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Instagram star Owen the Griff, a Brussels Griffon owned by Lisa Besseling and Marlon Hazlewood of Lakefield, is the leading fundraiser for the annual "Strutt Your Mutt" walk in support of the Peterborough Humane Society, which takes place Sunday, September 23rd at Beavermead Park in Peterborough. (Photo: @owenthegriff / Instagram)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – September 19, 2018

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Featuring Bridgenorth Hop, Elmhirst's Resort, Peterborough Humane Society, Ennismore Scarecrow Contest, Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, and more..
Peterborough DBIA executive director Terry Gueil (holding sign) announced the return of the Win This Space entrepreneurial competition for its third straight year in the lobby of the VentureNorth business hub in downtown Peterborough on September 18, 2018. The winner of the competition will win a free lease for a year of a vacant downtown storefront along with other prizes. (Photo courtesy of the Peterborough DBIA)

Win This Space entrepreneurial competition returns for its third straight year

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Prize package includes a free one-year lease of a downtown Peterborough storefront.
Tina McFarlane of YMCA Peterborough Haliburton (centre) accepts a cheque for $10,000 from representatives of The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group: Chief Strategy Officer David Blodgett, Jennifer Hope, Gena Scott, and Michael Leach. The funds will be used for the YWCA's Homeward Bound program. (Photo courtesy of The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group)

The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group donates $36,500 to local organizations

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YWCA Peterborough Haliburton and 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook among the six recipients.
The family-run Dooher's Bakery in Campbellford has been voted the "Sweetest Bakery in Canada" in a nationwide contest sponsored by Dawn Food Products. Pictured is owner Cory Dooher (centre) with her proud parents Christine and Peter. (Photo: Dooher's Bakery / Facebook)

businessNOW – September 17, 2018

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Featuring 'sweetest bakery in Canada' Dooher's Bakery, the Cubs' Lair young entrepreneur competition, Uber Eats in Peterborough, and upcoming regional business events
Toronto's critically acclaimed Tia Brazda brings her distinctive retro jazz-pop sound to The Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Thursday, September 20th. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – September 13 to 19

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, September 13 to Wednesday, September 19.
Design concept of the transformed Bata Library when completed. Around 90 per cent of the construction and renovation process has been completed to date, when the library scheduled to re-open in phases in the fall of 2018. As part of the transformation, Trent University is donating 250,000 books to the Internet Archive to be digitized as part of the organization's Open Libraries project. (Illustration: Trent University)

Trent University is donating 250,000 books to be digitized by Internet Archive

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Part of Trent's Bata Library transformation, books will be available to online readers worldwide.
The 2018 annual Curve Lake Pow Wow takes place this weekend (Saturday, September 15th and Sunday, September 16th) at Lance Wood Park in Curve Lake. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – September 12, 2018

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Featuring new Engagement Coordinator, Bridgenorth Hop, Curve Lake Pow Wow, B.O.S.S in October, and more.
"The Shadow Walk of Millbrook", part ghost walk and part theatre, is one of two off-season productions 4th Line Theatre is presenting in October and December, along with "The Other: A Strange Christmas Tale". Both productions take place outdoors in Millbrook. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)

Millbrook’s 4th Line Theatre resurrects creepy Halloween play in October

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Theatre company's two off-season outdoor productions also include a Christmas-themed play in December.
On September 6, 2018, Peterborough-Kawartha MP and Minister of Status of Women was at the new Steelworks Design facility on Fisher Drive in Peterborough to announce $498,000 in federal funding for the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) to implement a three-year project aiming at attracting and inspiring more women and youth to pursue a career in manufacturing. (Photo: Office of Minister of Status of Women)

businessNOW – September 10, 2018

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Featuring federal funding to attract women to manufacturing, Women's Business Network of Peterborough, Brio Gusto, Pitched, Win This Space, and upcoming regional business events.
Many millions of birds in Canada die each year from collisions with windows. Ewa Bednarczuk, Ecology & Stewardship Specialist with Lower Trent Conservation, applies small white adhesive markers to window glass on a door. The markers are spaced to provide a visual cue to birds that the window is not open space. (Photo courtesy of Lower Trent Conservation)

Help prevent birds from flying into your windows during migratory season

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Lower Trent Conservation encourages the public to follow its lead by applying visual cues to windows.
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