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Car in flood

Flood warnings in place for much of the Kawarthas

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Otonabee Conservation and Kawartha Conservation have both issued flood warnings.
Players from the Curve Lake First Nation Nimkiins Kwe Novice Girls and Atom Girls teams display their championship banners to Chief and Council: Danika Jacobs, Maggie Jevons, Sierra Jacobs, Miley Garbutt, Naomi Coppaway, McKenzie Taylor, Goldie Whetung, Brittany Foster, Abigail Jacobs, Kenzie McIntyre, Marissa Williams, and Chief Phyllis Williams. (Photo courtesy of Curve Lake First Nation)

Four Curve Lake teams are Little Native Hockey League champions

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Tournament featuring 250 First Nations teams from across Ontario took place in March in Mississauga.
Freezing rain on car

Winter storm and freezing rain warnings issued for the Kawarthas

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Snow in northern Kawarthas on Saturday, freezing rain in southern Kawarthas on Saturday and Sunday
Peterborough Mayor Daryl Bennett, Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, and MPP for Peterborough Jeaf Leal were among the attendees at the official opening of Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services Corporation’s project at 721 Monaghan Road in Peterborough. The project, in a redeveloped former fire hall, will provide 11 units of affordable housing for Indigenous people. (Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough)

Affordable housing in Peterborough celebrated at opening of Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services project

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Federal, provincial, and municipal funding has helped more than 80 people find affordable housing.
Measles test

Kawartha Lakes residents warned of potential exposure to measles

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Infected person visited several locations in Lindsay and area between March 28 and April 8.
The Korean Jindo dog is a breed of hunting dog that originated on Jindo, an island just southwest of the Korean Peninsula, and is celebrated in its native land for its fierce loyalty, homing instinct, and brave nature. The Peterborough Humane Society is transferring 15 dogs of different breeds, including the Norweigan Elk Hound, Tossa, and Korean Jindo, from Montreal to Peterborough for adoption. The 15 dogs are part of a group of 80 dogs that Humane Society International rescued from a Korean meat farm, where they lived in terrible conditions and were fated to be slaughtered. This photo of a Korean Jindo pup was part of a 2014 story on the breed in The New York Times. (Photo: Jean Chung for The New York Times)

Fifteen dogs rescued from Korean meat farm coming to Peterborough

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Brought to Canada by Humane Society International, the dogs will be available for adoption at Peterborough Humane Society.
It's Canadian singer-songwriter night at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Sunday, April 15th when Kenora native Brooklyn Doran plays her "sad girl folk" along with Montreal's Sweet Roger, Gananoque's Nolan Hubbard, and Peterborough's own St. Homer. (Photo: Brooklyn Doran / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – April 12 to 18

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, April 12 to Wednesday, April 18.
Martin Scorsese (centre) with Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, Martin Short, and Joe Flaherty. Scorsese will direct an untitled comedy special for Netflix that reunites members of the classic Canadian sketch comedy show. (Photo: Cara Howe for Netflix)

Martin Scorsese to direct Netflix comedy special about SCTV

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Special will include 'An Afternoon with SCTV' hosted by Jimmy Kimmell live in Toronto on May 13.
Peterborough Regional Heath Centre has opened the first Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic in the Kawarthas. Located in downtown Peterborough, the clinic provides faster and more individualized treatment for opioid or alcohol dependence. The RAAM model has already been implemented in other cities across Ontario, including in Sudbury (pictured here), one of the first locations. (Photo: CBC Radio-Canada)

New downtown Peterborough clinic provides fast treatment for opioid and alcohol addictions

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Open three mornings a week, Rapid Access Addiction Medicine clinic is staffed by Peterborough Regional Heath Centre physicians and registered nurses.
"Cultivating Change - Engaging Women in Political Action" on April 26th at Ashburnham Reception Centre in Peterborough includes a moderated panel discussion featuring three women with political experience: Mary Smith (Mayor of the Township of Selywn), Gail Moorhouse (a former municipal candidate for Cambridge City Council), and Lauren Hunter of Laridae Communications (a political organizer and consultant).

April 26th event encourages Peterborough women to get involved in politics

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'Cultivating Change' discussion features panelists Mary Smith, Gail Moorhouse, and Lauren Hunter.
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