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Bruce Head is kawarthaNOW.com's managing editor, chief technical officer, and a contributing writer. If he has any spare time, he enjoys songwriting, playing acoustic guitar, and taking photos of Cait the border collie.
Ash Street, a Michi Saagiig artist of Nogojiwanong/Peterborough and Hiawatha First Nation, created the initial piece for "The Red Dress: A Community Art Installation" in April 2025 at the Peterborough Public Library and invited community members to fill in open spaces on the dress with donated textiles and materials on hand. The exhibit is now installed in the main foyer of Peterborough City Hall. (Photos: Peterborough Public Library)

Michi Saagiig artist Ash Street’s Red Dress installation leads to international residency in France

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Street's community art project first installed at the Peterborough Public Library in April 2025 has earned her a place in the Atelier Artist in Residence program.
Ashburnham Realty's concept plan for a proposed 17-storey mixed-use high-rise on Crescent Street behind the Art Gallery of Peterborough and near the shore of Little Lake. The development would include 210 market-rent units and ground floor commercial space. (Graphic: Unity Design Studio Inc.)

Peterborough city council backs Ashburnham Realty’s proposed 17-storey high-rise near Little Lake

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Councillors voted unanimously at general committee to advance mixed-use rental building on Crescent Street, with final approval set for February 2.
Councillor Alex Bierk speaks against the proposed ban on councillors taking their phones into council chambers during a discussion of the proposed new procedure by-law at council's general committee meeting on January 26, 2026. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Peterborough city council endorses stricter procedure by-law, including ban on phones in chambers

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Councillors vote to move forward with wide-ranging rule changes that expand the chair's authority, limit speaking time, and prohibit possession of electronic devices.
City of Peterborough staff are recommending changes to Ashburnham Realty's concept plan for a proposed 17-storey mixed-use building (pictured) on Crescent Street behind the Art Gallery of Peterborough, including to reduce massing of the tower portion, reduce the height of the podium portion, and increase setbacks. To accommodate the changes, city staff are recommending allowing Ashburnham Realty to increase the building height up to 20 storeys. (Graphic: Unity Design Studio Inc.)

Proposed 17-storey high-rise on Crescent Street in Peterborough could climb to 20 storeys

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City staff report on Ashburnham Realty development will be considered by general committee during a public meeting on January 26.
Toronto-based "guerilla-folk-punk" band Lemon Bucket Orkestra performs at the 2025 Peterborough Folk Festival. Festival organizers are now accepting submissions from established musical artists who want to perform at the 2026 festival and are also accepting applications for the 2026 Emerging Artist of the Year. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Folk Festival)

Peterborough Folk Festival opens submissions for 2026 festival performers and Emerging Artist of the...

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37th annual free-admission festival is set for August 13-16 with three past Emerging Artist winners taking the stage at a celebratory Market Hall concert on January 23.
The Peterborough Police Service launched a refreshed public education and awareness campaign on January 21, 2026, aimed at increasing the reporting of hate-motivated incidents and improving community understanding of hate and bias. (Graphic: Peterborough Police Service)

‘Hate has no place here’ – Peterborough police launch renewed N0H8 public education and...

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Campaign encourages residents to 'name it and report it' with new tools and outreach to help the community identify and report hate and bias incidents.
The Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC) will make a decision on January 21, 2026 to recommend to city council whether this historic farmhouse at 314 Carnegie Avenue should be removed from the city's heritage register or given heritage designation. In November, the city ordered owner Activa Holdings Inc. to demolish the building due to its deteriorating state. (Photo: D.M. Wills Associates Limited)

City of Peterborough’s heritage committee to decide Wednesday on demolition of historic farmhouse

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In November, city ordered property owner Activa Holdings Inc. to demolish the heritage-listed building due to its 'deteriorating state'.
A rendering of Ashburnham Realty's proposed 17-storey apartment building to be located on Crescent Street in Peterborough, from EcoVue Consulting's notice of an open house about the proposed development held on September 23, 2025. The rendering includes what the notice describes as "the potential new location of the Art Gallery of Peterborough." (Graphic via EcoVue Consulting)

Art Gallery of Peterborough will not pursue relocation to proposed 17-storey Crescent Street development

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According to a January 22 report to ACAC, city council meeting in closed session 'did not approve moving forward on this particular opportunity'.
A rendering of an Alto high-speed train. The proposed high-speed rail network linking Toronto and Quebec City with a stop in Peterborough would see up to 72 trains per day running on dedicated electric tracks at speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour, cutting current travel times in half. (Image: Alto)

Alto to host open house on proposed high-speed rail network on February 26 in...

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Open house at McDonnel Street Community Centre is part of three-month initial consultation process that also includes virtual info sessions and an online information portal.
Artworks by a number of artists from across the Kawarthas region will be on display during the annual "Art à la Carte: Celebrating Ontario Artists" exhibition in the In Camera Dining Room at the Legislative Building in 2026, including (clockwise from top left) Michael Harris's photograph "Tranquility at Sunrise," Diane Dowsett's painting "Autumn Comes Early in Yellowknife," Astrid Hood's painting "Radiant Reflections," and Lynda Todd's painting "Salmon, Salmon, Salmon." (kawarthaNOW collage of artist photos)

Works by Kawarthas artists featured in annual exhibition at Queen’s Park in Toronto

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Selected artworks from Ontario artists on display in 'Art à la Carte: Celebrating Ontario Artists' in the In Camera Dining Room at the Legislative Building.
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