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The beach at the Selwyn Beach Conservation Area. (Photo: Township of Selwyn)

The Beach Report for July 23 to 29, 2021

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings and Prince Edward.
A person reading email on a laptop. (Stock photo)

Health unit privacy breach exposes email addresses of 500 residents of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland,...

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has reported incident to Ontario's privacy commissioner.
A COVID-19 test swab in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 185 new COVID-19 cases, including 2 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases decrease to 30 with 1 new case in Peterborough and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 135 new COVID-19 cases, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes over past 2...

Active cases increase by 2 in Kawartha Lakes and decrease by 2 in Peterborough and by 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
Sandra Oh stars in the new Netflix comedy series The Chair, where she plays the first female and woman of colour to chair a university's failing English department. It premieres on Netflix on Friday, August 20th. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in August 2021

Highlights include The Chair, Sweet Girl, Bob Ross - Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed, Motel Makeover, Clickbait, and Sparking Joy.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police arrest 81-year-old suspect in Jackson Park sexual assault

Abbasali Karami charged after 26-year-old woman jogging on the trail was assaulted on July 16.
The Sam Roberts Band. (Publicity photo)

Peterborough Musicfest presents Sam Roberts Band and Weber Brothers on August 29

Free-admission drive-in concert takes place in parking lot of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 127 new COVID-19 cases, including 2 in Peterborough

Regional active cases remain at 32; updates unavailable on Tuesdays for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton.
A thunderstorm passes over a lake in North Kawartha Township on July 5, 2021. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Thunderstorm watch in effect Tuesday afternoon and evening for entire greater Kawarthas region

Wind gusts up to 110 km/h, up to ping pong ball-sized hail, and a tornado are possible.
The late afternoon sun appears pinkish orange on July 19, 2021 due to smoke from active forest fires in northwestern Ontario moving over southern Ontario. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Environment Canada issues air quality statement due to smoke from forest fires in northwestern...

Reduced visibility and deteriorating air quality are possible if the smoke descends to ground level.

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