After nearly 20 years serving Lindsay and The City of Kawartha Lakes, Coldwell Banker has put down permanent roots in the Town of Lindsay. In February, Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate purchased 130 William St., the former head office of The John Carew Lumber Company, which began operations in Lindsay in 1891.

Coldwell Banker R.M.R. real estate has opened its Lindsay office in the historic former head office of The John Carew Lumber Company.

John Carew was a prominent member of the community having served as a member of the Lindsay Board of Trade and Board of Education and was president of Lindsay Central Fair 1910 – 1915. He was elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1914 and served as the Conservative member for the riding of Victoria South until 1919.

F.J. Carew (born 1888), son of John Carew, became managing director of the family business and served overseas from 1916 to 1918 as lieutenant colonel with the Canadian Forestry Corps in France and in July 1917 was appointed the commanding officer of the #1 Military District in France. He served as mayor of the Town of Lindsay in 1922 and was governor for the Ross Memorial Hospital, served on the Board of Education and was president of the Lindsay Central Exhibition.

One of F.J. Carew’s daughters, Gertrude, married Leslie Frost who became premier of Ontario from 1949 to 1961.

Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate was established by its founder and current president, Ralph M. Roberto in 1976 and operates seven additional locations including Oshawa, Whitby, Port Perry, Uxbridge, Brooklin, Bobcaygeon and Cobourg, Ont.