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The Town of Cobourg is proceeding with an in-person Santa Claus parade on December 4, 2021, taking place at night for the first time. Pictured is a Santa Claus parade in Penticton, B.C. (Stock photo)

Santa is coming to Cobourg on December 4 for the town’s first-ever evening parade

Town council reverses earlier decision to cancel in-person parade now that province has lifted capacity limits for outdoor events.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Head-on collision on Highway 7 claims life of 78-year-old Omemee woman

Highway 7 just east of Omemee closed while police investigate Tuesday afternoon collision.
"Harvest Moon" by artist JoEllen Brydon, who has an exhibit at Atelier Ludmilla in downtown Peterborough. Her show opens during First Friday Peterborough and runs until November 28, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the artist)

First Friday Peterborough art crawl returns to downtown Peterborough on November 5

Volunteer-run monthly event is also hiring a marketing and events coordinator.
The Jalapeño Bacon Mac + Cheesewich from Sam's Place was voted the favourite mac and cheese dish during the inaugural Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival, which took place during October at 18 local eateries in downtown Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Sam’s Place crowned champion of the inaugural Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival

Jalapeño Bacon Mac + Cheesewich was festival-goer favourite, with Capra Toro and Amandala's capturing second and third place.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Peterborough County woman dies in hospital following ATV collision with tree

44-year-old woman Nicole Richardson sustained life-threatening injuries after Saturday night collision.
You can win a $50 gift certificate to eat at the Olympia restaurant in downtown Lindsay, one of 15 local independent restaurants participating in Kawarthas Northumberland's KN Eats Giveaway contest running November 1 to 26, 2021. Other participating restaurants are located in Peterborough, Bridgenorth, Young's Point, Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon, Cobourg, Port Hope, and Campbellford. (Photo: Olympia restaurant)

Win $50 for dinner at local independent restaurants in Kawarthas Northumberland with the KN...

Each week from November 1 to 26, 45 residents will win gift certificates for 15 restaurants in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland.
There were 1,198 wildfires in Ontario between April 1 and October 31, 2021, with around 793,325 hectares of forests burned. (Photo: Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry / Facebook)

Ontario experienced a record number of wildfires this year

Severe drought and dry weather conditions beginning in July led to almost 800,000 hectares of forests being burned.
Judy Johnston of Peterborough accepts a cheque for $66,902.50 from Lesley Heighway, president and CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation, which launched its first-ever 50/50 lottery in September 2021. The 50/50 lottery continues in November. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Peterborough woman wins almost $67,000 in PRHC Foundation’s first 50/50 lottery

Proceeds from lottery, which continues in November, support equipment and technology at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
Megan Murphy and Kate Suhr, pictured in a promotional photo for The Verandah Society at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook, will perform their mix of music and personal stories of the region, at The Barnyard Benefit Concert at Hollowbrook Highlands on November 7, 2021. The event, which also features a performance by Irish Millie, is a fundraiser for Century 21's Salvation Army Toy Drive and Kawartha Haliburton Children's Foundation's Santa's Sleigh. (Photo: Tristan Peirce Photography)

Peterborough-area benefit concert on November 7 raising funds for two local Christmas toy drives

The Barnyard Benefit Concert features The Verandah Society with Kate Suhr and Megan Murphy and fiddling prodigy Irish Millie.
Common redpolls at a winter birdfeeder. You don't have to own a birdfeeder to participate in Project FeederWatch, a joint project of Birds Canada and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Just count your backyard birds periodically between November and April and submit your counts to Project FeederWatch on the website or through the mobile app. (Photo: Stéphane Giguère)

Birds Canada seeking citizen scientists in the Kawarthas to count birds in their backyards

Running from November to April, Project FeederWatch provides researchers with data to see how winter bird populations may be changing.

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