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Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police issue public safety message after Monday trail incident

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A woman was walking on trail near Grandview Avenue when a man hidden in the trees called out to her.
Opioids (stock photo)

Opioid overdose alert issued for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton

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Health unit issues region-wide alert after recent multiple overdoses and suspected overdose deaths, especially in Lindsay and Cobourg.
For the 2022 season, Otonabee Conservation hopes to open the caves and the caves trail at Warsaw Caves Conservation Area in Douro-Township for the first time since the pandemic began. The series of seven caves formed thousands of years ago at the end of the last ice age. (Photo courtesy of Otonabee Conservation)

Otonabee Conservation plans to offer spelunking again at Warsaw Caves this year

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Online reservation system launches March 1 for campsites at Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Beavermead Campground in Peterborough.
Lotto 6/49 tickets. (Photo: OLG)

A $21.5 million Lotto 6/49 ticket was sold in Kawartha Lakes

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Jackpot-winning ticket in February 26 draw is worth $21,593,703.80.
Snow squall

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for much of Kawarthas region late Sunday morning

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Snowfall rates of 2 to 4 cm per hour possible for a brief period with heavy and blowing snow.
Peterborough police smashed a vehicle window to arrest local anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine mandate advocate Tyler Berry on February 26, 2022. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Facebook video)

Peterborough police smash vehicle window to arrest convoy organizer

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Tyler Berry refused to cooperate with police after they showed him arrest warrant.
Since purchasing their 240-acres Oak Ridges Moraine property in Kawartha Lakes in 1986, Ralph McKim and Jean Garsonnin have worked to restore the ecological integrity of their land as much as possible while making it available for the enjoyment of others. In 2011, they entered into a conservation easement agreement with Kawartha Land Trust to protect the property in perpetuity, and recently donated 150 acres to the non-government charitable organization, including the Ballyduff Trails portion of the property. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)

Ralph McKim and Jean Garsonnin donate 150 acres of land to Kawartha Land Trust

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Donated portion of already protected McKim-Garsonnin property on the Oak Ridges Moraine in Kawartha Lakes includes the popular Ballyduff Trails network.
Peterborough's Opioid Response Hub is located in the former Greyhound bus terminal at Simcoe and Aylmer streets in downtown Peterborough, pictured here in October 2020 when the application for provincial approval of a Consumption and Treatment Site at the location was made. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Province approves $1.3 million in funding for Consumption and Treatment Site in Peterborough

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Site will be located at the new Opioid Response Hub at Simcoe and Aylmer streets.
During a media event in Peterborough on February 25, 2022, Ontario minister for seniors and accessibility Raymond Cho (left) tries out the Council for Persons with Disabilities' virtual reality component of the organization's Time in My Shoes experiential program that emulates what it is like to have a disability. (Photo: Ontario Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility)

Province provides over $74,000 to two Peterborough organizations to promote accessibility and inclusivity

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Funding supports Council for Persons with Disabilities' new VR program and Orchestras Canada's accessibility webinars for performing arts organizations.
Peterborough musician Gailie Young, pictured in 2018 with her musical and life partner Rick Young and their debut album, will be celebrating her 71st birthday (a day early) with The Rick & Gailie Band featuring Paul L. Clark and Richard Simpkins at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Friday, February 25. (Photo courtesy of Rick and Gailie Young)

nightlifeNOW – February 24 to March 2

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
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