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Ashley Lamothe, owner of Creative Kwe in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong, has been named entrepreneur of the month by the Native Women's Association of Canada. (Photo: Heather Doughty)

Native Women’s Association of Canada honours Peterborough / Nogojiwanong entrepreneur Ashley Lamothe

Owner of creativity coaching practice Creative Kwe named entrepreneur of the month and will be featured in association's e-zine.
A medical professional holding a vial marked "Coronavirus Test" with "Positive" checked to indicate a positive COVID-19 test. (Stock photo)

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brock Mission in Peterborough

Person who tested positive is first case ever in city's emergency shelter system.
COVID-19 tests in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,074 new COVID-19 cases, with 1 new death in Peterborough

Regional active cases decrease to 97 with 10 new cases in Peterborough and 3 in Northumberland.
Severn Court Student Residence at 555 Wilfred Drive in Peterborough provides off-campus student housing primarily to Fleming College students, as well as students of Seneca College Aviation and Trent University. (Photo: Severn Court Management Company)

Student dies from COVID-19 outbreak at Severn Court Student Residence in Peterborough

30-year-old Zachary Root, a student at Fleming College, was diagnosed with a variant of concern and hospitalized last week.
An online job search. (Stock photo)

Workforce Development Board launches worker impact survey for Peterborough, Northumberland, Kawartha Lakes, and Haliburton

Survey available until April 30, results will be used to support local recommendations for training and skills development initiatives.
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo: Lisa Ferdinando)

By-appointment-only drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens at Lindsay Ex on Thursday

Appointments are only for those 80 years or older and must be made through provincial booking system.
Public health nurse Simone Jackson wearing personal protective equipment as she prepares to open a swab to test a patient for COVID-19 in Peterborough Public Health's clinic. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Ontario reports 1,268 new COVID-19 cases, including 10 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases decrease to 99 with 5 new cases in Haliburton, 3 in Northumberland, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Peterborough.
In summer 2019, Peterborough GreenUP's Depave Paradise program and the Downtown Vibrancy Project planted a new garden at Euphoria Wellness Spa in downtown Peterborough. When impermeable asphalt is replaced by greenspace, it allows for water infiltration, reduces flooding and runoff, and creates much more inviting space. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Depave Paradise looking to transform pavement into greenspace in Selwyn Township

Township is seeking business and property owners to participate in Peterborough GreenUp program.
A COVID-19 test swab in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports spike of 1,747 new COVID-19 cases due to ‘data catch-up process’

Active cases in greater Kawarthas region decrease to 108 with 5 new cases and 14 resolved cases in Peterborough.
At a media conference at Queen's Park on March 14, 2021, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces the province's new online booking system and customer service desk for making COVID-19 vaccination appointments at provincial mass immunization clinics will launch on March 15 for residents who are 80 years of age or older in 2021. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine booking system launches for 80-plus year olds at 8 a.m. on...

Province urges only eligible people or those helping them to use the system when it launches on March 15.

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