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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.
A young masked female student wearing a backpack and carrying books. (Stock photo)

Peterborough’s medical officer of health urges area students to get vaccinated

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A safe return to school is in jeopardy if the number of unvaccinated vaccine-eligible students remains as is .
Dave McNab (right), a retired OPP constable, conducts an online English lesson with Rashid, an 18-year-old Syrian refugee living alone in Turkey. McNab connected with Rashid after the teenager had posted a desperate plea in a Facebook group about coming to Canada and was subjected to abuse, including racism. McNab and his veterinarian wife Kristy Hiltz, who have been involved in sponsoring Syrian refugees to come to Canada in the past, have begun the process to bring Rashid to Canada. (Photo courtesy of Dave McNab)

‘Hateful’ and ‘racist’ Facebook comments compel a Peterborough couple to bring a Syrian refugee...

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Dave McNab and Kristy Hiltz initiate the process that may see an 18-year-old boy living in Turkey begin a new life here.
After the remains were discovered of 215 Indigenous children buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia in May 2021, the Indigenous community of Nogojiwanong-Peterborough created a memorial on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. On August 3, the 215th day of 2021, members of Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations will hold a day of mourning in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough to remember and recognize all Indigenous children whose lives were lost to Canada's residential school system. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations to hold day of mourning in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough on...

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'Day 215' event will 'remember and recognize' Indigenous children lost to Canada's residential school system.
Performers at the Peterborough Folk Festival's 'We Can Do This' four-concert series on August 17, 18, 20, and 21, 2021 include (left to right, top and bottom): Greg keelor, Terra Lightfoot, Hawksley Workman, AHI, Whitehorse, William Prince, Donvan Woods, and Chantal Kreviazuk. The series also features Brittany Brooks and local musicians Melissa Payne, Jimmy Bowskill, Evangeline Gentle, and Lauryn Macfarlane. (Photo collage by kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough Folk Festival presents August concert series with Greg Keelor, Whitehorse, William Prince, Donovan...

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'We Can Do This', which will be recorded and filmed, includes two concerts in downtown Peterborough on August 17 and 18 and two at Bailieboro's Rolling Grape Vineyard on August 20 and 21.
The Weber Brothers band (Emily Burgess, Ryan Weber, Sam Weber, and Marcus Browne) performed at the Peterborough Musicians' Benevolent Association's Deluxe Blues Jam held on July 17, 2021, outside Dr. J's BBQ & Brews in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough music fans rejoice with live performance by The Weber Brothers on Saturday

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Sam and Ryan Weber, who recently released their 13th album, perform with Emily Burgess and Marcus Browne at PMBA fundraiser.
Quinn Vandermey performs on the piano to a temporarily seatless main theatre at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. New state-of-the-art seats will be installed in the Erica Cherney Theatre by October 2021, with the venue planning to welcome audiences into those new seats in November. Supporters of the non-profit organization can help cover the $410,000 cost of the project by purchasing naming rights for the seats. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

New state-of-the-art theatre seating at Peterborough’s Showplace set for October completion

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Naming rights for new seats available for a $1,000 tax-deductible donation to the non-profit venue's capital projects fundraiser.
Peterborough native Kelly McMichael released her first solo album, "Waves", in May 2021. Co-produced with Jake Nicoll, the 10-track record includes the single 'Stepping Stone', which McMichael originally wrote years ago with the help of Beau DIxon during the 24-Hour Music Project showcase at the Historic Red Dog in Peterborough. (Photo supplied by Kelly McMichael)

Peterborough’s Kelly McMichael releases her first solo album with a tough COVID time in...

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'Waves', including its first single Stepping Stone, was years in the making but it's proving to be well worth the wait.
On July 8, 2021, Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (left) was joined by Peterborough Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Stuart Harrison, Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, VIA Rail president and CEO Cynthia Garneau (partially obscured), and Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien to announce the start of the procurement process that will lead to passenger rail service returning to Peterborough. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Return of passenger rail service to Peterborough projected for 2030

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Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announces procurement process for intercity high frequency rail service will begin this fall .
Peterborough musician and puppeteer Glen Caradus training for his 350-kilometre bike ride on August 7, 2021 to raise awareness of climate change and funds for Peterborough GreenUP's climate-related programming. (Screenshot by kawarthaNOW from promotional video by Jeremy Kelly)

Peterborough musician Glen Caradus is cycling 350 kilometres for climate change awareness

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Longtime environmentalist's ambitious ride on August 7 raising funds for Peterborough GreenUP's climate-related programming.
Experts believe that the delta variant of COVID-19, which was first detected in India, is far more contagious than the virus that tore through the world in 2020. (Photograph: Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times / Getty)

Delta variant is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the Peterborough region

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Medical officer of health says those not immunized at greatly increased risk of infection from more transmissible variant.
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