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Avoid crowded spaces, closed spaces, and close contact on long weekend, urges Peterborough’s medical...

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Long-term care and retirement homes not in outbreak can again welcome visitors effective this weekend.
This picnic table painted by Peterborough artist Kathryn Durst is one of 25 tables painted by 25 local artists as part of a Downtown Vibrancy Project in downtown Peterborough. The tables will be installed at various downtown businesses. Durst is known for illustrating Sir Paul McCartney's children's books and also painted the public art mural in the alleyway of the Commerce Building. (Photo: Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area / Facebook)

Local artists paint 25 picnic tables to be installed throughout downtown Peterborough for the...

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Tables will be located at downtown businesses including Black Honey Cafe, Black Horse Pub, Silver Bean Café, Peterborough Square courtyard, and more.
Burleigh Falls is located on Highway 28 north of Peterborough. (Photo: Nash Gordon / CC BY-SA)

Crown land at Burleigh Falls closed to the public for second year in a...

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During weekends in May, police have received complaints involving liquor consumption, parking violations, littering, and more.
Dr. Dirk Huyer, coordinator of the provincial outbreak response, and Dr. David Williams, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, announced during a virtual media briefing on May 21, 2021 that Ontarians who received their first dose of AstraZeneca between March 10 and 19 can now receive their second dose. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontarians who received first dose of AstraZeneca between March 10 and 19 can book...

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55,000 doses of the vaccine will be available for a limited time during the week of May 24.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 2,400 new COVID-19 cases, including 31 in greater Kawarthas region with 2...

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Regional active cases rise to 260 with 19 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Peterborough, 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 3 in Northumberland.
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Golf courses among outdoor recreational amenities allowed to open for Victoria Day weekend

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Province announces three-step reopening 'roadmap' linked to vaccination rates, first step to begin week of June 14.
Adalsteinn Brown, co-chair of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, speaking at a media conference at Queen's Park with Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams on May 20, 2021. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario’s science advisory table recommends delaying partial reopening until June 16

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Outdoor activities encouraged, case increase from only reopening schools on June 2 'may be manageable'.
Sales of the salsa produced by Kawartha Lakes Food Source will help offset operating expenses such as rent for the non-profit organization, which procures and distributes food to 35 local agencies and delivers food literacy programs. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Lakes Food Source)

Kawartha Lakes Food Source launches a salsa brand with a social purpose

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Proceeds from sales will help offset the non-profit organization's operating expenses for food access and food literacy programs.
Pre-pandemic crowds at Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg, popular with both residents and out-of-town visitors from Toronto. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)

Victoria Park Beach in Cobourg temporarily closed until June 7

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Town council votes to install fencing and signage along the board walk to discourage gatherings on the beach during stay-at-home order,
Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of an aging man with dementia in 2020's "The Father". The film screens at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on July 19, 2021 as part of a special summer edition of the MUSE International Fine Films series, with 2021's "12 Mighty Orphans" screening on August 16, 2021. (Photo: Sean Gleason / Sony Pictures Classics)

Two drive-in movies to be screened at Peterborough Memorial Centre this summer

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'The Father' and '12 Mighty Orphans' will be shown in July and August in special summer edition of MUSE International Fine Films series.
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