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Dr. Bruce Empringham

Game changer: Dr. Bruce Empringham

Insurance company medical director is keynote speaker at Peterborough SPEAKS community health care fundraiser on April 27.
Peterborough Mayor Darryl Bennett, Trent University President and Vice Chancellor Leo Groarke, Noble Tech Founder and CEO Adam Noble, Noble Tech Founder and COO Dr. Andressa Lacerda, Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, and Peterborough City Councillor Diane Therrien (photo: Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster / Twitter)

Adam Noble of Noble Tech Inc. announces $20-million clean tech algae plant in Peterborough

50,000-square-foot production facility to be built at Trent Research and Innovation Park in 2017
Author Mary Giuffre, who rescued Ruby from a puppy mill, with red envelopes representing letters she hopes people send during the Valentine's Day letter campaign to shut down puppy mills

Valentine’s Day letter campaign to shut down puppy mills across Canada

Ruby's Love Letter campaign named after dog rescued from puppy mill by local author Mary Giuffre.
The ceremonial puck drop at Saturday night's Pink in the Rink game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, where the Petes faced off against the Ottawa 67's

Pink in the Rink campaign raises record $97,035 for cancer research

Peterborough Petes and Cancer Society have raised over $460,000 in past seven years.
Rhonda Keenan (right) with members of the Economic Development Office in the City of Oshawa, where she was most recently acting director (photo: City of Oshawa)

Peterborough Economic Development announces new President & CEO

Rhonda Keenan, formerly employed by the City of Oshawa, begins new job on February 29.
Public Energy presents the Coleman, Lemieux & Compagnie performance of "Elvis and The Man in Black" at Showplace in Peterborough on March 12 (photo: John Lauener)

Double-bill dance performance inspired by Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley

Public Energy presents "Elvis and The Man in Black" at Showplace in Peterborough on March 12
After more than five years in business, Jake's Bar and Eatery in downtown Lindsay, pictured here in 2014, is closing (photo: Google Maps)

Jake’s Bar and Eatery in Lindsay is closing

Popular sports pub in downtown Lindsay opened in 2010.
In September 2016, the City of Kawartha Lakes will no longer accept opaque garbage bags and will also be launching a curbside household battery collection pilot program

Changes coming in 2016 for waste management in Kawartha Lakes

Municipality to require clear garbage bags and will collect household batteries at the curb.
Three children from local daycares were selected as winners of a colouring contest to promote hand washing, organized by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Teaching young kids the importance of hand washing

Three children from Brighton, Omemee and Burnt River picked as winners in health unit colouring contest.
More than 70 films are screening over the three days of the 2016 ReFrame Film Festival in Peterborough

15 docs to see at Peterborough’s ReFrame Film Festival

More than 70 films are screening at three venues in downtown Peterborough from January 29 to 31, 2016.

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