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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.
A sample of the type of healthy lunch that will be available for any elementary-school aged child in the Kawartha Lakes between June 16 and August 20, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Lakes Food Source)

Kids in the Kawartha Lakes can get a healthy lunch for free this summer

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Summer Outreach Lunch Program will distribute lunches in Lindsay every Wednesday and Friday from June 16 to August 20.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 574 new COVID-19 cases, including 11 in Peterborough and 3 in Kawartha...

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Active cases increase by 5 in Peterborough, decrease by 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and remain unchanged in Northumberland, Haliburton, Hastings Prince Edward.
A squirrel monkey at the Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough. (Photo: Riverview Park and Zoo)

Peterborough’s Riverview Park and Zoo to offer guided tours beginning in July

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Tours for Peterborough-area residents limited to 10 people and must be booked in advance starting June 16.
Adalsteinn Brown, co-chair of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, presents updated COVID-19 modelling projections at a media conference at Queen's Park on June 10, 2021. (CPAC screenshot)

Second vaccine doses in ‘Delta hot spots’ key to preventing fourth wave of COVID-19...

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Provincial science experts present updating modelling as Ontario reports 590 new cases, including 6 in the greater Kawarthas region/
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