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A resident and their pet were able to escape without injury from this tent encampment in the Bond St. area of Lindsay after a fire on November 1, 2024 that Kawartha Lakes police believe was deliberately set. (Photo supplied by Kawartha Lakes Police Service)

Police launch arson investigation after ‘disturbing’ tent encampment fires in Lindsay

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No-one was injured in two separate fires on Bond St. and Colborne St. E. early Friday morning.
Fall leaves on a forest floor with buildings in the background. (Stock photo)

Clocks ‘fall back’ an hour when daylight saving time ends this weekend

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It's also time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
Peterborough's "Washboard Hank" Fisher will be performing at Jethro's Bar + Stage on Friday night and then celebrating his 70th birthday with a show at The Pig's Ear Tavern on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Washboard Hank / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – October 31 to November 6

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region,
Former radio host Pete Dalliday is joining the Peterborough Lakers as the Major Series Lacrosse team's director of community engagement and partnerships. Dalliday played for the team in the early 1990s and is also the play-by-play announcer for Lakers games on Cogeco YourTV. (Photo: Pete Dalliday / Facebook)

Former Peterborough radio host Pete Dalliday joins the Peterborough Lakers

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Dalliday says his new role as director of community engagement and partnerships 'feels like a natural fit'.
18-year-old Logan was last seen in Havelock on October 13, 2024. Police found the autistic teen 17 days later hiding in an abandoned building in Havelock. (Family photo)

Missing autistic Havelock teen Logan has been found and is safe

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Police found Logan, who was last seen on October 13, in an abandoned building in Havelock that he has hidden in before.
Habitat for Humanity Peterborough and Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR) unveiled its new ReStore truck on October 25, 2024 during Waste Reduction Week. The truck, which was funded through a capital grant from the provincial government's Ontario Trillium Foundation, will allow the non-profit organization to collect more donated items to be sold in its three ReStores. Pictured from left to right are Habitat PKR's procurement manager Mario Zambonin, Habitat PKR board chair Hope Lee, Habitat PKR CEO Susan Zambonin, Ontario Trillium Foundation volunteer Klara Oyler, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith, and Habitat PKR communications and marketing manager Holly O'Conner. (Photo courtesy of Habitat PKR)

Habitat for Humanity Peterborough and Kawartha Region unveils new ReStore truck

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Funded by an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, the truck will increase Habitat's capacity to pick up donated items and keep them out of the landfill.
Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating the death of a 65-year-old Campbellford woman following a single-ATV collision on private property in the area of 6th Line West near Campbellford. (Photo: Northumberland OPP)

65-year-old Campbellford woman dead in ATV crash

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Woman pronounced dead at scene of single-ATV collision on private property on 6th Line West near Campbellford.
Kingston-based folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anthea Feaver, who just released her debut album "Summer's Morning" featuring eight original and two traditional songs, is performing at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Kerry Jarvis)

nightlifeNOW – October 24 to 30

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Volunteers with "Porch Pirates for Good" will be driving around Peterborough on October 26, 2024 to collect donated items for Kawartha Food Share that residents leave on their front porches. In the last four years, the Porch Pirates for Good semi-annual food drives have brought in over 165,000 pounds of food and over $15,000 in monetary donations. (Photo: Kawartha Food Share)

Peterborough’s ‘Porch Pirates for Good’ food drive returns October 26

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City residents are asked to leave a bag of non-perishable food items on their front porch for Kawartha Food Share.
Through Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR), 12 families (including Derrick and his daughter Maelyn, holding the sold sign) have achieved affordable homeownership of units at 21 Leahy's Lane in Peterborough. The non-profit organization held a dedication ceremony on October 20, 2024, that was attended by the families, dignitaries, project partners, and supporters. (Photo courtesy of Habitat PKR)

Habitat for Humanity celebrates completion of Leahy’s Lane development in Peterborough

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Final phase of multi-residential development provides 12 families with affordable home ownership at 21 Leahy's Lane.
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