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Joy Lachica has announced her intention to run as Peterborough city councillor in Town Ward in the October 24, 2022 municipal election. (Photo: Joy Lachica / Facebook)

Former federal NDP candidate Joy Lachica to run for Town Ward councillor in Peterborough

Lachica says climate emergency, infrastructure, investment in non-profit social enterprise among her priorities.
The Weber Brothers Band (Emily Burgess, Marcus Browne, Ryan Weber, and Sam Weber) is one of 17 musical acts performing on two stages at Showplace Performance Centre over five hours on March 20, 2022 during the "Peterborough Performs 2.0: Musicians United To End Homelessness" fundraiser for United Way Peterborough & District. (Photo: Linda Tough / RMS Events)

Peterborough musicians unite (again) to end homelessness with March 20 concert at Showplace

Epic 'Peterborough Performs 2.0' fundraiser for United Way welcomes 17 live local music acts to two stages over five hours.
The City of Peterborough is providing a $15,000 community investment grant to the Peterborough Theatre Users Group to support the operations of The Theatre on King, one of 30 not-for-profit and charitable organizations and local community groups receiving grants in 2022. Pictured are The Theatre On King artistic director Ryan Kerr and theatre artist and writer Kate Story in "The Essential Project" photography series by Julie Gagne. (Photo: Julie Gagne)

City of Peterborough providing $212,505 in community grants to 30 local groups and not-for-profits

Recipients include INSPIRE: The Women's Portrait Project, Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival, Peterborough VegFest, New Stages Peterborough, and The Theatre on King.
As of May 1, 2022 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, any waste above the two bag limit will not be collected at the curb unless it has a bag tag. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Kawartha Lakes returns to pre-pandemic limit of two bags for residential waste collection

Two-month grace period will allow residents to adjust to change, bag tags required for additional bags as of May 1.
Erin Coons, CEO of the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation, accepts a $50,000 donation from Kinsmen Club of Lindsay president Brad Fraser (second from left) and Kinsmen Don Heaslip, Doug Dent, Paul McPherson, and Rick Merrell. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)

Kinsmen Club of Lindsay donates $50,000 to Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation

Club's single largest donation to foundation a result of growth of Kinsmen Super TV Bingo.
Freezing rain on car

Freezing rain warning in effect for Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes Monday morning

Ice accretion of 2 to 4 mm is possible on untreated surfaces.
'Spring forward' by an hour when daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday of March. (Stock photo)

Get ready to ‘spring forward’ when daylight saving time returns this weekend

We get more daylight in the evening hours but we lose an hour of sleep when the time changes on March 13.
Costume designer and artist Howard Berry, pictured in 2017, died on March 3, 2022 in his 84th year. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Beloved Peterborough costume designer and artist Howard Berry has passed away

Berry's lifelong passion for colour and design led him to create costumes for the Peterborough Theatre Guild for almost 40 years.
Freezing rain and snow at night

Winter weather travel advisory for Kawarthas region for Monday

Messy mix of precipitation including 6-12 cm of snow in the north with ice pellets, snow, freezing rain and rain in the south.
Lori Naoum and Sarah Winter (far left and far right) of Sobeys in Fenelon Falls presenting Miya Bradburn and Amy Balsdon of The Salvation Army with more than $13,000 worth of Sobeys gift cards for the local food bank. (Photo courtesy of The Salvation Army Fenelon Falls)

Customers and employees of Fenelon Falls Sobeys donate $13,000 in gift cards to Salvation...

The Salvation Army Fenelon Falls plans to offer fresh food to clients from its new commercial kitchen.

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