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Clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021 as daylight saving time begins, giving us less light in the morning and more light in the evening. The time change is also when you should replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors and check if the devices themselves should be replaced.

‘Spring forward’ when daylight saving time begins this weekend

It's also time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,185 new COVID-19 cases, including 20 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 132 with 14 new cases in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
Laura Zielinski, a personal support worker at Hospice Peterborough, received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on March 8, 2021 at Peterborough Regional Health Centre. (Photo courtesy of Hospice Peterborough)

Hospice Peterborough staff receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

All staff to be fully vaccinated by early summer.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,631 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases decrease to 128 with 4 new cases in Peterborough, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 2 in Hastings Prince Edward.
Some of the estimated $20,000 worth of damage caused by recent vandalism in the 'Discovery Shack' at Gamiing Nature Centre south of Bobcaygeon. (Video screenshot courtesy of Gamiing Nature Centre)

Kawartha Lakes community steps up to help vandalized Gamiing Nature Centre

Vandals cause an estimated $20,000 in damages at non-profit outdoor and wildlife education centre's 'Discovery Shack'.
COVID-19 tests in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,299 new COVID-19 cases, including 9 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 129 with 8 new cases in Peterborough and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
A swab test bring completed on a patient. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 990 new COVID-19 cases, including 19 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 128 with 11 new cases in Peterborough, 5 in Northumberland, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,250 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 126, with 9 new cases in Peterborough and 3 in Northumberland.
With the Peterborough region moving into the more restrictive 'Red-Control' COVID-19 level effective March 8, 2021, Galaxy Cinemas in Peterborough will once again be closed. Other restrictions include fewer people allowed to gather indoors and outdoors, a maximum of four people seated together in restaurants, decreased capacity limits for retail stores, no personal care services that require the removal of face masks, and more. (Stock photo)

Peterborough region moves to more restrictive ‘Red-Control’ COVID-19 level effective March 8

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit moves from 'Orange-Restrict' into less restrictive 'Yellow-Protect'.
Dawn Pond, Downtown Vibrancy Manager of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area, displays two of the 20 paddles painted by volunteer community artists to raise funds for the One City Employment Program, which provides meaningful work to those with barriers to traditional employment. The paddles will be on display in the Commerce Building in downtown Peterborough as part of the First Friday Peterborough art crawl. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Last chance to see painted canoe paddle public art exhibit in Peterborough

Exhibit at First Friday of 20 paddles painted by volunteer community artists and auctioned off to raise $5,000 for One City Employment Program.

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