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A group of concerned parents are seeking a public consultion on the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board's plans to temporarily close King George Public School at 220 Hunter Street East in Peterborough for renovations to create a new amalgamated school and to relocate students to a former school in Lakefield for the 2019-20 school year. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

Parents’ group seeks public consultation on closure of King George Public School in Peterborough

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Group concerned with plan to bus all students to Lakefield and proposed amalgamated school.
Cars on snow-covered highway.

Winter weather travel advisory issued for the Kawarthas

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Heavy snow causing reduced visibility with steep temperature drop during the day.
Martin Yuill, currently director of bioscience business incubator Emergence in Charlottetown PEI, has been appointed as executive director of green technology research and innovation Cleantech Commons at Trent University in Peterborough. Yuill is a past president and CEO of the Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster, where he was responsible for launching tech incubator The Cube at Trent University's DNA building. (Photo: Emergence)

Martin Yuill returning to Peterborough to head Cleantech Commons at Trent University

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Past Innovation Cluster president and CEO begins in new position on March 1st.
47-year-old Brian Tilbury of Kitchener was last seen ice fishing on Belmont Lake on the afternoon of January 12, 2019. The OPP have since recovered his body from the Crowe River Bay area of Belmont Lake. (Supplied photo)

Body of missing man recovered from Belmont Lake

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47-year-old Brian Tilbury has been reported missing, was last seen ice fishing on Saturday afternoon.
Man looking for items in car to steal

Alert Lindsay resident helps stop a crime in progress

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Citizen notified police that a man and woman were entering unlocked vehicles.
Marilyn Reid has operated her convenience store and gas bar on County Road 6 at Hull's Rd on Upper Stony Lake in North Kawartha since 1968. Her husband passed away in 2002. The 87-year-old has run out of cash and supporters are raising funds to keep the store going. (Photo: Google Maps)

Crowdfunding campaign set up to support 87-year-old store owner in North Kawartha

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Marilyn Reid has operated Reid's Log Cabin Snack Bar on Upper Stony Lake since 1968.
A person in the winter with their face covered and mittened hands over their ears. (Stock photo)

Extreme cold expected over the next few days

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Temperatures will plunge overnight, with risk of frostbite from gusty winds.
ignite100 is a new annual innovation competition from Community Futures Peterborough, where the winner will receive a repayable loan of $100,000 with no payments in the first year and no interest for the first three years. (Graphic: Community Futures Peterborough)

Community Futures Peterborough launches new entrepreneurial competition

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The winner of ignite100 will receive a loan of $100,000 interest free for three years.
Siblings 14-year-old Amanda and 12-year-old John of Port Hope have only been playing and singing for a year, but are performing their first official gig at Ganarascals Restaurant in Port Hope on Saturday, January 12th. (Photo: Amanda and John / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – January 10 to 16

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, January 10 to Wednesday, January 16.
Since the 19th century, local boards of health have played a critical role in improving the health of local residents, such as municipal bylaws to prohibit the sale of unpasteurized milk and milk products. Pictured is the sale of "unsanitary" ice cream circa 1905. On February 9, 2019, Peterborough Public Health and the Peterborough Historical Society are hosting a one-day conference called "Back to the Future: 130 years of Public Health in the Kawarthas". (Photo: Archives of Ontario)

Peterborough Public Health celebrates 130th anniversary with one-day conference on February 9

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'Back to the Future' reflects on local public health history and milestones with guest speakers.
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