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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.
PetSmart Charities of Canada donated $161,000 to the Peterborough Humane Society at the shelter's annual fundraising gala on February 24, 2018. Pictured from left to right: OSPCA CEO Kate MacDonald, OSPCA senior director Daryl Vaillancourt, PHS board chair Nicole Truman, PHS executive director Shawn Morey, PetSmart Peterborough's Star Shaw, gala emcee Ray Henderson (in costume), and Pet Smart Peterborough, Ray Henderson MC, amd PetSmart Charities regional relationship manager Dani Mailing. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Humane Society)

PetSmart charity donates $161,000 to Peterborough Humane Society

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Funds will support new education and adoption centre, low-cost spay and neuter clinic, and Ontario SPCA Dog Rehabilitation Centre.
The Ontario Cannabis Store name and logo. (Graphic: LCBO)

Ontario cannabis stores will be named … Ontario Cannabis Store

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LCBO reveals name and logo of new stores to be opened when cannabis is legal in July 2018.
Peterborough Utilities Group

Hydro One pulls out of Peterborough Distribution Inc. sale

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No reason given for withdrawal from controversial sale approved by Peterborough City Council in December 2016.
The 18th annual Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival takes place on Saturday, June 9th at Del Crary Park in Peterborough. Registration is now open for the festival, which has new features for paddlers and visitors alike. (Photo: Peter Curley / Peterborough Clicks)

Registration now open for enhanced 2018 Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival

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18th annual event features new team rewards, single paddler's option, vendor's village, family fun zone, and more.
Windsor-area singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Max Marshall brings his original folk/country blues/ragtime to the Arlington Pub in Maynooth on Tuesday, March 13. (Photo: Amy Pelow)

nightlifeNOW – March 8 to 14

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, March 8 to Wednesday, March 14.
Dr. Judith Buys, a 55-year-old mother of two and founder of Cornerstone Family Dentistry in Peterborough, died in August 2016 following burns suffered from a flash fire caused by an ethanol-fuelled lamp. The family has launched a $12-million negligence lawsuit against the manufacturer of the lamp. (Photo: Cornerstone Family Dentistry)

Family of the late Judith Buys launches $12 million negligence lawsuit

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Peterborough dentist died in 2016 from injuries after flash fire from ethanol-fuelled lamp.
Elderly woman responding to phone scam

Elderly woman defrauded of $13,600

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Peterborough police warn residents about new bank scam.
Students in Fleming College's Museum Management and Curatorship program are raising funds to enhance their "If the Shoe Fits: Fashion, Function, Footwear" exhibit at Peterborough Museum & Archives, which opens on April 26, 2018. (Photo via Indiegogo)

Fleming College students raising funds to enhance museum exhibit

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Student-curated 'If the Shoe Fits: Fashion, Function, Footwear' exhibit will open at Peterborough Museum & Archives in April 2018.
The sap is running and McLean Berry Farm in Buckhorn is preparing for its annual Maplefest maple syrup festival, which runs every weekend in March from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning March 10th. The family-friendly festival features wagon rides, log sawing, tree tapping, maple candy demos, visiting the sugar bush and sugar shack, and more. (Photo: McLean Berry Farm / Facebook)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – March 7, 2018

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Featuring Young Professionals seminar, free Chamber membership, Maplefest, RTO8 partnership allocation, and more.
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