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Discover the different origins of trick-or-treating, find out about the history of coffins and body snatching, witness a traditional 1890s Halloween party, and much more during Historic All Hallows' Eve at Lang Pioneer Village in Keene on October 28 and 29, 2023. (Photo: Heather Doughty)

Celebrate an historic Halloween at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene on October 27...

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Discover the origins of trick-or-treating and enjoy family-friendly activities during Historic All Hallows' Eve.
The rehabilitated Bobcaygeon Swing Bridge reopened to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on October 20, 2023. Since the rehabilitation project began in October 2020, the project has faced continual issues that delayed the completion of the project from May 2021. (Photo: Impact 32 / Facebook)

After being closed for three years, the Bobcaygeon Swing Bridge is now open to...

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Parks Canada bridge rehabilitation project was originally expected to take eight months but faced continual issues delaying completion.
Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal presented longtime volunteer Linda Shisko with a letter and certificate from the City of Peterborough recognizing her 30 years of volunteer service to the community at the Market Hall in Peterborough on October 20, 2023. Linda, who has provided weekly cleaning services for at least a dozen non-profit agencies since 1996, is retiring in advance of her 73rd birthday. (Photo: Eva Fisher / Public Energy Performing Arts)

73-year-old Linda Shisko celebrated for 30 years of volunteering for Peterborough non-profit agencies

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Linda, who has lived with the effects of a traumatic brain injury since she was a teen, has provided volunteer cleaning services for at least a dozen agencies since 1996.
A Peterborough-area high school student will step into the shoes of Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark on November 22, 2023, including attending a county council meeting, in the county's "Warden for a Day" contest on now until November 3. (Photo: Peterborough County)

Area high school students have a chance to step into the shoes of Peterborough...

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Winner of 'Warden for a Day' contest on now until November 3 will participate in a county council meeting, have lunch with Warden Bonnie Clark, and more.
BowieFest Canada is celebrating the music of the late David Bowie this weekend, starting Friday night with a launch party and Bowie karaoke at the Crook and Coffer pub in downtown Peterborough, followed on Saturday afternoon by the Bowie Bazaar in the lobby of Showplace Performance Centre and a "Ziggy Played Guitar" audition in the Nexicom Studio for a musician to take part in the opening set of The Bowie Lives starring Michael Bell (pictured) with SJ Riley on the main stage at Showplace on Saturday night. (Photo via The Bowie Lives / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – October 19 to 25

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
John Cunningham, owner of Community Alternative Funeral & Cremations Services Ltd., Ashburnham Funeral Home & Reception Centre, and Kawartha Aquamation, was named Business Citizen of the Year at the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's 2023 Business Excellence Awards at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on October 18, 2023. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Chamber video)

John Cunningham named Peterborough’s Business Citizen of the Year

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Funeral services entrepreneur among businesses, organizations, and individuals honoured at Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's 2023 Business Excellence Awards.
Having purchased the former Trinity United Church at 360 Reid Street last July, the Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network is embarking on a project with One City Peterborough to establish a community hub at the location called Trinity Centre. One City Peterborough will adapt the space to offer year-round daytime drop-in programming but also provide 45 sleeping cots for those seeking overnight shelter from October 1 through the winter until March 31. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

One City Peterborough receives $200,000 in federal homelessness funding for Trinity Centre renovations

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Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre and Peterborough Drug Strategy also receiving 'Reaching Home' funding administered by United Way of Peterborough & District.
On October 17, 2023, Peterborough police chief Stuart Betts announced the arrests of two men from the GTA and Toronto in connection with a shooting last April in Peterborough that left a Mississauga man dead. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Peterborough Police Service video)

Peterborough police arrest two out-of-town suspects for fatal shooting last April

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An 18-year-old GTA man, currently facing 20 unrelated charges including attempted murder, has been charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault.
Terry Guiel was hired as the executive director of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Terry Guiel quits as executive director of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area

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No reason has been given for Guiel's resignation, effective immediately, after 10 years as a tireless promoter of the downtown.
The Ontario government has appointed singer-songwriter and record label owner Missy Knott of Curve Lake First Nation to the Ontario Arts Council, an agency that operates at arm's length from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and provides grants and services to professional Ontario-based artists and arts organizations. The agency is governed by a volunteer board comprising 12 members who come from communities across the province. (Photo courtesy of MPP Dave Smith's office)

Missy Knott of Curve Lake First Nation appointed to Ontario Arts Council

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The first-ever appointee from Curve Lake First Nation, the singer-songwriter and business owner will help direct the province's primary arts funding organization for the next three years.
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