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Fleming College President Tony Tilly is retiring after 14 years in the position. (Photo courtesy of Fleming College)

Tony Tilly is retiring as Fleming College president after 14 years

First appointed in 2004, Tilly will complete his third and final term in June 2018.
Toronto architect Patrick Li's design for his "Your Story" sculpture. The sculpture will be installed in the new public square adjacent the renovated Peterborough Public Library, with a scheduled completion date of August 2018. (Image: Patrick Li)

Toronto architect Patrick Li to create public artwork beside new Peterborough Public Library

Renovated library opens January 30, public square and artwork to be completed in late summer.
Nathalie Des Rosiers (right) with Premier Kathleen Wynne after being elected as MPP for Ottawa-Vanier in 2016. On January 17, 2018, Wynne appointed Des Rosiers as the new Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. (Photo: Radio Canada)

Nathalie Des Rosiers is the new Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Ottawa-Vanier MPP and influential lawyer is one of three female newcomers appointed to Cabinet.
Soup-a-licious, a fundraiser for Community Care Lakefield, returns to Cassis Bistro in Lakefield on January 29th. Community Care Lakefield is also hosting a 30th anniversary celebration on January 24th at the Lakefield Legion and has launched its "$30 for 30 Years" fundraising campaign. (Photo: Community Care Lakefield)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – January 17, 2018

Featuring Lakefield BAH Hop, Canada Summer Jobs, Career Fair, Community Care's 30th anniversary celebration and Soup-a-licious, and more.
Police tape

Police suspect 26-year-old Northumberland woman died from opiod overdose

Woman was found January 9 at Cramahe Township residence without vital signs.
People parking in downtown Peterborough over the holidays donated $11,488 through the free parking iniative, where people can park free for two hours and any money they put in parking meters is donated to charity. Pictured are: Dan Gemmiti, Vice-Chair of the Kawartha Food Share Board; Mayor Daryl Bennett; Ashlee Aitken, General Manager of Kawartha Food Share; Terry Guiel, Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement Area; and Lynn Todd, Parking Operations Coordinator for the City of Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Downtown Peterborough shoppers donate $11,488 to Kawartha Food Share

Funds raised through annual free parking initiative over the holidays.
A red fox circles a snowy owl in this screenshot from a video captured by security cameras at the marina in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

Watch this standoff between a red fox and a snowy owl

Town of Cobourg captures nocturnal encounter on security cameras at local marina.
Kaleigh Martherus (second from left) was one of five summer students who worked last summer at Kawartha Land Trust with funding provided under the Canada Summer Jobs program. The federal government is accepting applications from employers for the 2018 program until February 2, 2018. (Photo: Kawartha Land Trust)

Employers can get money from the federal government to hire a summer student

Deadline for funding application for Canada Summer Jobs is February 2, 2018,
Married couple Louise and Wayne Earle were found dead following a house fire in Brighton in Northumberland County on January 10, 2018. Police now say the fire was the result of a homicide. (Photo: Pete Fisher / Twitter)

Police say Brighton fire was result of a homicide

Louise and Wayne Earle were found dead following January 10 fire at Harbour Street home.
2018 Bears' Lair Chair Diane Richard of Diatom Consulting with the entrepreneurial competition's mascot at VentureNorth in downtown Peterborough on January 12th, where the opening of the annual competition was announced. An orientation session for interested entrepreneurs takes place on Tuesday, January 16 at the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce. (Photo: Bears' Lair)

businessNOW – January 15, 2018

Featuring Bears' Lair entrepreneurial competition, Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, new location for Bodystream Medical Marijuana Services, and regional business events.

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