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In 2017, Little Lake rose above the retaining walls and flooded the parking lot at Ashburnham Lock 20 at Beavermead Park in Peterborough. While water levels are not yet this high, the City of Peterborough remains under a flood warning as water levels will continue to rise along the Kawartha Lakes and Otonabee River and 25 to 45 millimetres of rain is forecast for Friday. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Flood warning remains in effect for Peterborough as water levels continue to rise

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City encourages residents to take precautions with forecast for 25 to 45 millimetres of rain on Friday .
Car on flooded road during heavy rain

Heavy rain on Friday likely to worsen flooding conditions in the Kawarthas

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Rain will begin overnight on Thursday, with 20 to 40 millimetres possible by Friday night.
Comedian Amy Poehler makes her directorial debut in "Wine Country", a new Netflix comedy starring Poehler's real-life friends and former Saturday Night Live castmates Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey, and Tina Fey. The film, about a group of long-time friends who reunite during a vacation to Napa Valley and revisit past their past choices, debuts on Netflix Canada on May 10, 2019. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in May 2019

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A little bit of the old and a lot of the new, including Amy Poehler's new comedy "Wine Country", comes to the streaming service.
The White Lightning Shopping Bus in Little Britain during a test run in the summer of 2018. Bus owners Michael Bryant and Pauline Kiely are launching regular routes every Tuesday beginning April 30, 2019. (Photo: Danielle VanGennip)

Free rural transit in Kawartha Lakes begins on April 30

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White Lightning shopping bus will make stops in Lindsay, Woodville, Oakwood, Little Britain, Cameron, Long Beach, Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon, Dunsford, and Omemee.
Kristey (second from left) is a 13-year-old girl currently receiving treatment at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, which has made it challenging for her to go shopping for a dress for her Grade 8 gradulation. Staff of the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic including RN Shay Cannon (left) contacted Shelby Watt (second from right), owner of Save Our Soles in downtown Peterborough, to ask if she could help. (Photo: Peterborough Regional Health Centre / @prhc1 Instagram)

Peterborough business owner Shelby Watt steps up to help a young girl find the...

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13-year-old Kristey, undergoing treatment at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, was unable to shop for a dress for her Grade 8 graduation,
Dental instruments

Health unit concludes investigation into potential hepatitis and HIV exposure at Lindsay dental clinic

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After extensive testing, no newly positive cases of hepatitis C, hepatitis B, or HIV have been identified.
Laser light directed at aircraft can create a hazard by distracting or temporarily blinding a pilot during a critical phase of flight. It is a federal offence in Canada punishable by up to $100,000 in fines and/or up to five years in prison. (Photo: YouTube screenshot)

Police seek person responsible for shining a laser at a small aircraft over Lindsay

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Intentionally pointing laser light at an aircraft is a federal offence punishable by fines and jail time.
Members of the Peterborough Police Service Auxiliary Unit, Special Constables, Torch Run Team members, Canine Unit Constable Cowie and Police Service Dog Isaac, civilians, Fleming College students, and family members helped to raise $32,000 in donations during the annual Easter Tolls for Special Olympics on April 20, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police and volunteers raise more than $32,000 during Easter Tolls for Special Olympics

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Voluntary exit tolls were held at six locations across Peterborough on the Easter weekend.
Over the next few weeks, Parks Canada is conducting spring maintenance on swing bridges in the Trent-Severn Waterway across the Kawarthas. Pictured is the Maria Street Swing Bridge in Peterborough, which connects Ashburnham Road to East City. It will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 30, 2019. Warsaw Road Swing Bridge and McFarlane Street Bridge will also be temporarily closed on April 24 and May 1 respectively.

Warsaw, Maria, and McFarlane swing bridges in Peterborough to be temporarily closed over next...

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Parks Canada is conducting spring maintenance to prepare for 2019 season opening of Trent-Severn Waterway.
Sweet Bottoms Coffee at 19 Colborne Street in Fenelon Falls is closing on May 6, 2019. (Photo: Sweet Bottoms Coffee / Facebook)

Sweet Bottoms Coffee in Fenelon Falls is closing on May 6

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Owners Diane Reesor and Wayne Jolly are retiring.
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