Kawartha Lakes’ housing plan struggling to address growing demand

Roughly 10 per cent of Housing and Homelessness Plan initiatives implemented since council’s approval in November 2019

Addressing the need for housing in the Kawartha Lakes, “seems like shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.”

“It’s not a happy story, but we knew that our targets were very ambitious,” said Mayor Doug Elmslie following a Housing and Homelessness Plan presentation by human services manager Michelle Corley during Tuesday, July 25's council meeting. “Our plans may look good but we still have the problem.”