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Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region for Tuesday afternoon and evening

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Approaching cold front could bring strong wind gusts and large hail, with a tornado possible.
OPP vehicles at the scene of a motorcycle crash on Boundary Road east of Brighton that claimed the life of a 38-year-old Brighton man on May 19, 2026. (Police-supplied photo)

38-year-old man dead in motorcycle crash east of Brighton

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Brighton man pronounced dead after single-vehicle collision Tuesday morning on Boundary Road near Hillview Road.
A skateboarder catches air during a day-long celebration of the expanded skatepark in Peterborough's Bonnerworth Park on May 16, 2026. (Photo: Mike Quigg)

Peterborough’s growing skateboarding community celebrates expanded Bonnerworth skatepark

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Peterborough Skateboard Coalition and City of Peterborough host day-long event on May 16 featuring demos, lessons, music, and more.
Celebrating the birth of Queen Victoria on Monday, May 24, 1819, Victoria Day is always observed on the Monday preceding May 25. Informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada, the Victoria Day long weekend is when many people start gardening, open their cottages, put their boats in the water, and go camping.

What’s open and closed on Victoria Day 2026

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Holiday hours for 295 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region
Recently formed Peterborough band The Electrick Herd will be celebrating the release of their debut album "Gather 'Round" and performing their blend of folk, garage rock, psychedelic rock, alt-country, old-time country, and bluegrass at PMBA Deluxe Live at The Social Pub in downtown Peterborough on Saturday afternoon, with Kayla Howran and The Kissers opening. (Photo: The Electrick Herd / Bandcamp)

nightlifeNOW – May 14 to 20

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough Community Health Centre executive director Ashley Safar with Craig Mortlock, co-owner of MCI Constructors Inc., which donated $30,000 to the centre to fund the full outfitting of a new community kitchen and the purchase and installation of a washer and dryer. The new additions will allow the centre to address immediate needs of its clients from marginalized communities as well as improve the centre's ability to provide wraparound community-based care. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Community Health Centre)

$30,000 donation from MCI Constructors helps Peterborough Community Health Centre expand wraparound care

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Donation funded new laundry facilities and community kitchen to support additional care needs of clients from marginalized communities.
Crash Test Dummies are celebrating their 35th anniversary with a major North American and international tour in 2026, including a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday, August 5. (Publicity photo)

Peterborough Musicfest’s summer lineup includes Good Lovelies, Sass Jordan, Lighthouse, Julian Taylor, Crash Test...

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39th season of free-admission concert series at Del Crary Park also includes four tribute acts.
In its 25th year, Kawartha Land Trust is now protecting 50 properties comprising 9,100 acres across the City of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough County, including the new nature sanctuaries Pierce-Vigneux Nature Sanctuary near Young's Point and Penryn Forest near Bethany. The forests and wetlands of the 96-acre Pierce-Vigneux Nature Sanctuary are home to black bears, moose, fishers, coyotes, and a wide range of birds, as well as several species at risk. (Photo courtesy Paul Vigneux and Penelope Pierce)

Kawartha Land Trust protects two new nature sanctuaries near Young’s Point and Bethany

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In its milestone 25th year, conservation charity now protects 50 properties and more than 9,100 acres across Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough County.
Creative director Eryn Lidster at the ReFrame Film Festival. (Photo: ReFrame Film Festival)

Eryn Lidster is stepping down as creative director of the ReFrame Film Festival after...

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The festival is now seeking a new full-time creative director for Peterborough's 2027 festival and beyond, with applications due by June 1.
The 2026 winners of the Rotary Club of Peterborough's Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF) awards celebrate at the McDonnel Street Activity Centre on May 11, 2026. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Balaji Subramanian from Trent University, Dr. Sarah Jameson on behalf of Just Keep Skimming, Jeremy Favro and Manan Ravat of Photocatalytic Degradation of Water Contamination, Meghan Ward of Across the Wetland with Finn, Al Lu from Turtle Guardians, and Kirsten Tucker-Upshall on behalf of Just Keep Skimming. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough)

Rotary Club of Peterborough awards $10,000 to four local environmental innovators

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Three projects received $3,000 each, with $1,000 awarded to a fourth project, under the Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF).
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