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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.
One of the three consumption booths at the Consumption and Treatment Services site (CTS), located at the Opioid Response Hub at 220 Simcoe Street in downtown Peterborough. Each booth has a mirror so the on-site paramedic can observe people as they prepare and consume their substances. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s CTS site making a difference in opioid crisis, one saved life at a...

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In its first three months of operation, supervised substance use site recorded 1,435 visits by 125 people.
Ursula Kressibucher at her first sunflower farm in Beaverton, called The Sunflower Farm, which she opened in 2020. Buoyed by the success of that operation, the 29-year-old entrepreneur has also opened The Little Sunflower Farm in Lindsay. (Photo: Kailey Jane Photography)

A young entrepreneur has just opened her second sunflower farm, located in Lindsay

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Unable to pursue her original career aspirations, 29-year-old Ursula Kressibucher returned to her roots and opened her first sunflower farm in Beaverton in 2020.
International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31, 2022) will be marked in Peterborough with an event at Millennium Park that includes PARN Harm Reduction Services provide training on how to administer naloxone, a lifesaving medication that temporarily reverses the deadly effects of opioid overdose, and distribution of naloxone kits. The event will see various organizations host information booths with the aim of correcting misinformation and reducing the stigma associated with substance use. (Photo: PARN – Your Community AIDS Resource Network)

‘Keeping people alive’ a key focus of International Overdose Awareness Day in Peterborough

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August 31 Millennium Park event aims to provide training in administering naloxone and to lessen the stigma around substance use .
Rick Fines and Nicholas Campbell are two of the Peterborough-area musicians featured on "Cover2Cover," a four-episode series on Bell Fibe TV1 directed by Michael Hurcomb where a well-known local musician covers a song by an up-and-coming local musician and vice versa. In episode four, Fines performs a cover of Campbell's song "Livin'" and Campbell performs a cover of Fines' song "Try a Little Harder." Hosted by Kate Suhr, the series was filmed at at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

Peterborough filmmaker Michael Hurcomb’s ‘Cover2Cover’ series presents local musicians’ songs in a whole new...

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Four-episode series hosted by Kate Suhr and broadcast on Bell Fibe TV1 sees established and rising artists put a different spin on each other's original work.
Outside of her Peterborough home, Gail Parry displays a photo of her late daughter Jody each August, the month she passed away from health issues related to her substance use. Parry is a member of Moms Stop The Harm, a network of Canadian families that advocates for change as that pertains to failed substance use strategies and policies, and is the key organizer of local events associated with International Overdose Awareness Day held annually on August 31. (Photo courtesy of Gail Parry)

Peterborough mom turns grief into action, advocating for change to save substance users’ lives

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Moms Stop The Harm member Gail Parry honours her late daughter Jody Smith by organizing International Overdose Awareness Day event in Peterborough/

Trent University student’s September 10 ‘sleep out’ to raise awareness and funds for youth...

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After last year's successful virtual event, Simal Iftikhar hopes people will donate and join her in person to camp out in front of Lions Centre.
Canadian country music artists Shawn Austin and Elyse Saunders perform at Del Crary Park on August 20, 2022 in the final concert of Peterborough Musicfest's 35th season. (kawarthaNOW collage of promotional photos)

Peterborough Musicfest closes its 35th season with a double shot of country on August...

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Vancouver's Shawn Austin and Peterborough native Elyse Saunders bring their A game to Del Crary Park.
Peterborough singer-songwriter Mark Beatty's song "If You Know About Love" has won the latest round of the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective songwriting contest. (Photo supplied by Mark Beatty)

Peterborough singer-songwriter Mark Beatty’s take on love wins Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective songwriting...

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'If You Know About Love' captures the full attention of Grammy Award-winning producer Greg Wells on the way to its round five win.
It's never too early to set your retirement goals and begin planning for them. Adam McInroy and his team at McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management in Bobcaygeon can review a client's retirement income options and formulate investment, risk mitigation, tax planning strategies that will sustain that income for the years ahead. (Stock photo)

Achieving a sound retirement plan starts with a conversation at McInroy & Associates Private...

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Adam McInroy offers some tips for retirement planning and what to look for in a financial advisor.
A determined Team RBC pulls a fire truck during a previous Pulling for Dementia Fire Truck Pull event. In this annual fundraiser for Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton, teams of 10 to 12 people compete to pull a 44,000-pound fire truck the greatest distance in the least amount of time. The 2022 event takes place on Wednesday, September 21 at the Peterborough Airport. (Photo: Alzheimer Society of PKLNH)

Help pull a 44,000-pound fire truck at the Peterborough Airport and raise funds for...

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Teams encouraged to register for September 21 'Pulling for Dementia' event, which returns on World Alzheimer's Day after a two-year absence.
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