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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.
Since 2019, Gail Parry has overseen the placing and decoration of a memorial Christmas tree in Peterborough Square to remember people who have been lost to substance use. She lost her own daughter Jody in August 2018 from health complications related to her substance use. This year's tree goes up November 30, 2022, and will remain on display until the week before New Year's Eve. (Photo: PARN – Your Community AIDS Resource Network)

Christmas tree honouring those lost to substance use returning to Peterborough Square

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What Gail Parry started as a tribute to her daughter Jody has become an annual source of seasonal comfort for many.
The cast of the St. James Players production of "Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The Broadway Musical," on now until November 19, 2022 at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of St. James Players)

St. James Players production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ now on stage at Showplace...

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Delayed from 2020 due to the pandemic, performances of award-winning Disney musical continue until November 19.
Peterborough residents James and Kellie McKenty inside their vintage Airstream trailer which they converted into a mobile recording studio. With the help of local filmmaker Michael Hurcomb, Five performances by local musicians the Mckentys recorded in a 'secret' barn location have been turned into the new Bell Fibe TV1 series "In Record Time." (Photo courtesy of the McKentys)

Peterborough’s James and Kellie McKenty team up with filmmaker Michael Hurcomb for ‘In Record...

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New Bell Fibe TV1 series features performances by Melissa Payne, Devin Cuddy, Ginger St. James, Lotus White, and The Silver Hearts.
Adam McInroy and his team at McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management in Bobcaygeon can help you achieve peace of mind when it comes to your investment portfolio so you can enjoy your retirement. Recent research has found households that retained their financial advisor saw the value of their assets increase almost 15% more than households that decided to abandon their advisor and go it alone. (Stock photo)

McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management helps clients avoid sleepless nights

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Adam McInroy and his Bobcaygeon-based team guides clients to make rational investment decisions in their financial future.
Carried Away and the Convivio Chorus perform at the 2015 In From The Cold concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. The 23rd annual concert, which has raised more than $150,000 to date for Peterborough's YES Shelter for Youth and Families, is returning in-person to the Market Hall on December 9 and 10, 2022 after two years of virtual concerts due to the pandemic. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW)

‘In From The Cold’ Christmas concert returns to Peterborough’s Market Hall on December 9...

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Featuring seasonal music you won't hear anywhere else, 23rd annual concert raises funds for YES Shelter for Youth and Families.
Peterborough's Mobile Support Overdose Resource Team (MSORT) reaches out to and interacts with substance users on their turf, the goal being to reduce the adverse and potentially tragic physical, mental, and emotional health impacts of a poisoned drug supply.

Peterborough’s MSORT reaches out to substance users to help them change their lives

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Lived experience of Mobile Support Overdose Resource Team members is key to avoiding stigma and earning trust.
Peterborough mayoral candidates listen to a question from an audience member during a debate on October 5, 2022 hosted by the United Way of Peterborough & District at All Saints' Anglican Church. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

PARN executive director rebukes Peterborough mayoral candidates on responses to issues of homelessness and...

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Dane Record says those with lived or living experience must have a seat at the decision-making tables.
Peterborough poet PJ Thomas is releasing her latest book "Waves" on November 6, 2022 at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Esther Vincent)

Peterborough poet PJ Thomas launches her new book ‘Waves’

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'Waves will make you re-think what you thought you knew about poetry' lauds local novelist and playwright Frank Flynn.
Peterborough's safer supply project, led by the Peterborough 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic, aims to prevent overdose deaths among substance users due to the toxic illegal drug supply, such as these counterfeit oxycodone pills seized by police that contain fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is more toxic than most other opioids. The safer supply project enables assessed participants who use drugs to access regulated substances from a legal source. (Photo: Northumberland OPP)

Peterborough’s safer supply initiative is more than about saving substance users’ lives

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Along with providing pharmaceutical-grade medication as an alternative to toxic illegal drug supply, project empowers participants to 'make changes in their lives'.
Kieran Andrews and Scott Murison are celebrating 30 years since they founded Wild Rock Outfitters in downtown Peterborough. Looking to the future, the pair are gradually scaling back their ownership stake and involvement in the business, with general manager Tori Silvera and aerobic sports department manager Jeff Faulds becoming majority owners. (Screenshot of 30th anniversary video produced by Birchbark Media)

With 30 years in the rear view mirror, Peterborough’s Wild Rock Outfitters looks to...

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As store founders Scott Murison and Kieran Andrews scale back their involvement, Tori Silvera and Jeff Faulds will become majority owners,
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