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This sign may be one of the mementos you can purchase when the contents of the building are auctioned off by developer Parkview Homes in June. Parkview Homes will donate the proceeds from the online auction to local charities (photo: Esther Vincent, evmustang.ca)

Pig’s Ear auction set for June 11 to 15

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Parkview Homes plans to donate proceeds of auction to charity.
The Kirkfield Lift Lock is one of 15 locks featured in a new drone video from Parks Canada, promoting free seasonal lockage permits as part of the Canada 150 celebrations. Parks Canada celebrated the official opening of the Trent-Severn Waterway at Lockfest in Bobcaygeon on Saturday. (Photo: Parks Canada)

Watch this drone video of locks on Trent-Severn Waterway

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Parks Canada celebrates official opening of waterway at Lockfest in Bobcaygeon.
At the event announcing $9 million in provincial funding for the new canoe museum, Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal is invited to carve a canoe paddle, symbolic of the journey to the new facility to be built beside the Peterborough Lift Lock. Also pictured are representatives from The Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough Mayor Daryl Bennett, Curve Lake First Nation Chief Phyllis Williams, and Peterborough County Warden Joe Taylor. (Photo: The Canadian Canoe Museum)

New canoe museum gets a boost with $9 million from Province

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Funding will support construction of new facility beside the Peterborough Lift Lock.
Lockfest, which takes place on Saturday, May 27 at Lock 32 Bobcaygeon, celebrates the official opening of the Trent-Severn Waterway for the 2017 navigation season. (Photo: Parks Canada / Facebook)

Celebrate the opening of the Trent-Severn Waterway at Lockfest on Saturday

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Houseboat tours, seminars, live music, and more at Lock 32 in Bobcaygeon on May 27.
A new pollinator garden at Hilliard and Marina streets in Peterborough is about to be planted. The Northcrest Pollinator Garden Project was funded under the City of Peterborough's 2016 Participatory Budgeting initiative, which provides residents with the opportunity to identify priority capital projects in their neighbourhoods with an expenditure of up to $20,000.

New pollinator garden in Peterborough about to be planted

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Public is invited to community planting day on May 31.
To ensure boater safety and reduce erosion, Parks Canada is opening the Trent-Severn Waterway in stages. Only locks 28 to 42, between Burleigh Falls and Couchiching, will be open for boat navigation as of Friday, May 26. (Photo: Parks Canada)

Trent-Severn Waterway only partially open for season on May 26

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Locks between Burleigh Falls and Couchiching are open, other locks remain closed to boat traffic due to water conditions.
There's still time to register for Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, or to pledge your support to an individual participant or team, before the event takes place on Friday, May 26. (Photo: YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes to help women and children fleeing abuse

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Annual fundraiser for YWCA Crossroads Shelter takes place in downtown Peterborough on Friday, May 26.
Montreal-based alt-country singer Bobby Dove, whose 2016 debut album "Thunderchild" was produced in Peterborough by James McKenty, performs at The Arlington in Maynooth on Saturday May 27 and at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough (accompanied by Bobby Watson) on Monday, May 29. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – May 25 to 31

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, May 25 to Wednesday, May 31.
Ribbet co-founders Sana Virji and Ribat Chowdhury posing with entrepreneur Johnny Earle, founder of Johnny Cupcakes, during Earle's 2016 visit to Peterborough. (Photo: Innovation Cluster)

Peterborough tech startup Ribbet is expanding

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Company started by Trent University graduates is hiring after angel investment.
The Lakefield Farmers' Market opens for the season on Thursday, May 25th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be activities including a pinata to break open the new season and cupcakes to celebrate. (Photo: Lakefield Farmers' Market / Facebook)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – May 24, 2017

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Featuring Ontario Business Growth initiative, Lakefield Farmers' Market opening day, Peterborough County recognition award winners, and more.
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