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The deVos family of Vosbrae Farms in Manilla received the Farm Family Award at the Kawartha Lakes Spotlight on Agriculture gala and awards event on March 25, 2022. (Photo: Sugar Bug Photography)

deVos family of Vosbrae Farms in Manilla receives Farm Family Award at Kawartha Lakes...

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Simcoe Street Meat Packers and the Batty family also recognized at March 25 gala and awards event at Lindsay Exhibition.
Steam rises from the Quaker Oats plant in downtown Peterborough, Canada in January 2022. The plant has been producing oatmeal products for 120 years. (Photo: Brian Parypa)

Quaker Oats announces ‘The Official Scent of Peterborough’ plug-in air freshener

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Internet-connected air freshener will be synchronized with whatever oatmeal product is baking at Peterborough's Hunter Street plant.
INSPIRE: The Women's Portrait Project is launching the new #sheINSPIRESme photography exhibit on April 1, 2022 at the VentureNorth Building in downtown Peterborough as part of the SPARK Photo Festival. The exhibit, which features 49 photos of inspiring women submitted from people around the world in 2021, is dedicated to the memory of the late entrepreneur Jessica Dalliday, pictured here with her daughter Rachel. (Photo: Chantelle Watt)

New Peterborough photography exhibit features 49 photos of inspiring women from around the world

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Dedicated to the late Jessica Dalliday, INSPIRE's #sheINSPIRESme exhibit opens April 1 at VentureNorth Building as part of SPARK Photo Festival and runs until June 25.
Peterborough singer-songwriter Melissa Payne performs with a full band (Rob Foreman, Ian McKeown, Kyler Tapscott, Nicholas Campbell, and Kellie McKenty) at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, April 2. (Photo: Bryan Reid)

nightlifeNOW – March 31 to April 6

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
The 34 hand-painted paddles donated by local artists and organizations that were auctioned off to raise $6,000 in funds for the Downtown Green Team, a partnership between the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) and the One City Employment Program, will be on display from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 1, 2022 at the Jason Wilkins Factory in downtown Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

First Friday Peterborough art crawl is your last chance to see painted paddle exhibit

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Auction for 34 hand-painted paddles raised $6,000 to support people experiencing barriers to traditional employment.
Music director and conductor Michael Newnham leads the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra during a pre-pandemic performance at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Huw Morgan)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra receives the Vida Peene Orchestra Award

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Named after Hamilton-based arts patron, $5,000 award will be presented during the orchestra's 'As the Sun Rises' concert on April 2.
Peterborough's medical officer of health Dr. Thomas Piggott pictured in a video explaining Peterborough Public Health's new COVID-19 Community Risk Index, along with graphics showing the status of the index for March 30, 2022. (Composite mage: kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough Public Health’s new COVID-19 Community Risk Index is set to ‘high’

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Medical officer of health says we're entering sixth wave with wastewater signal at same level as January's omicron surge.
Freezing rain on car

Freezing rain warning now in effect for most of Kawarthas region Wednesday

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Two to four hours of freezing rain possible beginning late afternoon, with 2 to 4 mm of ice accretion by late evening.
To book rides on the new 'Pink Community Bus' in owntown, eaat, and southeast areas of the city, riders can download the new PTBOnDemand app or call 705-745-5801. (kawarthaNOW screenshots)

Peterborough Transit launches new on-demand transit service pilot program

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Rides are free for a month on new 'Pink Community Bus' serving downtown, east, and southeast areas of the city.
Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival will return to race on Little Lake at Del Crary Park on June 11, 2022 after two years without an in-person event due to the pandemic. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival returns to Little Lake in June

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Registration opens April 1 for annual fundraiser for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
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