Friday, July 30, 2010
With a wealth of clean sparkling lakes, rivers and varied landscapes, it's easy to see why the first nations people called this area Kawartha- Land of Shining Waters. The surrounding area is full of picturesque communities and villages set in an alluring rural landscape.

This region includes the communities of:
  • Peterborough (City) - Population 71,446
  • Millbrook - Population 8,453
  • Campbellford/Seymour, Percy, Hastings - Population 12,569
  • Havelock - Population 4,479
  • Apsley (North Kawartha Township) - Population 2,144
  • Woodview, Otanabee-South Monaghan (Township) - Population 6,669

The distance to this area from Kitchener Waterloo is approximately 280 km, which will take 3- 3.5 hours depending on the traffic.


Hiking, Golfing, Fishing, Boat Cruises, Water Activities, Antiquing, Cycling, Winter Skiing, Snowmobileing, Snow Shoeing.


Ferris Provincial Park, Petroglyph Provincial Park, Otonabee Conservation Area, Seymour Conservation Area, Crow Bridge Conservation Area, Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park.


Live Theatre (Theatre Guild, 4th Line, Nunsee Jam Doree, West Ben, PTG, Arbour, Showplace Peterborough, Kawartha Summer Playhouse Theatre), Galleries (Whetung Ojibwa, Peterborough Art Gallery and many more), Concerts, Festivals (Lights, Film, Literary, Arts), Lang's Pioneer Village, Studio Tours, Water Cruises, Museums (Hutchison, Peterborough Centennial, Canada's Canoe), Craftworks, Fishing Tournaments, Fairs (Dummer, Walkworth, Norwood Lakefield), Harbours, Observatory (Buckhorn), Warsaw Caves, Petroglyph's, POW WOWs, Trent Severn Waterway, Trans Canada Trail.


Rice Lake, Pigeon Lake, Buckhorn Lake, Sandy Lake, Lower Buckhorn Lake, Stony Lake, Crystal Lake, Salmon Lake, Pencil Lake, Catchacoma Lake, Gold Lake, Sucker Lake, Eels Lake, Chandos Lake, Anstuther Lake, Jack Lake, Kasshabog Lake, Methuert Lake, Oak Lake, Cordova Lake, Belmont Lake, Round Lake, Trent River, Trent Canal, Katchwanooka Lake, Otonabee River, Indian River, Ouse River, Loon Call Lake.
Term Posted Rates Best Rates
6 Month 4.85% 3.95%
1 Year 3.90% 2.65%
2 Year 4.40% 3.40%
3 Year 4.95% 3.52%
4 Year 5.64% 4.09%
5 Year 5.99% 3.89%
7 Year 6.59% 4.99%
10 Year 6.90% 5.20%
Information update: 7/28/2010