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Drawing comparisons to Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa's The Mothers of Invention, self-proclaimed "mad composer from Oakville" Friendly Rich (Marsella) brings his experimental cabaret orchestra The Lollipop People to The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, November 13th. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – November 7 to 13

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 7 to Wednesday, November 13.
Car window covered with light snow

Wintry mix of weather expected for Thursday morning

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Rain expected to turn into light snow overnight or early in the morning.
Insite, North America's first legal supervised consumption site, opened in 2003 in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where there is a high number of long-term injection drug users. The facility includes a 12-seat injection room where users can inject their own drugs under the supervision of nurses and staff trained in overdose intervention. A group of local politicians, health organizations, and law enforcement are working to bring a consumption and treatment services site to the downtown Peterborough area as a response to the opioid crisis which has seen 26 confirmed and suspected opioid-related deaths so far in 2019. (Photo: Vancouver Coastal Health)

What do you think about having a drug consumption and treatment site in downtown...

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Online survey now available, with public information sessions coming later in November.
An employee at Shoppers Drug Mart displays a fraud prevention card, supplied by the Kawartha Lakes Police Service, that retailers can share with customers who are at risk of falling victim to the gift card scam. (Supplied photo)

Kawartha Lakes police help local retailers educate customers on gift card scam

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Ontario marks Crime Prevention Week with the theme 'Preventing Crime, Protecting People'.
Early bird passes and opening tickets are now available for the 2020 ReFrame Film Festival, which takes place in downtown Peterborough from January 23 to 26. A list of the films at the 16th annual festival will be released in December, with the full schedule available in early January. (Graphic courtesy of ReFrame)

Early bird passes and opening night tickets now available for 2020 ReFrame Film Festival

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16th annual documentary film festival runs January 23 to 26 in downtown Peterborough.
When it comes to seasonal influenza, getting a flu shot now is your best defence to keep you healthy over the holiday season. It takes two weeks for a flu shot to become effective. (Photo: Government of Ontario)

Flu season is off to an early start this year

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Peterborough Public Health reports first lab-confirmed case of seasonal flu, encourages people to get flu shot.
Emterra Environmental is the new contractor for recycling collection and processing in the City of Peterborough effective November 1, 2019. If you do not sort blue boxes properly, your recycling will not be collected. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

City of Peterborough says improperly sorted recyclables will no longer be collected

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With a new recycling contractor, city is placing new emphasis on proper sorting of recyclable materials.
The Peterborough Folk Festival presents Toronto-based indie rockers Fast Romantics at the Historic Red Dog Tavern in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, November 2nd, with Peterborough Folk Festival 2019 Emerging Artist Paper Shakers opening. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – October 31 to November 6

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, October 31 to Wednesday, November 6,
Police found these six handguns conealed in a hidden compartment in a car driven by one of the 11 people arrested after a joint police force investigation resulted in 13 search warrants being executed on October 30, 2019 in several communities in and around the Kawarthas. Police also seized significant quantities of drugs, cash, and other weapons. (Supplied photo)

Police arrest 11 people in major drug and gun bust in the Kawarthas

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Joint police force investigation saw 13 residences searched in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Bridgenorth, Quinte/Belleville, and Scarborough.
A common sight at Peterborough-area schools during drop-off and pick-up times: a long line of idling cars on Robinson Street beside Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School in Peterborough's East City. Empty sidewalks are an indication that there is potential to shift towards active methods of school travel instead of relying on cars. Relying on cars for school travel reduces air quality, physical activity, and opportunities for independence while also increasing social isolation. To help address these issues, Immaculate Conception is one of five local schools participating in the new School Travel Planning program delivered by GreenUP and Active and Safe Routes to School Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

New program helps local schools take action to fight traffic congestion and climate change

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Five schools in Peterborough's East City and Norwood involved in community-based approach to increase rates of walking, wheeling, and busing.
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