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Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Thinking of running for municipal council? Free candidate information session set for March 31

City of Peterborough and county townships host two-hour session with governance trainer Nigel Bellchamber ahead of municipal election nomination period.
The City of Peterborough is presenting the annual Snofest family-friendly winter festival on the Family Day long weekend from February 13 to 16, 2026. This year, free indoor skating will run on Family Day Monday on both ice pads at the Miskin Law Community Complex. Other Snofest events take place at McDonnel Street Community Centre, Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre, Quaker Foods City Square, the Peterborough Public Library, and the Art Gallery of Peterborough. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Peterborough’s Snofest returns for the Family Day long weekend with four days of free...

Family-friendly celebration runs February 13 to 16 with indoor and outdoor skating, swimming, arts activities, and other community events.
The City of Kawartha Lakes unveiled a sign on November 18, 2025 to mark the site of the new $50-million Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Headquarters at 230 Angeline Street South in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Trade contractors invited to apply for new $50-million Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Headquarters in Lindsay

Ball Construction is seeking pre-qualification submissions by March 6, with construction expected to begin in the summer.
Thermometer on snow showing extreme cold temperature of more than -30C. (Stock photo)

Another cold warning in effect for the Kawarthas region for this weekend

Environment Canada is forecasting a prolonged period of wind chills ranging from 30°C - 35°C.
Indie pop and alt-country singer-songwriter Lauryn Macfarlane, the Peterborough Folk Festival's 2021 Emerging Artist, will be performing her first hometown show since 2019 at Sadleir House on Thursday night, with Kawartha Lakes singer-songwriter Gamekeeper (aka Warren Frank) opening. (Photo via laurynmacfarlane.com)

nightlifeNOW – February 5 to 11

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
The City of Peterborough's new interactive snowplowing update map shows the location of snowplows every five minutes, with colour-coding of streets representing when a road was last serviced. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

City of Peterborough launches new snowplow tracker map for winter road updates

GPS-based, colour-coded map lets residents see close-to-real-time status of plows and understand snow-clearing priorities across the city.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Paramedic suffers life-threatening injuries in collision between ambulance and transport truck in Madoc

Second paramedic in Monday afternoon collision at Highway 7 and Highway 62 intersection is being treated in hospital with undisclosed injuries.
A hacker with a laptop and a secondary monitor showing data. (Stock photo)

Lakelands Public Health investigating cybersecurity incident that disrupted internal systems

Health unit has not confirmed the nature of the breach, but ransomware attacks are increasingly common among Canadian healthcare organizations.
Bruce and Elizabeth Thompson alone donated $14,000 of the $40,000 raised for Campbellford Memorial Hospital during the 34th annual Polar Plunge at Campbellford Lions Community Park on January 31, 2026. (Photo: Campbellford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary)

34th annual Polar Plunge raises $40,000 for Campbellford Memorial Hospital

Bruce and Elizabeth Thompson alone donated $14,000, through matching pledges up to $10,000 and challenging participants to take a second plunge for $1,000 each.
Trent Valley Archives Theatre's latest history play, "The Kid from Simcoe Street" tells the story of retired Ontario Superior Court Justice and poet James Clarke, who grew up in poverty in downtown Peterborough in the 1940s. The play is written by Ed Schroeter and Gerry McBride along with David Frances Clarke, based on his grandfather's memoir of the same name. Auditions take place on February 23 and 24, 2026 for the production, which will have its world premiere at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in June. (Photo courtesy of the Clarke family)

Trent Valley Archives Theatre holding auditions for its third history play, ‘The Kid from...

Fundraising play based on memoir of retired justice and poet James Clarke will have its world premiere in June at Peterborough's Market Hall.

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