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The outdoor Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market takes place at Quaker Foods City Square on Charlotte Street just east of Aylmer Street from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday from May 3 to October 28, 2023. (Photo: Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market)

Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market opens at its new home at Quaker Foods City Square...

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Outdoor market runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday until October 28.
Peterborough police are seeking this man suspected of stealing a woman's vehicle at knifepoint from a parking lot at Lansdowne Street and The Parkway on April 30, 2023. (Police-supplied photo)

SUSPECT ARRESTED – Peterborough police seek suspect and stolen vehicle after carjacking on Sunday...

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Toyota Corolla was stolen from woman at knifepoint in parking lot at Lansdowne Street and The Parkway.
The Rotary Club of Peterborough held its annual dinner and auction charity fundraiser at Peterborough Golf & Country Club on April 28, 2023, raising $25,000 for YES Shelter for Youth and Families through a silent and live auction that included original encaustic painting by Rotarian Susan Fisher (left). Also pictured are Rotarian Catherine Hanrahan who emceed the event, auctioneer Rob Rusland, and Rotarian Bruce Gravel, who co-chaired the event with Rotarian Amy Simpson. (Photo: Frances Gravel)

Rotary Club of Peterborough raises $25,000 for YES Shelter for Youth and Families

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Funds raised at annual dinner and auction on April 28 will support Rise Youth Housing Program to help teens stay off the streets.
Managed by the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA), the Ganaraska Forest is southern Ontario's largest forest at 11,000 acres (4,452 hectares), straddling Northumberland and Peterborough counties, Kawartha Lakes, and Durham Region. The forest offers hundreds of kilometres of trails for year-round activities including hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and nature appreciation. (Photo: GRCA)

Ganaraska Forest reopens for all non-motorized and motorized uses on May 1

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Located near Port Hope, southern Ontario's largest forest had been devastated by May 2022 derecho wind storm.
Champion Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak is the spokesperson for the annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign, taking place this spring for the first time. Oleksiak is a long-time advocate of Smile Cookie who volunteered to decorate cookies at her local Tim Hortons when she was younger. (Photo: Tim Hortons)

Spring Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign supports charities and community groups in greater Kawarthas...

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Price of a smile cookie increases to $1.50, with all pre-tax proceeds still going to charities from May 1 to 7.
An estimated 16,000 people crowded Del Crary Park in June 2016 to see Serena Ryder perform on the Fred Anderson Stage. (Screenshot of Cogeco YourTV video)

Del Crary Park will have new stage in time for Peterborough Musicfest’s 36th summer...

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City is dismantling Fred Anderson Stage and will install a new mobile stage with 'features to meet modern production needs' .
Car on flooded road during heavy rain

Environment Canada issues rainfall warning for greater Kawarthas for Sunday

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Additional 40 to 50 mm of rain expected by Monday morning/
Prominent female Afghan activist Selay Ghaffar will be the guest speaker at the 13th annual Red Pashmina Walk on April 30, 2023 at Emmanuel United Church in Peterborough. (Photo via Selay Ghaffar website)

Prominent female Afghan activist Selay Ghaffar to speak at Red Pashmina Walk in Peterborough...

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Annual walk raises funds for literacy and humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
Rotarian Graham Wilkins, who is leading the Rotary Environmentalist Innovators Fund initiative, prepares to speak as the five winners of the inaugural Rotary Environmental Innovators Award look on during an event on April 27, 2023 at Camp Kawartha in Douro-Dummer. (Photo: Community Futures Peterborough / Facebook)

Winners of Peterborough’s inaugural Rotary Environmental Innovators Award announced

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Rotary Club of Peterborough and Cleantech Commons provide almost $10,000 to five environmental innovators in Peterborough area.
Toronto's Denielle Bassels Quintet is performing at the Black Horse Pub in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night as part of International Jazz Day Peterborough. (Photo: Denielle Bassels / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – April 27 to May 3

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