Community leadership, investment and outreach are a foundation Linborough Property Corp. date back to the establishment of Found Realty Limited on October 16, 1952. The current management team continues to champion community causes, whether they are property, economic, cultural, or social in nature. Involvements and sponsorships are too numerous to list in their entirety, but they include, most recently, establishment of the Ken Found Art Fund an initiative of the Kawartha Art Gallery, in co-operation with the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes and Linborough Property Corp’s contributions. Learn more about Linborough’s business development and community outreach through links provided here.
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19 Cambridge Street South
Linborough Property Corp., August 29, 2024 Linborough Property Corp. strives to create and foster connections with tenants and the surrounding community with the goal of leaving a legacy that transcends generations. In this spirit, Linborough acquired the 19 Cambridge Street South building to revitalize the land and the broader downtown community. Rich with history, 19… Continue reading 19 Cambridge Street…
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Kawartha Art Gallery Announces Move to New Downtown Lindsay Location
August 7, 2024 (City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario) The Kawartha Art Gallery (KAG) is thrilled to announce its upcoming move to a new, bigger, and dedicated space in downtown Lindsay, Ontario. This exciting development marks the first phase of the Gallery’s expansion plans, made possible by a significant investment of $150,000 from the City of… Continue reading Kawartha Art Gallery…
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Kent Place’s Rich History: Creameries and Cold Storage
The Lindsay Creamery & Cold Storage located on the corner of Kent Street West and Victoria Avenue (taken after 1917, Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives) Kent Place: A Journey Through Time Kent Place Business and Professional Centre, once a vital hub of Lindsay’s dairy industry, has a rich history deeply intertwined with the community’s growth.… Continue reading Kent Place’s Rich…
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Classics on Kent Gears Up for Another Year
Photo: Evan Aube – Melissa McFarland (left), Executive Director of the Lindsay Downtown BIA, with Mary Hackett (right), Marketing and Event Coordinator of the BIA. By Keely Ross, The Lindsay Advocate, July 2024 edition, pages 14-16 Classics on Kent is taking place on Sunday, July 21, 2024! Classics on Kent is hosted by the Lindsay… Continue reading Classics on Kent…
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The History of 165 Kent Street West
1977, newly constructed 165 Kent St W building (Kawartha Lakes Public Library) Memorial Stone located on the north side of 165 Kent Street West (Linborough Property Corp.) 1977: S.A. Flavelle laying the memorial stone (Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives)
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Classics on Kent is Back This July
By Pamela Vanmeer, Kawartha 411 – April 10, 2024 The Lindsay Downtown Business Improvement Association is preparing to host Classics on Kent on July 21st along Kent Street. This event will showcase hundreds of classic cars lining the historic downtown area of Lindsay. Whether you’re a car enthusiast or simply seeking a great time, our… Continue reading Classics on Kent…
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Business owner aims to purchase laneway from Kawartha Lakes
By Catherine Whitnall, Reporter – The Peterborough Examiner, Thursday, June 6, 2024 Wesley Found plans to create more parking, and increased safety, by closing the roadway behind Kent Place Business and Professional Centre. A downtown Lindsay business owner is looking to purchase a laneway to ensure parking, and improve safety, for customers and tenants. During… Continue reading Business owner aims…
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Compounding: The Eighth Wonder of the World
By Wesley Found – President, Linborough Property Corp. Business Advocate, page 11 – June 2024 Edition Anything worthy of attention follows a compounding pattern. They are present in nature, art and indeed business. Compounding provides the beauty in our world and the living standard we all enjoy today. The way a business becomes successful is… Continue reading Compounding: The Eighth…
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Health care, education, and downtown businesses
By Kirk Winter – The Lindsay Advocate, pages 32-34, December 2023 Edition Wesley Found is president of the Lindsay Downtown Business Improvement Association (LDBIA), which represents more than 160 businesses in Lindsay’s downtown core. Found believes the mandate of the LDBIA “is to foster a vibrant, vital and resilient downtown.” “The LDBIA has a vision… Continue reading Health care, education,…
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The 80/20 Rule: How to Streamline Decision Making
By Wesley Found – President, Linborough Property Corp. The Business Advocate, page 15 – March 2024 Edition Children provide the pleasure of learning from movies that are played on repeat. To quote Grand Pabbie, the Troll King in Frozen 2, “When one can see no future, all one can do is the next right thing.”… Continue reading The 80/20 Rule:…
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How Your Customers Make Choices: A simple method of improving your offering – and your bottom line
By Wesley Found – President, Linborough Property Corp. The Business Advocate, page 11 – Fall/Winter 2023 Edition In another life of mine, I stumbled on an experiment about jams in a grocery store that stuck with me. One day, at an upscale grocery store, customers would be greeted with a shelf of 24 different kinds… Continue reading How Your Customers…
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The Ken Found Art Fund
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…
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Kawartha Lakes council to talk about downtown parking strategy later this month
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…
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Kawartha Lakes council seeks answers on downtown parking strategy progress
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…
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Lindsay Downtown BIA strategizes for better future
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…
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Kawartha Lakes business owners invited to have their say in 2023 Business Count Survey
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…
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Celebrated Lindsay car shows return to downtown
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…
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Hobart’s says it has secret ingredient for all Kawartha Lakes’ restaurants’ well-being: data
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…
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CCTV for Lindsay downtown receives conditional municipal support
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…
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Time to grow Lindsay’s downtown, says BIA chair
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…