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The City of Kawartha Lakes unveiled a sign on November 18, 2025 to mark the site of the new $50-million Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Headquarters at 230 Angeline Street South in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Trade contractors invited to apply for new $50-million Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Headquarters in Lindsay

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Ball Construction is seeking pre-qualification submissions by March 6, with construction expected to begin in the summer.
Thermometer on snow showing extreme cold temperature of more than -30C. (Stock photo)

Another cold warning in effect for the Kawarthas region for this weekend

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Environment Canada is forecasting a prolonged period of wind chills ranging from 30°C - 35°C.
Indie pop and alt-country singer-songwriter Lauryn Macfarlane, the Peterborough Folk Festival's 2021 Emerging Artist, will be performing her first hometown show since 2019 at Sadleir House on Thursday night, with Kawartha Lakes singer-songwriter Gamekeeper (aka Warren Frank) opening. (Photo via laurynmacfarlane.com)

nightlifeNOW – February 5 to 11

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
The City of Peterborough's new interactive snowplowing update map shows the location of snowplows every five minutes, with colour-coding of streets representing when a road was last serviced. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

City of Peterborough launches new snowplow tracker map for winter road updates

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GPS-based, colour-coded map lets residents see close-to-real-time status of plows and understand snow-clearing priorities across the city.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Paramedic suffers life-threatening injuries in collision between ambulance and transport truck in Madoc

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Second paramedic in Monday afternoon collision at Highway 7 and Highway 62 intersection is being treated in hospital with undisclosed injuries.
A hacker with a laptop and a secondary monitor showing data. (Stock photo)

Lakelands Public Health investigating cybersecurity incident that disrupted internal systems

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Health unit has not confirmed the nature of the breach, but ransomware attacks are increasingly common among Canadian healthcare organizations.
Bruce and Elizabeth Thompson alone donated $14,000 of the $40,000 raised for Campbellford Memorial Hospital during the 34th annual Polar Plunge at Campbellford Lions Community Park on January 31, 2026. (Photo: Campbellford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary)

34th annual Polar Plunge raises $40,000 for Campbellford Memorial Hospital

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Bruce and Elizabeth Thompson alone donated $14,000, through matching pledges up to $10,000 and challenging participants to take a second plunge for $1,000 each.
Trent Valley Archives Theatre's latest history play, "The Kid from Simcoe Street" tells the story of retired Ontario Superior Court Justice and poet James Clarke, who grew up in poverty in downtown Peterborough in the 1940s. The play is written by Ed Schroeter and Gerry McBride along with David Frances Clarke, based on his grandfather's memoir of the same name. Auditions take place on February 23 and 24, 2026 for the production, which will have its world premiere at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in June. (Photo courtesy of the Clarke family)

Trent Valley Archives Theatre holding auditions for its third history play, ‘The Kid from...

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Fundraising play based on memoir of retired justice and poet James Clarke will have its world premiere in June at Peterborough's Market Hall.
The driver of one of two vehicles involved in a collision on County Road 48 west of Coboconk on January 31, 2026 was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. (Photo: Kawartha Lakes OPP)

One person seriously injured in two-vehicle crash on County Road 48 west of Coboconk

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Driver of one of the vehicles airlifted to hospital, with passenger suffering non-life-threatening injuries.
A blaze that broke out in the early morning hours of January 30, 2026 at Maple Court Apartments at 8 King Street West in Colborne has killed one resident and displaced around 20 others at the seniors' apartment complex operated by Northumberland County Housing Corporation. (Photo: Northumberland County OPP)

One person confirmed dead after Friday fire at Colborne seniors apartment building

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Early morning fire at Maple Court Apartments displaced 20 tenants, with 15 now living in temporary emergency hotel accommodations.
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