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Two cars on a highway in a thunderstorm with hail. (Stock photo)

Thunderstorms with heavy rain possible in southern Kawarthas Friday afternoon

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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...

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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

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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

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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’...

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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

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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

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Owner and curator Fran Fearnley founded Canada's only outdoor gallery of hand-carved Zimbabwean stone sculpture in 2000.
The Truck & Tractor Pull is returning to the Ennismore Shamrock Festival, running from July 21 to 23, 2023. The festival also features a dance, free family fun day, a craft show, and more. (Photo: Selwyn Township)

Truck & Tractor Pull returns to Ennismore Shamrock Festival in July

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Annual family-friendly festival runs from July 21 to 23 with most activities at the Robert E. Young Recreation Complex.
Through a $300-million partnership with the Canadian and Ontario governments and the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), Rogers will deliver mobile connectivity to 113 municipalities and Indigenous communities in eastern Ontario by building more than 330 new cellular towers and upgrading over 300 existing sites by 2025. (Photo: Rogers Communication)

High-speed wireless internet comes to more locations in Peterborough and Northumberland counties

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Increased availability of Rogers 5G mobile services part of $300-million EORN Cell Gap Project.
Dignitaries attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Extendicare 256-bed long-term care home in Peterborough on June 13, 2023 included Extendicare president and CEO Dr. Michael Guerriere, Ontario long-term care minister Paul Calandra, Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal, and Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith. (Photo courtesy of Extendicare)

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new 256-bed long-term care home in Peterborough

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To be completed by fall 2025, new Extendicare Peterborough facility will serve an additional 84 people on the province's long-term care waitlist.
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