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Oshawa folk-country-maritime trio The Doozies (Sean Battams, Josh Kvasnak, and Jon Sloan) perform at the Black Horse Pub in downtown Peterborough on Friday, January 3rd. (Photo courtesy of The Doozies)

nightlifeNOW – January 2 to 8

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, January 2 to Wednesday, January 8.
A police investigator at work during Project Peacehaven, a joint investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police and the Peterborough Police Service into online child sexual exploitation that has resulted in charges against eight people, including an Omemee resident and a Selwyn Township resident. (Photo: OPP)

Police charge eight people in online child sexual exploitation investigation

Joint OPP and Peterborough Police Service investigation focused on how popular social media applications were used to lure children.
Snow plow on highway during snow squall

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for southern Kawarthas on Tuesday

Brief bursts of heavy snow and strong wind gusts expected.
Hydro One crews on site after an ice storm. (Photo: Hydro One / Facebook)

Freezing rain and high winds cause widespread power outages

Hydro One reports more than 200 outages affecting over 30,000 customers, including over 12,000 in central and eastern Ontario
This capture of a magnificent snowy owl by Robert Metcalfe was the top post on our Instagram for January 2019 and the third most popular of the year, with almost 11,000 impressions and 837 likes. (Photo: Robert Metcalfe @robert.a.metcalfe / Instagram)

Top 19 of 2019: our local Instagram photographer all-stars

The top posts from our Instagram by local Kawartha photographers in 2019.
Freezing rain on tree branch

Freezing rain warning now in effect for all of the Kawarthas starting Sunday afternoon

Ice accumulation of 10 to 15 mm is possible, especially in northern regions, with possible power outages as a result.
Freezing rain and snow at night

Freezing rain storm coming to the Kawarthas on Sunday

Freezing rain forecast for northern Kawarthas, potential for freezing rain in southern Kawarthas.
Broken Harmony frontman Brandon Humphrey will be performing with Dylan Ireland, Hillary Dumoulin, Rob Foreman, and Tony Silvestri as "Fred Hot Chili Penner" at a 1920s-themed New Year's Eve party at The Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Tuesday, December 31st. (Photo: Brandon Humphrey / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – December 26 to January 1

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, December 26 to Wednesday, January 1.
Fleming College student Paula Torti was one of more than 150 volunteers with Kawartha Land Trust who helped plant 18,730 native trees and shrubs in 2019. Kawartha Land Trust is the only non-governmental charitable organization committed to protecting land in the Kawarthas. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)

Kawartha Land Trust volunteers and staff planted over 18,000 native trees and shrubs in...

More than 150 volunteers ranging from youth to retirees also helped to restore tall grass prairie habitat at two protected properties.
A mobile-friendly list of holiday hours for 259 selected businesses, organizations, and services across the Kawarthas over New Year's 2019-220

What’s open and closed over New Year’s 2019-20

Holiday hours for 260 selected businesses, organizations, and services across the Kawarthas.

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