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Scott Crone, Jim DeFlorio, Kim Hall of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Regena Scott, Jeff Blodgett, Lisa Hall, and Terry Malcolm, Board Chair of The Commonwell Mutual, present a cheque in the amount of $2,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters after the 2015 Christmas Tree Giveaway event. (Photo: The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group)

Local insurer brings back annual Christmas Tree giveaway for charity

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The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group is giving away 250 trees in exchange for donations to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf performs at the Gordon Best Theatre in Peterborough on Saturday, November 26. Shauf's latest record "The Party" was shortlisted for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize. (Photo: Colin Medley)

nightlifeNOW – November 24 to 30

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 24 to Wednesday, November 30.
Visit Santa and a real-life reindeer at Village Dental Centre in Lakefield on November 25

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – November 22, 2016

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Featuring December Business After Hours, Ontario Chamber of Commerce tourism gap report, Buckhorn Home Tour on Sunday, and more.
Next week at the Market Hall, Peterborough Academy for Circus Arts is hosting Circle Fusion, a week of workshops and performances on the circus arts culminating with a finale showcase presentation for the whole family on December 2nd (photo: Peterborough Academy for Circus Arts)

What’s happening at Peterborough’s Market Hall

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Featuring Peterborough City Church, Circus Fusion, REEL ROCK 11 Film Tour, and the Peterborough Concert Band
De Temps Antan is a trio of virtuouso musicians from Quebec: André Brunet, Éric Beaudry, and Pierre-Luc Dupuis (publicity photo)

De Temps Antan brings the joie de vivre of Quebec folk music to the...

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November 18 concert in Peterborough presented by Folk Under the Clock.
Winners of a Juno Award and multiple Maple Blues Awards, swamp roots rock trio MonkeyJunk are performing at the Dobro in downtown Peterborough on November 18 and 19 in support of their new record Time to Roll (publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – November 17 to 23

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 17 to Wednesday, November 23.
Carried Away and the Convivio Chorus performing at In From The Cold at the Market Hall in Peterborough on Friday, December 11, 2015. This year's concert takes place on December 9 and 10. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW)

In From The Cold Christmas concert returns on December 9 and 10

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Annual charity concert at Peterborough's Market Hall has raised over $100,000 for youth and families.
One-year-old "whoodle" Bentley is starting a new job as a comfort dog at Lakeland Funeral & Cremation Centre in Lindsay.

Bentley will welcome and comfort families at Lindsay funeral home

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Lakeland Funeral & Cremation Centre adopts a comfort dog from the Kawartha Lakes Humane Society.
Gord Young's new book "A Dark Day In Peterborough: A Time To Remember December 11, 1916" features a gripping you-are-there narrative along with numerous archival photographs and newspaper clippings about the 1916 explosion and fire at the Quaker Oats factory in Peterborough. (Photo: City of Toronto Archives)

A Dark Day In Peterborough: A Time To Remember December 11, 1916

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An excerpt from the new book by Peterborough historian Gord Young on the 100th anniversary of the Quaker Oats factory disaster.
Radon is a naturally generated radioactive gas that is present to some degree in all homes. Being exposed to high concentrations of the gas can lead to lung cancer. But unlike the gas shown in the graphic, radon is colourless and odourless and can only be detected using a test kit, which Peterborough Public Health is offering for free.

Don’t play roulette with radon gas, the second-leading cause of lung cancer

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Peterborough Public Health offering free kits to test your home and protect your family.
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