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Located near Crowley Line and Rosa Landing Road in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township and managed by Otonabee Conservation, the Mikinaak Conservation Area is a former gravel pit that has naturally regenerated since aggregate extraction stopped in the late 1990s, including functional wetlands that provide homes to a variety of flora and fauna, especially nesting turtles. Otonabee Conservation worked with Hiawatha First Nation to choose the name for the new conservation area, with "mikinaak" meaning turtle in the Mississauga Ojibwe language. The site will be open to the public for recreational uses in the future. (Photo: Otonabee Conservation)

Otonabee Conservation’s new conservation area in Otonabee-South Monaghan named Mikinaak Conservation Area

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Chosen in consultation with Hiawatha First Nation, name meaning 'turtle' recognizes former gravel pit's importance for nesting turtles.
Freezing rain on car

Freezing rain warning in effect for northern Kawarthas region starting Monday night

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Up to 4mm of ice accretion possible in northern Peterborough County, Haliburton County, and Hastings Highlands.
The Sharing Tree, an initiative to connect the community with Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) during the holiday season in support of the PRHC Foundation's $60-million Campaign for PRHC to reimagine healthcare at the regional hospital, was launched on November 23, 2024 at Couture Candy PTBO in downtown Peterborough. Pictured from left to right are PRHC Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway and reImagineers Lisa and Matt Couture, Susan Dunkley, Noah Crowley, Nick Beamish and his son Luke, Jess Crowley and her son Theo, Darryl Porter, and (in front) PRHC Foundation manager of community giving and engagement Jane Lovett with her son Sam. (Photo courtesy of PRHC foundation)

Community members encouraged to add stories and messages of support for PRHC on The...

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Launched by PRHC Foundation 'reImagineers', the tree will travel to different locations before heading home to the hospital in time for Christmas.
Located at 400 Grassy Road in Omemee, Potash Creek Farms is one of 11 tree farms located in or near the greater Kawarthas region where people can get fresh, locally grown Christmas trees for 2024. Owner Dan Vanderzwet says a relatively wet summer means he has more trees available this year than in past years. (Photo courtesy of Potash Creek Farms)

Where to get a fresh locally grown Christmas tree in the Kawarthas region

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Tree farms offering cut-your-own or pre-cut trees are located in Millbrook, Cavan-Monaghan, Omemee, Fenelon Falls, Colborne, Campbellfcroft, Cobourg, and more.
Singer-songwriter Russell deCarle, the former Prairie Oyster frontman who has enjoyed a solo career since 2010, returns to perform in Peterborough for the first time in five years with a show at the Gordon Best Theatre on Saturday night with Lotus Wight opening. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – November 21 to 27

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region,
A rendering of the Summit Wellness Centre currently under construction in Coboconk off Highway 35, with a reference photo of the original historic train station. (Rendering courtesy of Coboconk, Norland and Area Chamber of Commerce)

Ontario government providing up to $250,000 to renovate historic Coboconk train station

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Renovations are part of the $16-million Summit Wellness Centre under construction off Highway 35.
Kawartha Rotary's annual Christmas Auction raises funds to support a variety of community projects in Peterborough. In October 2024, Brock Mission's Primary Care Clinic, which offers medical care for anyone experiencing homelessness, celebrated the opening of a much-needed washroom made possible with funding from the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha and the Peterborough Family Health Team. Pictured from left to right are nurse practitioner Lee-Anne Quinn, Kawartha Rotary president Dean Ostrander, Peterborough Family Health Team CEO Duff Sprague, Peterborough Street Medicine physician Dr. John Beamish, and Brian O'Toole and Wendy Swain of Kawartha Rotary's major projects committee. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)

2024 Kawartha Rotary Christmas Auction returns to benefit meaningful community projects in Peterborough

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Annual auction runs November 18 to December 1 with more than one hundred items donated by local businesses and organizations.
Detective sergeant Josh McGrath in a Peterborough Police Service video describing the incident on November 16, 2024 at the Hunt Terraces apartment building that resulted in the death of a 62-year-old Peterborough man who was a tenant in the building. A 38-year-old Peterborough man who is also a tenant in the building has been charged with second-degree murder. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

38-year-old Peterborough man charged with second-degree murder after tenant altercation

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A 62-year-old Peterborough man died following Saturday night incident at Hunt Terraces on Bonaccord Street.
The headliners at the Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association's monthly show at The Social in downtown Peterborough on Saturday afternoon are Al Black and the Steady Band (Andy Pryde on bass, Al Black on drums, and Gary Peeples on guitar) featuring Jim Usher on sax and special guest Sean Daniels on keyboards, with Sam Allison aka Lotus Wight as the spotlight musician. (Photo: Al Black & Steady Band / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – November 14 to 20

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Detective sergeant Josh McGrath and deputy police chief Jamie Hartnett speak to the media on November 13, 2024 at the site of a shooting at 850 Fairbairn Street in Peterborough, where three male suspects fired multiple shots into the townhomes and into the air the previous night. No one was injured in the incident, which police believe is connected to the illicit drug trade. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of police video)

Peterborough police seeking suspects after multiple shots fired into Fairbairn St. townhomes Tuesday night

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No one was injured in 'brazen' incident, which police believe is connected with the illicit drug trade.
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