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What’s open and closed over Christmas and New Year’s 2024

Holiday hours for 289 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region

kawarthaNOW - December 23, 2024

The United Way Peterborough & District's 19th edition of its "Housing is Fundamental" report provides an analysis of Peterborough's worsening rental market and "underscores the ongoing challenges posed by housing affordability and accessibility." (Stock photo)

Addressing housing crisis requires action by all levels of government and community partners: United Way Peterborough & District

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

Peterborough teen facing multiple charges after abandoning partially submerged vehicle in Otonabee River

Cars on a road in a winter snow storm. (Stock photo)

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for Kawarthas region Monday

Northumberland County council (left to right, front to back): Cramahe Township mayor Mandy Martin, warden and Brighton mayor Brian Ostrander, deputy warden and Port Hope mayor Olena Hankivsky, Trent Hills mayor Bob Crate, Hamilton Township mayor Scott Gibb, Cobourg mayor Lucas Cleveland, and Alnwick/Haldimand mayor John Logel. (Photo: Northumberland County)

‘We made significant progress in 2024’ in Northumberland County: Warden

Brian Ostrander highlights achievements in various areas, including healthcare, shelter services, affordable housing, and infrastructure

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter - December 22, 2024

Having raised $1.73 million in its "Raising the Barn" campaign, Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon is just $160,000 away from being able to purchase the Lakeview Arts Barn that the professional theatre company has been operating out of since 2006. Globus Theatre has also raised a further $220,000 towards its ultimate goal of $2.525 million, so the not-for-profit charitable organization can complete much-needed upgrades to the building, hire hospitality staff, and expand its children's programs. (Photo: Dahlia Katz)

Bobcaygeon’s Globus Theatre is only $160,000 away from purchasing Lakeview Arts Barn

Founded by Linda Kash and the late Paul O'Sullivan, the Peterborough Academy of Performing Arts believes that improv teaches valuable life skills for people of all ages and stages, including confidence building, public speaking, collaboration, and learning that it's okay to make mistakes. Early childhood educators Megan Walsh and Melody Hamilton will lead "Tiny Troupe" improv sessions for children ages four to six beginning January 1, 2025. (Stock photo)

Peterborough Academy of Performing Arts improv classes instill life skills at an early age

Lindsay Community Food Market coordinator Ashley Anderson with some of the 50 gift-filled shoeboxes distributed to Kawartha Lakes Food Source by The Shoebox Project's Kawartha Lakes chapter for women in the Kawarthas region who are experiencing poverty or homelessness. Thanks to gift donors and sponsors, the Kawartha Lakes chapter of The Shoebox Project for Women collected and delivered 210 gift-filled shoeboxes for the 2024 holiday season. (Photo courtesy of The Shoebox Project Kawartha Lakes)

Kawartha Lakes chapter of The Shoebox Project delivers 210 gift-filled shoeboxes for local women in need

Five Counties Children's Centre speech language pathologist Kate helps client Nova in formulating her words, even as she helps steer Nova in the right direction during a recent treatment session. While Five Counties doesn't actually use a "smiles index" to measure success, the smiles of clients receiving treatment at the centre help staff gauge how well they are doing in supporting kids and their families. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

‘Smiles index’ really does provide a measure of success at Five Counties Children’s Centre

While it's not an official performance indicator, the smiles of kids receiving treatment provide instant feedback

Five Counties Children's Centre - December 20, 2024

The 35 emergency shelter beds at Transition House's new shelter at 310 Division Street location in Cobourg are now open. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Northumberland County video)

35 beds now open at new Cobourg shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Northumberland County

100 Men of Kawartha Lakes choose three local charities to receive member donations at its meeting on December 5, 2024 at One Eyed Jack in Lindsay. Kawartha Lakes Food Source will receive $15,400 from the group of 174 men, with the Lindsay Agricultural Society and the IE Weldon Secondary School robotics team each receiving $1,000. The collective philanthropy group has met four times a year for the past seven years, raising over $250,000 for local charities. (Photo: 100 Men of Kawartha Lakes)

