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Dr. Lesslie Ponraja is moving from his practice in England to join the Kinmount and District Health Centre as a family doctor effective March 1, 2023. (Photo: Dr. Lesslie Ponraja)

New family doctor joining the Kinmount and District Health Centre

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Dr. Lesslie Ponraja will share existing patient roster with Dr. Elena Mihu as she prepares for retirement.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Tuesday morning fatal collision closes Highway 7 east of Peterborough

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Driver of SUV is dead following collision with tractor-trailer between Keene Road and Burnham Line.
Ontario Associate Minister of Health and Addictions Michael Tibollo speaks at the Opioid Summit on July 11, 2019 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough in front of photographs of opioid overdose victims. (Photo: Office of Michael Tibollo / Twitter)

Residential detox and addiction treatment facility proposed for greater Kawarthas region

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Community agencies put together proposal for 12-bed facility as provincial government has $1.138 million available.
Black Honey Bakery & Café's Mayan Hot Chocolate is one of 15 hot chocolate creations available during the inaugural Hot Chocolate Fest in downtown Peterborough from February 17 to 26, 2003. This luxurious vegan hot chocolate beverage is infused with cayenne pepper and cinnamon with a whipped cream topping and chili pepper and cocoa paired with a spiced chocolate cookie for dipping. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Inaugural Hot Chocolate Fest coming to downtown Peterborough in February

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From February 17 to 26, festival goers can vote on their favourites from among 15 hot chocolate creations at participating cafés and restaurants.
OPP logo on police car door

26-year-old Pickering man dead after snowmobile crashes into dock on Four Mile Lake

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Collision happened early Monday morning near Coboconk in City of Kawartha Lakes.
An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle in the winter. (Photo: OPP)

37-year-old American man dead after snowmobile crashes into tree in Haliburton County

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Collision happened Friday night on snowmobile trail in Township of Algonquin Highlands.
During the 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count running from February 17 to 20, 2023, citizen scientists can count the birds they see, like this red-headed woodpecker, and submit the results online to help researchers track changes in bird populations over time. (Photo: Manny Salas, Macaulay Library)

The Great Backyard Bird Count returns for its 26th year for the 2023 Family...

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Hundreds of thousands of citizen scientists participate in annual count that helps researchers track changes in bird populations over time.
Toronto-based dancer Brayden Jamil Cairns, a former Peterborough resident, is one of five award-winning dancers performing in the world premiere of the dance theatre glam drama "Sex Dalmatian" by Toronto absurdist dance company Rock Bottom Movement, presented by Public Energy Performing Arts for one night only on February 17, 2023 at the Market Hall in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Rock Bottom Movement)

Former Peterborough resident one of five dancers in world premiere dance theatre glam drama...

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Public Energy presents Toronto absurdist dance company Rock Bottom Movement's 'Sex Dalmatian' for one night only on February 17.
Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal met with representatives from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) and Shorelines Casino Peterborough's operator Great Canadian Entertainment on February 10, 2023 at Quaker Foods City Square to recognize the $1,588,620 in revenue the city received from OLG for hosting the casino. The city used 43 per cent of that total to help pay for the construction of Quaker Foods City Square. (Photo courtesy of City of Peterborough)

$1.6 million share of 2022 gaming revenues helped City of Peterborough pay for new...

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City receives a quarterly share of OLG revenues from hosting Shorelines Casino Peterborough, with $8.7 million received since 2018.
In February 2023, members of the Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams included PRHC mental health nurse Dakota Forsyth, Peterborough police constables Jaymie Rye and Jason Morris, CMHA HKPR mental health workers M. Faught and A. Swift, and Peterborough police constable Scott Levitt. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police now have three Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams to respond to calls related...

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Two teams are a partnership with the local mental health association and the third with the local hospital.
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