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What you need to know about wells and septic systems

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Celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday on Monday, May 24, 1819, Victoria Day is a Canadian holiday always observed on the Monday preceding May 25. Informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada, the Victoria Day long weekend is when many people open their cottages, put their boats in the water, or go camping. (Stock photo)

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Toronto-based filmmaker Rebeccah Love consults with cinematographer Eric Rowe on a scene from her debut feature-length "Fortescue", which was shot at her family cottage on Fortescue Lake just east of Kinmount in the Haliburton Highlands. Love will be attending all four screenings of the film at Highlands Cinemas in Kinmount over the Victoria Day long weekend. (Photo: Eli Meadow Ramraj)

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Celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday on Monday, May 24, 1819, Victoria Day is a Canadian holiday always observed on the Monday preceding May 25. Informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada, the Victoria Day long weekend is when many people open their cottages, put their boats in the water, or go camping. (Stock photo)

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Families attending Five Counties Children's Centre's 'Ready for School' event in Cobourg in August 2024 prepare to board a school bus to see what the ride entails. Offering supports for children who may face greater challenges due to physical, developmental, or communication needs, the events are returning in Peterborough, Cobourg, and Lindsay in spring 2025 to provide families with even more time to prepare. (Photo: Five Counties)

Five Counties is helping special needs kids heading to school in the fall get ready even earlier this year

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Toronto-based filmmaker Rebeccah Love consults with cinematographer Eric Rowe on a scene from her debut feature-length "Fortescue", which was shot at her family cottage on Fortescue Lake just east of Kinmount in the Haliburton Highlands. Love will be attending all four screenings of the film at Highlands Cinemas in Kinmount over the Victoria Day long weekend. (Photo: Eli Meadow Ramraj)

Rebeccah Love’s debut feature film ‘Fortescue’ screens at Kinmount’s Highlands Cinemas this long weekend

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Families attending Five Counties Children's Centre's 'Ready for School' event in Cobourg in August 2024 prepare to board a school bus to see what the ride entails. Offering supports for children who may face greater challenges due to physical, developmental, or communication needs, the events are returning in Peterborough, Cobourg, and Lindsay in spring 2025 to provide families with even more time to prepare. (Photo: Five Counties)

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The regional treatment centre is hosting 'Ready for School' family information sessions this spring in Peterborough, Cobourg, and Lindsay.

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