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As part of The Canadian Canoe Museum's new Builders in Residence Program, senior members of the Qajakkut Society in Iqaluit, Nunavut will be at the museum beginning in October 2025 to build south Baffin-style qajaak (two kayaks) and share their knowledge and paddling skills through lessons and programs. Pictured are society leaders Robert Comeau, Izaac Wilman, and Aasivak Arnaquq-Baril with historian and kayak builder Harvey Golden as a qajaq is under construction. (Photo courtesy of Qajakkut Society)

The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough launches new Builders in Residence Program

Expert canoe and kayak builders and makers from across Canada will come to the museum to demonstrate their craft for visitors

Bruce Head - April 26, 2025

The Keene Lions Club recently donated $30,000 to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation to support pediatric cancer care at the regional hospital. (Photo: Keen Lions Club)

Keene Lions Club donates $30,000 for pediatric cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock MPP Laurie Scott cuts a ribbon to officially launch the Caboose Community Bike Hub in Haliburton on April 24, 2025. Also pictured (front row from left to right) are Irv Handler, Friends of the Rail Trail chair and project coordinator Pamela Marsales, Klara Oyler from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and Angelica Ingram from Haliburton County Tourism, and (back row, left to right), community supporters Mark Roberts, Cheryl Bathe, Laurie Jones (hidden), and Xavier Massé, and Municipality of Dysart et al Dysart councillor Pat Casey. (Photo: Hugh Taylor)

Caboose Community Bike Hub launches in Haliburton to encourage rural cycling

United Way Peterborough & District CEO Jim Russell holds up a mock real estate listing of the organization's $1.5 campaign goal and campaign cabinet chair Shirley Turner, a real estate agent, holds up a "sold above asking" sign reflecting the $1,506,198 raised, during a celebratory event on April 25, 2025 at McDonnel Street Community Centre in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of United Way Peterborough & District)

United Way Peterborough & District meets $1.5 million fundraising campaign goal

Pierre Poilievre at a rally in Windsor on April 11, 2025. The Conservative leader's visit to Keene on April 27 is described as a "whistle stop" rather than a rally. (Photo: Pierre Poilievre / Facebook)

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to make a ‘whistle stop’ in Keene on Sunday

Peterborough Conservative candidate Michelle Ferreri says afternoon event at Keene Truck is 'not a rally' but 'like a drive through'

kawarthaNOW - April 25, 2025

The National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S+) on May 5 is also known as Red Dress Day, first commemorated in 2010 to honour and bring awareness to the thousands of women, girls, and two-spirit people who have been subjected to disproportionate violence in Canada. Red Dress Day was inspired by Métis artist Jaime Black's REDress Project installation, wherein she hung empty red dresses in representation of missing and murdered Indigenous women as "an aesthetic response to this critical national issue." (Photo: Sam Javanrouh)

Peterborough Public Library to mark Red Dress Day with interactive community art installation

Grateful patient Diana Freeman donated $5,800 to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation on January 31, 2025, which she raised while undergoing breast cancer treatment at PRHC after she was diagnosed in March 2024. One of the most difficult parts of her cancer journey was the loss of hope she endured between the time she received her initial diagnosis and when she knew what her path forward would be. Freeman is supporting the PRHC Foundation's $60 million Campaign for PRHC and sharing her story to help the hospital introduce digital pathology to improve accuracy and reduce turnaround time for cancer diagnoses. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Digital pathology will help patients like Diana Freeman maintain hope during their cancer journey

In addition to their Thursday night residency at the Black Horse Pub in downtown Peterborough (April 19th was their 600th gig), pianist Rob Phillips and vocalist Carling Stephen will be celebrating International Jazz Day Peterborough with a special "Dine With Jazz" show at the Black Horse from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday evening, followed by a no-cover performance by the Curtis Cronkwright Quartet. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Health unit seeking person who may have been exposed to rabid bat in Lindsay in March

After the person moved the bat from a road to a tree, it was taken to a wildlife sanctuary and later tested positive for rabies

kawarthaNOW - April 24, 2025

Ramune Luminaire is a visual artist, educator, and writer who works out of her home studio on her 50-acre property in Big Cedar in North Kawartha Township. Her debut novel, "Coming of Age ... Again" is launching on May 15, 2025 at Take Cover Books in Peterborough. A love story for older women, the novel is based in a fictional town in the Kawarthas called Colville. (Photo courtesy of Ramune Luminaire)

