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Warsaw Paralympian archer Alec Denys was the final torchbearer and carried the flame into Del Crary Park to light the community cauldron

Photos of Peterborough’s Pan Am Games Torch Relay

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Twenty-two torchbearers carry the flame from the Trent Severn Waterway to Del Crary Park.
The passing of the flame in Thessalon in Northern Ontario, between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, on Day 4 of the flame's 41-day journey. On June 4, the flame will travel through the Kawarthas. (Photo: T0215)

Pan Am Games Torch Relay passes through the Kawarthas on June 4

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Flame will travel through Minden, Lindsay, Omemee and Peterborough.
Over 300 men raised $109,204 for YWCA Peterborough Haliburton during the 2015 YWCA Trent Valley Honda "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes" event on May 29 (photo: Linda McIlwain)

“Walk A Mile in Her Shoes” raises $109,204 for YWCA

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Hundreds of men participate in annual fundraising and awareness event for domestic violence
The popular trail bridge linking East City with downtown Peterborough will close for a month this summer so that the City of Peterborough can complete concrete repairs delayed from last year (photo: Bob Linsdell)

Downtown Peterborough trail bridge to close again this summer

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Popular pedestrian and cyclist route across the Otonabee River will close for a month on June 15.
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Love blossomed on stage after the performance of New Stages' "Taking Shakespeare" on Saturday, May 23rd at Peterborough's Market Hall

Upstaging Shakespeare

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A romantic surprise after last Saturday's performance of "Taking Shakespeare" at the Market Hall
Trent Valley Honda "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes" takes place on May 29 in downtown Peterborough. Since 2009, more than 1,500 men have raised over $375,000 in support of YWCA Crossroads Shelter and the many YWCA services for women building lives free of violence.

Men walking tall in high heels to support women and children

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Annual "Walk A Mile in Her Shoes" takes place on Friday, May 29 in downtown Peterborough.
Natas Café, along with Black Honey and The Whistle Stop, now accept Trent University's student card for payments. The three downtown Peterborough merchants were chosen by Trent students in a recent survey. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA.)

Trent student card now accepted at three downtown merchants

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Pilot project to expand TrentU Card program will help attract students to downtown Peterborough.
Taking place on Saturday, July 18th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Peterborough Pulse will close some downtown streets to motor vehicles and open them for the use of pedestrians, cyclists, roller skaters, and more. There'll be sidewalk sales, community activities, public art, and more.

Dancing in the streets

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Peterborough Pulse, the city's first-ever open streets event, takes place on July 18th.
Local artists have transformed unwanted chairs into original works of art that will be auctioned off on May 28 in support of the Buckhorn Community Centre

Art you can sit on

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Buckhorn Fine Art Festival's "Chair Affair" auction raises funds for the Buckhorn Community Centre.
A concept drawing from 2014 of the Canadian Canoe Museum at its new location at the Peterborough Lift Lock. The museum has now launched a competition for architects to develop actual design concepts for the new museum. (Drawing: Neil Broadfoot)

Canadian Canoe Museum selects six architects for design competition

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Peterborough architectural firm among those vying to design new museum at Lift Lock.
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