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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

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Featuring Lakefield BAH Hop, Canada Summer Jobs, Career Fair, Community Care's 30th anniversary celebration and Soup-a-licious, and more.
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Police suspect 26-year-old Northumberland woman died from opiod overdose

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Featuring Bears' Lair entrepreneurial competition, Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, new location for Bodystream Medical Marijuana Services, and regional business events.
Peterborough resident Barry Killen posted a video on Instagram of the doors of the local Sears store being locked for the final time. He also posted this symbolic photo, which he calls "Death of a Salesman 2018". All Sears stores closed on January 14, 2018, the end result of the department store chain declaring bankuptcy in 2017. (Photo: Barry Killen @theburleighridge_beareh / Instagram)

Sears store in Peterborough locks its doors for the final time

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Instagram user Barry Killen posts a video and photos of the department store's final day after 64 years in Peterborough.
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Extreme cold warning for the Kawarthas overnight and Sunday

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Wind chills of -30°C expected.
What a difference 64 years makes: customers crowd the Peterborough Sears store on opening day on August 26, 1954, when the store was called Simpsons-Sears. In 2017, Sears Canada entered bankruptcy protection, affected by the growth of online shopping and an inability to attract younger customers. All remaining Sears stores, including the one in Peterborough, close for good on January 14, 2018. (Photo: Peterborough Museum and Archives)

Goodbye Sears

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After 64 years, Peterborough store closes for good on Sunday, January 14.
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