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Linda Forth pictured at Georgian College in Barrie in the late 1970s. (Supplied photo)

Linda Forth of Barrie bequeaths $208,000 to the Peterborough Humane Society

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World traveller and animal lover's legacy gift will support new Peterborough Animal Care Centre.
Montreal-based indie folk-rock band RedFox kicks off a Canadian spring tour with a performance at the newly opened Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, April 30. (Photo: Sheri Hankins)

nightlifeNOW – April 28 to May 4

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough police are investigating the theft of the sword hilt from the Trent Excalibur Legacy Sculpture, located between the Trent Athletics Centre and the Justin Chiu Stadium on The Trent University campus. (Police-supplied photo)

Peterborough police investigating theft of sword hilt from Trent Excalibur Legacy Sculpture

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Valued at more than $5,000, the hilt was stolen between March 21 and 22.
International Compost Awareness Week 2022 runs from May 1 to 7. Composting is one way we can help to reverse climate change by taking action in our own backyard. (Photo: Karen Halley)

Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week by learning how composting can help reverse climate change

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GreenUP explains how composting reduces methane and helps us grow healthy plants that sequester carbon.
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LOCATED – Peterborough police seek public’s help locating missing 22-year-old man

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Devonte Cappa was last seen in Peterborough April 13, has ties to Brampton area.
The Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board created this graphic to announce its decision to fly the Pride flag at school board facilities during June 2022.

Peterborough Catholic school board votes to fly the Pride flag this year

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Majority of board votes in favour of motion in contrast to a decision last year that led to protests.
Sarah Patterson, a Grade 4 student with Down Syndrome at St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School in Port Hope, preparing to throw the ceremonial pitch at the Blue Jays game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 25, 2022. Sarah was recognized for her participation in the Jays Care Foundation affiliate school program, which her teacher Allison Jacques ran from February to April. (Photo: Jays Care Foundation / Twitter)

Port Hope student Sarah Patterson throws ceremonial pitch at Blue Jays game

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Grade 4 student at St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School celebrated for her participation in Jays Care Challenger Baseball program.
Built in 1908, Peterborough Collegiate Vocational School is one of five historic building featured during Doors Open Peterborough, a free family-friendly event on May 7, 2022. (Photo courtesy of City of Peterborough)

Doors Open Peterborough returns as in-person event on May 7

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Five repurposed historic buildings will be featured along with three walking tours.
An initial artist's rendering of the Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre to be constructed at Trent University's Catharine Parr Traill College in downtown Peterborough. (Graphic courtesy of Trent University)

Construction of new outdoor amphitheatre in downtown Peterborough set to begin this summer

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Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre at Trent University's Traill College will be 'new home for arts and culture' in historic downtown.
The Warsaw Road Bridge on Parkhill Road between Television Road and Armour Road. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough swing bridges to be temporarily closed for spring maintenance

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From 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Warsaw Road Bridge will be closed April 26 and Maria Street Bridge will be closed April 27.
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