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Canadian blues and reggae rockers Big Sugar with frontman Gordie Johnson are performing on The Venue in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, December 7 as part of their 25th anniversary tour. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – December 1 to 7

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region
Santa in a sleigh during a Santa Claus parade. (Stock photo)

Road closures in place during the Peterborough Santa Claus Parade on Saturday

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City also releases information about parking, transit detours, and more.
The players and coaches of the Central Ontario Wolves under-13 team with some of the items they purchased on November 29, 2022 for local families in need. Front row: Dylan Hoare and Quinnton Bowler. Middle row: Gabe Stone, Caden Cousineau, Tyson Hawley, Marcus Kennedy, Gage Cooper-Bailey, Mason Quinn, Karter Brideau, Prestin Allen, Finn Ellery, Liam Williams, Stephen Hutchinson, Ethan Davidson, Cole Roberts, Kyler Lauder, and Brayden Evans. Back row: head coach Chad Birkhof and assistant coaches Doug Hinan, Denis Lemoire, and Mitch Madgett. (Photo courtesy of Central Ontario Wolves)

Young hockey players in the Kawarthas raise $1,350 to purchase gifts for families in...

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Under-13 team of the Central Ontario Wolves also decided what to purchase and shopped for the items.
Anishinaabe professional and entrepreneur Steve DeRoy, who graduated from Fleming College in Lindsay in 1998, at the Premier's Awards gala event on November 28, 2022 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. DeRoy received the 2022 Premier's Award in the technology category for his work since 2014 in training Indigenous community mappers, resulting in more than 3,000 Indigenous communities in Canada being added to Google Maps and Google Earth. (Photo courtesy of Fleming College)

Fleming College graduate and Anishinaabe entrepreneur Steve DeRoy receives Premier’s Award

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DeRoy founded the Indigenous Mapping Collective that has trained more than 2,500 Indigenous community mappers since 2014.
Peterborough Petes players wearing past Pink in the Rink jerseys flank Petes general manager Michael Oke, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway, and Petes executive director Burton Lee during a media announcement for the 2023 Pink in the Rink campaign at PRHC on November 30, 2022. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Peterborough Petes’ annual Pink In The Rink fundraising campaign to celebrate and honour local...

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Game day is February 4, 2023, with campaign proceeds supporting cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

25-year-old man dead after vehicle strikes tree in Peterborough

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Fatal collision happened early Wednesday morning at entrance to Nicholls Oval Park.
Oake Family Tree Farm in Peterborough County is one of seven tree farms in the greater Kawarthas region where you can harvest your own tree in 2022. There are also three tree farms in Clarington just outside of the Kawarthas region. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Oake Family Tree Farm Facebook video)

Where to get locally grown Christmas trees in the greater Kawarthas region in 2022

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Tree farms open for the season in Apsley, Campbellcroft, Cobourg, Colborne, Millbrook, Omemee, Peterborough County, and more.
Windsock blowing in strong winds on a cloudy day

Strong winds expected Wednesday for southern greater Kawarthas region

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Wind gusts up to 80 km/h in southern Peterborough County and Kawartha Lakes and up to 90 km/h in Northumberland County.
Pictured at one of the new needie disposal bins in Haliburton County is PARN harm reduction worker Katlin Archibald, Municipality of Dysart manager of programs and events Andrea Mueller, Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit health promoter Kate Hall, and Haliburton County Public Library CAO Chris Stephenson. (Photo courtesy of Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit)

New needle disposal bins available in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Northumberland

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24-hour bins intended to reduce accidental contact with used needles and reduce number of needles found in parks and public spaces.
The "8 at the Guild" fine art and craft show, taking place at the Peterborough Theatre Guild during the December 2022 First Friday Peterborough art crawl, features works by artists (left to right, top to bottom) Thomas Aitken and Kate Hyde, Christy Haldane, Bea Quarrie, Kira Robertson, Susan Rankin, Lisa Martini-Dunk, David Smith, and Diana Collins Wilkes. (Supplied photos)

Find unique local artwork for the holiday season at December’s First Friday Peterborough

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December 2 art crawl includes work by eight local artists at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, an outdoor winter market, two holiday markets, a pop-up art show, and more.
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