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Terry Guiel, Executive Director of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA), at Catalina's in downtown Peterborough on November 30 where judges and sponsors reviewed video applications for the Win This Space competition and selected the top 10 finalists. (Photo: DBIA)

Top 10 finalists selected for Win This Space entrepreneurial competition

Winner to be announced on March 1, 2018 will receive a free year's lease to a downtown Peterborough storefront and more.
Peterborough's legendary Washboard Hank performs with The Wringers at The Ganny (Ganaraska Hotel) in Port Hope on Saturday, December 2nd with shows at 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. (Photo: Washboard Hank / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – November 30 to December 6

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 30 to Wednesday, December 6.
A map of road closures in Omemee on Friday, December 1 provided by the City of Kawartha Lakes.

‘Special event’ (aka Neil Young concert) results in parking restrictions and road closures in...

Parking will be prohibited on some roads all day, traffic will be diverted, and the OPP will be on-site.
The Lakefield & District Lions Club has donated $20,000 to the Lakefield Curling Club to support the club's Sunday Junior Curling Program for 10 years beginning in the 2018 curling season.

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – November 29, 2017

Featuring Lang Pioneer Village, Lakefield Lions donation to Lakefield Curling Club, late night shopping in Lakefield, Christmas events, and more.
Concept illustration showing the Charlotte Street entrance to the planned Charlotte Street Urban Park. The demolition and removal phase to prepare the site for the park begins on December 4, 2017. (Illustration: AECOM)

Work to begin December 4 on Peterborough’s new urban park at Charlotte and Louis...

Demolition and removal phase will remove portion of Louis Street and the parking lot as well as a building.
For the past four years, the Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group has been supporting charities by giving away Christmas trees to residents in each of the three communities where they have offices. (Photo: The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group)

Christmas tree giveaway in Lindsay for charity on December 2

Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group raising funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Dr. Joslin Cheverie and Dr. Jacob Hassan, two of the minimally invasive surgeons at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, thank donors for supporting surgical innovation at the hospital. (Photo: PRHC Foundation)

PRHC Foundation thanks donors for supporting surgical innovation to improve patient care

Donor support means less pain, fewer complications, and shorter hospital stays at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
Torstar Corp., the publisher of the Toronto Star, announced a deal to buy and sell ownership of a number of community papers with Postmedia Network Canada. Under the deal, Northumberland Today is closed and the Peterborough Examiner will be operated by Metroland Media, which already operates Peterborough This Week. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Northumberland Today closes, Peterborough Examiner under new ownership with new deal announced today

Torstar Corp. and Postmedia Network Canada Corp. deal will close three daily and eight community newspapers across Ontario.
Peterborough illustrator Jason Wilkins and photographer Samantha Moss have teamed up to provide a new, fun graphic design service that fuses their talents. (Graphic: Jason Wilkins and Samantha Moss / Facebook)

businessNOW for November 27, 2017

Featuring Jason Wilkins and Samantha Moss, the Women's Business Network of Peterborough, Venture13 in Cobourg, fundraising auctions, business holiday socials, and more.
Frost leaf on the ground

Last chance for Peterborough residents to bag green waste for collection

Final curbside green waste collection runs November 28 to December 1.

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