The City of Kawartha Lakes (

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population 79,247) is a

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municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a municipality legally structured as a single-tier city; however, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontario county and is mostly rural. It is the second largest single-tier municipality in Ontario by land area (after

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). The main population centres are the communities of Lindsay (population: 22,367), Bobcaygeon (population: 3,576),

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(population: 2,490), Omemee (population: 1,060) and Woodville (population: 718).

History

The Kawartha Lakes area is situated on the traditional territory of the

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peoples. The city's name is from the Kawartha Lakes. ''Kawartha'' is an

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of ''Ka-wa-tha'' (from ''Ka-wa-tae-gum-maug'' or ''Gaa-waategamaag''), which was coined in 1895 by Martha Whetung of the Curve Lake First Nations. It meant "land of reflections" in the

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, according to Whetung. The word was later changed by tourism promoters to ''Kawartha'', meaning "bright waters and happy lands." Prior to its restructuring as a city, the area was known as Victoria County. The city was created in 2001, during the ruling provincial Progressive Conservative party's " Common Sense Revolution". Through provincial legislation, the former Victoria County and its constituent municipalities were

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into one entity named the ''City of Kawartha Lakes''. This act was implemented by the Victoria County Restructuring Commission, led by commissioner Harry Kitchen. Despite a general opposition from residents of the area, the provincial government pushed forward with the amalgamation, which officially came into effect on January 1, 2001. By a narrow margin (51% for, 49% against), the citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in a November 2003 local plebiscite, but the provincial and municipal governments have not taken any steps since the vote to initiate de-amalgamation.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Kawartha Lakes had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 census, the population of the Lindsay urban area was 20,713, up from 20,291 in 2011.

Ethnocultural and racial statistics

''Only ethnic groups that comprise greater than 1% of the population are included. Note that a person can report more than one group'' *English: 45.2% *Canadian: 35.0% *Irish: 27.6% *Scottish: 20.3% *French: 10.4% *German: 9.4% *Dutch: 6.3% *First Nations: 2.9% *Welsh: 2.6% *Polish: 2.2% *Italian: 2.2% *Ukrainian: 2.2% *British Isles (other): 2.0% *Hungarian: 1.0% *Native: 2.9% *Non-European Ethnicities: 1.6%

Government

Kawartha Lakes is governed by a City Council consisting of the Mayor and one councillor from each of the City's wards. From 2001 to the 2018 election, there were 16 wards and councillors, but this was changed to 8 wards for the 2018 election. The mayor and councillors are elected for four-year terms, as mandated by the Government of Ontario for all municipalities in the province. The mayor of Kawartha Lakes is Andy Letham. For purposes of electing representatives both provincially and federally, the city is within the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock. Its Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is Laurie Scott of the Progressive Conservative Party, elected in 2018. Its federal

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(MP) is

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of the Conservative Party, who was elected in 2015.

Communities

The following is a list of all the former incorporated villages, unincorporated hamlets and communities, rural

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s, and rural post offices abandoned after the start of

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mail delivery. * Ancona Point *Argyle *''Aros''^** *Avery Point *Baddow *Baker Trail *Ballyduff *Barclay *Bellevue *

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*Bethel *Birch Point * Bobcaygeon * Bolsover *Brunswick * Burnt River *Burton *Bury's Green *Cambray *

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*Camp Kagawong *Campbells Beach *

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*Corson's Siding *Cowan's Bay *Crawfords Beach *Cresswell *Crosshill *Cunningham's Corners * Dalrymple *Dartmoor^* *Daytonia Beach *'' Dongola''^** *''Downeyville'' *Dunsford * East Emily * Eldon *Fairburn Corner *Fee's Landing *Feir Mill *Fell Station *

*Fingerboard *Fleetwood^* *''Fleetwood Station''^** *Fowlers Corners *Fox's Corners *Frank Hill *Franklin *Gilsons Point *Glamorgan *Glandine * Glenarm *Glenway Village *Grasshill *Greenhurst-Thurstonia *''Hartley''^** *'' Head Lake''^** *Hickory Beach *Hillhead Corners *Horncastle^* *Isaacs Glen *''Islay''^** *Janetville *Joyvista Estates *Kenedon Park *Kennedy Bay *Kenrei Park *Kenstone Beach *Keystone Beach *King's Wharf *

