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This dock valued at over $47,000 was stolen from a cottage on Crystal Lake in Trent Lakes in the early morning hours of June 17, 2023. (Police-supplied photo)

Peterborough County OPP investigating theft of $47,000 dock from Crystal Lake cottage early Saturday...

Dock was floated across lake, disassembled, and then loaded onto a trailer.
The New Canadians Centre's Canadian Multicultural Festival is a celebration of the diverse cultures that make up the country, with each of them bringing unique customs and heritage that contribute to a vibrant community. The free festival runs from June 23 to 30, 2023 in downtown Peterborough, and features dance, music, food, sports, crafts, and discussion. (Photo: New Canadians Centre)

New Canadians Centre launches Canadian Multicultural Festival in Peterborough from June 23 to 30

Week-long festival around Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27 includes a kick-off party, free food sampling day, a 'Try It' series of cultural activities, a discussion panel, and more.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Child dead after single-vehicle collision in Oakwood on Saturday morning

Highway closed at intersection of Eldon Road and Bruce Street for police investigation.
Two cars on a highway in a thunderstorm with hail. (Stock photo)

Thunderstorms with heavy rain possible in southern Kawarthas Friday afternoon

Slow-moving thunderstorms are expected that could produce 30 to 50 mm of localized rainfall.
Road work. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Major infrastructure projects on Parkhill Road West and Lansdowne Street West in Peterborough begin...

Parkhill between Aylmer and George will be closed to through traffic, Lansdowne will be reduced to two lanes between Park and George.
Peterborough singer-songwriter River Jensen (Niall Jensen) is moving to Ireland and will be performing a farewell show with Forest Gumption & the Greasers at the Gordon Best in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Photo: River Jensen / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – June 15 to 21

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Signs an oak tree may be infected with the oak wilt fungus include the appearance of dull green, brown, or yellow leaves, as well as an early and sudden leaf drop. (Photo: Ryan Armbrust, Kansas Forest Service)

Kawartha Conservation urges local landowners to be aware of oak wilt fungus

Devastating fungal disease targeting oak trees has been found in Niagara Falls, the first confirmed detection in Canada.
Martin and Chris Kratt were at Peterborough's Riverview Park and Zoo on June 13, 2023 to film an episode of their show "Wild Kratts", now in its seventh season, that will feature the zoo's Bactrian camels. (Photo: Riverview Park and Zoo / Facebook)

The Kratt brothers visited Peterborough’s Riverview Park and Zoo to film a ‘Wild Kratts’...

Martin and Chris Kratt are American zoologists whose TV shows educate children about species, biology, zoology, and ecology.
Karen Redmond of Cameron won $1 million in the March 31, 2023 Lotto Max draw by playing Encore. (Photo supplied by OLG)

How Kawartha Lakes grandmother Karen Redmond discovered she was a millionaire

70-year-old Cameron resident left her winning Lotto Max ticket in her purse for a couple of months before checking it.
ZimArt founder, owner, and curator Fran Fearnley will be closing her Rice Lake gallery of Zimbabwean stone sculpture after the current season, which ends on Thanksgiving 2023. She founded the gallery in 2000 after returning from a two years volunteering in South Africa, where she was introduced to Shona sculpture in neighbouring Zimbabwe. (Photo via Hello Boss Girl / Facebook)

This year is the final season of ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery near Bailieboro

Owner and curator Fran Fearnley founded Canada's only outdoor gallery of hand-carved Zimbabwean stone sculpture in 2000.

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