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An OPP police car with lights flashing. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Two people seriously injured after vehicle rollover on Highway 35 in Haliburton County Saturday...

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Southbound passenger vehicle crossed into northbound lanes and rolled in Minden Hills Township.
Cars in heavy rain

Rainfall warning in effect for southern Kawarthas region Saturday

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Slow-moving heavy showers may bring 50 to 75 mm of rain to some areas.
Robyn Judd, a volunteer firefighter with Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Service, pictured on August 31, 2021 after she and two colleagues rescued a 12-year-old girl who had become trapped in an exhaust tunnel of the generator station at Elliot Falls in Norland while swimming. (Photo: Kawartha Lakes OPP)

Kawartha Lakes volunteer firefighter Robyn Judd awarded Ontario Medal for Firefighter Bravery

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Judd, who rescued a 12-year-old girl trapped under the Elliot Falls dam in Norland, is one of 13 firefighters to receive 2022 award.
A young girl with gear during summer heading to a beach for a swim. (Stock photo)

The Beach Report for June 23 to 29, 2023

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Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings and Prince Edward.
Award-winning singer-songwriter Kelly McMichael is returning to her hometown of Peterborough to perform with her band (John Moran, Geordie Dynes, and Claire Whitehead) at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night, with John Moran opening. (Photo: Dustin Rabin)

nightlifeNOW – June 22 to 28

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
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.
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