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Peterborough Police Service Chief Designate Stuart Betts comes from the London Police Service and has more than two decades of policing experience. (Photo supplied by Peterborough Police Services Board)

Stuart Betts will be the next chief of the Peterborough Police Service

Currently a deputy chief with the London Police Service, Betts will take over from Peterborough's acting chief Tim Farquharson on January 9
Presented by GPHSF, Your Family Health Team Foundation in partnership with Imprinted Apparel Store, the GPHSF Charity Bonspiel on January 21, 2023 at the Peterborough Curling Club offers participants a guaranteed two games along with the opportunity to win prizes. Funds raised during the event will support health equity and access to healthcare for residents in the city and county of Peterborough City as well as Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations. (Stock photo)

Charity curling event supports health equity and access to healthcare in Peterborough region

Registration open for GPHSF Charity Bonspiel on January 21, presented in partnership with Imprinted Apparel Store.
Mobile tower. (Stock photo)

Ontario government invests $30 million in high-speed internet access in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and...

Combined $56.4 million funding package will see Bell and Cogeco expand access to almost 17,000 households in 50 communities by 2025.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Peterborough woman dead following vehicle rollover east of Lindsay

Single-vehicle collision happened Monday morning on Pigeon Lake Road.
Car headlights in fog

Dense fog expected in southern Kawarthas region for Halloween trick-or-treating

Children should carry flashlights and motorists are encouraged to exercise increased caution.
The top of Ashburnham Memorial Park, known as Armour Hill to Peterborough residents, shrouded in fog. The Ashburnham Memorial Stewardship Group was founded in June 2021 to advocate for positive changes to the park, which was donated to the City of Peterborough in 1937 to serve in perpetuity as a war memorial. (Photo courtesy of Ashburnham Memorial Stewardship Group)

Volunteers needed to help clean up Peterborough’s Armour Hill on November 5

Event being organized by Ashburnham Memorial Stewardship Group, which advocates for positive changes to the historical park that includes a war memorial.
Campbellford Memorial Hospital is located at 146 Oliver Road in Campbellford. (Photo Campbellford Memorial Hospital)

Campbellford Memorial Hospital’s emergency room reopened Sunday night

Capacity to admit new patients is still affected by ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
The Grove Theatre in Fenelon Falls is hosting its second annual pumpkin parade from 6 to 9 p.m. on November 1 and 2, 2022. (Photo: The Grove Theatre / Facebook)

Give your jack-o’-lantern one last chance to shine after Halloween at a local pumpkin...

Pumpkins will be fed to farm animals or composted after events in Peterborough, Port Hope, Fenelon Falls, Lakehurst, Norwood, and Havelock.
Held during October 2022, the 12th annual Pure Country 105 and MOVE 99.7 "Bras Around the Building" campaign, in conjunction with Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre, has collected 3,472 bras and raised $12,603 for breast cancer research. (Photo courtesy of Pure Country 105 and MOVE 99.7)

‘Bras Around the Building’ campaign in Peterborough raises $12,603 for breast cancer research

Over 3,400 bras will hang from Pure Country 105 and MOVE 99.7 building in downtown Peterborough until October 31.
Peterborough native Michael C. Duguay, who recently released his new single "Saint Maybe," is performing on Saturday afternoon at Moody's in Millbrook and Saturday night at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Dave Rideout)

nightlifeNOW – October 27 to November 2

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.

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