100 Men of Kawartha Lakes has raised over $250,000 for local charities over past seven years

Kinsmen Club of Peterborough president Barry Craft donates $10,000 to Accessible Playgrounds Ontario founder Julie Grant and volunteer Nancy Turner in support of the Ennismore Inclusive Playground Project. With support from several local clubs and organizations as well as individual donors, the project has raised more than $100,000 of the $250,000 needed to fund the building of Jude's Joy, an accessible playground with rubber bottom and ground-level games and activities, at Ennismore Waterfront Park. (Photo courtesy of Ennismore Inclusive Playground Project)

Community raises $100,000 to help build the Jude’s Joy inclusive playground at Ennismore Waterfront Park

What’s open and closed over Christmas and New Year’s 2024

kawarthaNOW - December 23, 2024

Holiday hours for 289 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.

Addressing housing crisis requires action by all levels of government and community partners: United Way Peterborough & District

December 23, 2024

Peterborough teen facing multiple charges after abandoning partially submerged vehicle in Otonabee River

December 23, 2024

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for Kawarthas region Monday

Updated December 23, 2024

‘We made significant progress in 2024’ in Northumberland County: Warden

December 22, 2024

Know Your Locals: Start feeling like yourself again in 2025 with Jodi-Lee Nutrition & Wellness

Megan Gallant - December 8, 2024

Holistic nutritionist Jodi Forestell is offering $100 off her Metabolic Balance Program when booked by the end of the year.

Shannon Gray, the founder and owner of Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio in downtown Peterborough, is a Master Educator of Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring services. She and her team stay up to date on the latest sugaring techniques and methods to ensure clients get the best service. Since launching in 2011, Sugar Me Right! has continued to expand by offering a range of beauty services including facials, lash and brow lifts and tints, laser hair removal and body contouring, and relaxation massages. (Photo courtesy of Sugar Me Right!)

Shop The Boro: Peterborough’s Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio does more right than just sugaring

December 3, 2024

Pictured with their shop dog Luna, Tony and Kelli Grady are the owners of Grady's Feet Essentials at 231 King Street in downtown Peterborough. Both in store and online, Grady's offers a range of top footwear products for your Christmas gift-giving needs, including cozy slippers, comfortable boots including a huge selection from Blundstone, the new Skechers line of comfort shoes, compression socks, and much more. (Photo courtesy of Grady's Feet Essentials)

Shop the Boro: Buy gifts to treat the feet of everyone on your list at Grady’s Feet Essentials

December 1, 2024

Shop The Boro: Downtown Peterborough’s boutique shop Lavender Moon is a ‘safe space’ for all

November 30, 2024

The Christmas Boutique has returned to Peterborough's Shop the Lake, offering a one-stop shop for all your holiday needs. Located at 1525 Chemong Road, the outdoor furniture retailer's showroom is full of festive decor, sweet treats, and unique gifts. Beginning November 30, 2024, Shop the Lake will also be selling premium balsam fir Christmas trees harvested in Nova Scotia, with $5 from each tree sale donated to the YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign in support of children, youth, and families facing financial barriers. (Photo courtesy of Shop The Lake)

Know Your Locals: Get holiday decor, treats, gifts, and real trees at Shop the Lake’s Christmas Boutique

November 29, 2024

nightlifeNOW – December 19 to 25

kawarthaNOW - December 19, 2024

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.

Some of the 14 local bands and musicians who are donating their time and talents at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on March 26, 2025 for the fifth Peterborough Performs - Musicians United Against Homelessness benefit concert for United Way Peterborough & District include (left to right, top to bottom) The Spades, Little Fire Collective, Alyssa Morrissey, Georgia Rose, Michael Bell, Joanna and Danny Bronson, The Weber Brothers Band, Rick and Gailie Young with their Peterborough All-Star Band, The Hippie Chicks, Bread & Soul, Melissa Payne, and Kate Suhr. (kawarthaNOW collage of photos by Andy Carroll, Stuart Roberts, Linda Tough, Peter Rellinger, Wayne Eardley, and more)

Peterborough Performs returns for its fifth time to raise funds to address homelessness

December 16, 2024

John Patrick Shanley's "Outside Mullingar" runs for 10 performances at the Peterborough Theatre Guild from January 24 to February 8, 2025. (Artwork: Colton DeKnock)