Local artist Ramune Luminaire launches her debut novel set in a fictional rural town in the Kawarthas

Cobourg mayor Lucas Cleveland (left) and Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini (second from left) were at the Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank in Cobourg on April 22, 2025 to celebrate a $149,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that the food bank is using to fund a full-time volunteer coordinator and implement a new online volunteer management system. (Photo: Office of David Piccini / Facebook)

Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank receives $149,600 grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation

Environmental champions and generous GreenUP donors Sue Sauvé and Ian Attridge smile knowing they will make a difference in protecting local biodiversity this spring. Can the community match their $10,000 donation? They hope so! (Photo: Yvonne Hollandy / GreenUP)

Peterborough couple challenges community to match $10,000 donation to GreenUP

The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough launches new Builders in Residence Program

Bruce Head - April 26, 2025

Expert canoe and kayak builders and makers from across Canada will come to the museum to demonstrate their craft for visitors.

Keene Lions Club donates $30,000 for pediatric cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

April 26, 2025

Caboose Community Bike Hub launches in Haliburton to encourage rural cycling

April 25, 2025

United Way Peterborough & District meets $1.5 million fundraising campaign goal

April 25, 2025

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to make a ‘whistle stop’ in Keene on Sunday

April 25, 2025

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: Kawartha Country Wines is pouring local pride

Megan Gallant - April 22, 2025

The family-owned winery near Buckhorn uses Ontario-grown fruit and berries and regularly supports other local businesses.

Know Your Locals: Bobcaygeon Brewing Company to celebrate 10 years with a party and launch of four new beers

April 20, 2025

Denise Gater and Kerrigan Hogan of Shop The Lake in the outdoor furniture retailer's indoor showroom at 1525 Chemong Road in Peterborough. Owned by local entrepreneurs Niki and Jason Pulchinski, Shop The Lake offers a wide selection of high-quality product lines at a variety of price points, including from Canadian makers and suppliers like Ratana and Cabana Coast and Protégé Casual. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Shop for outdoor furniture at Shop The Lake in Peterborough and support Canadian businesses

April 8, 2025

Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region's ReStore in Lindsay is hosting a spring-cleaning donation drive to help residents get their homes and cottages summer ready, while keeping unwanted items out of the landfill and supporting the non-profit organization's work to provide affordable home ownership. Donations of gently used furniture, building materials, and home décor can be dropped off or scheduled for free pick-up. All donations made in-store are eligible for a 25 per cent off voucher that can be used at any of the three ReStores in Lindsay, Peterborough, and Lakefield. (Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region)

Know Your Locals: Habitat’s Lindsay ReStore is hosting a spring-cleaning donation drive

April 6, 2025

Psychotherapist Arynne Boyes has moved her independent practice, Boyes Psychotherapy, to the North Hastings region where she was born and raised to meet clinical service needs of the rural community. As a general practitioner, she services a diverse range of adults, couples, and teenagers with various backgrounds and goals. She is virtually available to clients across Ontario and will be offering in-person sessions at downtown Peterborough's Restore Healthcare. (Photo: Mare Wilkins / Wild Lace Photography)

Know Your Locals: Boyes Psychotherapy in North Hastings brings trauma-informed approach to fill a local need

March 22, 2025

nightlifeNOW – April 24 to 30

kawarthaNOW - April 24, 2025

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.

Local artist Ramune Luminaire launches her debut novel set in a fictional rural town in the Kawarthas

April 24, 2025

The Strumbellas are headlining the "O Canada" benefit concert for BGC Kawarthas at the Academy Theatre in Lindsay on May 25, 2025. Hosted by Erica Ehm, the concert celebrating Canadian music will also feature other all-Canadian performers including Tyler Kyte and Nick Rose (members of Dwayne Gretzky), Russell deCarle (former frontman of Prairie Oyster), Melissa Payne, Cassie Noble, Cale Crowe, Gamekeeper, and local youth punk band Mis-Hap, with a house band featuring Frazer Turk, D'Arcy Mason, Graeme Morrison, and Andy McNeilly. (Photo: Stephanie Montani)

