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Bruce Head is kawarthaNOW.com's managing editor, chief technical officer, and a contributing writer. If he has any spare time, he enjoys songwriting, playing acoustic guitar, and taking photos of Cait the border collie.
In 1984's "Footloose", Kevin Bacon starred as a teenager who moves to a small U.S. town that has banned dancing. The Ontario government has banned singing and dancing in outdoor dining areas during stage two of the province's reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Screenshot)

No singing or dancing on Ontario patios, but Footloose star Kevin Bacon is okay...

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Instrumental live music may be allowed under Ontario's emergency order, as long as people don't dance.
With revenue evaporating during the COVID-19 pandemic, renowned ceramic artist and potter Bill Reddick decided to turn his cake-making hobby into a business. He is now making his famous gluten-free chocolate cakes at Fresh Urban Plate in downtown Peterborough. The cakes are available for delivery or pick-up in Peterborough and can also be shipped across Canada. (Photo: Bill Reddick / Instagram)

businessNOW – June 17, 2020

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Featuring artist Bill Reddick turning his gluten-free chocolate cake into a business, 4th Line Theatre, PKA SoftTouch, and more.
Peterborough city councillor Stephen Wright has been heavily criticized for taking a 10-day trip to New Brunswick in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when that province has a ban on non-essential travel. (Photo: Stephen Wright)

Peterborough city councillor Stephen Wright issues public apology for controversial New Brunswick trip

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Wright travelled to New Brunswick for 10 days in May on a 'fact-finding trip' despite a ban on non-essential travel to that province.
Illustrator Aidan Cartwright and his wife, author Simone Tielesh, with their children's book "Kindness Is...". The couple, who volunteer for the Northwest Territories SPCA (NWT SPCA), wrote the book in 2017 and donated the rights to the NWT SPCA as a fundraising tool. Peterborough's Green Bamboo Publishing, founded by Trent University alumnus Jasmine Cabanaw, is translating the book into all nine indigenous languages of the Northwest Territories, the first time this has been done for a book of its kind. (Photo via Simone Tielesh / Facebook)

businessNOW – June 2, 2020

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Featuring Green Bamboo Publishing, Pedal 'n' Paddle, Jo Anne's Place, META4 Gallery and Hunter Street Books, and more.
The Port Hope Drive-In will be opening for the season on June 12, 2020 but, due to public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the drive-in will be operating at half its normal capacity and the concession stand will be closed. (Photo: Shaney Cannon / Google Maps)

Port Hope Drive-In to open for season on June 12

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Drive-in will operate at half-capacity, concession stand will be closed.
The Lindsay Drive-In is reopening for the 2020 season on May 31, 2020, with government-mandated restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured is a 1955 Buick Super owned by David Vahey of Omemee at the Lindsay Drive-In in 2017. Drive-in theatres, which were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s, have experienced a resurgence in popularity during the pandemic, as they provide a shared social experience that still allows people to maintain physical distancing. (Photo: Lindsay Drive-In / Facebook)

Lindsay Drive-In open five days a week starting May 31

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Theatre will operate at half its normal capacity, and temporarily raises prices to offset lost concession stand revenue.
Port Hope artist Lee Higginson's sons Sam and Charley, who were both scheduled to have graduation ceremonies this year, with a sign provided by Cobourg real estate broker Michael Cortesis to help celebrate their graduations. (Photo: Lee Higginson / Facebook)

Cobourg real estate broker provides lawn signs to help students celebrate graduation

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Michael Cortesis offers '2020 Graduate Lives Here' signs to families in Northumberland County.
Shopper in a face mask accepting a purchase from a cashier in a face mask

What you need to know as retail businesses reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Answers to questions like: What are businesses required to do to protect employees and customers? Should I wear a face mask?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing the new Regional Relief and Recovery Fund in Ottawa on May 13, 2020. The funding is intended to support businesses impacted by COVID-19 that have been unable to access other federal government relief programs. (Screenshot / CPAC)

Interest-free loans now available for small businesses ineligible for other COVID-19 federal relief programs

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Regional Relief and Recovery Fund will be delivered in southern Ontario by FedDev Ontario and local Community Futures Development Corporations .
Elyn and Peter Green, owners of The Greenhouse on the River in Douro-Dummer, have announced that 2020 will be the final year of business of their popular independent garden centre. (Photo: The Greenhouse on the River / Facebook)

businessNOW – May 13, 2020

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Featuring The Greenhouse on the River, BE Catering, Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism, Summer Company, Peterborough Business Excellence Awards, and more.
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