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A consumption and treatment services site, to help prevent drug overdoes and deaths, is being proposed at 220 Simcoe Street in downtown Peterborough. While an application for provincial funding is being developed, organizations involved in the initiative are raising funds so they can retain the location, cover the cost of professional studies to support the funding application, and cover the cost of renovations to operate the site. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

$50,000 sought to support Peterborough’s first consumption and treatment services site

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Funds will be used to retain the Simcoe Street property and to support an application for provincial funding.
COVID-19 tests in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,249 new COVID-19 cases, including 1 in greater Kawarthas region

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Provincial positivity rate jumps to 6.1%, 12 new deaths, 29 new hospitalizations including 1 in Northumberland.
You could win hundreds of dollars in gift certificates by participating in the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area's Holiday Shopping Passport program. Get your passport stamped for every $10 you spend at 148 participating downtown Peterborough businesses and, after you fill your passport with 20 stamps, it becomes a ballot for one of three prizes of $500 and a grand prize of $1,500 in "downtown money". (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Downtown Peterborough’s Holiday Shopping Passports are a win-win for shoppers and local businesses

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By choosing to shop, dine, and treat yourself at participating downtown businesses, you can win one of three $500 prizes and a $1,500 grand prize.
A swab test bring completed on a patient. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,487 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 new cases in greater Kawarthas region

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There are now 43 active cases in Peterborough, Hastings and Prince Edward counties, Northumberland, Kawartha Lakes, and Haliburton.
More than 1,800 active hydro outages in southwestern and central Ontario on the morning of November 16, 2020 after a severe windstorm swept across the province the previous day. (Map: Hydro One)

More than 180,000 Hydro One customers without power after Sunday’s severe windstorm

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Wind gusts of over 100 km/hour downed hydro poles and power lines, with southwestern and central Ontario hardest hit.
Fairhaven is a municipal long-term care home facility located at 881 Dutton Road in Peterborough. (Photo: Fairhaven)

Ontario reports 1,248 new COVID-19 cases, including 6 in Peterborough

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New deaths continue to rise with 29 province-wide, including 20 in long-term care homes.
The 2021 Turtle Guardians calendar includes fun-filled turtle photos and educational quotes, with all proceeds from the sale of the calendar supporting the protection and care of Ontario's turtles. (Photo: Turtle Guardians / The Land Betweeen)

Sales of 2021 Turtle Guardians calendar will help protect and save Ontario’s turtles

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Turtle Guardians is a conservation and citizen science program of the Haliburton-based The Land Between charity.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports record 1,581 COVID-19 cases, with 50 new hospitalizations and 20 new deaths

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3 new cases in Peterborough, reports unavailable on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
Windsock blowing in strong winds on a cloudy day

Strong wind gusts forecast for southern Kawarthas including Peterborough Sunday afternoon

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Southwest winds gusting up to 80 km/h are possible.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,396 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 in greater Kawarthas region

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4 new cases in Peterborough, 4 in Northumberland, 3 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
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