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Legendary Canadian comedic musician and performance artist BA Johnston returns to the Red Dog Tavern in downtown Peterborough on Friday, November 26 in a show with The Mickies and Poor Pelly. (kawarthaNOW screenshot from video by BA Johnston)

nightlifeNOW – November 25 to December 1

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Michael Marcoccia has signed on as the inaugural head coach and technical director of the Electric City Football Club in Peteborough. Marcoccia, who led FC London for the past six years, has won more League1 Ontario titles than any other coach. (Photo courtesy of Electric City FC)

Peterborough’s Electric City Football Club signs Michael Marcoccia as first head coach

Formerly head coach of FC London, the Italian-Canadian has won more League1 Ontario titles than any other coach.
Campbellford Memorial Hospital is located at 146 Oliver Road in Campbellford. (Photo: Campbellford Memorial Hospital)

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Campbellford Memorial Hospital in Northumberland County

Hospital implements visitor restrictions after six patients in medical/surgical unit tested positive.
Peterborough Police Service headquarters on Water Street in Peterborough. (Photo: Pat Trudeau)

Man arrested for uttering threats during October incident at Peterborough Public Health

63-year-old David Lakas of Peterborough was part of group that tried to serve legal papers to health unit.
In the satirical black comedy "Don't Look Up", Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence star as two low-level astronomers who attempt to convince a disinterested world of pending doom as a planet-killing comet hurtles towards Earth. The film premieres on Netflix on December 24, 2021 after a limited theatrical release. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in December 2021

Highlights include Don't Look Up, The Unforgivable, season 2 of The Witcher, and the usual holiday-themed fare.
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) president and CEO Dr. Peter McLaughlin, along with representatives of the PRHC Foundation and the hospital, react to the announcement of a historic $5 million donation from philanthropist Jim Neill. (Photo: Jeremy Kelly / Impact Communications)

Philanthropist Jim Neill makes historic $5 million gift to Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation

Largest donation in foundation's history will support the future of cardiac care at Peterborough's regional hospital.
Dr. Natalie Bocking, medical officer of health with the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, will be participating in a virtual panel discussion with local health care providers on December 2, 2021, to provide information on the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 and to answer questions submitted by parents. (Photo: Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit)

Kawarthas health unit hosting virtual session to answer parents’ questions about COVID-19 vaccine for...

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit teaming up with local health care providers for December 2 virtual panel discussion.
Solo bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson, the most widely recorded Canadian bassoonist in history, will be the special musical guest for "Wings of Sound" on March 12, 2022, the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra's first in-person concert at Showplace Performance Centre since the pandemic began. The concert has been rescheduled from its original date of February 5 due to the omicron surge. (Photo: Bo Huang)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra brings live orchestral music back to Showplace in 2022

Each of the three concerts in February, April, and May will feature matinee and evening performances to accommodate reduced audience capacity.
Ross Memorial Hospital is located at 10 Angeline Street North in Lindsay. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital)

Visitors to Lindsay’s Ross Memorial Hospital will need to provide proof of vaccination

Policy, which does not apply to essential care partners or patients, comes into effect November 25 with limited exceptions.
Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations, the City of Peterborough, and Peterborough County are inviting local residents to nominate their "Covid Champion", which could include essential service providers, first responders, friends and neighbours, or healthcare professionals like Karley and Kristy-Marie at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, who have been providing care for patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic. (Photo: Peterborough Regional Health Centre)

New campaign encourages Peterborough-area residents to nominate their pandemic champion

Four-week 'My Covid Champion' campaign a partnership of Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations and the City and County of Peterborough.

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