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New York City's "stompin' roots and blues" trio Daddy Long Legs (Daddy Long Legs, Josh Styles, and Murat Akturk) performs a free show at The Twisted Wheel in downtown Peterborough on Sunday, November 4, 2018.

nightlifeNOW – November 1 to 7

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 1 to Wednesday, November 7.
Commute Ontario is a non-profit initiative to encourage commuters across the province to try sustainable and healthy travel options. The initiative's goal is to reduce 20 million kilometres of vehicle travel in the province over the next three years, eliminating an estimated 17 million kilograms of greenhouse gases. (Graphic courtesy of Commute Ontario)

Trent University first post-secondary school to sign on with Commute Ontario

Non-profit initiative aims to reduce vehicle travel by 20 million kilometres over next three years.
A man has died after police approached his pickup truck on Tuckers Road, off Highway 28 north of Apsley. (Photo: Google Maps)

Special Investigations Unit investigating death of man near Apsley

Man sustained 'grievous injury' after police approached his pickup truck on Tucker's road off Highway 28
Clocks move back an hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 4, 2018 when Daylight Saving Time ends. The good news is that we regain that extra hour we lost in the spring; the bad news is that it will be dark by 5 p.m.

‘Fall back’ as Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend

Remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Garry Douglas, project manager at Kawartha Lakes Construction and a director of the board of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, passed away suddenly on October 27, 2018.

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – October 31, 2018

Featuring a remembrance of Garry Douglas, last call for Social Gala tickets, an invitation to bush country sign owners, and more.
Fred Thornhill, a veteran photojournalist who resides near Bobcaygeon, took this photo of Canada's largest pumpkin, a 1,959-pound monster grown by Phil and Jane Hunt of Cameron, located north of Lindsay. Andrew Munro carved the pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern, which is on display in the Hunts' front yard off Highway 35. (Photo: Fred Thornhill Photography)

See Canada’s biggest jack-o’-lantern on display in Kawartha Lakes

Phil and Jane Hunt of Cameron grew the record-breaking 1,959-pound pumpkin.
CRA tax scam

Tax scammers take three Peterborough residents for $15,000

Range of people being defrauded from callers pretending to be from Canada Revenue Agency.
Gordon "Gord" Miller passed away suddenly at the age of 64 at Woodstock Hospital on October 27, 2018. (Photo courtesy of the City of Kawartha Lakes)

Kawartha Lakes councillor Gord Miller has passed away

64-year-old was also leader of popular band Passport.
Rural road and forest during first snow of fall

First snow of season on its way to Peterborough and the Kawarthas

Environment Canada says up to 10 cm of snow possible starting Saturday.
The 2018 Borderless Music & Arts Festival, focusing on alternative and underrepresented artists, runs from October 31st to November 4th in Peterborough. A concert on Halloween night at the Gordon Best in downtown Peterborough features six artists, including Witch Prophet, alternative R&B from Toronto-based Ethiopian/Eritrean singer-songwriter Ayo Leilani. (Photo: Samuel Engelking)

nightlifeNOW – October 25 to 31

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, October 25 to Wednesday, October 31.

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