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SIRCH Community Services of Haliburton County is auctioning off a 104-square-foot bunkie built by participants in SIRCH's Basics of Carpentry program, which gives trainees the carpentry skills they need to gain employment in the construction industry. The auction runs from March 9 to 25, 2023 at nonprofitbidding.org, with proceeds supporting SIRCH programs. (Photo courtesy of SIRCH Community Services)

Bid on a bunkie and support SIRCH Community Services in Haliburton County

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Valued at $8,000, bunkie was built by participants in not-for-profit organization's Basics of Carpentry employment training program.
Former Peterborough mayor and city councillor Jack Doris (second from right) in the 1980s with the late Peter Adams (left) when he was MPP for Peterborough, community activist John Taylor (the late father of kawarthaNOW publisher Jeannine Taylor), and the late community activist Bruce Knapp, during a fundraiser for McKellar Hamilton Park, now known as the John Taylor Memorial Park. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor)

Former Peterborough mayor and city councillor Jack Doris has passed away

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First elected in 1967, Doris was city's longest-serving municipal politician until his retirement in 2014.
'Spring forward' by an hour when daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday of March. (Stock photo)

‘Spring forward’ when daylight saving time returns this weekend

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We get more daylight in the evening hours but less in the morning and we lose an hour of sleep when the time changes on March 12.
Cheyenne Sundance is a 25-year-old farmer and owner and executive director of Sundance Harvest, an incubator farm and distribution hub with three locations in southwestern Ontario where more than 20 farmers grow produce, chickens, herbs, cut flowers, fruits, and mushrooms for a community supported agriculture initiative. (Photo: Sundance Harvest / Instagram)

25-year-old urban farmer Cheyenne Sundance guest speaker at free International Women’s Day event in...

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Sundance Harvest founder will speak on food justice and equity at March 9th event hosted by Kawartha World Issues Centre and the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre.
Attendees at the Peterborough Seedy Sunday event at Emmanuel United Church in 2019, the last in-person event before the pandemic began. Peterborough Seedy Sunday is returning as an in-person event on March 12, 2023 at a new and larger location on the lower level of Peterborough Square. (Photo: Jill Bishop / Urban Tomato)

Peterborough Seedy Sunday returns March 12 as an in-person event at Peterborough Square

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Get ready for spring with a huge diversity of heirloom seeds available for purchase, or you can swap seeds with other growers.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Two dead in Saturday morning head-on crash on Highway 7 east of Havelock

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Collision between tractor-trailer and pick-up truck killed two occupants of pick-up and sent third to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The City of Peterborough declared a 'significant weather event' on March 4, 2023 after an overnight winter storm dumped almost 25 cm of snow on the city. The declaration advises residents that it will take the city longer than usual to clear roads and sidewalks of the snow. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough declares ‘significant weather event’

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Clearing of roads and sidewalks will be delayed after overnight winter storm dumps almost 25 cm of snow on city.
Artspace Peterborough's new maker space has a range of equipment and tools and materials available, including a 2023 IMac with Adobe Creative Cloud and a large Epson flatbed scanner. Drop-in hours on Fridays and Saturdays begin on March 10, 2023. The space is free to use for Artspace members and $5 per day for non-members, with art-making materials available at cost. (Photo: Artspace Peterborough)

Artspace Peterborough’s new maker space opens to the public March 10

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Drop-in hours on Fridays and Saturdays with weekly open studio on Monday evenings beginning April 10.
Two cars on a snow-covered road

Snowfall warning in effect Friday for northern Kawarthas region

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Up to 20 cm of snow expected for northern Peterborough County, northern Kawartha Lakes, and northern Hastings and Haliburton counties.
Young Celtic music trio The Receivers (Irish Millie, Fern Marwood, Willow Marwood) perform in Peterborough at the Peterborough Performs III United Way fundraiser at Showplace on Thursday night, Jethro's Bar + Stage on Saturday night, and the Black Horse Pub on Sunday afternoon. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

nightlifeNOW – March 2 to 8

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