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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.
Jasper wakes up from sedation in the arms of a registered veterinary technician at Kawartha Veterinary Emergency Clinic (KVEC) in November 2021. On New Year's Eve, the clinic was at full capacity by mid-afternoon and was forced to close its doors to new patients. After learning of the crisis, veterinarians and staff at Sherbrooke Heights Animal Hospital and Norwood Veterinary Hospital cancelled their New Year's Eve plans to help pets that were unable to be seen at KVEC. (Photo: Kawartha Veterinary Emergency Clinic / Facebook)

Peterborough-area veterinarians and staff ditch New Year’s Eve plans to help overwhelmed emergency vet...

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According to Dr. Kristy Hiltz, capacity crisis at Kawartha Veterinary Emergency Clinic reflects staff shortage and mental health crisis in veterinary medicine.
Almost two pandemic years ago, public health nurse Simone Jackson wore personal protective equipment as she prepared to open a swab to test a patient for COVID-19 in Peterborough Public Health's clinic. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Daily COVID-19 cases in Peterborough reach pandemic high with 91 reported in single day

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Medical officer of health says number of active cases is 'far beyond anything we've experienced to date'.
A woman receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the mass vaccination clinic at the Evinrude Centre in Peterborough on May 26, 2021. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s medical officer of health warns pandemic fatigue will result in hundreds of new...

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With four omicron variant cases in the region, Dr. Thomas Piggott urges great caution during 'the darkest moment of the pandemic to date'.
A lab technician evaluates COVID-19 rapid tests. (Stock photo)

Two COVID-19 omicron variant cases confirmed in Peterborough area

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Peterborough's medical officer of health expects 'many more cases in the coming days', with focus now on increasing vaccination clinic capacity.
The members of indie-folk band Ptarmigan (Sam Gleason, Aaron Hoffman, and Peter McMurtry) have been friends since high school in Peterborough. Now based in Toronto, the trio released their third album "Cocoon" on November 19. 2021. (Photo: Jen Squires Photography)

Peterborough-born indie-folk band Ptarmigan comes home with ‘Cocoon’

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Toronto-based trio previewed their latest album earlier this fall in Peterborough at band's first live show since the pandemic began.
Bonnie Annis and Will Roderick of L'Moor, a distributor of skin and body care products for spas and aestheticians located east of Cobourg, driving home from British Columbia. To address supply chain issues for their clients who are trying to fill Christmas orders, the pair flew from Kitchener to Vancouve and are now on their way home to Northumberland County with a rented SUV packed with product for their clients. (Photo: Bonnie Annis)

Two Northumberland entrepreneurs homeward bound from B.C. after taking supply chain issues into their...

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L'Moor partners Bonnie Annis and Will Roderick have a rental car filled with product so their clients can fulfill Christmas orders.
Representatives of Fourcast and the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough gathered on December 7, 2021 at the future site of the new Peterborough Opioid Response Hub at 220 Simcoe Street to announce the $160,000 goal of the Light The Way To $160K fundraising campaign has been attained. Fourcast vice chair Ron Black, Mobile Supportive Overdose Resource Team program manager Kerri Kightley, and Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough executive director Jennifer Debues provided a tour of the renovated space and fielded media questions. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s new Opioid Response Hub set for early January opening

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With the Light The Way To 160K campaign having hit its goal, provincial approval of a Consumption and Treatment Site application is awaited.
The Workforce Development Board, a not-for-profit organization located in Peterborough, provides resources for both employers and job seekers navigating the labour market. This includes the Local Jobs Hub, which automatically aggregates regional job listings for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Muskoka from more than 35 online job boards and includes an interactive regional map that cross-references job listings with nearby bus routes, cycle routes, schools, childcare centres, and more. (kawarthaNOW graphic)

Workforce Development Board helps employers and job seekers navigate the pandemic labour market

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Peterborough-based not-for-profit organization also provides valuable resources for employment services agencies and economic development organizations.
Kawartha Land Trust is a non-government charitable organization committed to protecting land in the Kawarthas. However, not everyone can donate their land or enter into formal conservation easement agreements to protect their land. Through its Partners in Conservation project, Kawartha Land Trust assists private landowners, including in the Fleetwood Creek Watershed in Kawartha Lakes, in improving and protecting the environmental health of their properties. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)

Kawartha Land Trust partners with landowners to help them protect their properties’ environmental health

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Since 2018, Partners In Conservation project has worked with 20 private landowners to enable the stewardship of 2,400 acres of land,
Peterborough police charged a 63-year-old man with uttering threats in connection with an incident at Peterborough Public Health's offices in downtown Peterborough on October 24, 2021. (File photo)

Peterborough’s new medical officer of health pledges ‘zero tolerance’ with threats to public health...

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Dr. Thomas Piggott says threats 'the last thing we need' as local new case numbers rise dramatically and the omicron variant looms.
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