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Students in a classroom and their teacher wearing face masks. (Stock photo)

Ontario education minister issues statement on return to school

Brief statement by Stephen Lecce mentions safety and mental health.
Muskoka chairs on a dock with canoes at a lake. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed on Labour Day 2020

Holiday hours for 262 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Bracebridge on September 4, 2020, responding to a reporter's question about the spike in new COVID-19 cases in Peel Region. (CPAC screenshot)

Premier Ford says ‘something is broken’ in Peel, which has half of Ontario’s 148...

No new cases to report in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
Severe thunderstorm watch

ENDED – Severe thunderstorm warnings and watches in effect for most of Kawarthas region...

Strong wind gusts, hail, and heavy rain possible.
Peterborough City Hall is located at 500 George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough city council to return to in-person meetings starting September 8

Safety measures include glass partitions and physical distancing, members of public must reserve seat to attend.
Established in 1983 and based in Fenelon Falls, Cable Cable is a family-owned and locally operated company offering internet, television, and home phone services to more than 6,000 residents and businesses across the City of Kawartha Lakes. (Photo: Google Maps)

Rogers Communications to acquire Fenelon Falls telecommunications company Cable Cable

Rogers plans to offer additional internet and entertainment services to Cable Cable customers.
Jackson Park in Peterborough. (Photo: Ron Crough, Peterborough, ON / CC BY-SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Havelock man arrested for flashing in Peterborough’s Jackson Park

28-year-old John Dawson charged with three counts of an indecent act in a public place.
"When COVID-19 struck, I saw it as an opportunity to further develop my cake enterprise. I pivoted immediately. My dream is to have a cake-generated income, such that my ceramic pursuits can be more focused on exploration, and less on trying to make a living." - Bill Reddick, Ceramic Artist (Photo: Julie Gagne)

The Essential Project: ceramic artist Bill Reddick

A visual documentation by photographer Julie Gagne of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Peterborough artists and arts organizations,
The Cobourg Police Service released this photo of Victoria Beach in Cobourg showing only small gatherings on the beach on May 23, 2020, the same day when an estimated 10,000 people gathered at Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park. (Photo: Cobourg Police Service)

Victoria Beach in Cobourg to reopen during the week as of September 8

Popular beach, which has been completely closed since June, will remain closed on weekends until October 14.
Public health nurse Simone Jackson wearing personal protective equipment as she prepares to open a swab to test a patient for COVID-19 in Peterborough Public Health's clinic. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Ontario reports 133 new COVID-19 cases, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in...

No new cases to report in Peterborough, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.

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