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A community garden in the City of Peterborough. Public health units have released guidelines for the safe operation of community gardens, which include instructions such as maintaining physical distancing between gardeners. (Photo courtesy of Nourish Project)

Health units release guidelines for safe operation of community gardens during COVID-19

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Ontario government announced on April 25 that allotment gardens and community gardens would be permitted.
Due to COVID-19, Hospice Peterborough made the decision in early March to restrict entry to its London Street location to essential resident visitors and staff only. Creative solutions like this one have allowed families to visit with residents while protecting the safety of both residents and staff. (Photo: Hospice Peterborough / Twitter)

All Hospice Peterborough staff test negative for COVID-19

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Positive test result for resident now believed to have been false positive due to Ottawa lab error
Lakefield Farmers' Market opens for the summer season on Thursday, May 21st. Asparagus is in season in May and June. (Photo: Lakefield Farmers' Market / Facebook)

COVID-19 safe Lakefield Farmers’ Market set to open on May 21

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Public health measures in place to ensure customer and vendor safety; list of confirmed vendors now available.
A resident catching up on the news at St. Joseph's at Fleming, a 200-bed long-term care home in Peterborough. As of May 1, 2020, the home has one resident who is positive for COVID-19. (Photo: St. Joseph's at Fleming)

New COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Caressant Care Lindsay and Maplewood Nursing Home in Brighton

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Status of COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care and retirement homes in the Kawarthas region.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - May 4, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – May 4, 2020

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Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
A 25-year-old Quinte West woman totalled her car when she crashed into a cemetery just west of Brighton on May 2, 2020. She has been charged with impaired driving and driving while under suspension. (Photo: OPP Central Region / Twitter)

Drunk driver crashes into cemetery near Brighton

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25-year-old Quinte West woman has been charged with impaired driving and driving while under suspension.
Greenhouse manager Kyle Griffin at Griffin's Greenhouses in Selywn, one of many locally owned independent garden centres in the Kawarthas that are ready to open to the public for gardening season once the Ontario government gives them the green light. Currently, they can only offer curbside pickup and delivery instead of allowing customers to browse plants. (Photo: Griffin's Greenhouses / Instagram)

Premier Ford promises ‘good news’ for independent garden centres this week

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Locally owned garden centres and nurseries are currently not on a level playing field with garden centres in grocery stores.
14-year-old Kurtis Hawkes is 5'8" and 155 lbs, and was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket. (Police-supplied photo)

Peterborough police seek missing 14-year-old boy (LOCATED)

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Kurtis Hawkes was last heard from on May 1 saying he was heading to Bobcaygeon with unknown female.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - May 3, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – May 3, 2020

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Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Westben's popular Concerts at The Barn series in Campbellford takes place in a 400-seat timber-frame barn with seating space for around one hundred people on lawn chairs in the meadow. (Photo: Westben)

Westben in Campbellford cancels Concerts at The Barn summer season

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Not-for-profit arts organization offering online music programming and seeking donations.
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