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Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith, Peterborough police chief Stuart Betts, Peterborough County OPP inspector and detachment commander Chris Galleazza, and representatives from Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) and the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) gathered at the Peterborough police station on September 26, 2025 for an announcement of $426,860.34 in funding over the next two years under the province's Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) Enhancement Grant. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Ontario government providing over $426,000 in funding for mobile crisis response teams in Peterborough...

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Peterborough Police Service will receive $240,000 and Peterborough County OPP will receive $186,860.34.
Montreal alt-pop singer-songwriter Maïa Davies, whose album "Lovers' Gothic" won the 2025 Juno Award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year, performs at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Friday night with Toronto singer-songwriter Andy Stochansky. (Photo: Jen Squires)

nightlifeNOW – September 25 to October 1

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Scott's Plains, the Rotary Club of Peterborough, and young entrepreneuers who participated in the first-ever Kiwanis Lemonade Stand Day on August 23, 2025 celebrated a donation of $30,000 to the Rotary Accessible Playground Project at Riverview Park and Zoo on Sunday, September 21. The "Lemonaders" raised $7,000 for the project, with the Kiwanis Club adding another $8,000 and the Rotary Club matching both donations for a total of $30,000. (Photo: Rotary Club of Peterborough)

Young entrepreneurs raise $7,000 for accessible playground at Riverview Park and Zoo during first-ever...

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Kiwanis Club of Scott's Plains added $8,000 to the total, with the Rotary Club of Peterborough matching both donations to bring the grand total to $30,000.
Frost in a farmer's field. (Stock photo)

Frost advisory in effect for Kawarthas region for early Saturday morning

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Temperatures will drop overnight to near the freezing mark, or below the freezing mark in some areas, in the early hours.
Kingston band Emilie Steele & The Deal perform their blend of indie rock and alt-country at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Promotional photo)

nightlifeNOW – September 18 to 24

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Police release details behind Tuesday’s large-scale search for 34-year-old Peterborough man

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Police had attempted to apprehend the man on a warrant for substantial property crimes when he struck a police vehicle and fled.
An OPP helicopter joined a large-scale Peterborough police search that began September 15, 2025 for a 34-year-old man wanted in connection with non-violent crimes. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police arrest 34-year-old man after large-scale search that began Tuesday afternoon

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Emergency response team, canine unit, and an OPP helicopter were involved in search for man wanted in connection with non-violent crimes.
Ontario's Minister of Sport Neil Lumsden announced $6.3 million in funding to Curve Lake First Nation for a new multi-season outdoor arena on September 15, 2025. Also pictured left to right are Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation parliamentary assistant Will Bouma, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith, Curve Lake First Nation chief Laurie Hockaday, and Curve Lake First Nation deputy chief Jeffrey Jacobs. (Photo: Office of Neil Lumsden / Facebook)

Ontario government providing $6.3 million to Curve Lake First Nation for new outdoor arena

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Multi-season facility would be a central community hub for team sports, community events, seasonal markets, cultural gatherings, and more.
The Canadian Canoe Museum launched its "Music in the Museum" concert series on May 24, 2025 with a performance by Juno award-winning roots musician Old Man Luedecke in the museum's atrium. Toronto-based indie-folk group Great Lake Swimmers will be performing as a trio at the museum on December 6, 2025. (Photo: The Canadian Canoe Museum)

Indie-folk group Great Lake Swimmers to perform at The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough...

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Proceeds from the 'Music in The Museum' series in the atrium support the museum's youth backcountry canoeing program.
The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) is launching a new weekly mental health walk-in clinic in Minden on Thursdays effective September 18, 2025. In February, CMHA HKPR launched weekday mental health walk-in clinics in Lindsay and Peterborough. Pictured are virtual care clinic registered practical nurse Jessica Swift and CMHA HKPR programs and services director Tracy Graham. (Photo: CMHA HKPR

New Minden mental health walk-in clinic for Haliburton County residents available Thursdays starting September...

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Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge launched weekly clinic following success of Peterborough and Lindsay weekday clinics.
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