Warm up your winter with the Irish love story ‘Outside Mullingar’ at the Peterborough Theatre Guild

December 13, 2024

A few of the more than 50 films screening during the 2025 annual ReFrame Film Festival of social and environmental documentary films, which runs from January 23 to February 2 with in-person screenings from January 23 to 26 in downtown Peterborough and virtual screenings from January 27 to February 2. Pictured are posters for "Agent of Happiness", "Razing Liberty Square", "The Monarch Ultra", "My Dad's Tapes", "The Wild Path Home", "Logging Algonquin", "House with a Voice", and "The Day Iceland Stood Still". (kawarthaNOW collage)

ReFrame Film Festival announces more than 50 movies to be screened during 2025 hybrid festival

December 12, 2024

Juno award-winning singer-songwriter and harmonica player Paul Reddick performs with his band at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Photo: Scott Doubt)

nightlifeNOW – December 12 to 18

December 12, 2024

It’s now even easier to nominate a deserving woman in business for the inaugural Luminary Awards

Megan Gallant - December 14, 2024

With nominations closing January 17, Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce is offering a new 'speed nominate' feature.

Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory Centre Manager Rose Terry (middle with the blue jacket) with the fall 2024 graduating class of Starter Company Plus, a provincially funded entrepreneurial training program administered for the first time by Community Futures Peterborough. Not only was this the program's largest cohort ever, representing 21 small businesses in the City and County of Peterborough, but each participant who completed the program received a micro-grant of up to $5,000 to grow their business. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

Starter Company Plus program run by Community Futures Peterborough concludes with its largest-ever cohort

December 10, 2024

Jennifer Garland, RP, founder and program director of The Mane Intent in Indian River, with her late horse Sunny. After meeting Sunny in 2011, Garland learned first-hand how horses can be very healing and impactful on mental health. Ten years ago, she was inspired to give up her corporate communications career in Toronto to open The Mane Intent, becoming a Registered Psychotherapist and helping others find healing through intentional interactions with horses. (Photo courtesy of The Mane Intent)

The Mane Intent celebrates 10 years creating ‘magical’ moments through equine-assisted psychotherapy

December 2, 2024

John Cunningham, president and managing director of Ashburnham Funeral Home, holds a biodegradable wicker urn. Other options available for those seeking eco-friendly end-of-life services include aquamation, basic wooden or cardboard caskets, and low-impact burials. (Photo: Jackie Donaldson)

Aquamation is emerging as a sustainable alternative to traditional burial and cremation

November 21, 2024

Addressing airtightness in your commercial building can be a low-cost place to start improving energy efficiency. Clara Blakelock, a registered energy advisor with GreenUP, points out a gap at the bottom of an exterior door. Adding a doorsweep to the door will mitigate energy loss. (Photo: Jackie Donaldson)

Easy and affordable ways Peterborough businesses can increase their energy efficiency

November 14, 2024

Peterborough Academy of Performing Arts improv classes instill life skills at an early age

Megan Gallant - December 21, 2024

Early childhood educators will lead the 'Tiny Troupe' sessions for kids aged 4-6 beginning January 12.

‘Smiles index’ really does provide a measure of success at Five Counties Children’s Centre

December 20, 2024

Guest artist Lisa Noble from the Trent University School of Education leads GreenUP Youth Climate Action participants in a workshop activity to create jewellery with recycled parts like bike chains and buttons. The workshop held on November 14, 2024 empowered youth to creatively keep used items out of landfills. Youth who complete four of the six workshops in the series receive a certificate adding a valuable credential to their resume. (Photo: Angela Sundue)

Peterborough GreenUP workshop series offers youth a space to become climate leaders

December 19, 2024

A outdoors winter scene showing a man pulling a young boy on a sled through the woods with a young girl and boy following in the background. (Stock photo)

How families can keep the ‘happy’ in the holidays by avoiding stress and upheaval

December 15, 2024

Norwood homeowners and GreenUP clients Rick and Annie Lochhead are enjoying lower energy bills and improved home comfort after reducing their home's air leakage by almost half and installing an air source heat pump. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

Norwood homeowners slash energy use by 43% and greenhouse gas emissions by 64%

December 12, 2024

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