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99-year-old Guy Aiello with a $20,880 cheque for Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation. Aiello, who celebrates his 100th birthday this fall, walked the equivalent of a marathon in July 2020 to raise funds for equipment and technology at the hospital. (Photo: PRHC Foundation / Facebook)

99-year-old marathon walker Guy Aiello raises almost $21,000 for Peterborough hospital

Long-time supporter of Peterborough Regional Health Centre walked more than 42 kilometres during the summer.
Greenleaf/Cor-Plan president Sheldon Rokin (left) with Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien (second from left), Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef (second from right), and Kawartha Participation Projects CEO Patrick Cooper (right) during a recent visit to the construction site of a 25-rental-unit development at 3789 Water Street in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of office of Maryam Monsef)

Federal government announces $7.6 million for 25 rental units in Peterborough

Five of the units are earmarked for clients of Kawartha Participation Projects, which will manage the building.

Students with Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board will return to the classroom starting...

Schools will remain closed from September 8 to 11 to give staff extra time to prepare for return of students.
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, wearing her insignia as Chancellor and Member of the Order of Ontario and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Photo: V. Tony Hauser)

Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor to visit Peterborough and the Kawarthas on Tuesday

Elizabeth Dowdeswell will visit tourism destinations in Bailieboro, Peterborough, and Keene.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 105 new COVID-19 cases, including 1 in Northumberland and 1 in Prince...

No new cases to report in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, or Haliburton.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Person charged with animal cruelty after police seize 27 dogs from Lindsay camping trailer

Dogs were turned over to humane society, 61-year-old Janie Brooke Rumm faces charges.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Haliburton and Hastings counties

Storms producing damaging winds and heavy rain possible on Sunday afternoon.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 103 new COVID-19 cases, including another new case in Peterborough

Reports unavailable on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
A microphone in an empty meeting space. (Stock photo)

Ontario hotels, convention centres, and banquet halls now allowed to have up to 50...

Ontario government has also eased contact information collection requirements for bars, restaurants, and tour guides and services.
Nurse Simone Jackson wearing personal protective equipment in March 2020 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 131 new COVID-19 cases, including one in Peterborough and one in Northumberland

Majority of new cases in Ottawa and GTA; no new cases in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.

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