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The Ontario Provincial Police and the Canadian Armed Forces are conducting a joint training exercise in the Bancroft area in the evening of July 23, 2019. Pictured is a military training exercise held at Camp Aldershot in Nova Scotia in June 2019. (Photo: Lieutenant (Navy) Sean Costello)

OPP and Canadian Armed Forces conducting joint training in Bancroft area on Tuesday night

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Military and police vehicles and personnel will be on local roads.
Brock Grills, pictured here (under clock, holding banner) after winning the Peterborough-Kawartha federal Green Party nomination on February 25, 2019, has stepped down as the candidate for personal reasons. (Photo: Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Green Party Association )

Brock Grills steps down as federal Green Party candidate for Peterborough-Kawartha

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Three months before federal election, local Greens are now seeking another candidate.
"Birds of Prey", a two-hour demonstration by master falconer Matt Lieberknecht, takes place at Gamiing Nature Centre on Pigeon Lake on August 10, 2019. Lieberknecht will bring various owls, falcons, kestrels, and other raptors for an interactive show for the whole family, engaging both young and old with his fascinating stories about each bird. (Supplied photo)

Take the family to Gamiing Nature Centre on Pigeon Lake and learn all about...

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August 10th event featuring Matt 'The Birdman' Lieberknecht is a fundraiser for charitable organization.
Mostly found in wooded or brushy areas, the blacklegged tick is the only species of tick known to carry Lyme disease. If you encounter a tick, you can upload a photo to the Etick website at www.etick.ca to find out if it's a blacklegged tick. If it is, you can submit it to Peterborough Public Health for testing in case it is infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

Find a tick? A new website can tell you if it’s the kind that...

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Cases of Lyme disease caused by infected blacklegged ticks continue to increase in Ontario.
A view of Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)

The Beach Report for July 19 to 25, 2019

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Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Northumberland.
Multiple award-winning Canadian blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Morgan Davis will be performing at the Dominion Hotel in Minden on Monday, July 22nd. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – July 18 to 24

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, July 18 to Wednesday, July 24.
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...

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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

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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

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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

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Library's auditorium will have 15 temporary overflow beds, with another 15 at YES Shelter for Youth and Families.
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