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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.
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.
Well-known Peterborough performer Megan Murphy is one of the spokespeople in the 'Hometown Holiday' shop local campaign, a partnership of the four chambers of commerce in the Peterborough region that has been developed and delivered by Peterborough-based advertising agency Outpost 379. Featured on traditional and digital media, the campaign is raising awareness among Peterborough-area residents they can get everything they need for the holiday season by shopping locally, both in person or online. (Photo: Outpost 379)

Make it a ‘Hometown Holiday’ this year by shopping local in the Peterborough region

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Four local chambers of commerce unite to deliver a campaign encouraging residents to support local businesses in their hometowns.
kawarthaNOW publisher Jeannine Taylor and writer Paul Rellinger were invited to a private onsite tour of the Peterborough Humane Society's existing location, which opened in 1956, and the new Peterborough Animal Care Centre, currently under construction and slated to open fall 2022. Pictured at the construction site are (left to right), Peterborough Humane Society corporate partnerships and marketing manager Julie Howe, Paul Rellinger, and Peterborough Humane Society executive director Shawn Morey. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s new Animal Care Centre will revolutionize animal wellness in Canada

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Set to open in October 2022, the state-of-the-art facility will house animal care, spay and neuter, and dog rehabilitation services under a single roof.
A young girl receiving a vaccination. (Stock photo)

Jump in Peterborough’s active COVID-19 cases not enough to warrant a return to restrictions

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Peterborough's acting medical officer of health says pending vaccination of kids will be 'a game changer'.
On the November 12, 2021 episode of the Cogeco YourTV program Peterborough Matters hosted by kawarthaNOW writer Paul Rellinger, Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien revealed her decision to not seek a second term in the 2022 municipal election. (Photo: Johanna Hawkshaw, YourTV producer)

EXCLUSIVE: Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien won’t seek a second term in 2022

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Revealing her decision on Cogeco YourTV's Peterborough Matters, Therrien says a rumoured run at a provincial seat 'is not on the table'
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

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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...

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Buoyed by his family and his faith, Bridgenorth resident refuses to let his colon cancer diagnosis get the best of him.
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