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Canada is starting to feel like Canada again

By Pat Trudeau -
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef (centre back) as she accompanies Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other MPs to swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on November 4. Monsef was appointed to the position of Minister of Democratic Institutions and, at the age of 30, is the second-youngest cabinet minister ever. (Photo: Steve Boyton for kawarthaNOW)

We’re a fickle bunch. We bitch and whine and moan about the way things are and then, when we change things, we bitch and whine and moan about it being different. Don’t agree? I give you the 2015 Federal Election.

During the 11-week campaign, we were inundated with ridiculous over-the-top and often completely fabricated memes, quotes, and campaign commercials. Facebook was awash with people telling me that if I voted for Harper I hated women, and if I voted for Trudeau I hated my own money. Day in, day out — the same monotonous dribble.

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How going “green” can help you cut the costs of doing business

By GreenUP -
At their East Side Mario's location on Lansdowne Street West, Dianne and Matthew Kraft received $4,529 in incentives through Peterborough Distribution Inc.'s Retrofit program for energy-efficient lighting (photo courtesy of Matt Kraft of East Side Mario's)

Now is a good time for businesses to be thinking about cutting costs through increased energy efficiency. The time change last Sunday means that we will be turning on our lights earlier in the evening, and while we are enjoying this last bit of mild weather we are aware that as winter approaches, so do higher heating costs.

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Fashion Week Lands in Peterborough

By kawarthaNOW -
All proceeds raised by events during Peterborough Fashion Week will go to Five Counties Children's Centre

Peterborough Fashion Week, a celebration of the local fashion scene and a fundraiser for Five Counties Children’s Centre, takes place from Sunday, November 15th to Saturday, November 21st.

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Reliving the memories of war – a review of Vimy

By Sam Tweedle -
A scene from the Peterborough Theatre Guild production of Vimy with Josh Butcher as "shell shocked" soldier Will and Emily McFarland as Nurse Clare (photo: Ken Hurford)

Vimy, director Bea Quarrie’s latest production currently running at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, is not the Remembrance Day show you may think it is. It’s not bogged down in war and history, blood and guts, or sentimentality and death like many war-based dramas that seem to get staged every November.

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Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef appointed Minister of Democratic Institutions

By kawarthaNOW -
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef has been appointed Minister of Democratic Institutions

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed rookie Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef as Minister of Democratic Institutions in the federal Cabinet.

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musicNOW – November 2015

By Josh Fewings -
Peterborough band Elvyn are releasing their new album at The Oxford in downtown Peterborough on November 7 (photo: Dzesika Devic)

November has a ton to offer for live music in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Big shows in big venues, and even some big shows in small venues. What a great time to get out and enjoy the music! Here is just a taste of what’s coming up.

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Mysterious Festivous takes place at Brio Gusto in Peterborough on November 8

By kawarthaNOW -
Mysterious Festivous is an annual wine and beer tasting fundraiser for Mysterious Entity Theatre (photo: Esther Vincent)

Mysterious Festivous, the annual fundraiser for Mysterious Entity Theatre, takes place on the afternoon of Sunday, November 8th at Brio Gusto in downtown Peterborough.

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Local stars will enchant you at the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra

By Sarah Lazure -
The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents A Midsummer Night's Dream at Showplace on November 7, featuring the music of Mendelssohn with narration by Linda Kash and a performance by soprano Melody Thomas

The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Showplace on November 7, featuring the music of Mendelssohn with narration by Linda Kash and a performance by soprano Melody Thomas[/caption]

This season, classical stars come home to play with the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra (PSO). Actor Linda Kash and soprano Melody Thomas join the PSO at Showplace Performance Centre on Saturday, November 7th at 7:30 p.m. for the whimsical A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Peterborough’s business women network for their own benefit – and the community’s

By Jeanne Pengelly -
The 2015-16 board of the Women's Business Network of Peterborough. Front row (left to right): Louise Shea, Colleen Carruthers, Glenda Vandermeulen, Theresa Foley, Andrea McLeod; back row (left to right): Catia Skinner, Mary McGee, Lorie Gill, Denise Travers, Gwyneth James, Louise Racine; not pictured: Emily Martin. (Photo: Cynthia Sager, snapd Peterborough)

Tweets, posts, likes, shares. While there’s no question the face of business has shifted over the past decade, successful business communication — especially for women — is embodied by the proverb: it’s not about who you know, it’s about who knows you.

More and more women in business are acting on that message, including Heather Howe, who has just joined the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough (WBN).

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New location of Health Unit in downtown Peterborough opens November 23

By kawarthaNOW -
The Peterborough County-City Health Unit will open at its new location in Jackson Square (the former federal building) in downtown Peterborough on Monday, November 23

The Peterborough County-City Health Unit has confirmed that Monday, November 23rd is the date it will start operating from its new location at Jackson Square in downtown Peterborough.

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