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Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith announced $367,480 in provincial funding for the "Moving Beyond Addiction" pilot project for mental health and addictions in Peterborough area at the Peterborough City-County Paramedics administrative office on March 4, 2022. (Photo: Office of MPP Dave Smith)

Ontario government funds 16-month pilot project for mental health and addictions in Peterborough area

'Moving Beyond Addiction' will help 320 people using Redpath addiction treatment programs from Whitepath Consulting.
Steven Wright was elected as a councillor for Northcrest Ward in the City of Peterborough in 2018. (Photo: Stephen Wright)

Peterborough councillor Stephen Wright announces intent to run as mayor

Northcrest Ward councillor says he will file his nomination papers on May 3.
The annual YWCA Empty Bowls event, featuring hand-crafted bowls donated by local artisans of the Kawartha Potters Guild and Kawartha Woodturners Guild, raises funds to help address food insecurity in the city and county of Peterborough. (Photo: YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)

YWCA Empty Bowls event raises over $31,000 for food insecurity in Peterborough area

Ticket holders selected a hand-crafted bowl donated by local artisans and a coupon for a local restaurant.
Freezing rain on tree branch

Special weather statement for freezing rain in northern Kawarthas Saturday night into Sunday

Freezing rain may persist for several hours before changing over to rain as milder air arrives on Sunday
John Clarke and Kim Cameron have officially opened Crook & Coffer in downtown Peterborough, their new English-style pub in the former location of The Garnet, featuring live music on Thursday, March 3 by Johann Burkhatt with special musical guest Joan Lamore, and live music on Saturday, March 5 by the High Waters Band's Mike MacCurdy. (Photo: Crook & Coffer / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – March 3 to 9

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
First launched in 2021, the painted paddle outdoor art exhibit returns to downtown Peterborough from March 4 to 30, 2022. The donated paddles will be auctioned off online to raise funds for the Downtown Green Team, a DBIA partnership with the One City Employment Program that will create two seasonal horticultural positions for people experiencing barriers to traditional employment. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Painted paddle outdoor art exhibit returns to downtown Peterborough for March

Auction of donated paddles will raise funds to support people experiencing barriers to traditional employment.
The Art Gallery of Peterborough is located at 250 Crescent Street in Peterborough. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Art Gallery of Peterborough begins staged reopening on March 4 starting with Gallery Shop

New exhibitions to be installed when new lighting system in main gallery is completed.
The latest members of the Peterborough Police Service's K9 Unit, police service dogs Gryphon and Mag have received their official police badges. (Photomontage of police-supplied photos by kawarthaNOW)

Latest four-legged members of Peterborough Police Service receive their official police badges

PSD Gryphon is a male 18-month-old Dutch Shepherd and PSD Mag is a two-year-old female Belgian Malinois.
Police discovered a loaded handgun in a vehicle that crashed into a concrete barrier on on Highway 401 west in the Cobourg area on February 28, 2022. A 32-year-old Scarborough man is facing multiple firearms and other charges. (Police-supplied photo)

Single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 near Cobourg leads to multiple firearm charges

Police discover loaded handgun and body armour after vehicle hit concrete barrier on Monday.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police issue public safety message after Monday trail incident

A woman was walking on trail near Grandview Avenue when a man hidden in the trees called out to her.

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