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At a recent job fair for GE employees, Joe Rees and Rhonda Keenan of Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development discuss options with attendees. Of the 200 attendees at the job fair, more than 70 signed up for futher information on business development. On March 7, 2018, Community Futures Peterborough, Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development, and Fleming College will be providing GE employees with information on training, business development, and business financing opportunities. (Photo: Community Futures Peterborough)

businessNOW – March 5, 2018

Featuring G.E. Canada employees business development event, Win This Space winner, Downtown Dreams, Women of Peterborough-Kawartha Community Award, Amuse Coffee Co., and more.
Ontario Progressive Conservative party leadership candidate Caroline Mulroney is holding campaign events in Haliburton on March 5, 2018 and in Peterborough on March 6, 2018. (Photo: Caroline Mulroney Campaign)

Ontario PC leadership candidate Caroline Mulroney comes to Haliburton and Peterborough

Lawyer and businesswoman is third candidate to visit Peterborough.
The new Peterborough Community Bus service begins on March 4, 2018. The bus will follow a set route serving Lansdowne Place, grocery stores, seniors' homes, medical clinics, and the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC). The bus is available to everyone and costs the same as regular transit. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Peterborough Community Bus starts up on Sunday

New service will go to Lansdowne Place, grocery stores, the hospital, and more.
Lakefield's Lisa Besseling reads from her childhood writing at the Market Hall in Peterborough on September 17, 2017 for a recording of Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids, which has releaseed videos of selected participants from the show. (Photo: Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids)

Watch Peterborough adults read their childhood writing before a live audience

'Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids' was recorded live at the Market Hall in September 2017.
Nadine McCallen receives a hug after winning the 2018 Win This Space entrepreneurial competition at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on March 1, 2018. McCallen receives a grand prize package valued at more than $45,000 that includes a free year-long lease for a downtown Peterborough storefront. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Nadine McCallen is the grand prize winner of Win This Space 2018

Owner of The Willow's Bark plans to open a new wellness store in downtown Peterborough.
Multi-instrumentalist rocker Chad McCoy performs at The Arlington in Maynooth on Saturday, March 3. (Photo: Chad McCoy)

nightlifeNOW – March 1 to 7

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, March 1 to Wednesday, March 7.
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams (right) was at Peterborough Public Health on February 28, 2018 to release his new annual report. Also pictured are (left to right): Joanne Pine, Community Health Representative, Curve Lake Health Centre; Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough Public Health; and Dr. Heather Manson, Chief, Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Promotion, Public Health Ontario. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health releases annual report in Peterborough

Report includes Curve Lake First Nation Nourish Project as an example of local partnerships improving health outcomes.
The deadline for ordering tree and shrub seedlings from Otonabee Conservation is Friday, March 23, 2018. Seedlings will be available for pick-up in late April. (Photo courtesy of Otonabee Conservation)

Tree and shrub seedlings for spring available from Otonabee Conservation

Conservation authority offering 40 native tree and shrub species to enhance your property and the environment.
The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, February 21st at The Village Inn in Lakefield, electing the Chamber's 2018-19 Board of Directors.

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – February 28, 2018

Featuring B.O.S.S. Young Professionals, Annual General Meeting recap, career fair, Peterborough County recognition awards, and more.
Marty Laskaris, co-founder and president of Publican House Brewery, with Carolyn Hyslop, general manager of The Canadian Canoe Museum. Publican House Brewery has raised $7,289 for the museum through sales of its Paddler's Ale. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

Publican House Brewery raises $7,289 for The Canadian Canoe Museum

Craft brewery donates a portion of sales of its Paddler's Ale to support the museum.

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