Home Authors Articles by kawarthaNOW

Articles by kawarthaNOW

kawarthaNOW
6073 Articles
Our generic staff writer account, covering breaking and local community news. Follow kawarthaNOW on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
A person who found this old munition during renovations took it to the Brighton OPP Detachment. Police are cautioning people not to touch or transport any military ordnance or explosive devices they may find but to contact police. (OPP / Facebook)

Police caution public not to touch or transport any found military ordnance or explosive...

OPP issue warning after a citizen brought World War II era mortar round to Brighton detachment.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 1,076 new COVID-19 cases, including 6 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases fall to 98 with 3 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
As well as in-person shopping and personal care services, in-person dining will once again be allowed in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton as of February 16, 2021. Restrictions will be tighter in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton than in Peterborough as Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit will be in the more restrictive "Orange-Restrict" level, while Peterborough Public Health moves into "Yellow-Protect". (Stock photo)

Ontario announces colour-coded levels for 27 public health unit regions

Effective February 16, Peterborough moves into 'Yellow-Protect' and Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton moves into 'Orange-Restrict'.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 945 new COVID-19 cases, including 17 in greater Kawarthas region

Two more deaths and 7 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 4 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Peterborough, and 1 in Haliburton.
A young female student wearing a mask in a classroom. (Stock photo)

Ontario government postpones March break until April

Education minister says decision was made on advice of public health officials.
A Kawartha Lakes police vehicle blocks access to Pigeon Lake Road east of Lindsay after a police shooting on November 26, 2020 that resulting in a 33-year-old suspect and an OPP officer being seriously injured. The suspect's one-year-old son was found fatally shot in the man's pickup truck. (Photo: CBC)

Infant in deadly Kawartha Lakes incident died as a result of being shot by...

One-year-old boy was in father's pickup truck during a confrontation with police on November 26, 2020.
Bancroft mayor Paul Jenkins, the town's strategic planner Malcolm Hunt, federal minister of infrastructure and communities Catherine McKenna, and Hastings-Lennox and Addington MPP Daryl Kramp participate in a virtual announcement of almost $1.4 million in federal and provincial funding for the new North Hastings Community Hub. (Screenshot)

Almost $1.4 million in government funding for new community hub in Bancroft

North Hastings Community Hub will provide new space for North Hastings Public Library as well as 20 affordable housing units.
Dr. Rosana Salvaterra has served as medical officer of health for Peterborough Public Health since 2008. (Photo: Peterborough Public Health)

Peterborough medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra retiring later this year

Dr. Salvaterra says she will stay on until board of health recruits a replacement.
The 2019 novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 disease. (Graphic: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

First COVID-19 variant case in greater Kawarthas region reported in Northumberland County resident

Health unit does not yet know which of the three known variants in Canada the resident has been infected with.
Kawartha Lakes Police Service police car. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Kawartha Lakes police charge eight people with violating stay-at-home order

Six of the eight people receiving $880 fines were charged as a result of traffic stops involving other offences.

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

30,383FollowersLike
25,185FollowersFollow
17,705FollowersFollow
4,405FollowersFollow
3,558FollowersFollow
3,008FollowersFollow

Sign up for kawarthNOW's Enews

Sign up for our VIP Enews

kawarthaNOW.com offers two enews options to help readers stay in the know. Our VIP enews is delivered weekly every Wednesday morning and includes exclusive giveaways, and our news digest is delivered daily every morning. You can subscribe to one or both.




Submit your event for FREE!

Use our event submission form to post your event on our website — for free. To submit editorial content or ideas, please contact us.