City of Kawartha Lakes is actually sitting in an enviable position.Despite the pandemic, it ended 2020 with a $4.59-million net surplus.At its council meeting on June 15, treasurer Carolyn Daynes stated it was largely due to how well the municipality weathered the pandemic financially, including decisions made by council at the time.“When we were going through the first phase of the pandemic, just before the summer (in 2020), we weren’t guaranteed any government funding for the pandemic,” Daynes said.
Busy construction year in the City of Kawartha Lakes supports economic recovery “We weren’t informed we were getting government funding until August or September 2020.