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Dr. Katy Shufelt (left), Interventional Cardiologist at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, with a patient in the recovery area of the hospital's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. PRHC cardiologists like Dr. Shufelt use electrocardiogram (ECG) test results as the first step to diagnose heart attacks. Private donations from people like you will allow PRHC to replace six of the hospital's ECG machines that are nearing the end of their lifespan. (Supplied photo)

How community donations help Dr. Katy Shufelt stop heart attacks in their tracks

The second in our five-part series from the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation.
New York City's award-winning jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer Ben Rosenblum is performing at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, December 5th, with Jonny Chapman on bass, Ben Zweig on drums, and Montreal's Sam Kirmayer on guitar. (Photo: CK Photography)

nightlifeNOW – November 29 to December 5

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 29 to Wednesday, December 5.
Come experience a traditional pioneer Christmas this Saturday and Sunday night with Christmas by Candlelight at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. There will be horse-drawn wagon rides, carolling, Christmas treats, a Christmas market and, of course, Father Christmas himself. (Photo: Garry Barker)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – November 28, 2018

Featuring Business After Hours Holiday Social, new member Lakeridge Property International, Christmas By Candlelight, other upcoming holiday events, and more.
The top 10 finalists have been chosen for the 2019 Win This Space competition, which includes a free year's lease for a downtown Peterborough storefront. One of the finalists is musician and promoter David Searle, who wants to create a new multi-purpose arts venue that would be a community space during the day and an event space in the evening for local musicians. (Screen capture from application video)

Top 10 finalists chosen for downtown Peterborough’s Win This Space competition

Grand prize valued at $40,000 includes a free year's lease of a downtown storefront.
Photographer Wayne Eardley took this iconic shot outside of Coronation Hall in Omemee, where Neil Young performed his "hometown concert" on December 1, 2017. (Photo: Wayne Eardley)

A year ago today we learned Neil Young was really coming to Omemee

A photo essay by Wayne Eardley to mark the one-year anniversary of Neil's hometown concert.
Watson & Lou, the contemporary gift boutique and creative hub in downtown Peterborough, is now offering private studio space to artists. The 1,300-square-foot space, which includes three private studios and an open-concept screen printing facility, features white walls, original wooden flooring, LED lighting, and large windows. (Photo: Watson & Lou)

businessNOW – November 26, 2018

Featuring General Motors, Watson & Lou, Canuck Play, Cubs' Lair, Aligned Capital, Fleming College, QuickMill, Cameco, and more.
General Motors' Oshawa assembly plant assembles the Chevrolet Impala, Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS, and Chevrolet Equinox, and completes final assembly work on Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks. (Photo: GM)

General Motors confirms Oshawa assembly plant will close

Company employs more than 2,600 people from Oshawa and surrounding communities like Peterborough.
Mike Melnik, former radio host and owner of Impact Communications in Peterborough, with his dog Rosie. One winter, Mike was out walking Rosie when he had a serious fall, requiring a trip to the emergency room at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) and five days of treatment and recovery at the hospital. Private donations from people like you allow PRHC to purchase the technology and equipment to advance patient care, both in the emergency room and throughout the hospital. (Supplied photo)

How community donations helped Mike Melnik and 87,000 other PRHC emergency department patients

Mike's story the first in our five-part series from the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation.
Freezing rain on car

Freezing rain possible Saturday afternoon and evening in northern Kawarthas

Light and patchy freezing rain may result in slippery conditions.
Trent University archaeology grad student Jeremy Brooks won a prize package valued at more than $10,000 at the 2018 Cubs' Lair entrepreneurial competition held in Peterborough on November 22, 2018. Brooks has created an archaeological virtual reality online database (AVROD) that allows students to virtually interact with remote archaeological sites. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster)

Trent University grad student’s VR platform for archaeologists wins Cubs’ Lair

Jeremy Brooks' innovative idea allows students to interact virtually with remote archaeological sites.

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