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Kawartha Lakes Weekly.

A weekly all-local newspaper for the people, decisions, and events that shape Kawartha Lakes, every week, all year long.

Format Print & Digital

Cadence Weekly

Region Kawartha Lakes

Focus News & Local Voices

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What It Is

A weekly all-local newspaper. Trusted, current, and built to keep Kawartha Lakes connected, one issue at a time.

Kawartha Lakes Weekly is the only all-local print and digital newspaper for the city. It is not a regional supplement, a syndicated feed, or a paper that covers us from somewhere else. It is a real newspaper, written and reported here, for the people who live here.

Every issue brings together breaking news, municipal coverage, business stories, and the voices of residents who care about where they live. The Weekly is what people pick up when they want to know what is actually happening across Kawartha Lakes this week, not last month, not somewhere else, and not from a national feed.

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Publication Type

Weekly Newspaper

Coverage Area

Kawartha Lakes

Published By

Fireside Publishing

Available

Print & Digital

Distribution & Reach

In hands and inboxes across
the region every single week.

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Weekly Readership

50^,000

Readers across print and digital editions combined.

Distribution Points

50⁺

Cafés, shops, libraries, and community locations across Kawartha Lakes.

Issues Per Year

Published every week, year-round without exception.

* Figures are representative estimates. Audited data available upon request.

Who It’s For

Residents who care
what’s happening this week.

“The Weekly is what people pick up when they want to know what is happening, not last month, but right now.”

Active readers, civic-minded residents, business owners, and anyone who wants to know what’s actually happening in Kawartha Lakes this week.

What We Cover

The news that actually
shapes life here.

From council chambers and breaking stories to community events and the businesses that line our streets, the Weekly covers the full pulse of Kawartha Lakes, reported by people who live here.

Local News & Breaking Stories

What happened this week, who it affects, and why it matters. Reported by local journalists with the context that only comes from living here.

News

Civic & Municipal Coverage

Council decisions, budgets, planning matters, and the policy debates that shape Kawartha Lakes, covered in plain language, every week.

Civic Affairs

Community & Events

The fundraisers, festivals, milestones, and gatherings that make this region feel like a community, both before they happen and after.

Community

Business & Local Economy

New openings, closures, expansions, and the economic stories behind the businesses, tradespeople, and employers across Kawartha Lakes.

Business

Why It Exists

A region this size needs its own newspaper.

For too long, regional news happened to Kawartha Lakes, covered by outlets headquartered elsewhere, edited by people who don’t live here, framed by editorial priorities set somewhere else. When the local angle even made it in, it was usually buried.

Kawartha Lakes Weekly was created to change that. To give the region the consistent, dedicated, local-first weekly coverage it has always deserved , and to make sure the news, debates, and decisions that shape life here are reported by people who live here.

“A community that doesn’t see itself in the news eventually starts to wonder if it matters. We exist to make sure ours always does.”

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For Advertisers

Reach the region’s
most active readers.

Weekly readers are engaged. They read the paper because they want to know what is happening this week, and they act on what they read. That translates directly to advertisers: high-frequency exposure, current relevance, and consistent visibility week after week.

Whether you’re running a one-off promotion or building a long-term local presence, the Weekly puts your business in front of the people who live, shop, and decide in this region.

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High-Frequency Local Visibility

Fifty-two issues a year keeps your brand in front of local readers consistently, the foundation of real top-of-mind awareness.
Trusted News Environment

Your message lands inside a real local newspaper, not a feed, not a flyer, alongside the news readers actively seek out.
Print & Digital Placement Options

Display ads, classifieds, and digital placements with flexible campaign structures across single weeks or running schedules.
Sponsored Content Opportunities

Business profiles, sponsored features, and editorial-style partnerships that read as content, not as ads.

Part of Fireside Publishing House

One newspaper. One region.
One publishing house.

Kawartha Lakes Weekly is published by Fireside Publishing House, an independent media company rooted in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. Fireside exists to give this region the quality, independent publishing it deserves, across multiple titles that each serve a distinct audience and purpose.

The Weekly works alongside its sister publications to cover the full depth of life in the region, each title distinct, each one essential.

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