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The new snowbear cub hugging the original Snowlar Bear created in January by Jon Kolodziej and Dana Beren Watts outside of their home on George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Allison MacGregor @allison.macgregor / Instagram)

Peterborough’s epic snowbear has had a baby!

Snowlar Bear on George Street in downtown Peterborough was created by Jon Kolodziej and Dana Beren Watts.
Hospice Peterborough executive director Hajni Hos and board president Shelley Barrie with some of the customized Valentine's Day cards that members of the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha recently created for clients of the non-profit organization, which offers support to individuals and families living with or affected by life-threatening illness and grief. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)

Kawartha Rotary sends some Valentine’s Day love to Hospice Peterborough clients

Rotarians regularly take on 'small projects' to support the local community.
Extreme cold shown on thermometer in snow

Extreme cold warning in place for most of the Kawarthas on Friday and Saturday

Wind chill values near -30°C, One Roof Community Centre in Peterborough extending daytime shelter hours.
Dave Mowat and the Curbside Shuffle (Al Black on drums, Dave Mowat on harp, Terry Wilkins on bass, Clayton Yates on guitar) bring their Chicago, Delta, and country blues to the Keene Centre for the Arts on Saturday, February 8th. The band will also be hosting the PMBA Deluxe Blues Jam at Dr. J's in Peterborough the following week on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Dave Mowat and the Curbside Shuffle / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – February 6 to 12

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, February 6 to Wednesday, February 12.
Winter snow on parked car

Up to 15 cm of snow forecast for the Kawarthas by Friday night

Snow will begin Thursday night with patchy freezing drizzle.
Cornerstone Family Dentistry owner Dr. Anna Jo, YWCA Peterborough Haliburton executive diector Kim Dolan, and Nourish manager Joëlle Favreau at the February 5, 2020 YWCA Empty Bowls fundraiser announcement at Cornerstone Family Dentistry. At the 16th annual event, taking place at 12 p.m. on February 28, 2020 at The Venue in downtown Peterborough, you can choose a bowl made by local artisans and enjoy food from local restaurants while supporting Nourish food programs. (Photo courtesy of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)

Tickets on sale for YWCA Empty Bowls fundraiser on February 28 at The Venue...

Guests can select a bowl made by local artisans and enjoy food from local restaurants, with proceeds supporting Nourish food programs.
'The Link' pilot rural transportation service will use 15-passenger Peterborough Transit buses to provide affordable and accessible service from Selwyn Township and Curve Lake First Nation with connections to Bridgenorth, Ennismore, and Peterborough. Open houses are taking place during February where members of the public provide feedback on the route, schedule, and fare structure of the service, expected to launch in May 2020. (Photo: Selwyn Township / Facebook)

Public open houses in February for ‘The Link’ rural transportation service in Peterborough County

Three-year pilot project to provide service from Selwyn Township and Curve Lake First Nation with connections to Bridgenorth, Ennismore, and Peterborough.
The puck drop at the 11th annual Pink in the Rink at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on February 1, 2020. The game, which saw the Petes defeat the Oshawa Generals in front of a sold-out crowd, raised $88,300 for women's cancer research. (Photo: Jessica Van Staalduinen / Peterborough Petes)

Peterborough Petes annual Pink in the Rink game raises $88,300 for women’s cancer research

OHL's top fundraising event has raised almost $790,000 since 2010
According to research by the National Audubon Society, the snowy owl is very vulnerable to climate change and will lose 93 per cent of its range if global temperatures rise by 3°C. By participating in the 2020 Great Backyard Bird Count, members of the public can help scientists understand where birds are and how their numbers are changing. (Photo: Diane McAllister / GBCC)

Be a citizen scientist by participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count this Family...

Counting birds for science is one of seven simple actions people can take to protect birds and the places where they live.
Norwegian musician and composer Torgeir Vassvik, a member of the Sami indigenous people of northern Europe, creates sound-poems by combining joik (Sami folk music) with modern vocal, percussive, and instrumental techniques. He will perform at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, February 1st at an after-party for the "Being Salmon, Being Human" storytelling performances from Norway, at Nozhem at Gzowski College on Thursday and Friday night and the Mount Community Centre on Saturday afternoon. (Photo source: Kreative Nord / kreativenord.no)

nightlifeNOW – January 30 to February 5

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, January 30 to Wednesday, February 5.

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