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Canadian music icon Fred Penner will be performing a free family concert at Lansdowne Place Mall in Peterborough on March 3, 2018 as part of the week-long Peterborough Winter Folk Festival. (Photo: Kendra Hope)

Fred Penner to perform free family concert at Lansdowne Place Mall in Peterborough

Also featuring Kate Suhr and Melissa Payne, March 3rd concert is part of Peterborough Winter Folk Festival from March 2 to 10.
One of the three men who broke into the rear entrance of Wild Rock in downtown Peterborough before stealing Canada Goose parkas. (Photo: Wild Rock / Facebook)

Canada Goose parkas stolen from Wild Rock in Peterborough

Three men broke into the downtown outdoor gear retailer overnight on January 10.
Andrew Winslow of Winslow Gerolamy Motors Limited (left) accepts the Environmental Excellence Business Award from Ontonabee Conservation at its 59th annual meeting on January 18, 2018. Winslow Gerolamy Motors donated a cube van to the environmental organization for use in transporting tree seedlings. (Photo: Otonabee Conservation)

businessNOW – January 22, 2018

Featuring Winslow Gerolamy Motors, Starter Company Plus, Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, Horizon Plastics International, and upcoming business events.
The New York Times has run a feature story on the impact of the pending closure of the GE plant in Peterborough. (Screenshot of NYT website)

The New York Times profiles Peterborough

Article describes the pending closure of the General Electric plant and Peterborough's economic challenges and successes.
The iconic Hi Tops restaurant sign is now hanging in one piece on a wall in Hot Belly Mama's restaurant in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Hot Belly Mama / Facebook)

Peterborough’s iconic Hi Tops restaurant sign has a new home at Hot Belly Mama’s

Originally rescued when Hi Tops closed in 2012, sign was previously at The Spill until it closed last year.
Ontario Provincial Police

Police identify deceased snowmobiler as Earl Strong of Courtice

Strong went missing after accidentally driving into open water in Sturgeon Lake near Bobcaygeon on Saturday night.
Tom Hanks in a scene from the award-winning documentary film "California Typewriter", an ode to the typewriter that opens the 2018 Reframe Film Festival. Typewriters will be set up at all venues during the festival so attendees can contribute to a community art project being created by Peterborough mixed-media artist Jeffrey Macklin. (Photo: American Buffalo Pictures)

Eight documentaries to see at the 2018 ReFrame Film Festival

14th annual film festival returns to downtown Peterborough with 65 documentaries from January 25 to 28.
Freezing rain on car

Freezing rain warning now in effect for Monday afternoon and evening

Ice accumulation will result in icy roads and sidewalks, school bus cancellations likely, and power outages possible.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators in 2017. The Cup will be on display at Lindsay Armoury on January 21, 2018, as part of Hockey Days. (Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel / USA Today Sports)

See the Stanley Cup in Lindsay this Sunday

Two-part Hockey Days event also features NHL legend and Lindsay native Ron Ellis on February 18.
Long-time member Jan Schoute passed away suddenly last November, and Sam Weber of The Weber Brothers (centre) will be stepping in to play guitar with Bailien (Shea Bailey and Brent Bailey) at the Dobro in downtown Peterborough at 10 p.m. on Friday, January 19th and Saturday, January 20th. Sam and Brent will also be performing as a duo from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, January 19th at the Black Horse Pub in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Shea Bailey)

nightlifeNOW – January 18 to 24

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, January 18 to Wednesday, January 24.

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