November is Radon Gas Awareness Month in Canada.
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The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra (PSO) kicks off the month of December with its 2015/16 special concert, Home for the Holidays.

“I guess there are no rules for what you can do to a person anymore,” says Jennifer Lawrence’s battle-weary Katniss Everdeen in the opening reel of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.

For the third year in a row, businesses in Downtown Peterborough are participating in a Black Friday promotion, with big discounts on many items and services on Friday, November 27th.

The holidays are approaching and for some of us this means planning for gifts, decorating the home, attending parties, and enjoying time together with loved ones. What better way is there to celebrate than with traditional treats and delicious homemade meals among family and friends?

On November 20th and 21st, The Theatre On King in Peterborough hosts acclaimed author David Macfarlane and musician Douglas Cameron for three special performances of their collaborative show The Door You Came In: Songs and Stories of The Danger Tree.
Picture a church altar, complete with organ, transformed by wooden set pieces and decorations to resemble a living 70-foot Christmas tree.
In From The Cold, “The Heart of a Peterborough Christmas”, returns for its 16th year on Friday, December 11th and Saturday, December 12th at 8 p.m. at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Peterborough.

A crowd-funding campaign launched in response to arson at the Kawarthas’ only mosque has raised over $110,000 in 41 hours.

If you’re planning to do your holiday shopping at a mall, big box store, or online this year, here are seven reasons why you might want to change your plans and shop in Downtown Peterborough instead.

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