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City of Peterborough Town Ward councillors Joy Lachica and Alex Bierk (third from left and far right) and William Wolfe of Wolfe Personal Injury Lawyers (second from left) presented a cheque for $13,851.95 to Kawartha Food Share general manager Ashlee Aitken (third from right) on February 8, 2023. The funds were parking fees donated by drivers in downtown Peterborough during the city's two-hour free holiday parking promotion. (Photo: Kawartha Food Share / Facebook)

Kawartha Food Share receives almost $14,000 from City of Peterborough in donated parking fees

Funds were raised during the city's two-hour free holiday parking promotion sponsored by Wolfe Personal Injury Lawyers.
Cars in heavy rain

Freezing rain, rain, and strong winds possible Thursday in the Kawarthas

Total rainfall amounts of 15 to 25 mm are possible, with southwesterly winds gusting 60 to 90 km/h.
Some of the damage caused after a vehicle hit a convenience store at McDonnel and Aylmer Streets in Peterborough following a two-vehicle collision the morning of Feburary 7, 2023. Police have charged a 52-year-old driver with failing to stop for a red light. (Photo courtesy of Brian Parypa)

Vehicle hits convenience store following two-vehicle collision in downtown Peterborough

Driver charged with failing to stop for red light at McDonnel and Aylmer Streets on Tuesday morning.
Nicole Stephenson, founder of Toronto-based Stephenson Law Group, will be interim chief executive officer of the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas for up to six months while the organization's board recruits a permanent CEO. (Supplied photo)

Nicole Stephenson appointed interim CEO of Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas

Currently chair of the organization's board, finance lawyer will serve in the role for up to six months while board recruits new CEO.
Ross Memorial Hospital is located at 10 Angeline Street North in Lindsay. (Photo: Ross Memorial Hospital)

Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay declares ‘code grey’ after suspected cybersecurity incident

Patients with less urgent conditions encourages to consider alternatives while hospital works to restore systems.
A cheque for $16,800 was presented to the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) at Wild Rock Oufitters in downtown Peterborough, representing the funds raised by an eight-hour ski relay event held on January 22, 2023 at the Kawartha Nordic Ski Club in North Kawartha Township. The proceeds will support CMHA HKPR's Garden Homes Project to support vulnerable individuals who are at risk of homelessness in the Peterborough area. (Photo courtesy of CMHA HKPR)

Peterborough-area cross-country skiers raise $16,800 for homelessness project

Wild Rock Outfitters and Kawartha Nordic's January 22 ski relay raised funds for local mental health association's Garden Homes Project.
What happens when a small-town funeral home owner and his family meet his secret online Russian bride-to-be (and her sister)? That's the premise behind Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva's award-winning comedy "Gibson & Sons," playing at the Peterborough Theatre Guild for 10 performances from February 24 to March 11, 2023. (Photos: Peterborough Theatre Guild)

Beat the mid-winter blahs with ‘Gibson & Sons’ at the Peterborough Theatre Guild

Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva's award-winning comedy runs for 10 performances from February 24 to March 11.
Five local hockey moms and Pink In The Rink campaign ambassadors (Jennie Ireland, Dara Gosselin, Elke Rye, Karen Tarkington, and Dana Thorn) joined PRHC Foundation president and CEO Leslie Heighway and PRHC oncologist Dr. Neera Jeyabalan for a ceremony before the 14th annual cancer fundraising game on February 4, 2023. (Photo: Kenneth Anderson Photography

Peterborough Petes’ Pink In The Rink game raises $62,600 for regional cancer care

Despite the fundraising success for Peterborough Regional Health Centre, the Petes fell 7-5 to the Oshawa Generals.
Sarah Susnar and Sonja Martin, owners of Peterborough preganancy and parenting studio Lavender and Play, have announced they are closing their business as of February 28, 2023. (Photo: Naomi Lucienne Photography)

Peterborough pregnancy and parenting studio Lavender and Play is closing February 28

Originally founded as Play Café in 2015, owners Sonja Martin and Sarah Susnar merged their businesses in 2020.
The female suspect in an armed robbery of a Lindsay business on February 2, 2023. (Police-supplied photo)

Kawartha Lakes police seek suspect in armed robbery of Lindsay business

On Thursday night, female suspect allegedly showed store clerk a handgun before fleeing with cash and cigarettes.

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