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Tim Farquharson, acting chief of Peterborough Police Services, addresses a public meeting of the police services board on April 12, 2022. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Peterborough’s acting police chief promises an increased police presence at protests

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At police services board meeting, Tim Farquharson also said police will deal with disturbances and excessive noise.
Some of the people who gathered at Peterburgers on April 9, 2022 to support the restaurant, which held s grand reopening after having been closed for four months for defying COVID-19 public health measures. (Photo: Caryma S'ad / @CarymaRules Twitter)

Peterborough police charge owners of Peterburgers restaurant with violating city noise by-law

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Restaurant held grand reopening on Saturday after being closed for four months for defying pandemic health measures.
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Michelle Ferreri (top right) attended the virtual general committee meeting of Peterborough city council for 45 minutes on April 11, 2022. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

MP Michelle Ferreri addresses Peterborough city council for the first time

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Peterborough-Kawartha MP spoke mainly about housing at virtual general committee meeting on Monday night.
Election signs placed on boulevards during the 2014 municipal election in the City of Peterborough. (Photo: Pat Trudeau)

Peterborough city council rejects proposed election sign by-law

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By-law would have resulted in city removing non-compliant signs and require candidates to pay a fee to recover signs.
Kawartha Rotarians Gord Fallen, Wesley Letsholo, and Guenther Schubert participating in a clean-up along the Jackson Park trail in 2021. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)

Rotary Super Spring Clean-up Week takes place April 22 to 28

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Three Peterborough-area Rotary clubs encourage residents to do their part to clean up the community and the environment.
Ontario's chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore (left) at a media briefing at Queen's Park on April 11, 2022. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of CPAC video)

Ontario’s top doctor says province will not reinstate mask mandate during pandemic’s sixth wave

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While he strongly recommends wearing masks, Dr. Kieran Moore says booster doses are the best defence against illness.
17-year-old Ryder Lytle (right) is one of several students at Fenelon Falls Secondary School interested in the Rural Youth Leadership Fund, which will cover the costs of Kawarthas Lakes residents aged 17 to 29 who want to participate in leadership training offered by the Institute For Change Leaders. Other interested students, pictured with vice principal Elizabeth Alton, include (left to right) Sophie Kaloudas, Olivia Van Schaik, Logan MacInnis, Emily Smith, as well as (not pictured) Anna Entzin-Telford. (Photo courtesy of Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes)

New fund to cover costs of leadership training for young people in Kawartha Lakes

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Rural Youth Leadership Fund was founded by Mike Perry and is hosted by Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes.
Fleming College students Troy Blackwell and Neil Hamilton, winners of 2022 Pitch It entrepreneurial competition, with judges Sam Ault, Gail Moorhouse, and David Bonn. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas)

Two students at Fleming College in Peterborough win 2022 Pitch It entrepreneurial competition

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Troy Blackwell won first prize for his Top Knotch Paracord business and Neil Hamilton came in second for his DentoMet business.
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, held a media conference on November 29, 2021, to provide details of the province's response to the first two confirmed cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Canada. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of CPAC video)

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health to provide first COVID-19 update in over a...

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Dr. Kieran Moore to speak at 1 p.m. on Monday about sixth wave of pandemic.
At the annual Pink in the Rink game on April 9, 2022, the Peterborough Petes defeated the Niagara IceDogs 5-1 and clinched their spot in the OHL playoffs. The annual fundraising game raised $76,952.18 for cancer research. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Petes)

Peterborough Petes’ Pink in the Rink campaign raises almost $77,000 for cancer research

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Petes defeat Niagara IceDogs 5-1 during Pink in the Rink game on Saturday night to clinch spot in playoffs.
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