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Students at the new Lakefield District Public School love the new space, including these cubby holes. Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is hosting an open house for parents and community members on Monday, January 29th. (Photo: Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – January 24, 2018

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Featuring Peterborough County sign by-law decision, update on Charlotte Street reconstruction in Lakefield, Lakefield District Public School open house, and more.
The Village of Millbrook in the Township of Cavan Monaghan revitalized its main street in 2016, including new crosswalks. Under Ontario's Main Street Revitalization Initiative, the township will be one of many municipalities in the Kawarthas to receive funding for similar improvements. (Photo: Nexicom / Facebook)

Ontario announces funding for rural communities to improve their downtowns

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Funds intended for main street improvements such as crosswalks and landscaping.
Car headlights in fog

Fog advisory in effect for Peterborough and the Kawarthas

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Near-zero visibility in areas, fog should lift by noon.
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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