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Broken Harmony frontman Brandon Humphrey will be performing with Dylan Ireland, Hillary Dumoulin, Rob Foreman, and Tony Silvestri as "Fred Hot Chili Penner" at a 1920s-themed New Year's Eve party at The Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Tuesday, December 31st. (Photo: Brandon Humphrey / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – December 26 to January 1

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, December 26 to Wednesday, January 1.
Fleming College student Paula Torti was one of more than 150 volunteers with Kawartha Land Trust who helped plant 18,730 native trees and shrubs in 2019. Kawartha Land Trust is the only non-governmental charitable organization committed to protecting land in the Kawarthas. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)

Kawartha Land Trust volunteers and staff planted over 18,000 native trees and shrubs in...

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More than 150 volunteers ranging from youth to retirees also helped to restore tall grass prairie habitat at two protected properties.
A mobile-friendly list of holiday hours for 259 selected businesses, organizations, and services across the Kawarthas over New Year's 2019-220

What’s open and closed over New Year’s 2019-20

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Holiday hours for 260 selected businesses, organizations, and services across the Kawarthas.
Toronto-based 2020 Maple Blues Awards nominees Bywater Call, who released their self-titled debut in November, are hosting the Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association's Deluxe Blues Jam on Saturday, December 21st at Dr. J's BBQ & Brews in downtown Peterborough. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – December 19 to 25

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, December 19 to Wednesday, December 25.
Fenelon Falls resident Renate Hauswirth picking up her $1 million cheque at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. The 76-year-old retiree won the prize in the December 14th Lotto 6/49 draw. (Supplied photo)

Fenelon Falls resident Renate Hauswirth wins $1 million in Lotto 6/49

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76-year-old retiree plans to travel across Canada and go to Portugal.
Kim Dolan (far left) is the new executive director of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton effective February 3, 2020. Dolan, who has been executive director at PARN for the past 13 years, is pictured here moderating the panel at the Peterborough Opioid Summit on July 11, 2019 at Market Hall Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)

Kim Dolan is the new executive director of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton

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Executive director of PARN for the past 13 years has previously worked at YWCA Crossroads Shelter and other YWCA programs.
The emergency department at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay was temporarily closed following flooding on December 18, 2019 caused by burst heating coils. (Photo: Ross Memorial Hospital / Twitter)

Ross Memorial Hospital emergency department in Lindsay re-opens following flooding incident

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Burst heating coils on Wednesday night temporarily closed emergency department.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated that, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, we must cut carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050. To achieve negative emissions in the next 30 years, our best available solutions are to restore natural carbon-storing mechanisms. Planting and maintaining trees are among the most effective methods of removing carbon from our atmosphere. Restoring ecosystems is also essential to achieving negative emissions. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Think globally and act locally when it comes to climate action

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Local initiatives in Peterborough are already creating meaningful and measurable change.
A person in the winter with their face covered and mittened hands over their ears. (Stock photo)

Extreme cold warning in effect for Peterborough and Kawarthas Lakes

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Wind chill values of -30°C are expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Thermometer on snow showing extreme cold temperature of 20 below zeroExtreme cold

Snow squalls overnight on Tuesday followed by extreme cold by Wednesday night

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Wind chills will approach -28°C on Wednesday night with frostbite risk.
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