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Some of the 275 personal hygiene kits and backpacks for kids donated by local residents to the United Way Peterborough & District. Brant Basics also contributed more than 200 face masks to be included in the collected kits. (Photo courtesy of United Way Peterborough & District)

Peterborough community donates 275 care kits to the United Way for people in need

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'Day of Caring' collected personal hygiene kits and backpacks filled with school supplies.
David Patton, Marie-Noelle Denis, and Laurence Denis-Bertrand arrived in Ottawa on June 13, 2021, after having left Peterborough five days earlier and raising $10,000 for juvenile diabetes research. (Photo: Marielle Guimond / Radio-Canada)

Peterborough family raises over $10,000 for juvenile diabetes research in walk to Ottawa

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Fundraising walk was in support of youngest daughter of local business owner Rob Cahill and his wife Marie-Noelle Denis,
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 296 new COVID-19 cases, including 9 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases remain at 56 with 8 new cases in Peterborough and 1 in Northumberland.
Reem Ali, pictured in a 2018 video produced by the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce for its 4-Under-40 profiles, is the City of Peterborough's first diversity, equity and inclusion officer. She will begin in the newly created position in July. (Screenshot by kawarthaNOW)

Reem Ali is Peterborough’s first diversity, equity and inclusion officer

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New position will provide expert advice and guidance to strengthen city's ability to serve diverse communities.
A swab test bring completed on a patient. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 447 new COVID-19 cases, including 6 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases decrease to 52 with 4 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Peterborough.
The memorial at Peterborough City Hall, which honours 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, now has a new home. After consulting with Chief Laurie Carr of Hiawatha First Nation and Chief Emily Whetung of Curve Lake First Nation, Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien directed city staff to build a wooden platform to house the memorial, since having the memorial on the concrete steps leading into city hall presents a legal liability and access issue. (Photo: Ziysah von Bieberstein)

Indigenous children memorial on steps of Peterborough City Hall has a new home

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Organizers hold Sunday ceremony to move memorial after Mayor Diane Therrien directed city staff to build a wooden platform to avoid liability and access issues.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 530 new COVID-19 cases, including 5 in Peterborough and 1 in Hastings...

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Active cases increase by 4 in Peterborough and by 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
The busy stretch of Highway 28 between Burleigh Falls and Woodview has been the scene of several serious accidents, including fatalities. Pictured is a closure of Highway 28 following a head-on collision in February 2019. (Photo courtesy of Geri-Lynn Cajindos)

Serious collision Sunday morning closes Highway 28 at Woodview north of Peterborough

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Motorcyclist has been transported to Toronto with life-threatening injuries.
A woman receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the mass vaccination clinic at the Evinrude Centre in Peterborough on May 26, 2021. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough Public Health running COVID-19 vaccination clinic for newcomers on June 19

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All newcomers seeking their first Pfizer dose and eligible adult newcomers seeking their second Pfizer dose should register on June 14.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 502 new COVID-19 cases, including 8 in greater Kawarthas region

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Active cases decrease to 67 with 3 new cases in Peterborough, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Hastings Prince Edward.
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