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Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough’s draft 2024 budget proposes 9.59% rate increase

Proposed increase is 6.44% higher than 3.15% increase in 2023 budget.
Highway 118 at Dyno Road in the municipality of Highlands East. (Photo: Google Maps)

One person dead after two-vehicle collision in Haliburton County on Monday afternoon

Collision happened on Highway 118 near Dyno Road, west of Cardiff in Highlands East.
The war memorial in Peterborough's Little Lake Cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Little Lake Cemetery Co.)

Remembrance Day sunrise service returns to Peterborough’s Little Lake Cemetery

Everyone is welcome to attend second annual service at the cemetery's war memorial at 7:30 a.m. on November 11.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

55-year-old Pontypool woman accused of defrauding Peterborough business of $330,000 over a decade

Owners contacted police in 2022 after auditing their books back to 2011 when woman began working for the business.
PRHC Foundation President & CEO and Heart of Healthcare series host, Lesley Heighway, talks with Bill Blair (left) about his health scare, the importance of having lifesaving care nearby, and the community's role in bringing state-of-the-art technology to Peterborough Regional Health Centre. Watch Heart of Healthcare episode 2 now. (Photo courtesy of the PRHC Foundation)

A severe heart attack gave longtime PRHC Foundation supporter Bill Blair a new perspective...

In the second episode of the PRHC Foundation's video series 'Heart of Healthcare,' the former Foundation Board member shares the importance of having lifesaving care close to home.
Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound. As the grand finale for this year's "One Book, One Ptbo" event that features his 2018 post-apocalyptic thriller "Moon of the Crusted Snow", the Anishinaabe author will be at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on November 15, 2023 where he will read from the book and its new sequel "Moon of the Turning Leaves". (Photo: Shilo Adamson)

Bestselling writer Waubgeshig Rice’s ‘One Book, One Ptbo’ public reading moves to Market Hall...

Move of November 15 grand finale from Peterborough Public Library comes after high demand to hear 'Moon of the Crusted Snow' author.
The Vine's kimchi-infused mac and cheese dish received the most online votes during the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area's annual Mac + Cheese Festival held at 20 downtown restaurants during October 2023. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

The Vine restaurant crowned champion of downtown Peterborough’s annual Mac + Cheese Festival

Kimchi-infused mac and cheese dish received the most online votes during October festival, with The El (P) and Crook and Coffer taking second and third place.
Campbellford Memorial Hospital is located at 146 Oliver Road in Campbellford. (Photo Campbellford Memorial Hospital)

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Campbellford Memorial Hospital’s inpatient unit

Visitation restrictions are in effect, with patients only permitted to have one visitor at a time.
Guelph-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nick Zubeck will perform at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Photo: Adam Machan)

nightlifeNOW – November 2 to 8

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
The City of Peterborough's new waste collection service includes weekly pick up of green bins containing organic waste and a switch to garbage collection every other week with a requirement to use clear garbage bags. The first day of collection was October 31, 2023. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

City of Peterborough completes first day of new organic waste collection

Around 85% of eligible households in city centre placed green bins at curb, with 80% using clear garbage bags.

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