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

Ontario education minister says he would support staggering beginning of school year

Ontario Principals' Council releases statement recommending limiting all class sizes and delaying and staggering start of school year.
A woman being swabbed at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic

One new COVID-19 case in Peterborough, 78 cases in Ontario excluding Toronto

Reports unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
Peterborough artist Kathryn Durst (pictured with her dog Chili) has been selected to create a public art mural in downtown Peterborough commissioned by the First Friday Ptbo Art Crawl. Trained in animation, Durst is now an illustrator of children's books, including Sir Paul McCartney's best-selling children's book "Hey Grandude!", which was published in 2019. (Photo via First Friday Ptbo / Facebook)

Local artist Kathryn Durst to create public art mural in downtown Peterborough

Durst is best known as the illustrator for Sir Paul McCartney's best-selling children's book.
You can make healthier lunches for your child and help the environment by embracing the litterless lunch this school year. Use reusable stainless steel containers and, when preparing your child's lunch, try to get them involved in the packing process. When children have a voice and can choose their own lunch options, they are more likely to eat it and throw less food away. (Photo: Kristen LaRocque / GreenUP)

Pack the food but not the litter in your child’s lunch this school year

10 tips from Peterborough GreenUP for litterless lunches.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

No new COVID-19 cases to report in greater Kawarthas region, 95 new cases in...

All cases in Peterborough and Northumberland are now resolved.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a Queen's Park media conference on August 12, 2020 announcing the allocation of $1.6 billion in emergency provincial-federal funding for Ontario's 444 municipalities. (CPAC screenshot)

Kawarthas municipalities to receive over $28 million in first round of COVID-19 emergency funding

Federal-provincial funding for operating costs and public transit includes $8 million for City of Peterborough and $4.9 million for City of Kawarthas Lakes.
School bus pictured from the front. (Stock photo)

What to expect on school buses this fall in Peterborough and the Kawarthas

STSCO releases COVID-19 school transportation guidelines affecting over 26,000 elementary and secondary school students.
Winslow Farm on Zion Line in Millbrook, home of 4th Line Theatre. (Photo: 4th Line Theatre / Facebook)

4th Line Theatre in Millbrook launches outdoor family movie nights in August

Four films will screen for free at Winslow Farm, with safety protocols in place.
Heather Luxton. (Police-supplied photo)

LOCATED – Peterborough police seek missing 31-year-old Heather Luxton

Luxton was last seen Monday afternoon in downtown Peterborough.
Fibre optic cables

$1.6 billion proposal would deliver ultra-fast gigabit internet to rural eastern Ontario

Eastern Ontario Regional Network 'Gig Project' proposes private-public partnership to provide long-term solution for rural connectivity.

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