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While the ReFrame Film Festival, taking place from January 23 to 26 in downtown Peterborough, has always had a firm pay-what-you-can policy for every film presented, they are striving to do more to reduce financial barriers. This includes working in partnership with the Peterborough Public Library to offer a limited number of free festival passes to community members and working with local service organizations such as PARN and the New Canadians Centre to distribute passes to their patrons. (Photo courtesy of ReFrame Film Festival)

This year’s ReFrame Film Festival is about fostering community as well as film

Community initiatives include free festival passes at the Peterborough Public Library, a local teen activist's film to open festival, 11 digital stories created by Peterborough women, and more.
Peterborough businesswoman Kathryn Windrem passed away on January 18, 2020 at the age of 55. (Photo: Kathryn Windrem / LinkedIn)

Peterborough businesswoman Kathryn Windrem has passed away

55-year-old managing partner at BDO LLP was named Business Woman of the Year in 2009.
Kent Street West, between Lindsay Street and William Street in downtown Lindsay, will be closed as of January 22, 2020 for Enbridge's natural gas pipeline replacement work occurring along Kent Street over the next few weeks. (Map graphic: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Portion of Kent Street West in downtown Lindsay will close as of January 22

Closure between Lindsay Street and William Street required for Enbridge natural gas pipeline replacement work.
OPP police cruiser (Photo: opp.ca)

Thieves steal more than $100,000 worth of meat from two Peterborough County butcher shops

Thefts occurred over two weekends in January at businesses on Highway 7 and on Drummond Line.
Car covered in snow in winter after blizzard

Snowfall warning in effect for the Kawarthas on Saturday

15 to 25 cm of snow likely by Saturday evening with winds gusting up to 50 km/h.
Peterborough County Warden and Douro-Dummer Township Mayor J. Murray Jones, Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, and Camp Kawartha executive director Jacob Rodenburg following the announcement on January 17, 2020 of a $25,000 contribution from the federal government for a new health centre at Camp Kawartha. (Photo courtesy of office of Maryam Monsef)

Federal government contributes $25,000 to help Camp Kawartha replace its health centre

New 1,200-square-foot building in Douro-Dummer will be a model of environmentally sustainable design.
40-year-old Kinmount native and Lindsay resident Wade Hartin, an avid snowboard along with his wife Emily Johnston-Hartin, was killed in an accident on January 14, 2020 while working working at his job as a snow grooming machine operator at Dagmar Ski Resort near Uxbridge. Emily is due to give birth to the couple's first child in April, and a GoFundMe campaign has been set up to support Emily and Baby Hartin. (Photo supplied by Ashley Webster)

Family mourns tragic death of father-to-be Wade Hartin

Crowd-funding campaign set up to support widow and baby of 40-year-old Kinmount native and Lindsay resident who died in January 14 accident at Dagmar Ski Resort.
Peterborough music icon Bobby Watson is performing with Kate Kelly in their duo High and Lonesome on Friday, January 17th (and on the following Friday) at The Publican House in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Nash Gordon)

nightlifeNOW – January 16 to 22

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, January 16 to Wednesday, January 22.
Cars in a snowstorm

Significant snowfall forecast for Saturday in the Kawarthas

15 to 25 cms of snow with strong winds up to 60km/h.
Cassandra Stanley. (Supplied photo)

Police seek public’s help in locating missing 15-year-old girl (LOCATED)

Cassandra Stanley was last seen on Tuesday in Peterborough.

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