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Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Lansdowne Place Mall in Peterborough temporarily closed after bomb threat call

Police evacuated and closed the mall for several hours Wednesday afternoon until a bomb squad checked the property and cleared it as safe

kawarthaNOW - February 19, 2025

A high-speed passenger train. (Stock photo)

High-speed rail network with a stop in Peterborough gets green light for development

NDP candidate Jen Deck, Progressive Conservative candidate Dave Smith, and Green Party candidate Lucas Graham participated in a debate at Market Hall in downtown Peterborough on February 18, 2025. Hosted by local business and housing organizations and billed as a debate on business-related issues, the candidates spoke to a wide range of issues. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Three of Peterborough-Kawartha’s five provincial election candidates square off at Market Hall

Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada to the U.S. in Windsor, Ontario. (Photo: Rod Gurdebeke / The Canadian Press)

Northumberland County warden reaching out to border communities in response to U.S. tariff threats

Peterborough artist Peer Christensen. (Photo via Toronto Outdoor Art Fair)

Well-known Peterborough artist Peer Christensen is fighting brain cancer

A GoFundMe has been organized to help cover costs while Christensen undergoes treatment in Kingston

kawarthaNOW - February 18, 2025

Haliburton Highlands Health Services holding community forums on future of healthcare in Haliburton County

Toronto-based singer and actor Lia Luz will be one of the powerhouse female artists who will be on stage March 8 and March 9, 2025 during the first theatrical concert of the season at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. A special International Women's Day celebration, "Billboard Concert: The Power of Women" will feature regional female performers covering iconic songs from top-charting female singers including Jann Arden, Aretha Franklin, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, and more. (Photo courtesy of Capitol Theatre)

Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre to showcase ