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OPP logo on police car door

Missing person found dead in submerged pickup truck in Algonquin Highlands

Family member located truck in Kushog Lake next to Highway 35.
Halloween pumpkin in the rain

Frightening forecast for trick-or-treaters on Halloween

Rainfall amounts of 30-50mm possible by Friday, with heaviest rain on Thursday night.
Dan Kitchen of Servo Socks (right) accepting the grand prize from Dawn Hennessey of the Business Development Bank of Canada at the Kawartha Lakes Small Business Innovation Awards in Lindsay on October 25, 2019. (Photo: Servo Socks / Facebook)

businessNOW – October 29, 2019

Featuring Innovation Award winner Servo Socks, Pitch It! winners Paper Planter Project and Eco-Care Project, Showplace Performance Centre honouring Sean Eyre, 4th Line Theatre playwright funding, and more.
The indoor winter location of the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market in Peterborough Square is a popular destination with shoppers who want to support local producers. The 2019-20 indoor market runs every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning November 2nd. (Supplied photo)

Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market moves indoors at Peterborough Square on November 2

New this year are a four-week day camp for kids, new verified farmers and prepared food vendors, and a reusable dish program.
The Workforce Development Board/Local Employment Planning Council (WDB/LEPC) is presenting the Experiential Learning Fair on November 8, 2019 at the Holiday Inn Peterborough-Waterfront in downtown Peterborough. The free information session and trade show will share information with employers about the practical benefits of experiential learning such as apprenticeships and cooperative work placements and connect employers with local organizations that provide opportunities and funding for employers to take advantage of experiential learning.

Free information session and trade show helps connect businesses with the next generation of...

WDB/LEPC hosting Experiential Learning Fair on November 8 at Holiday Inn in downtown Peterborough.
Heavy rain coming out of a downspout. (Stock photo0

Significant rainfall coming to the Kawarthas on Saturday night

Gusty winds and total rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm possible, with heaviest rain falling overnight Saturday.
Edmonton funk/soul/pop band Carter and the Capitals (Eric Wildeman on guitar, Eric Doucet on keyboards, Ali Mirzaie on bass guitar, and Sam Malowany on drums and percussion) is on tour for the first time in Ontario supporting their debut album. They will be performing an "All Soul's Night Funk Party" at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, October 30th. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – October 24 to 30

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, October 24 to Wednesday, October 30.
Martin Scorsese reunites Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro (pictured) along with Al Pacino in "The Irishman", an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. The Netflix film premieres on Wednesday, November 27th. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in November 2019

Highlights include Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, season three of The Crown, and a lot of Christmas movies
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before being sworn in as Trudeau's youngest cabinet minister on November 5, 2015, was re-elected to a second term in the federal election on October 21, 2019. Prime Minister Trudeau will be leading a minority Liberal government in Ottawa. (Photo: Maryam Monsef / Facebook)

The Kawarthas turn Conservative blue except in Peterborough-Kawartha, where Monsef is re-elected

Liberal incumbents in Northumberland-Peterborough South and Hastings-Lennox and Addington are defeated.
"The Mush Hole" by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre tells the story, from the perspective of survivors, of the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ontario -- Canada's first residential school that became the model for all that followed. Presented by Public Energy, the powerful dance and multimedia performance comes to Market Hall Performing Arts Centre for one night only on November 2, 2019. (Photo: Ian R. Maracle)

‘The Mush Hole’ confronts the legacy of trauma of residential schools

Public Energy presents Kaha:wi Dance Theatre's powerful dance and multimedia portrayal at Peterborough's Market Hall on November 2.

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