirming by-law for the meeting's proceedings.

• Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Housing Corporation Shareholder Meeting
• Confirming by-law for the special council meeting

The special council meeting was primarily procedural: the agenda was adopted, the meeting recessed for the Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Housing Corporation Shareholder Meeting, and a confirming by-law was passed. No substantive decisions were made in open session.

Lindsay Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund Grant Committee

The Lindsay Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund Grant Committee will elect a chair and vice chair, then consider a request from the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives for a further extension on their 2025 grant. They will also review a change of scope request from the United Way, receive a financial update, and discuss 2026 timelines for 2027 grants.

• Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives request for further extension on 2025 grant
• United Way change of scope request
• Financial update on the grant fund
• 2026 timelines for 2027 grant cycle
• Online application process review and feedback

The Grant Committee elected Jan Sanderson as Chair and Patrick O'Reilly as Vice Chair. It approved the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives request for a grant extension with conditions, and denied United Way's change‑of‑scope request, ordering the award be returned. The committee also received correspondence from the Cambridge Community Performance Centre and adopted the agenda and prior minutes.

• Elected Jan Sanderson as Chair (Carried)
• Elected Patrick O'Reilly as Vice Chair (Carried)
• Approved museum grant extension with condition of project proof or fund return (Carried)
• Denied United Way change‑of‑scope request and ordered award return (Carried)
• Received Cambridge Community Performance Centre eligibility inquiry (Carried)
• Adopted agenda amendment to include correspondence (Carried)
• Adopted November 14, 2025 meeting minutes (Carried)
• Adjourned meeting at 3:00 p.m. (Carried)

City of Kawartha Lakes O.P.P. Detachment Board

The O.P.P. Detachment Board will receive the 2025 annual report and the Q1 2026 report from the detachment commander. They will also review statistics on fatal motor vehicle collisions and discuss the Project Lifesaver program. Correspondence regarding police service board elections will be presented.

• 2025 annual report for the O.P.P. Detachment Board
• 2026 Q1 Detachment Board report
• Overview of statistics on fatal motor vehicle collisions
• Correspondence on police service board elections
• Overview of Project Lifesaver program

Bobcaygeon Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund Grant Committee

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The Bobcaygeon Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund Grant Committee elected Beth Gilroy as Chair and Ellen Roberts as Vice Chair. The committee denied the Bobcaygeon Sound Collective's request for reconsideration of their 2026 application. They also reviewed 2027 timelines, the online application process, and policy questions, but took no other substantive decisions.

• Elected Beth Gilroy as Chair (carried)
• Elected Ellen Roberts as Vice Chair (carried)
• Denied Bobcaygeon Sound Collective's request for reconsideration (carried)