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Kawartha Lakes Police Service Inspector Mark Mitchell volunteering in 2017. The 27-year veteran of the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service will replace retiring Chief of Police John Hagarty in August 2018. (Photo: Mark Mitchell / Twitter)

Mark Mitchell named new Chief of Police for Kawartha Lakes

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Veteran inspector with City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service takes over from retiring John Hagarty in August 2018.
Gilstorf & Gray of Bobcaygeon was one of the partners that assisted Modern Landscape Designers in staging the award-winning "Midnight in Paris" garden at Canada Blooms 2018. (Photo: Modern Landscape Designers)

businessNOW – March 19, 2018

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Featuring Gilstorf & Gray, Escape Maze, FV Pharma Inc., Beard Free Brewing, Slingshot program, BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc, Walmart, upcoming business events, and more.
Spring bud

Spring officially returns on Tuesday

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Vernal equinox means days start getting longer than nights.
St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday this year, so there's lots of live music on March 17th to help you celebrate being Irish for a day. Local Celtic band Hunt the Hare (Jonathan Berlingeri, Frank Callaghan, Kane Miller, and Brendan Quigley) is performing at three venues on Saturday: McThirsty's Pint at 12 p.m. and The Social at 3 p.m. in downtown Peterborough and at The Canoe & Paddle in Lakefield at 8 p.m. (Photo: Hunt the Hare)

nightlifeNOW – March 15 to 21

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, March 15 to Wednesday, March 21.
A celebration of the life of Stuart McMaster, who passed away on March 13, 2018, will be held in the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre on March 21st. (Photo: McMaster family)

Peterborough artist and former teacher Stuart McMaster has passed away

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Stuart also worked with his wife Beth McMaster on The Legendary Icon Series at Showplace.
A resident of R.J. Brooks Retirement Centre in Bancroft had died following a fire on March 15, 2018.

Police identify victim of fatal fire at Bancroft retirement home

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75-year-old Margaret Kellestine of Bancroft died in March 15 fire.
Cindy Windover, President of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism board, and Emily Ferguson, Resource Development Manager with Habitat for Humanity Peterborough and Kawartha Region. Both the Chamber and Habitat for Humanity, along with several other Chamber members, are hiring. (Photo: Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – March 14, 2018

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Featuring Chamber and member job postings, Young Professional panel, Ontario Chamber Vote Prosperity letter campaign, and more;
Peterborough-Kawartha MP and Minister of Status of Women Maryam Monsef speaking at the second annual International Women's Day Peterborough conference on March 8, 2018. The previous week, Monsef announced the creation of the Women of Peterborough–Kawartha Community Award during the inaugural Rural Women's Summit in Buckhorn. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

Nominations now open for Women of Peterborough-Kawartha Community Award

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Peterborough-Kawartha MP and Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef announced creation of new award on March 2.
The Trees for Rural Roads program offers trees, free of charge to Clarington and Port Hope residents, to be planted on private land along municipal roads.

Free roadside trees available for Port Hope and Clarington residents

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'Trees for Rural Roads' program aims to restore trees along rural roads.
Owners Robert Black and Barb Matchett expect to open Black's Distillery in Peterborough's East City this week. The distillery produces gin, vodka, rye whiskey, and barley whiskey from local grains, including heritage grain. (Photo: Robert A. Metcalfe)

businessNOW – March 12, 2018

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Featuring Black's Distillery, Lock Stop Cafe, Kawartha Golf and Country Club, heritage trade show, and upcoming business events.
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