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Beavermead Beach is the only supervised public beach in the City of Peterborough, with lifeguards on duty daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the last week of June to the end of August. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

The Beach Report for August 21 to 27, 2026

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Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings County.
Millwright Regional Council director of public affairs and strategic initiatives Chris Sutton and Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP and Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development David Piccini alongside a rendering of the new skilled trades training centre under construction in the Port Hope Business Park during an announcement on August 20, 2026 of $9.8 million in provincial funding for the facility led by UBC Millwright Local 2309. (Photo: Office of David Piccini)

Ontario government invests $9.8 million in new millwright training centre in Port Hope

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Facility now under construction in Port Hope Business Park is expected to train 2,550 apprentices, journeypersons, and new entrants over five years.
Northumberland County officials, residents, families, staff, project partners, and community representatives gathered for a grand opening ceremony of the new Golden Plough Lodge long-term care home in Cobourg on August 20, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland County)

Northumberland County opens new 180-bed Golden Plough Lodge in Cobourg

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Residents will move into the $145-million redevelopment on Sunday, with the co-located Northumberland County Archives and Museum opening September 18.
The Port Hope Jazz Festival presents Toronto-based Dixie Demons performing traditional jazz at the Ganaraska Hotel in Port Hope on Saturday afternoon. (Promotional photo)

nightlifeNOW – August 20 to 26

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal with members of city council for the 2022-26 term. On August 20, 2026, Leal announced he will not be seeking re-election for a second term in the October municipal election. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal will not seek re-election in October

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Decision ends months of speculation one day before nomination deadline, leaving at least six candidates seeking mayor's chair.
On August 19, 2026, police announced that missing 73-year-old pilot David Douglas was found dead in his aircraft submerged in Wolf Lake in Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park. Douglas had been missing for four days after he departed Oshawa Executive Airport in his amateur-built aircraft and failed to return as expected. (Supplied photo)

Missing pilot David Douglas found dead after aircraft located in Wolf Lake in Kawartha...

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The 73-year-old's aircraft was found submerged four days after he departed Oshawa Executive Airport, with federal investigators now examining the crash.
Twenty-two members Peterborough's Survivors Abreast dragon boat team and their coach will be participating in the International Breast Cancer Paddlers' Commission (IBCPC) Participatory Dragon Boat Festival, which takes place on Lac du Bourget in the French Alps, with the parade of nations and opening ceremonies taking place on August 27, 2026 followed by two days of racing. The races will be livestreamed. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of IBCPC video)

Peterborough breast cancer survivors heading to international dragon boat festival in France

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22 members of Survivors Abreast and their coach will join 4,500 paddlers in late August at the largest-ever gathering of breast cancer survivor dragon boat teams.
Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory founder and CEO Robert Gauvreau (front) celebrating the success of the fifth annual "Gear Up for Good" campaign, which resulted in 310 fully stocked backpacks for children in Peterborough and Winnipeg. Thanks to donations from local businesses and organizations, the campaign will also provide families with pizza vouchers, gift cards, and free haircuts. (Photo: Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory)

Gauvreau’s Gear Up for Good campaign delivers 310 backpacks to children in Peterborough and...

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Fifth annual campaign surpassed its goal while also providing pizza vouchers, gift cards, and free haircuts to help families prepare for the new school year.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough man faces city’s first charges under new federal hate crime laws

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Meanwhile, police say anti-immigration posters appearing around the city do not constitute a hate crime and DBIA says they will be removed.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

Both drivers dead after head-on crash on Highway 62 south of Bancroft on Sunday

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41-year-old Mount Bridges resident died at the scene and 46-year-old Wollaston Lake resident died in hospital.
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