Author: Wesley Found

Ken Found exhibited a robust commitment to championing local artists, demonstrated through his acquisitions from the Kawartha Art Gallery, the only public art gallery in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Over the course of many years, Ken Found, the founder and former president of Linborough Property Corp, curated an eminent personal collection that graced Kent… Continue reading The Ken Found Art Fund

By Dan Cearns, The Standard – October 17, 2023 City of Kawartha Lakes council is expected to discuss the current progress and strategies for parking in Lindsay’s downtown core, at a council meeting later this month. At a meeting on Tuesday, October 10th, Wesley Found, Chair of the Lindsay Downtown Business Improvement Association (BIA), appeared… Continue reading Kawartha Lakes council to talk about downtown parking strategy later this month

By Dan Cearns, The Standard – October 31, 2023 City of Kawartha Lakes council is looking into what actions have been taken, on the downtown parking strategy, in the Lindsay downtown core. At a meeting on Tuesday, October 24th, during discussions about the Committee of the Whole meeting which was held earlier this month, Ward… Continue reading Kawartha Lakes council seeks answers on downtown parking strategy progress

By Catherine Whitnall, Kawartha Lakes This Week – June 26, 2023 Between COVID-19 and construction, it’s been a challenging three years for Lindsay’s downtown businesses and services. But the Lindsay Downtown Business Improvement Association, armed with the foundation of long-term board members and new ideas from fresh faces, is taking to heart the adage “what… Continue reading Lindsay Downtown BIA strategizes for better future

Kawartha Lakes This Week – June 28, 2023 Kawartha Lakes business owners are being encouraged to come forward and be counted as City staff launch the third annual Business Count survey. The survey, developed in partnership with the local Chambers of Commerce and the Lindsay Downtown BIA, aims to take a closer look at the… Continue reading Kawartha Lakes business owners invited to have their say in 2023 Business Count Survey

By Kirk Winter, The Lindsay Advocate – July 7, 2023 If you hear the sound of distant thunder in the early morning of July 16, do not look to the skies. Instead, grab your friends and family and head to Victoria Park and downtown Lindsay to take in the rare gathering of over 450 vintage… Continue reading Celebrated Lindsay car shows return to downtown

By Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate – May 2, 2018 Wesley Found, of Hobart’s Steakhouse in Lindsay and Peterborough, says he has a new, data-driven approach to his family’s business that he thinks will help all local restaurants succeed. He also believes this new approach will help create a healthier, more vibrant community. Found, who… Continue reading Hobart’s says it has secret ingredient for all Kawartha Lakes’ restaurants’ well-being: data

By Kirk Winter, The Lindsay Advocate – December 13, 2023 Kawartha Lakes council has conditionally approved a request from the Lindsay Downtown Business Improvement Association (LDBIA) in the amount of $40,000 for the installation of a closed-circuit camera system to enhance public safety in the downtown core. The LDBIA has approximately 10 weeks to have… Continue reading CCTV for Lindsay downtown receives conditional municipal support

The Lindsay Downtown Business Improvement Association chair imagines property owners, the city and province coming together to create 50-100 new living spaces above downtown Kent Street stores – a move that will breathe new life into Kawartha Lakes’ largest centre. But Found wants to do more than just envision such a scenario. He’s hoping to… Continue reading Time to grow Lindsay’s downtown, says BIA chair

By Ian McKechnie, The Lindsay Advocate – January 12, 2024 Shoppers leaving the front doors of Cambridge Mall daily come face to face with a curious-looking building on the opposite side of the street. Pale yellow in colour, with a modified jerkinhead roof, it has seemingly been here forever. While some residents might shrug their… Continue reading 19 Cambridge Street South in Lindsay to have a new lease on life