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As part of a $650,000 investment in Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board's welding program, the board's six secondary schools located in Peterborough, Cobourg, Lindsay, and Clarington are being equipped with state-of-the-art welding booths thanks to partnerships with the CWB Welding Foundation, which funded nearly half of the project, as well as McCloskey International for its donation of all 36 welding booth structures. (Photo courtesy of Galen Eagle / PVNC)

Catholic school board celebrates $650,000 investment in high school welding program

Students interested in skilled trades to benefit from 36 welding booths at six schools and enhanced teacher training.
Dog left unattended in car.

It’s going to be hot this Canada Day weekend, so leave your pets at...

Take the Ontario SPCA's 'No Hot Pets' pledge to never leave an animal in a vehicle and to report it if you see it,
Representatives from the Peterborough Destination Association (the Holiday Inn Peterborough Waterfront, Best Western Plus Otonabee Inn, Comfort Hotel & Suites Peterborough, Motel 6, and Quality Inn Peterborough) has presented The Canadian Canoe Museum with a gift of $50,000 to support the construction of the museum's new facility beside the Peterborough Lift Lock. (Photo: The Canadian Canoe Museum / Facebook)

businessNOW – June 25, 2018

Featuring Peterborough Destination Association, Fleming College, Peterborough DBIA, Mamasoup, Peterborough This Week, and more.

Local news diva Lois Tuffin is leaving journalism after 28 years

Editor-in-chief of Peterborough This Week for the past 15 years, Tuffin will be taking on a fundraising position at Five Counties Children's Centre
A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $1,000 for Peterborough Challenger Baseball, more than enough for the special needs baseball league to replace equipment recently stolen from the team. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Challenger Baseball)

Donations pour in to replace equipment stolen from Peterborough special needs baseball team

Crowdfunding campaign exceeds goal to replace equipment stolen from Peterborough Challenger Baseball last week.
Filmmaker Adriano Ferreri's daughter Rosa plays the lead role of Niamh in Adriano's first feature film "E.M.P. 333 Days", a thriller about what happens after an electromagnetic pulse sends North America into anarchy. Almost three years in the making, the film premieres in Peterborough on June 28, 2018 with an exclusive screening at Galaxy Cinemas. (Photo: Ferreri Films)

Bridgenorth barber Adriano Ferreri fulfills his dream to make a feature film

Filmed locally with local actors, thriller 'E.M.P. 333 Days' premieres in Peterborough on June 28.
Ellen DeGeneres is one of 12 comedians Jerry Seinfeld interviews in new episodes of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee", arriving Friday, July 6th on Netflix Canada. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in July 2018

Lots of Netflix original and returning content including Sacred Games, How It Ends, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Orange Is the New Black, and more.
A view of Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)

The Beach Report for June 22 – 28, 2018

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Northumberland.
Alberta country-punk rockers Jr. Gone Wild perform on Monday, June 25th at the Red Dog in Peterborough, with local fuzz-folk duo Mayhemingways opening. (Photo: Colin Smith)

nightlifeNOW – June 21 to 27

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, June 21 to Wednesday, June 27.
Some of the 70 uniquely painted wooden canoe paddles that will soon be showcased on poles on the main streets of Bobcayeon, as part of the "Vibrant Village" efforts organized by Impact 32, a volunteer steering committee made up of local business owners and community organizers in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Kawartha Mediums)

Volunteers have been busy beautifying Bobcaygeon

Canoe paddle art downtown, hanging flower baskets, Communities in Bloom, along with bike sharing and new signposts.

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