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Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef announcing $256,250 in federal funding for three new green economy hubs, including in Peterborough. An initiative of the non-profit organization Green Economy Canada, green economy hubs have already been established in Hamilton and Burlington, Kingston, London, Ottawa, Sudbury, Waterloo Region, and York Region, with 250 businesses collectively reduced 200,000 tons of greenhouse gases to date. (Photo: Office of Maryam Monsef / Facebook)

Federal funding will create Peterborough ‘green economy hub’ and help local businesses be more...

Hubs in seven Ontario communities have reduced 200,000 tons of greenhouse gases to date.
Thermometer showing a temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius. (Stock photo)

Heat warning in place for the Kawarthas for the weekend

Humidex values of 40°C or higher arrive on Friday, with nighttime temperatures in the twenties.
Police tape

Police investigating sudden death of couple near Campbellford

Bodies of man and woman found on afternoon of July 17 following weapons call to police.
Peterborough Public Library

City council votes to use Peterborough Public Library as temporary overnight shelter location

Library's auditorium will have 15 temporary overflow beds, with another 15 at YES Shelter for Youth and Families.
Kawartha Lakes Police Service K9 unit police service dog Xena with handler P.C. Keith Watson visiting a kindergarten class at Leslie Frost Public School in Lindsay in 2017. (Photo: Keith Watson / Twitter)

No more canine unit program at Kawartha Lakes Police Service

Dog handler stepping down due to health concerns and 'other factors' led to decision to suspend program.
The Cork & Bean, which opened in downtown Peterborough last fall, is one of several local eateries participating for the first time in the 2019 Paint The Town Red fundraiser for the United Way on Wednesday, July 17th. In all, 35 restaurants, cafes, and pubs will be donating 25 per cent of their net sales to the United Way on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of United Way of Peterborough and District)

Paint The Town Red on Wednesday and support the United Way

35 eateries in Peterborough, Lakefield, and Bridgenorth will donate 25 per cent of day's net sales in seventh annual fundraiser.
Musicians Kate Suhr, Griffin Clark, and Owen Stahn, who are currently starring in Beau Dixon's "Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable" at 4th Line Theatre, will be performing their own music at 4th Line's Midsummer Night's Music concert at St. Thomas's Anglican Church in Millbrook on July 20, 2019. The line-up also includes fellow performers and musicians Justin Hiscox, Mark Hiscox, and Geoff Hewitson, as well as Melissa Payne, who will be making her 4th Line Theatre debut in "Carmel" in August. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio).

Kate Suhr and Melissa Payne to perform at 4th Line Theatre’s Midsummer Night’s Music...

July 20th concert also features Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable performers Griffin Clark and Owen Stahn, Justin and Mark Hiscox, and Geoff Hewitson.
Peterborough wheelchair rugby athlete Cody Caldwell (right) competing in his first Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 2016. Caldwell is one of 12 athletes selected by Wheelchair Rugby Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee to represent Canada at the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games in August. (Photo: Wheelchair Rugby Canada)

Peterborough’s Cody Caldwell to compete at Lima 2019 Parapan American Games in August

Wheelchair rugby athlete one of 12 selected by Wheelchair Rugby Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee.
The beach at the Selwyn Beach Conservation Area. (Photo: Township of Selwyn)

The Beach Report for July 12 to 18, 2019

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Northumberland .
Award-winning East Coast singer-songwriter Alicia Toner brings her blend of folk, pop, and country-rock to the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Sunday, July 14th. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – July 11 to 17

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, July 11 to Wednesday, July 17.

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