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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.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

64-year-old Cobourg man dead after his car struck a wall

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Police investigating early Monday morning collision on Theatre Road between Port Hope and Cobourg.
48-year-old William of Brighton. (Police-supplied photo)

Northumberland OPP searching for missing 48-year-old Brighton man

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William was last seen in Belleville in September 26 and is known to frequent Northumberland County and Prince Edward County.
After five years in business, siblings Nathan and Danielle White have announced they will be closing their downtown Peterborough vegan restaurant Nateure's Plate – Plant Based Eatery & Bar on October 28, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Nateure's Plate)

Downtown Peterborough vegan restaurant Nateure’s Plate closing on October 28

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Siblings Danielle and Nathan White launched their popular plant-based eatery in 2018.
Rotary Club of Peterborough-Kawartha secretary Len Lifchus and community service projects chair Bill Gordanier (left and right) with YMCA Balsillie Family Branch general manager MaryAnne Wooldridge with the new aquatics wheelchair made possible by a Rotary donation. (Photo courtesy of YMCA of Central East Ontario)

YMCA Balsillie Family Branch purchases new aquatics wheelchair with donation from Rotary Club of...

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Wheelchair will allow those with mobility issues to enter lap and therapy pools more easily.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

34-year-old Manvers Township man dead after his car collided with a transport truck west...

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Thursday morning collision happened on Highway 7A between Porter Road and Highway 35.
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.
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