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* Kirkfield *Lake Dalrymple *Lancaster Bay *Lifford *Linden Valley * Lindsay *

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*Long Beach *Long Point * Lorneville *Lotus *MacKenzie Point *Mallards Bay *Manilla * Manvers *Mariposa Station^** * Mariposa *McCrackin's Beach *McGuire Beach *''Mount Horeb''^*, ^** *Newmans Beach * Norland *Oak Hill *Oakdene Point *Oakwood *O'Donnell Landing * Omemee *Orange Corners *''Palestine''^** *Pickerel Point *Pleasant Point *

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*Port Hoover *Powles Corners *''Ragged Rapids''^*, ^** *Reaboro *Red Cap Beach *Rohallion * Rokeby * Rosedale *Sadowa *Salem Corners *Sandy Point *Sebright *Silver Lake *Snug Harbour *Southview Estates *'' St. Mary's''^** * Sturgeon Point *Sullivan's Bay *Sylvan Glen Beach *Taylor's Corners *Tracey's Hill *Union Creek *''Uphill''^** * Valentia *Verulam Park * Victoria Road * View Lake *Washburn Island *Watson's Siding * Woodville *Yelverton *''Zion''^** Note: ^*

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^** ''abandoned includes: solely a rural post office (no other local "community") abandoned after the start of rural mail delivery; abandoned rural post office with some local community that became ghost town over time; and communities planned during

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of the county in the 1830s, but were never built''

Climate

The Kawartha Lakes area has a

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with warm, sometimes humid summers and cold snowy winters. The snowier areas are typically the ones closer to large lakes, and snow usually ranges from 150 cm to 200 cm in a year in most areas.

Victoria County

Prior to 2001, Victoria County consisted of 13 separate townships and 6 incorporated communities, each with their own local governments:

Townships

Population centres: * Bexley (Victoria Road, Coboconk) * Carden (Dalrymple) * Dalton (Sebright, Uphill, Sadowa) * Eldon (Glenarm, Kirkfield, Woodville) *

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(Omemee, Downeyville, Fowlers Corners) * Fenelon (Cameron, Cambray, Powles Corners) * Laxton, Digby and Longford (Uphill, Norland) *

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(largely uninhabited) * Manvers (Janetville, Bethany, Pontypool) * Mariposa (Oakwood, Little Britain, Manilla) *

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(Reaboro) * Somerville (Coboconk, Kinmount) * Verulam (Dunsford, Bobcaygeon) The township of Laxton, Digby and Longford is an amalgamation of the once individual townships of Digby and Laxton, and half of the original Longford Township. The separate township of Longford is uninhabited, though dotted with abandoned logging towns. In 2000, just prior to amalgamation into the city of Kawartha Lakes, the township of Verulam and the village of Bobcaygeon were amalgamated into the Municipality of Bobcaygeon/Verulam, and the separate townships of Carden and Dalton amalgamated into the Township of Carden/Dalton.

Incorporated communities

*Town of Lindsay *Village of Bobcaygeon *Village of

*Village of Omemee *Village of Sturgeon Point *Village of Woodville

Transportation

Air transportation

Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport, a Transport Canada certified airport, has 24-hour radio operated lighting and provides access to key points throughout Ontario. Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport is located one nautical mile west north west of Lindsay. It offers a card lock fuel system and can be used by both private and commercial airplanes.

Water transportation

Towns and villages in City of Kawartha Lakes are interconnected by rivers, lakes and streams that can be best navigated May to October. The Trent-Severn Waterway, which extends from Bay of Quinte on

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in the north, is part of the waterways in City of Kawartha Lakes. Five locks, Bobcaygeon 32, Lindsay 33, Fenelon Falls 34, Rosedale 35, and Kirkfield 36 are part of the Trent-Severn National HistoricSsite and operated by

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is noted as being Canada's fresh water summit with waters flowing two different directions. It is the highest navigable point in Canada from which it is possible to reach the world. There are no

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s operating in City of Kawartha Lakes. Boat and

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rentals are available.

