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In the Peterborough Public Health and Peterborough Petes 'Get a Shot to Take a Shot' campaign, Peterborough-area residents who receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose between August 9 and September 30, 2021 will be entered into a draw for 250 pairs of free tickets to a Petes home game, with five of those winners getting the opportunity to shoot the puck in the net from centre ice to win seats in the Petes' executive suite. (Graphic: Peterborough Petes)

Peterborough-area residents who receive a COVID-19 dose in next 2 months can win free...

Peterborough Public Health and Peterborough Petes team up for 'Get a Shot to Take a Shot' campaign to increase vaccination rates.
Ron Armstrong of Woodville received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the drive-through vaccination clinic at the Lindsay Exhibition on July 13, 2021, the 50,000th dose administered at the clinic since it opened in March. Carol Henley, a registered nurse at Ross Memorial Hospital, administered the vaccine. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital)

Lindsay Exhibition COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be shutting down August 27

Ross Memorial Hospital is offering pop-up clinics next week in Bolsover, Norland, Kinmount, Coboconk, and Bethany.
COVID-19 tests in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 139 new COVID-19 cases, including 6 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases decrease to 42 with 3 new cases in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Hastings Prince Edward.
4th Line Theatre in Millbrook is Canada's premier outdoor theatre company. (Photo: 4th Line Theatre / Facebook)

11 festivals and events across the Kawarthas receive over $900,000 in provincial funding

Recipients include Lindsay Exhibition, Globus Theatre, 4th Line Theatre, Peterborough Musicfest, and ReFrame Film Festival.
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef and David Britton, director of Ontario waterways for Parks Canada, with the first of 4,000 trees to be planted along the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada, which is celebrating its 101st anniversary of through navigation this year. (Photo: Parks Canada)

Parks Canada is planting 4,000 trees along the Trent-Severn Waterway

Project is part of an initiative to plant 150,000 trees in 2021 in up to 18 national parks across the country.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 332 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend, including 25 in greater Kawarthas...

Regional active cases rise to 44 with 14 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 8 in Hastings Prince Edward, 2 in Peterborough, and 1 in Northumberland.
Students in a classroom and their teacher wearing face masks. (Stock photo)

Ontario government announces guidelines for students returning to in-person classes this fall

Guidelines require face masks indoors and daily self-screening, but COVID-19 vaccinations not mandatory.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Civic holiday tragedy claims life of 61-year-old kayaker on Rosedale River in Kawartha Lakes

Leonid Kazantsena drowned after his kayak was caught in and swept into undertow of the river's dam.
Emily Hughes, Nicole Malbeuf, Laura Lawless, and Flexy-T are the performers in Toronto-based Flying Solo's 'Circus Sundae: Sweet & Salty', presented by Public Energy. The show takes place on August 8, 2021 with two outdoor performances in the parking lots of Peterborough Memorial Centre and PCVS. (Supplied photos, collage by kawarthaNOW)

Public Energy brings the circus to Peterborough on August 8

Two performances of Flying Solo's 'Circus Sundae: Sweet & Salty' kick off the seven-part Pivot 2.0 series of outdoor family-friendly events.
Lang Pioneer Village Museum is located at 104 Lang Road in Keene. (Photo: Lang Pioneer Village Museum website)

Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene welcomes drop-in visitors again beginning August 4

Self-guided living history format resumes for remainder of summer season, fall events including Applefest are returning.

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