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The City of Kawartha Lakes has confirmed cases of pertussis, which is also known as the whooping cough. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is now warning parents about the illness that touches the most vulnerable among us. We spoke with Marianne Rock, the manager of communicable disease prevention and control, about the rising danger.

The Mayor of Haldimand County is rejecting the accusations from the Minister of Municipal Affairs about their failure to reach housing targets. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Callandra sent a letter to the County accusing them of failing to meet the target and The county has demanded a recount. We spoke to Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley, about the accusations. 

A small group in Merrickville-Wolford Township celebrated a huge victory against the town council vote to ban the pride flag. It came after a motion to prohibit the flag from being flown at Town Hall which was meant to declare June as Pride Month. We spoke to Carlson Card, an advocate who spoke up at the council meeting against the ban, about the celebration.

Many local business owners expressed their fears and frustrations about a budding homeless tent encampment  showing up in the heart of downtown Peterborough core. Now the Trinity Center decided to respond to those fears. Christian Harvey, the executive director, gave us his perspective.

Recently, Peterborough finished building a complex of  tiny homes for 50  homeless people after shutting down an contentious tent encampment on Wolfe Street. But now there are renewed fears and frustrations of another tent city popping up at Trinity Centre, a social agency site run by One City Peterborough.  We spoke to Joel Wieba, Vice President of the Peterborough and Kawartha Chamber of Commerce, about these echoed frustrations.

A mini forest project is developing in Smiths Falls as 300 trees will be planted in Corbett Park across from its new play structure. The project is driven by the Rideau Environmental Action League with the help of the town and local volunteers. We spoke with Lead Project Organizer, David Thornley, about the project.
 

The Kingston Symphony is holding their annual vinyl sale all this weekend. 
Longtime volunteer Dan Murphy went 'on the record' to highlight some of the musical gems in the massive record collection. 

Feeling the pain when you pay for your grocery bills ? 
You're not alone.
A Reddit post that encourages customers to boycott Loblaws has over 52 thousand signatures.....including that of Lisa Peterson, an Innisfil pig farmer. 
She talks about what the boycott it could mean to her and other farmers.

Swifties will soon have their 'wildest dreams' come true at Queen's University thanks to a new course being offered in the fall. 
We spoke to Swiftie professor Mohamed Khimji, who told us all about Law (Taylor's Version).

Yesterday morning, we told you about the Cornwall council's decision NOT to look at a local developer's proposal to build what they believe to be a big , affordable housing complex in the city. 
We hear from the developer, JC Godard, on the rejection and what's next. 

A 19th century fur trader and former British Indian Department employee will be removed from the Orillia Hall of Fame after it was discovered that he had controversial views towards indigenous people, AND wasn't actually from Orillia. 
Chuck Penny is the chair of the hall of fame's commemorative award committee.
He broke down this decision and what this means for other figures of the hall of fame.

If you're in the Barrie area and have been struggling to find a family doctor, some relief is on the way: a new pharmacist walk-in clinic is opening in the city.  
We check in with pharmacist on call, Qaiser Hassan. 

Orillia has recently installed drilling accommodations from northern Alberta  as a new housing area for the homeless population in their city. This comes just after the new Tiny homes development project out in peterborough has come with a lot of success. They too think this will be a helpful way to appease the growing unhoused population in the city. General Manager of Social and Community Services for Simcoe County, Mina Fayez-Bahgat, told us more on this development.

Earlier this month Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $1 billion-dollar of funding over the next 5 years.  However, no specifics have been released as of yet. Brenda Moore  is the Board Chair of the Kingston Food Sharing Project, who is watching to see what the budget will be for the national food program that feeds 16 000 students. We spoke to her about the situation.

Rising Basketball star, Aaliyah Edwards, was officially drafted as the 6th pick for the Washington Mystics as a forward for the team. The Kingston native is a two-time all-American with the NCAA, with a number of accolades in her career. We were elated to celebrate with her and this achievement.

While everyone's rushing to put shovels on the ground for affordable housing, the Town of Cornwall is turning down a housing project from a local developer to build an affordable apartment complex with 400 units. We spoke with Cornwall Mayor Justin Towndale to explain the decision. 

The town of Collingwood is now being urged to drop animal control service from the Bylaw. Instead, they plan to lean on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to take over. We spoke with Collingwood Mayor Yvonne Hamlin about the change in structure.
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Fairy Day Games is a children's imaginative story that allows readers to enter the wonderful and magical world of fairies. This comes after the success of her first book: A Fairy On My Sleeve. Grey Highlands author Mari Sherkin gave us the scoop.

The future needs of policing in Northumberland County will be discussed later today at county council. With expected population growth, increasing social challenges, and public scrutiny towards public safety services, County Council members will hear a presentation from a consulting firm about potential scenarios for policing in the area for the next 15 years. Brian Ostrander, the Warden for Northumberland County and the Mayor of Brighton, spoke to us before the meeting.