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Workers at the urban park near the intersection of Charlotte and Aylmer streets in downtown Peterborough on September 13, 2022. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s new urban park to be named ‘Quaker Foods Urban Park’

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Councillors endorse PepsiCo Canada sponsorship agreement that would generate $260,000 for the city over 15 years.
Glenn Wright (middle) and Margaret Cunningham and Jennifer Lopinski of the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes with a $7,500 for A Place Called Home at the non-profit organization's recently completed emergency shelter at 64 Lindsay Street South. (Photo courtesy of Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes)

Wright Family Fund donates $7,500 to A Place Called Home in Lindsay

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Donation administered by Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes will support homeless people in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton.
Authorized by Health Canada on September 1, 2022, the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine targets both the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from 2019 and the Omicron (BA.1) variant. (Photo: Miguel Tremblay / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ontario adults can get bivalent COVID-19 booster doses starting September 26

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Appointments can be booked now and vulnerable population can get their bivalent booster doses starting September 12.
Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School in Peterborough's East City has been accepted for the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation's annual Adopt a School Program. From September 12 to October 2, every dollar raised in-store at Chapters Peterborough on Lansdowne Street or online will go to the school for new books for the school library. (Photo: Nicole Tripp)

Indigo fundraiser to help Peterborough’s Immaculate Conception Elementary School expand its library

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From September 12 to October 2, every dollar raised in-store at Chapters Peterborough or online will go to the school.
The nine motorized canoes carrying 50 members of the 3rd Canadian Rangers Patrol Group at Lock 31 in Buckhorn on on September 9, 2022, during the fourth day of their 13-day voyage from Parry Sound to Ottawa. Predeominantly First Nations peoples, the 3rd Canadian Rangers Patrol Group support both the national security and public safety operations of the Canadian Armed Forces in northern Ontario. (Photo: 3rd Canadian Rangers Patrol Group / Facebook)

3rd Canadian Rangers Patrol Group travel through Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, and Peterborough on their way...

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Voyage celebrates 75th anniversary of Canadian Rangers, mainly First Nations peoples who represent Canadian military in remote, isolated, and coastal regions.
Leslie Menagh, founder of Madderhouse Textile Studio in downtown Peterborough, is the new interim director of non-profit artist-run centre Artspace. (Photo courtesy Leslie Menagh)

Leslie Menagh is new interim director of Artspace Peterborough

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Artspace gallery reopening September 10 with Port Monteau exhibit by Mikiki, Menagh begins in new role September 19
Vern Bastable, director of GreenUP Ecology Park and landscape programs, at the park's Native Plant & Tree Nursery at 1899 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough. (Photo: GreenUP / Facebook)

GreenUP seeking support after Ecology Park in Peterborough suffers third break-in this summer

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Non-profit environmental organization asking for cash donations to replace stolen tools and to further secure park's buildings.
The Boo Radley Project, a high-energy seven-piece alt-funk collective, performs at Jethro’s Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, September 10. (Photo: Dan Dunlop)

nightlifeNOW – September 8 to 14

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 at the Scottish residence of Balmoral Castle on September 8, 2022. (Photo: The Royal Family / Twitter)

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies aged 96

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Her 73-year-old son Prince Charles becomes King Charles III.
The City of Peterborough is inviting feedback from residents on preliminary options to realign Ashburnham Drive further east of the Peterborough Lift Lock and to replace the McFarlane Street bridge north of the Lift Lock. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

City of Peterborough invites resident input on planned realignment of Ashburnham Drive

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Eastside Transportation Study recommended shifting Ashburnham Drive near Peterborough Lift Lock and replacing McFarlane Street bridge .
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