The Strumbellas headline May 25 benefit concert for BGC Kawarthas ‘celebrating and standing guard for Canada’

April 23, 2025

Macayla Vaughan as the Narrator with the children's chorus during a media rehearsal for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, which is bringing the famous musical to the stage at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough for eight performances from April 25 to May 4, 2025. Director Robert Ainsworth has written an introduction to the play, which is based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis, featuring a teacher telling the story to her class. (Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Theatre Guild)

Peterborough Theatre Guild closes out its season with ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

April 22, 2025

encoreNOW for April 21, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Colin Linden, Tak Kwan with the Kawartha String Orchestra, "Menopause The Musical", Caity Gyorgy, "The Boy in the Moon", and The Shuffle Demons. (kawarthaNOW collage)

20 Peterborough-area businesses selected for 2025 Starter Company Plus program

Bruce Head - April 23, 2025

Participating businesses range from handcrafted smoothies and live event painting to holistic wellness, mobile dog training, and even a travelling dinosaur exhibit.

Community Futures Peterborough and municipal and business organization partners have come together to create a "tariff toolkit" aimed at helping local businesses navigate the impact of tariffs. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Community Futures Peterborough and partners launch ‘tariff toolkit’ for local businesses

April 14, 2025

Emily Whetung-MacInnes, Director of Indigenous Partnerships at Ontario Power Generation and former Chief of Curve Lake First Nation, will be the keynote speaker during the luncheon and awards presentation for the inaugural Luminary Awards, hosted by the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce. The sold-out event is taking place on May 8, 2025 at The Great Hall of Trent University's Champlain College. (File photo)

Emily Whetung-MacInnes to speak at inaugural Luminary Awards for Women in Business on May 8

April 8, 2025

Five years after suffering a traumatic brain injury, single mother Millie Kingston (pictured) connected with Theresa Dehm, another single mother also living with an invisible disability, to launch Doody Call. The luxury pet waste removal service based in Peterborough offers pet owners one-time poop pickup as well as monthly, weekly, twice weekly, and bi-weekly subscription services. (Photo courtesy of Doody Call)

Two Peterborough single moms living with disabilities launch luxury pet waste removal service

April 2, 2025

A coalition of 33 local businesses, associations, municipalities, and community members have united to launch "Prosper in Northumberland," described as a collaborative initiative to champion local businesses and strengthen Northumberland County's economy, including in the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand, Municipality of Brighton, Town of Cobourg, Township of Cramahe, Township of Hamilton, Municipality of Port Hope (pictured), and Municipality of Trent Hills. (Photo: Northumberland Tourism

Coalition launches ‘Prosper in Northumberland’ initiative in response to rising economic challenges

March 26, 2025

Families can build their own solar power kit for free at Earth Week event in Lindsay

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter - April 21, 2025

Presented by Ampere, 'Amped for Earth' event on April 26 will also offer hands-on activities for younger children.

Two-year-old Emira is all smiles, as she enjoys a lighter moment at home. The little girl is benefiting from Five Counties services, and her mom Haidyn credits staff at the regional child treatment centre with giving the family confidence along the way. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties)

Five Counties Children’s Centre has been ‘a huge blessing’ for Emira and her family

April 20, 2025

Bike mechanic and outreach manager Jean Greig conducts a workshop for Shifting Gears participants about the A, B, and Cs of bike maintenance at B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop in downtown Peterborough. The annual Shifting Gears May Challenge administered by GreenUP invites Peterborough residents to shift the way they move for the month of May, whether by walking, cycling, taking public transit, or carpooling. (Photo: Lili Paradi)

GreenUP invites Peterborough residents to change their transportation habits this spring

April 17, 2025

Northumberland County is gearing up for Earth Day on April 22, 2025 with a variety of activities, including the popular "Mayors' Keep the County Clean Challenge." (Graphic: Northumberland County)

Northumberland launches ‘Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge’ for 15th year

April 11, 2025

The March 2025 ice storm caused extensive damage to trees and hydro infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands of Peterborough and area residents without power for extended periods. Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. This photo shows some of the storm damage at GreenUP's Ecology Park. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

How Peterborough plans to reach a net zero future and what it means for residents

April 10, 2025

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