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Articles by Paul Rellinger

Paul Rellinger
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Paul Rellinger a.k.a Relly is an award-winning journalist and longtime former newspaper editor still searching for the perfect lead. When he's not putting pen to paper, Paul is on a sincere but woefully futile quest to own every postage stamp ever issued. A rabid reader of history, Paul claims to know who killed JFK but can't say out of fear for the safety of his oh so supportive wife Mary, his three wonderful kids and his three spirited grandchildren. Paul counts among his passions Peterborough's rich live music scene, the Toronto Maple Leafs, slopitch and retrieving golf balls from the woods. You can follow Paul on Twitter at @rellywrites.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford received his second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at an Etobicoke pharmacy on June 24, 2021. (Photo: Office of the Premier)

Health unit says AstraZeneca vaccine recipients shouldn’t be concerned about booster shot recommendation

Peterborough's acting medical officer of health says third dose eligibility does not mean vaccine is ineffective.
74-year-old Dave Graham of Bridgenorth is walking the equivalent of 225 kilometres by December in a fundraiser for cancer care for Peterborough Regional Health Centre — all while he continues to receive chemotherapy for his colon cancer. Graham, pictured here with a neighbour he met on one of his walks, has already raised more than $7,500. (Photo courtesy of Graham family)

74-year-old Dave Graham is walking 7,000 steps a day to raise funds for Peterborough...

Buoyed by his family and his faith, Bridgenorth resident refuses to let his colon cancer diagnosis get the best of him.
For over 30 years, Champions Gymnastics in Peterborough has been providing recreational and competitive gymnastics and cheerleading classes for children of all ages and skill levels. (Photo: Champions Gymnastics)

Nothing ‘nefarious’ behind his lifetime suspension, says owner and head coach of Champions Gymnastics...

Gymnastics Ontario states 'complaints' are at root of its decision to suspend Marcel Rene for life but will not provide details.
A combination of the highly transmissible delta variant and unvaccinated people is behind a substantial increase in COVID-19 cases compared to the same time last year, according to Peterborough Public Health. Pictured is a protest against COVID-19 vaccines in London UK on September 18, 2021. (Public domain photo)

Highly transmissible delta variant culprit behind a year-over-year increase in new COVID-19 cases in...

Unvaccinated people are fuelling increase despite rising immunization rates, according to medical officer of health.
Mark Smith, operations manager of Fitzsimmons Towing and Repair in Peterborough, and retired Peterborough OPP constable Dave McNabb react after eating a ghost pepper in a fundraising event on October 19, 2021 for One City Peterborough, a Peterborough-based organization that is focused on housing, food security, community safety, and inclusion. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Ghost Pepper Challenge brings some serious heat to the benefit of One City Peterborough

Retired OPP constable Dave McNab and Fitzsimmons operations manager Mark Smith square off with the Ghost Pepper Challenge title belt on the line.
Saxophonist Jonny Wong performing with The 24th Street Wailers. Wong died on October 15, 2021 at the age of 36 following a battle with leukemia. He had recently started a new career as a software developer. (Photo: Blues at the Bow / bluesatthebow.com)

Peterborough music community mourning the loss of gifted saxophonist Jonathan ‘Jonny’ Wong

Multi-awarded horn player was no stranger to Peterborough live music audiences, his trademark "walk arounds" clear evidence of his joyful playing .
Melissa Lamore (second from right) with her son Murphy, husband Alex, and daughter Megan. In July 2020, Melissa was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer with an extremely low survival rate. Hundreds of people on Facebook have since been following Melissa's journey and showing their support. Now that Melissa, after multiple surgeries and chemotherapy and radiation, has decided to stop treatment, her family and her supporters are preparing to say goodbye. (Photo: Nicole Zinn / Glimpse Imaging)

Hundreds of people come together as ‘Team Mellie’ to support Peterborough woman with brain...

Opting to forego more treatment for glioblastoma, Melissa Lamore and her husband Alex and their two children face down the inevitable.
An aerial view of Morrow Park on Lansdowne Street West in Peterborough, where the city is planning to build a $62-million sports complex, including a twin-pad arena and an indoor swimming pool. Some Peterborough residents are opposing the development in the green space, which would also include 633 new parking spaces, and objecting to a lack of consultation. (Photo: Friends of Morrow Park / Facebook)

Friends of Morrow Park gaining momentum in bid to reverse City of Peterborough decision...

With construction of the $62-million complex set to begin in fall 2022, several concerns are listed on online petition.
Peterborough musician Calvin Bakelaar is the latest winner of the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective songwriting contest, with a reocrding of his original song "November" headed to the Rocket Carousel Studio in Los Angeles where it will be mixed and mastered by Grammy Award-winning producer and musician Greg Wells, originally from Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Calvin Bakelaar)

Round three of the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective songwriting contest crowns a single...

'November' by Calvin Bakelaar is off to Los Angeles to be mixed and mastered by Peterborough native and Grammy Award-winning producer Greg Wells.
Unveiled at Trent University on the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, 2021, the treaty rock is a new installation that recognizes the local treaty lands upon which the university is located. The installation is comprised of three limestone boulders, each bearing the symbols of the dodem (clan totem) carvings of the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig signatories. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Trent University unveils ‘treaty rock’ installation that honours Michi Saagiig land upon which it...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemoration sees Curve Lake First Nations people, university faculty, and students come together at Symons Campus.

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