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North Kawartha mayor Carolyn Amyotte (second from right) with Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith (middle) during a food drive for North Kawartha Food Bank held at Sayers Foods on November 28, 2020. A week later, Sayers Foods was destroyed by fire, leaving Apsley and North Kawartha Township with no local grocery store. As part of a county-wide food drive during June 2021, a food drive will be held at Morello's Your Independent Grocery in Peterborough for the North Kawartha Food Bank. (Photo: Dave Smith / Facebook)

Food drive taking place at five grocery stores in Peterborough County during June

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Kawartha Food Share and MPP Dave Smith's county-wide food drive kicks off June 5 at Morello's Your Independent Grocer in Peterborough for North Kawartha Food Bank.
Northumberland OPP seized this shotgun and ammunition after it was allegedly displayed to another driver during a road rage incident in Hamilton Township in Northumberland County on May 30, 2021. (Police-supplied photo)

Police charge couple after shotgun brandished during road rage incident in Northumberland County

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Male driver also charged with impaired operation following Sunday night incident.
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce's annual Seniors Showcase, the region's largest seniors-focused event, is going virtual for 2021 with a series of free videos available for streaming on demand, including workshops, exhibitor presentations, not-for-profit showcases, and a panel discussion. The event runs for the entire month of June.

Peterborough Chamber’s annual Seniors Showcase goes virtual for the entire month of June

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Held in partnership with Age Friendly Peterborough, region's largest seniors-focused event features free workshops, exhibitor presentations, not-for-profit showcases, a panel discussion, and more.
A COVID-19 test swab in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,033 new COVID-19 cases, Peterborough records its 21st death

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Regional active cases decrease to 248 with 3 new cases in Peterborough and none in Hastings Prince Edward,
COVID-19 tests in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,057 new COVID-19 cases, including 10 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases fall to 255 with 4 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Peterborough, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
There are five splash pads operated by the City of Peterborough in municipal parks. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

With warmer weather on the way, Peterborough splash pads are now open

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People are asked to follow public health guidelines when using the water play structures.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,273 new COVID-19 cases, with 29 new cases in greater Kawarthas

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Active cases increase by 22 in Kawartha Lakes, decrease in Peterborough, Hastings Prince Edward, and Northumberland.
Katie Richardson of Bethany receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the drive-through vaccination clinic at the Lindsay Exhibition on May 28, 2021, the 25,000th dose administered at the clinic since it opened in March. Lorah Otter, a registered practical nurse at Ross Memorial Hospital, administered the vaccine to Richardson and her fiancé. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital)

25,000th dose of vaccine administered at Ross Memorial Hospital’s drive-through clinic at Lindsay Exhibition

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29-year-old Katie Richardson of Bethany received the 25,000th dose on May 28.
There's been no through traffic on Parkhill Road East in Peterborough since October 2020, when Parks Canada began a project to replace the Warsaw Swing Bridge. Originally expected to reopen in the spring before the opening of navigation on the Trent-Severn Waterway, the bridge is now scheduled to reopen by early July. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

Reopening of swing bridges in Peterborough and Bobcaygeon delayed until July

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Warsaw Road Swing Bridge to reopen to vehicles and pedestrians in early July, Bobcaygeon Swing Bridge to reopen for vehicles by end of July.
People leave the Evinrude Centre in Peterborough on May 26, 2021, after receiving their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Under the province's accelerated schedule for second doses, they will be eligible to receive their second dose during the first week of August. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Ontario ‘ready to deliver a two-dose summer’ by accelerating second doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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Provincial government says, depending on vaccine supply and appointment availability, everyone could receive their second dose by end of August.
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