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Carlotta James, co-founder and project director of the Monarch Ultra Relay Run, running across the Doube's Trestle Bridge on the Trans Canada Trail east of Omemee, part of the 1,800-kilometre route of the Monarch Ultra Relay Run taking place in September 2021 to raise awareness of plight of monarch butterfly and funds for Camp Kawartha's environmental programs for youth. (Photo: Rodney Fuentes)

Monarch Ultra returns in September with 1,800-kilometre relay run across southern Ontario

Run will raise awareness of plight of monarch butterfly and funds for Camp Kawartha's environmental programs for youth.
Local entrepreneur Tracey Ormond (left) has purchased The Edison Espresso and Pastry Bar in downtown Peterborough from Lindsay Brock, who founded the popular coffee shop in 2018. Ormond will reopen The Edison with a new menu on March 8, 2021, while Brock will continue to supply The Edison with coffee bean blends through her new business Covet Coffee & Tea. (Photo courtesy of Lindsay Brock and Tracey Ormond)

Lindsay Brock sells The Edison Espresso and Pastry Bar in Peterborough to Tracey Ormond

Ormond, who also owns That's A Wrap Catering, will reopen the popular downtown coffee shop with a new menu on March 8.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,023 new COVID-19 cases, including 17 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 102 with 9 new cases in Peterborough, 4 in Northumberland, and 4 in Hastings Prince Edward.
Caressant Care McLaughlin Road is a 96-bed long-term care home in Lindsay. (Photo: Google Maps)

COVID-19 outbreak at Caressant Care McLaughlin Road in Lindsay declared over

Outbreak infected 62 residents and 49 staff and cost 18 residents their lives.
You can win a $50 gift certificate for a modern Italian dinner at Pane Vino in Lindsay, one of 20 local restaurants participating in Kawarthas Northumberland's KN Eats Giveaway contest running March 1 to 26, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Pane Vino)

Win $50 towards dinner at a local restaurant in Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes in...

Each week from March 1 to 26, Kawarthas Northumberland is giving away 50 gift certificates for 20 participating independent restaurants.
Windsock blowing in strong winds on a cloudy day

Snow squall watch, strong winds Monday afternoon and early evening for southern Kawarthas region

Brief periods of heavy and bolowing snow, wind gusts up to 80 km/h in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland.
Snow plow on highway during snow squall

Snow squall watch for Haliburton County and North Hastings on Monday

Up to 10 cm of snow with winds gusting up to 60 km/h in late morning and afternoon.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,062 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 96 with 10 new cases in Peterborough and 2 in Hastings Prince Edward.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Ontario’s police watchdog investigating fatal collision in Roseneath involving OPP

62-year-old man is dead after his vehicle went into ditch on County Road 18 and struck a tree.
Severn Court Student Residence at 555 Wilfred Drive in Peterborough provides off-campus student housing primarily to Fleming College students, as well as students of Seneca College Aviation and Trent University. (Photo: Severn Court Management Company / Facebook)

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Severn Court Student Residence in Peterborough

Six cases confirmed so far after gathering last week at Fleming College off-campus housing complex, with index case screening positive for variant of concern.

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