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Frost on the leaves of a plant. (Stock photo)

Frost advisory in effect for northern Kawarthas region overnight Thursday

Freezing temperatures and frost also expected each night through the weekend.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 315 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 in Northumberland

No new cases in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
Randy Mellow (left), the chief of Peterborough County-City Paramedics, will also be leading the Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service when its current chief, Andrew Rafton (right), retires in November 2020. The municipal councils of the City of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough County entered into a shared services agreement following an ongoing joint review of the two paramedic services. (Photo courtesy of City of Kawartha Lakes)

Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes to share chief of paramedic services

Peterborough County-City Paramedics Chief Randy Mellow will take over for retiring Kawartha Lakes Chief Andrew Rafton.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

251 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario, including one in Peterborough

Reports unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
"I spent a lot of time during this pandemic trying to define what 'safe at home' means when you are not afforded the safe part of home. Threat is not a new part of my life be it from a pandemic or from a physical being. We should remember that safe at home doesn't always mean at home safe." - Elizabeth Jenkins, Poet (Photo: Julie Gagne)

The Essential Project: poet Elizabeth Jenkins

A visual documentation by photographer Julie Gagne of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Peterborough artists and arts organizations.
Fairhaven is a municipal long-term care home facility located at 881 Dutton Road in Peterborough. (Photo: Fairhaven)

COVID-19 outbreak at Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough

No visits or leaves of absence after staff member tests positive for the disease, all residents and staff to be tested.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

3 new COVID-19 cases in Peterborough and 2 new cases in Northumberland

No new cases to report in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford comments on the 313 new COVID-19 cases reported in the province on September 14, 2020, at a media conference at Queen's Park with education minister Stephen Lecce, health minister Christine Elliott, and finance minister Rod Phillips. (CPAC screenshot)

Premier Ford warns second wave is coming as Ontario reports 313 new COVID-19 cases...

Ford says 'every option is on the table', including regional lockdowns.
Tom Mortlock, District Deputy Grand Master of Peterborough (second from right) presents a cheque for $17,253.25 to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton's major gifts officer Ria Nicholson, on behalf of the Peterborough District Masonic Association, in support of the YWCA Crossroads Shelter for women and children. Mortlock was accompanied by the association's district fundraising project chairman Danny McLaughlin (left) and the district secretary Philip Lake (right). (Photo courtesy of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)

Peterborough District Masonic Association donates over $17,200 to YWCA Crossroads Shelter

Funds raised included proceeds from the association's 'Stand a While in Her Shoes' event after YWCA's 'Walk a Mile in Her Shoes' event was cancelled.
A flower with frost on it

Frost advisory in effect overnight Monday for almost all of the Kawarthas

Patchy frost expected in Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, Haliburton, and Hastings as temperatures drop to freezing.

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