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Riel Acres Farm, a small family-operated market garden in Young's Point producing fresh produce, chickens, eggs and lamb, is one of the members of the new Grow Food Peterborough Facebook group launched by Local Food Peterborough. (Photo: Riel Acres Farm / Facebook)

Local Food Peterborough launches new Facebook group to support local food growers

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Members can share questions, ideas, and information and find inspiration, with some local farmers volunteering as mentors.
The largest community garden in the Kawarthas is Edwin Binney's Community Garden in Lindsay. The garden is located on 30,000 square feet of Crayola Canada’s previously unused land that the United Way and Fleming College staff have developed into a fully operational community garden. In the garden's first year of operation, 11 different agencies received fresh produce from the garden. (Photo courtesy of United Way City of Kawartha Lakes)

Ontario to allow community gardens to operate during COVID-19 pandemic

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Gardens recognized as essential source of fresh food, especially for those facing food insecurity.
Beavermead Campground is a popular 97-site campground located right beside Beavermead Park on Little Lake in Peterborough. Otonabee Conservation has postponed the opening of camping season, which usually happens in early May, at both Beavermead Campground and Warsaw Caves Conservation Area due to COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Otonabee Conservation)

No camping at Beavermead or Warsaw Caves until at least late June

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Otonabee Conservation postpones opening of camping season due to COVID-19.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - April 24, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – April 24, 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.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, with Minister of Finance Rod Phillips behind him, announcing the new Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program on April 24, 2020. (Screenshot / YouTube)

Ontario announces emergency commercial rent relief

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Federal-provincial $900 million program will offer forgivable loans to to eligible commercial property owners.
The Ganaraska River is one of Ontario's most popular fishing destinations, with a steelhead and rainbow trout run in the spring and a chinook salmon run in the late summer and early fall. (Photo: Port Hope Tourism)

No trout fishing this weekend in the Ganaraska River in Port Hope

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Trout fishing season opens on April 25 but the municipality and conservation authority have closed river access due to COVID-19 concerns.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - April 23, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – April 23, 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.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) has cancelled the 2020 Taste of Downtown event scheduled for Saturday, June 6. The event will return in 2021. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

Taste of Downtown in Peterborough cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19

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Annual event was scheduled to take place on Charlotte Street in downtown Peterborough on June 6.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on April 22, 2020 announcing the new Canada Emergency Student Benefit. (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister / YouTube)

Federal government announces new COVID-19 Canada Emergency Student Benefit

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Post-secondary students and recent graduates can receive $1,250 per month from May to August.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford during a media update about COVID-19 on April 22, 2020. (Screenshot: Premier's Office / YouTube)

Premier Ford won’t commit to loosening of Ontario’s COVID-19 restrictions by Victoria Day weekend

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Ontario has extended all emergency orders until May 6, with state of emergency continuing until May 12.
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