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Pioneering Canadian heavy metal band Anvil (Steve "Lips" Kudlow on vocals and guitar, Robb Reiner on drums and percussion, and Chris Robertson on bass) is performing at the Red Dog Tavern in Peterborough on Friday night, one of the last live music events at the downtown venue before it closes for good on November 1. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – October 12 to 18

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Seven-year-old Alexa and her mom Ashley Kulla (third from left) joined Five Counties CEO Scott Pepin and board of directors chair Julie Davis (left and second from left) and Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott and Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith for a thumbs-up after the Ontario government announced an increase of $2 million in funding for the charitable organization on October 12, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children Centre).

Ontario government provides $2 million funding increase for Five Counties Children’s Centre

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Annual funding increase means charitable organization can serve more clients and reduce wait times for children's treatment services.
An OPP police car with lights flashing. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Fenelon Township man arrested for murder of 79-year-old Marilyn Whiteway

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Police arrested 48-year-old Stephen Whiteway in Lindsay on Tuesday and have charged him with second degree murder.
On October 11, 2023, representatives of the Governments of Canada, Ontario, and the City of Peterborough attended an official ground-breaking event at 681 Monaghan Road in Peterborough, on the site of a new six-storey building that will include 53 units of affordable housing. It is one of three projects to build and repair affordable homes in Peterborough with over $64 million in funding from all three levels of government. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Three levels of government announce funding to build and repair affordable homes in Peterborough

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Funding will support new 53-unit building on Monaghan Road, repairs to 945 affordable housing units, and already-opened 85-unit Hunt Terraces project.
Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival chair Michelle Thornton (right) presents a $290,025.18 cheque to Lesley Heighway, president and CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation, on October 11, 2023 at the T-wharf on Little Lake, the site of the annual festival. Proceeds from this year's festival will allow the regional hospital to invest in new state-of-the-art technology to serve more cancer patients, support earlier cancer diagnosis, and provide safer and more effective treatments. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival video)

Dragon Boat Festival raises $290,025.18 for cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

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Annual event exceeded this year's goal by over $85,000, bringing the total amount raised since 2001 to $4.2 million.
Lori Richey is the new physician recruiter for Peterborough County. (Photo courtesy of Lori Richey)

Lori Richey is Peterborough County’s new physician recruiter

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Richey has over 28 years' experience in the health care sector, most recently with the Peterborough Family Health Team.
A conceptual rendering of the $62-million arena complex under construction in Morrow Park at Lansdowne and Park streets. (Illustration: Perkins&Will)

City of Peterborough’s new $62-million arena complex to be named Miskin Law Community Complex

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City council's general committee endorsed staff recommendation that would see local litigation firm provide $600,000 to the city over 10 years.
An OPP police car with lights flashing. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Police say a 79-year-old woman found dead in Fenelon Falls last week was murdered

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An arrest warrant has been issued for 48-year-old Stephen Whiteway of Fenelon Township, who is charged with second-degree murder.
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA)'s second annual 'Halloween in the BOOro' takes place on October 28, 2023 and features free family-friendly activities including trick or treating and late-night shopping at more than 40 downtown businesses, with scary and not-so-scary characters wandering downtown streets, a kid-friendly haunted house, and a self-guided interactive Halloween scavenger hunt. Leading up to the event, downtown businesses will also be competing in a Halloween window display contest running from October 13 to 31. (Graphic: Peterborough DBIA)

Spooky family fun returns to downtown Peterborough with ‘Halloween in the BOOro’ on October...

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You can also vote for your favourite downtown Halloween window display beginning Friday, October 13.
Dr. Simon Adams officially began working at Ross Memorial Hospital as a general surgeon in September 2023. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital)

Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay has a new full-time general surgeon

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Originally from England, Dr. Simon Adams will perform endoscopies and surgeries for hernias, gall bladders, bowel cancers, and more.
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