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Kawartha Dairy pledges $10,000 to help save Boyd Island

Located in Pigeon Lake just east of Bobcaygeon, Boyd Island is one of the largest and most significant undeveloped islands in Ontario

On Monday, November 23rd, Bobcaygeon’s Kawartha Dairy committed to a pledge of $10,000 toward the Kawartha Land Trust’s campaign to save Boyd Island.

The silent unknown killer that is radon gas

November is Radon Gas Awareness Month. According to The Lung Association, exposure to radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

November is Radon Gas Awareness Month in Canada.

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Peterborough Symphony Orchestra welcomes audiences Home for the Holidays

The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents Home for the Holidays at Showplace in Peterborough on December 5. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m., following the Peterborough Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade.

The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra (PSO) kicks off the month of December with its 2015/16 special concert, Home for the Holidays.

War is Peace: a review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss Everdeen in the final installment of The Hunger Games franchise

“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.

More than 100 Downtown Peterborough businesses participating in Black Friday

A wide range of Downtown Peterborough stores, restaurants, and services are participating in Black Friday on November 27

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.

Eating green this holiday season

Several varieties of grains can be grown locally in your own garden including buckwheat, rye, quinoa, and barley

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?

The Door You Came In: Songs and Stories of The Danger Tree

Author David Macfarlane and musician Douglas Cameron have created a performance of spoken word and music based on Macfarlane's 1991 historical memoir "The Danger Tree"

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.

Experience the wonder and joy of a Living Christmas Tree

The Living Christmas Tree at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Lindsay in all its glory

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 returns to Peterborough’s Market Hall on December 11 and 12

Tanah Haney, Michael Ketemer, Rob Fortin, Susan Newman, and John Hoffman performing as Carried Away

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.

Community rallies after arson at Peterborough mosque

Kenzu Abdella, president of the Kawartha Muslim Religious Association, being interviewed by CBC Television as he surveys the fire and smoke damage to the mosque (photo: CBC Television)

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

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