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Owners and renters of detached, semi-detached, town and row homes can register to have a new smart thermostat installed. (Photo: Green Ontario Fund)

You can get a free smart thermostat installed courtesy of the Ontario government

Province launches new Green Ontario Fund to offer energy-saving programs and rebates.
Tickets are on sale now for the 18th Annual Awards of Excellence Gala on Friday, November 3 at Elmhirst's Resort in Keene. Elmhirst's Resort is offering special room rates for those booking with the Gala.

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – August 30, 2017

Featuring the annual Awards of Excellence Gala, business tax changes, Ontario infrastructure report, and more.
The new children's treatment centre at 800 Division St. in Cobourg was built with funding from the Government of Ontario. (Photo: Five Counties Children's Centre)

New children’s treatment centre opens in Cobourg

New modern centre combines two Five Counties Children's Centre branches into central location.
Lesley Heighway (right), President and CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation, announcing the pledge of $1 million by Paschal and Sylvia McCloskey of McCloskey International (second and third from right) at the inaugural Greenbridge Celtic Folk Fest on August 25th as festival organizers and musicians Donnell Leahy and Natalie MacMaster look on. The pledge will support babies and children's programs at Peterborough Regional Health Centre. (Photo: PRHC Foundation)

McCloskey International pledges $1 million to Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Donation will be used to support babies and children's programs at the hospital.
General Electric's first manufacturing plant in Canada was founded in Peterborough in 1892 by Thomas Edison. Here is the floor of the main machine shop in 1894. (Photo: Canadian Electric Company Limited)

End of an era for Peterborough as GE announces manufacturing operations will cease

Almost 360 workers will lose their jobs by September 2018.
Young boy swimming in the water

The Beach Report for August 25, 2017

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Northumberland.
Jane Bunnett will be performing jazz, Afro-Cuban and blues on Saturday, August 26 at The Arlington in Maynooth with Larry Cramer, Laura Hubert, Nathan Hiltz, Danae Olano and special guests. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – August 24 to 30

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, August 24 to Wednesday, August 30.
The new accessibility mat at Beavermead Beach in Peterborough. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Accessibility mat installed at Beavermead Beach in Peterborough

Mat makes it easier for people with mobility issues to get access to the water.
Disney's live-action version of Beauty and the Beast will be screened outdoors on Hunter St. East in Peterborough's East City at 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 27.

Peterborough’s East City transforms into an outdoor movie theatre on August 27

Beauty and the Beast will be shown on a 24-foot screen across Hunter Street East.
The annual Rock the Locks celebration takes place on Saturday, August 26th along Lock 31 and the main street in Buckhorn. (Photo: Rock the Locks)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – August 23, 2017

Featuring business award nominations, Rock the Locks in Buckhorn and other weekend events, and more.

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