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Kinsmen Club of Peterborough president Barry Croft presented a $20,000 cheque to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton executive director Kim Dolan in support of the YWCA Crossroads Shelter on March 10, 2022. (Photo supplied by YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)

Peterborough Kinsmen donate $20,000 to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton’s Crossroads Shelter

Donation will support over 300 'Safe Night' for women and children experiencing gender-based violence
Maple Blues Award winners Emily Burgess & The Emburys perform at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, March 26. (Photo: Bryan Reid)

nightlifeNOW – March 24 to 30

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Michelle Ferreri speaking during a debate on an opposition motion for tax reduction on gasoline and diesel in the House of Commons on March 22, 2022. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of CPAC video)

Peterborough-Kawartha MP comes under fire on social media for calling herself a ‘single mom...

Michelle Ferreri made the comment during March 22 debate on Conservative motion on gas tax relief.
Atul Swarup and Marie Press of the Rotary Club of Peterborough presenting a $25,000 cheque to YES executive director Aimee Le Lagadéc (third from left) and Brian O'Toole and Carl Brown of the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha present a $25,000 cheque to YES transitional housing manager Melissa Free (third from right) in front of YES's Brock Street location. (Photo: Rotary Club of Peterborough)

Peterborough Rotary clubs donate $50,000 to YES Shelter for Youth and Families

Donation will help build two units for transitional youth housing program and renovate an existing 12-plex building.
Natasha Lyonne returns to the role of Nadia in the second season of the 2019 hit Netflix comedy-drama series "Russian Doll", premiering on Netflix on April 20, 2022. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in April 2022

Highlights include season 2 of Russian Doll, The Bubble, Bullsh*t The Game Show, Ozark, Our Great National Parks, and more.
Peterborough artist Alex Bierk has announced his intention as Peterborough city councillor in Town Ward in the October 24, 2022 municipal election. (Supplied photo)

Artist Alex Bierk to run for Town Ward councillor in Peterborough

Bierk says municipal politics are at an 'impasse' with a lack of action on 'hard issues'.
A home on Fairbairn Street was extensively damaged after a car drove into it following a collision with a taxi van on March 21, 2022. (Photo: Brian Papypra)

Car crashes into Peterborough home on Monday

Driver suffered a medical incident before collision and was taken to hospital.
A Nazi flag at the truckers protest in Ottawa in January 2022. According to Statistics Canada, hate targeting the Black and Jewish populations remained the most common types reported by police across Canada in 2020. (Photo: Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs / Twitter)

Police respond to report that Peterborough area had highest rate of hate crimes per...

Statistics Canada reports Peterborough census metropolitan area had 19.4 hate crimes per 100,000 in 2020.
Freezing rain on car

Special weather statement for freezing rain and rain in greater Kawarthas region Wednesday

Environment Canada says up to 5 mm of ice accretion is possible, as well as 10 to 25 mm of rain and strong easterly wind.
One of several changes to the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit's online COVID-19 dashboard as of March 21, 2022 is the reporting of results of wastewater surveillance currently being done at municipal treatment plants in Lindsay and Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

Health unit changes COVID-19 reporting for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton

Online dashboard now splits current and historical data and provides key indicators for lower-tier municipalities as well as wastewater surveillance data.

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