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In 2022, the annual Loonies on the Street fundraiser raised over $160,000 in monetary donations for Kawartha Food Share, allowing the organization to purchase food items for more than 12,000 people in need every month in the Peterborough area. Through online donations and volunteers collecting donations on December 15, 2023 in downtown Peterborough, this year's fundraising goal is $100,000. (Photo: Kawartha Food Share / Facebook)

This year’s ‘Loonies on the Street’ aims to raise $100,000 for Kawartha Food Share

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23rd annual fundraiser for food insecurity in the Peterborough area returns downtown on Friday, December 15.
For the 15th annual Pink in the Rink game raising funds for cancer care, all Peterborough Petes players and coaches will act as ambassadors. The Petes have set a $50,000 fundraising goal for the games on February 3, 2024, with proceeds supporting the Wheels of Hope transportation program at the Canadian Cancer Society. If the $50,000 goal is reached, Pink in the Rink will have raised over $1 million in the past 14 years. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Petes)

Peterborough Petes aim to break $1 million in total funds raised for cancer care...

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All Petes players and coaches will act as ambassadors for the $50,000 fundraising goal for February 3 game.
Peterborough County OPP released this photo of a pickup truck that collided with a commercial vehicle on Highway 115 at Highway 7A south of Peterborough. A 34-year-old woman who was an occupant of the pickup truck died after being thrown from the vehicle when a guardrail ripped off the passenger side door. (Police-supplied photo)

34-year-old woman dies after being thrown from pickup truck in Highway 115 collision south...

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Truck collided with commercial motor vehicle Wednesday morning before guardrail ripped off passenger side door.
Hank "Washboard Hank" Fisher and Willie "Catfish Willie" Lindsay with the children's book of poetry entitled "The Radish is Reddish and Other Vegetable Poems." (Photo courtesy of Washboard Hank and Catfish Willie)

Peterborough musicians Washboard Hank and Catfish Willie share their love of vegetables with kids

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The children's book 'The Radish is Reddish and Other Vegetable Poems' was written and illustrated by the long-time musical collaborators.
Ellas Holdings Inc. is proposing a 186-unit residential and commercial development at 264 Lansdowne Street East, with 11-storey and 8-storey residential apartment buildings, on the site of the now-closed Trentwinds International Centre. (Photo: Google Maps)

Peterborough city council endorses rezoning for new apartment buildings at Trentwinds International Centre site

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Proposal is for 186-unit 11-storey and 8-storey residential apartment building complex with ground floor commercial space.
One of two Peterborough police cruisers damaged after officers attempted to stop a driver who was driving his vehicle erratically on December 3, 2023. The officers, who both received minor injuries, were able to apprehend the driver, who was charged with impaired driving along with multiple drug and other offences. (Police-supplied photo)

Peterborough man facing multiple charges after crashing into two police cruisers Sunday evening

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Two police officers received minor injuries after responding to a call about a vehicle being driven erratically.
Michelle (back left) and Ian (back right) were in shock when their daughter, Summer (front left), was diagnosed last year, at the age of four, with a rare form of liver cancer. After the initial juggling act of travelling to Toronto for treatment, Summer was able to continue her lifesaving care closer to home at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, which made the challenges of the disease a little easier on the young family. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation)

Last holiday season, 4-year-old Summer had cancer treatment close to home at PRHC

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Summer's parents Ian and Michelle are asking you to help them ensure no one has to travel far for care by donating to the PRHC Foundation.
Cars on a snow-covered road during a winter storm. (Stock photo)

Multiple weather warnings in place Sunday for much of Kawarthas region

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Freezing rain warnings for Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes, snowfall warning for Hastings Highlands, and winter weather travel advisory for Haliburton County.
Cobourg police have installed new CCTV cameras on Meredith Avenue (left) and at the intersection of Brook Road North and King Street East (right) in response to community safety concerns raised by residents in east-end neighbourhoods. (Photos: Cobourg Police Service)

Cobourg police install new CCTV cameras in the town’s east end

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Two new cameras installed on Meredith Avenue and Brook Road North after police reviewed feedback from neighbourhood residents about safety concerns.
Dr. Mervyn A. Stone is the longest-serving professional staff at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay. The local family physician, who has worked at the hospital for 45 years, was one of 158 employees recognized for long service at the hospital's annual Long Service and Excellence Awards on November 29, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital)

Lindsay’s Ross Memorial Hospital celebrates long service and excellence among employees and professional staff

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At 45 years, Dr. Mervyn A. Stone was one of 128 staff recognized for long service, with another 29 staff recognized by their peers for excellence.
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