Land transportation

The following King's Highways pass through the city: * Highway 7, part of the

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* Highway 7A * Highway 35 * Highway 115 * Highway 7B also exists entirely within the city, following the length of Kent Street through Lindsay, and cosigning with Highway 35 for 800 m. The following multi-use trails pass through the city: * Lindsay-Peterborough (east-west) rail line, part of the Trans Canada Trail * Bethany-Haliburton (north-south) rail line, known as the Victoria Rail Trail

Public transportation

Because of the largely rural composition of the City of Kawartha Lakes, there is limited public transportation. City of Kawartha Lakes has public bus transit in the town of Lindsay only (known as Lindsay Transit), running three lines of hourly service Monday-Saturday from 7am-7pm. On June 21, 2015 a pilot project rural bus route serving part of City of Kawartha Lakes ended service. The rural bus stopped in Lindsay, Dunsford, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, and Cameron. Most school children are bussed to elementary and high school.

Bus companies

TOK Coachlines (formerly called CanAr Bus Lines) offers service between Toronto and Haliburton with several stops in City of Kawartha Lakes.

Train routes

The last

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(CN) train to run through City of Kawartha Lakes was on the Lindsay - Uxbridge line which ceased operation in 1990. The last passenger train to run through the City of Kawartha Lakes was No. 189 with Budd Car VIA 6104 from Havelock to Toronto Union Station over

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(CP) lines on January 14, 1990. CP freight trains continue to operate through the City of Kawartha Lakes on the

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(MP 133.23 - MP 143.22) which passes through Pontypool (MP 139.1) High-level discussions organized by the Shining Waters Railway continue about returning passenger rail-service to the Midtown Toronto to Havelock line with a stop in Pontypool. The Trans Canada Trail which is situated on the old rail line from Uxbridge, continues to be a possibility for commuter service to Toronto and Pearson Airport, from the Highway 7 bridge.

Taxi services

There are several private taxi services in City of Kawartha Lakes licensed by the local government.

Car/van pools

Several businesses and organizations offer car and van pooling through Car Pool World including

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Attractions

*Academy Theatre *Lindsay Little Theatre *The Lindsay Gallery *Maryboro Lodge: The Fenelon Museum *Devil's Elbow Ski Area,

* Ganaraska Hiking Trail * Trans-Canada Trail, and Doube's Trestle Bridge * Lindsay Airport, Lindsay *

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* Olde Gaol Museum *Victoria Recreation Corridor *Highland Cinema and Museum,

* Trent-Severn Waterway **Lock 32: Bobcaygeon **Lock 33: Lindsay **Lock 34: Fenelon Falls **Lock 35: Rosedale **Lock 36: Kirkfield

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Protected areas

* Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park *

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* Balsam Lake Provincial Park * Indian Point Provincial Park * Emily Provincial Park *Pigeon River Headwaters Conservation Area *Fleetwood Creek Conservation Area *Windy Ridge Conservation Area *Ken Reid Conservation Area * Gamiing Nature Centre

Media

* '' Kawartha Lakes This Week'' (established as ''Lindsay This Week'' in 1977) * ''

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'' (online and print news magazine focused on social and economic issues.) * The Kawartha Promoter (online news magazine published out of Bobcaygeon) * 91.9 Bounce FM ( CKLY-FM) transmits from Lindsay *

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transmits on Channel 12 from Peterborough * 100.3 LIFE FM, transmitting at 89.3 from Peterborough * '' The Lindsay Post'' (established in Beaverton as ''The Canadian Post'' in 1857, moved to Lindsay in 1861. Ceased publication in 2013.)

Surrounding counties

* Muskoka District Municipality * Haliburton County * Northumberland County * Peterborough County *

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* Simcoe County

References

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