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Paramedics at Roger's Cove in Peteborough's East City on February 27, 2024 after responding to a report of a woman who fell into the water after walking along the ice on the shoreline. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough police and emergency services respond to woman in distress at Rogers Cove

A witness says the woman was walking along the shoreline ice when she fell in the water.
Pictured at a media event on February 22, 2024, Peterborough musician Dan Hick will take the stage at Peterborough Performs for the first time on Thursday, March 7th. The fourth annual fundraiser for the United Way of Peterborough & District features 16 local acts on two stages, with performers donating their time and talents in support of people experiencing homelessness in Peterborough. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / Peterborough Performs)

March 7th Peterborough Performs benefit concert is final event of United Way’s 2023-24 campaign

Fundraiser for people experiencing homelessness features 16 local acts at Showplace Performance Centre, with a 52-item virtual auction now open for bids.
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School students Jonah Heuchert and Ella Doris play the lead roles in the Peterborough high school's production of the play "Shakespeare in Love", based on the award-winning film of the same name starring Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow that was released in 1993, when Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School was founded. (Photo courtesy of Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School)

Peterborough high school students mount stage version of award-winning film released before they were...

Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School presents three performances of the play 'Shakespeare in Love' from February 28 to March 1.
Peterborough grunge rockers The Pangea Project, who recently released their first single "You Don't Know Me", are performing at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Friday night. (Photo courtesy of Liam Boucher)

nightlifeNOW – February 22 to 28

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Federal environment and climate change minister Steven Guilbeault (right) announced a $5.75 million loan and a $2.87 million grant for the City of Peterborough's new Home Energy Efficiency Program on February 22, 2024 in front of a residential home in Peterborough's East City. The funding, which comes from the Green Municipal Fund's Community Efficiency Financing program administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, will be used to provide financing for Peterborough homeowners to complete home energy efficiency retrofits. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

City of Peterborough receives $8.6 million in federal funding for new Home Energy Efficiency...

New program will provide financing options for homeowners to complete home energy efficiency retrofits.
The Netflix science fiction film "Spaceman" stars Adam Sandler as an astronaut who, six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. cheduled for a limited theatrical release on February 23, the film debuts on Netflix on Friday, March 1st. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in March 2024

Highlights include Spaceman, The Gentlemen, Damsel, 3 Body Problem, Shirley, The Wages of Fear, and more.
Lotto Max. (Photo: OLG)

A $70 million Lotto Max ticket was sold in Kawartha Lakes

Jackpot ticket was drawn on February 20.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

20-year-old driver crashes vehicle while attempting to have sex with passenger

Driver facing charges after vehicle left County Road 2 in Asphodel-Norwood Township on Sunday night and rolled over.
The 19-year-old driver of this tractor had his licence suspended for 90 days and is facing impaired driving charges after being pulled over by police on County Road 30 in Brighton on February 17, 2024. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Warkworth man arrested late Saturday night for driving a tractor while impaired

Police on patrol on County Road 30 in Brighton noticed tractor was unable to stay in its lane.
Lindsay Wilson (left) and Paden Gilhooley in a scene from Ed Schroeter's "Tide of Hope", the inaugural historial drama production of Trent Valley Archives Theatre. A prequel to the immigration story of Peter Robinson, the play will be performed at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough for school groups on May 15, 2024 with public performances on May 15 and 16. (Photo: Suzanne Schroeter)

Trent Valley Archives Theatre seeking volunteer actors for historical play ‘Tide of Hope’

Auditions will be held February 29 for theatre company's inaugural production to be staged at Peterborough's Market Hall in May.

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