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Since it was launched in 2019, Edwin Binney's Community Garden in Lindsay has grown over 17 tons of produce, with the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes donating most of the harvest to local organizations and food banks to help combat food insecurity in the region. (Photo courtesy of United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes)

New farm stand at Edwin Binney’s Community Garden in Lindsay offers affordable, fresh produce

United Way Kawartha Lakes' weekly Tuesday market will feature a variable pricing model for residents most affected by rising inflation.
A thunderstorm over Bobcaygeon in Kawartha Lakes in May 2022. (Photo: Jay Callaghan / CalTek Design)

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for entire Kawarthas region Wednesday afternoon and evening

Strong wind gusts up to 100 km/h and nickel-sized hail possible.
The new Netflix fantasy drama series The Sandman, based on the comic book by award-winning writer Neil Gaiman and starring Tom Sturridge as the titular character Dream, premiers on August 5, 2022. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in August 2022

Highlights include The Sandman, Mo, Day Shift, Carter, Me Time, Clusterf**k: Woodstock '99, Tenet, Wonder Woman 1984, and more.
Nuin-Tara Morin (Stardaughterwoman) and assistant Chris Boyd wrapping up the road mural "Nothing Out of Reach" on Sunday, July 17 as part of the City of Peterborough's 2022 Renaissance on Hunter initiative. (Photo: City of Peterborough Public Art Program / Facebook)

Renaissance on Hunter road murals in downtown Peterborough are now complete

Artists created the temporary murals during July, with other artists installing creative gardens in planter boxes, as part of city's public art program,
Now home to Dr. J's restaurant, the building at the corner of Aylmer and King streets in downtown Peterborough was formerly the Montreal House, with the original structure dating back to as early as 1858. (Photo: kawarthaNOW via Peterborough's Architectural Heritage, 1978)

Peterborough city council votes to allow demolition of former Montreal House

Property developer Ashburnham Realty says building must be demolished to allow urban park residential and commercial development to proceed.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Construction worker seriously injured Monday afternoon after being struck by vehicle on Highway 28

Highway is closed between Division Road and County Road 8 while police document the scene.
Haliburton OPP are seeking to identify this silver-coloured vehicle belonging to a suspect in a grandparent scam that defrauded a Minden Hills man of $9,000 on July 15, 2022. (Police-supplied photo)

Police ask for public’s help after Minden Hills man defrauded of $9,000 in grandparent...

Haliburton OPP seeking female suspect and vehicle after scammers convinced a man his granddaughter had been arrested.
Thermometer showing temperatures in the mid-thirties

Heat warning in effect for most of greater Kawarthas region Tuesday and Wednesday

Daytime high temperatures near 31°C with humidex values in the upper 30s
An OPP police car with lights flashing. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Four-year-old boy dies following golf cart roll-over east of Keene on Sunday

A woman also suffered minor injuries when golf cart with six people on board rolled over on Villiers Line near Bellmere Winds Golf Course.
Car on flooded road during heavy rain

Special weather statement for rainfall in Northumberland County Monday

25-50mm of rain possible by Monday evening, with 15-25mm expected in southern Peterborough County and southern Kawartha Lakes.

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