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City of Peterborough Mayor Daryl Bennett with some student atheletes on Special Olympics Day in Peterborough (May 22, 2018). Hosted by the Peterborough Police Service, the 2018 Special Olympics Ontario School Championships takes place from May 29th to 31st in Peterborough. (Photo: Special Olympics Ontario)

Special Olympics Ontario School Championships take place in Peterborough this week

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More than 1,000 secondary school athletes will compete in basketball, bocce, floor hockey, soccer, and track and field.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in place for much of the Kawarthas

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Storms capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail, and heavy rain.
Gord Downie's siblings Patrick, Paula, and Mike attended the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund Benefit Concert on May 11, 2018, which raised $10,000 for the fund supporting awareness, education, and acts of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. (Photo: Journey Magazine Ptbo)

Benefit concert raises $10,000 for Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund

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Funds raised at sold-out May 11 event will support acts of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people,
The six recipients of the Peterborough Arts Awards: Robert Winslow, Melody Thomas, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Krista English, Beth McMaster, and Brad Brackenridge. The inaugural awards were presented on May 25, 2018, at The Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts in Peterborough. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

Inaugural Peterborough Arts Awards honour achievements of six local artists and arts leaders

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Recipients are Melody Thomas, Brad Brackenridge, Robert Winslow, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Krista English, and Beth McMaster.
City of Kawartha Lakes staff and council members joined Kawartha Conservation and RBC staff for a cheque presentation on May 24, 2018, at the Omemee Beach. Pictured are: Emily Johnston, Kawartha Conservation Stewardship Outreach Technician; Mark Majchrowski, Kawartha Conservation CAO; Nancy Lee, RBC Group Services Representative; Doug Richardson, RBC Lindsay Branch Manager; Andy Letham, Mayor of the City of Kawartha Lakes Mayor; and Mary Ann Martin, Kawartha Lakes Ward 15 Councillor. Not pictured: Jenn Johnson, City of Kawartha Lakes Parks, Recreation and Culture Division Manager; Kristie Virgoe, Kawartha Conservation Director of Stewardship and Conservation Lands; Mike Goodhand, Kawartha Lakes Area Parks Supervisor. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Conservation)

Kawartha Conservation to use $20,000 grant from RBC Foundation to improve Omemee Beach

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Funds will support a rain garden, shoreline naturalization, removal of invasive plants, interpretive signage, and more.
Peterborough indie folk-rock band Paper Shakers, led by Michael and Whitney Hall with Jackson Sole, Luke Benjamin, and David St. Pierre, are one of more than 90 acts performing during the Peterborough LIVE Music Festival from May 24 to 27 in downtown Peterborough. The band performs at the "Indie-go" show on Saturday, May 26 at The Garnet. (Photo: Paper Shakers)

nightlifeNOW – May 24 to 30

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, May 24 to Wednesday, May 30.
The B-29 Superfortress Bomber known as "Fifi", one of the last two flying B-29s, will be at the Peterborough Airport from July 30 to August 5, 2018. Designed by Boeing, the four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber was flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. It was one of the largest aircraft operational during World War II and featured state-of-the-art technology at the time. (Photo: Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum)

Tour (or fly in) two World War II bombers at the Peterborough Airport this...

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'Air Legends at the Peterborough Airport' runs from July 23 to August 5 with a final weekend of special events
Many fans loved it; others, not so much. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" premieres on Netflix Canada on Tuesday, June 26. (Photo: Walt Disney Studios)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in June 2018

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Movies include The Disaster Artist and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, true-crime docuseries The Staircase, the return of Luke Cage and GLOW, and more.
The Lakefield Farmers' Market opens for the season on Thursday, May 24. Molly's Acres, a small family farm near Lakefield that grows a variety of lettuces, herbs, seedlings and other produce, will be joining the market for the first time this year. (Photo: Molly's Acres / Facebook)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – May 23, 2018

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Featuring all-candidates meeting, Lakefield Farmers' Market, Peterborough County Recognition Awards, Fairy And Dragon Festival, Trent-Severn Waterway, and more.
Veteran actor William Colgate stars as Billy Bishop (and 18 other characters) and 16-year-old Cameron Gibson stars as the pianist in the Dot the T Productions production of John MacLachlan Gray and Eric Peterson's iconic Canadian play "Billy Bishop Goes to War", which runs for one performance only on June 12, 2018 at the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre. (Photo: Dot the T Productions)

Iconic Canadian play ‘Billy Bishop Goes to War’ comes to Peterborough

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One performance only of award-winning musical play on June 12 at the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre.
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