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Susan Donald (right), pictured with Bhojan Indian grocery store co-owner Aniket Khera, won $1,500 in Boro gift cards after participating in the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area's 'golden goose chase' spring downtown shopping promotion. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Local shopper Susan Donald wins downtown Peterborough ‘golden goose chase’ scavenger hunt

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Spring retail incentive program challenged shoppers to spot hand-painted eggs at downtown retailers for a chance to win $1,500 in Boro gift cards.
Formed in Toronto in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning and becoming an acclaimed musical collective with a revolving roster of members from Toronto's indie music scene, Broken Social scene will perform for the first time ever in Peterborough on August 19, 2023 at the Peterborough Folk Festival. (Photo: Richmond Lam)

Acclaimed alt-rockers Broken Social Scene to headline Peterborough Folk Festival on August 19

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Toronto-based music collective will be making their first-ever appearance in Peterborough.
Devon Girard, executive director of Community Futures Peterborough (left), meets with Sarah Budd, president and CEO of Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce (second from left), along with Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area executive director Terry Guiel and Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development president and CEO Rhonda Keenan at Black Honey in downtown Peterborough in January 2023. Since becoming executive director earlier this year, Girard has been strengthening partnerships with the area’s other economic development organizations to enhance the ecosystem for Peterborough-area entrepreneurs. (Photo courtesy of Terry Guiel)

Community Futures Peterborough’s entrepreneurial clients to receive free introductory chamber memberships

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Partnership with Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce announced at Community Futures annual general meeting on June 22.
A spin-off of Netflix's hit 2018 post-apocalyptic horror thriller film "Bird Box", "Bird Box Barcelona" follows a father (Mario Casas) and daughter (Naila Schuberth) in Spain and those they join up with to try and survive a dystopian future where looking at mysterioius entities causes people to kill themselves. It premieres on Friday, July 14th. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in July 2023

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Highlights include Bird Box Barcelona, They Cloned Tyrone, The Out-Laws, Hack My Home, Survival of the Thickest, and more.
Heavy smoke from forest fires hangs in the air on Route 117 toward Val d'Or, Quebec. (Photo: Boualem Hadjouti / CBC Radio-Canada)

Special air quality statement in effect for northern Kawarthas region due to wildfire smoke

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High levels of air pollution due to smoke from forest fires in northern Quebec possible Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The driver of this motorcycle was seriously injured following a a collision with a pickup truck on Highway 35 north of Ballyduff in Kawartha Lakes on June 20, 2023. (Police-supplied photo)

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Tuesday night collision on Highway 35 in Kawartha Lakes

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Drive was airlifted to Toronto hospital after collision with pickup truck north of Ballyduff.
Haliburton Highlands Health Services permanently closed Minden's emergency department on June 1, 2023. The Ontario government is providing funding to the Kawartha North Family Health Team to open an urgent care clinic at the same site to provide routine and urgent care to people in the community. The clinic will open on June 30 in time for the Canada Day long weekend. (Photo: Marit Stiles / Twitter)

Minden to get new urgent care clinic a month after emergency department closes

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Ontario government provides funding to Kawartha North Family Health Team to operate clinic staffed by nurse practitioners and registered practical nurses.
Local photographer Kirk Doughty captured this shot of the 2018 Canada Day fireworks over Little Lake in Peterborough. (Photo: Kirk Doughty)

City of Peterborough planning Canada Day fireworks display over Little Lake

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Fireworks will follow first Peterborough Musicfest concert of the season at Del Crary Park featuring Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy.
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...

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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

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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.
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