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Lacricia Turner is the Town of Cobourg's new director of community services effective November 24, 2025. (Photo: Lacricia Turner / LinkedIn)

Town of Cobourg announces Lacricia Turner as new director of community services

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Turner has over 25 years of experience with the City of Kingston, including as director of recreation and leisure services.
Peterborough's all-female supergroup The Bitchin' Betties (Maddy Hope on drums, Emily Burgess on bass and vocals, Jeanne Truax on piano and vocals, Melissa Payne on fiddle and vocals, and Lucy Ferrill on guitar) will perform folk, blues, country and pop covers and original tunes at The Pig's Ear Tavern in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night, with the show also a birthday party for Emily Burgess. (Photo: Shannon Walker)

nightlifeNOW – November 20 to 26

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Dr. Dennis Darkwa, pictured with his wife Dr. Joana Sarfo, will begin practising as a family doctor with the Kawartha North Family Health Team in Bobcaygeon on December 1, 2025 and will be accepting new patients. Dr. Sarfo, who is also a family doctor, and the couple's three children will join Dr. Darkwa in Bobcaygeon after she completes her general practitioner residency in the U.K. (Photo supplied by Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative)

New family doctor arriving in Bobcaygeon on December 1

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Dr. Dennis Darkwa, who will be accepting new patients through Health Care Connect, is second international recruit for Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative.
Dr. Fraser Barratt and his wife Cassidy, who is from Ontario, in Edinburgh, Scotland, where Dr. Barratt received his medical education and general practitioner training. The couple is moving to Kawartha Lakes where Dr. Barratt will take over the Fenelon Falls practice of the retiring Dr. Hor Ven Zung effective December 1, 2025. (Photo supplied by Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative)

Fenelon Falls welcomes Dr. Fraser Barratt on December 1 as longtime family physician retires

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The Edinburgh-trained doctor, who will take over Dr. Hor Ven Zung's practice, marks first international recruit for Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative,
The Illuminated Forest at Ken Reid Conservation Area near Lindsay is open nightly from 5 to 9 p.m. from December 12 to 28, 2025, with free public transit from Lindsay to Ken Reid and back available on December 12 and 13 and 19 and 20. (Photo: Kawartha Conservation)

The Illuminated Forest returns for its fourth year at Ken Reid Conservation Area near...

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The holiday tradition is open nightly from December 12 to 28, with free public transit between Lindsay and Ken Reid available on selected dates.
Toronto's Labyrinth Ensemble with Ross Daly and Kelly Thomas performs the melodic modal traditions of Asia and the Mediterranean, using a wide range of instruments from santur to gayageum to lyra, at The John at Sadleir House in downtown Peterborough on Friday night. (Photo: Labyrinth Ensemble)

nightlifeNOW – November 13 to 19

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) Holiday Shopping Passport is an annual customer incentive program that rewards people for supporting downtown Peterborough's independent businesses during the holiday season. For every $10 you spend at over 200 participating businesses, you earn a passport stamp. Each completed passport of 20 stamps will be entered into three early bird draws for a $500 Boro gift card during December and a grand prize draw for a $1,500 Boro gift card in January. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

This year’s Holiday Shopping Passport program includes East City as well as downtown Peterborough

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Also new this year are Double Stamp Fridays, with three early bird draws for $500 Boro gift card in December and a $1,500 grand prize draw in January.
Located at 12 Nicholls Street in Lakefield, the Lakefield Curling Club is a member-owned and managed club with a four-sheet curling facility that welcomes curlers from across the Kawarthas region. (Photo: Lakefield Curling Club / Facebook)

Lakefield Curling Club fundraiser brings in over $15,000 for people affected by Kawartha Home...

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November 1 bonspiel aimed to raise $5,000 through participation, player pledges, and a silent auction.
The main branch of the Peterborough Public Library is located at 345 Aylmer Street North in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Peterborough Public Library)

Melissa Redden appointed new CEO/director of Peterborough Public Library

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Currently public service manager with the Ajax Public Library, Redden will begin in her new role on November 24.
"The Little Balls Falls Christmas Fete (ality!)", Globus Theatre's festive murder mystery dinner theatre experience running for six performances from November 13 to 22, 2025 in Bobcaygeon, stars (left to right, top and bottom) Sandy Jobin Bevans, Kylee Evans, Chris Gibbs, Barb Scheffler, and Kerry Griffin. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Tickets selling fast for Globus Theatre’s festive murder mystery dinner experience

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Two shows already sold out for 'The Little Balls Falls Christmas Fete (ality!)' running from November 13 to 22 in Bobcaygeon.
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