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Solidarity Weekend 2017 is a series of events involving "creative and peaceful action to acknowledge, address and response to white supremacist ideologies in our community" according to organizers.

Peterborough community to rally against racism and intolerance this weekend

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Celebrations of diversity and inclusivity to protest anti-immigration rally organized by white supremacist.
GreenUP is installing eight rain gardens in Peterborough's The Avenues neighbourhood. A small rain garden can divert as much as 50,000 cubic metres from a single storm, and can also help to naturally filter and clean water and reduce flooding. (Photo: GreenUP)

GreenUP installing eight rain gardens in The Avenues in Peterborough over the next week

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Rain gardens are proven to reduce flood risk by soaking up rain.
"Colours Abound", a new exhibit of works by artists Steve Tracy and Julia Veenstra, opens at Gallery on the Lake in Buckhorn on Saturday, September 30th, with an opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m. where you can meet the artists. (Photo: The Gallery on the Lake / Facebook)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – September 27, 2017

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Featuring networking skills workshop, business confidence survey, new exhibit in Buckhorn, and more.
The best way to prevent mumps is through the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) or measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine, pictured here.

Three cases of mumps confirmed in Peterborough

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Peterborough Public Health advises residents to watch for symptoms, get vaccinated, and prevent the spread of the disease.
Dancers Mayumi Lashbrook and Syreeta Hector in rehearsal for Igor Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat, re-imagined by First Nations choreographer Aria Evans. The dance performance is part of the Voice of a Nation program, coming October 12 to Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough. The program also features the Toronto Concert Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Kerry Stratton, performing orchestral songs of poems of Cree/Métis poet Marilyn Dumont written by Métis and French-Canadian composer Ian Cusson and sung by Métis Canadian mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy, an original choral piece composed by Cusson and sung by the Peterborough Children's Chorus, and a screening of the documentary 'Twelve' by local filmmaker Lester Alfonso. (Photo: Aria Evans)

Indigenous artists take centre stage at Showplace in Peterborough for Voice of a Nation

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World premiere event on October 12 features orchestra, song, dance, spoken word, choir, and film.
There were butter tarts galore at the 5th annual Kawarthas Northumberland Butter Tart Taste-Off, held on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Peterborough Farmers' Market in the Morrow Building. (Photo: Butter Tart Tour)

Local bakeries compete at Butter Tart Taste-Off in Peterborough

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Around 5,200 people attended annual event showcasing quintessential Canadian dessert.
Now an international superstar, Millbrook-raised Serena Ryder is performing at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough on December 15, 2017. (Photo: Richard Sibbald)

Serena Ryder coming to Showplace in Peterborough on December 15

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Showplace also announces Alan Doyle concert in February 2018, with more to come.
Bicycle and car accident

Bobcaygeon man charged under one-metre law after car hits cyclist

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51-year-old woman sustained non-life threatening injuries in September 22 accident.
Chief John Hagarty of the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service)

City of Kawartha Lakes police chief retiring next August

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John Hagarty has been in position since November 2005.
Neil Young at soundcheck for the Farm Aid Concert held Saturday, September 16 in Pennsylvania. The legendary performer, who spent his childhood years in nearby Omemee, is being inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on September 23, 2017.

Neil Young spotted in downtown Peterborough

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Iconic singer-songwriter was inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in Toronto on September 23.
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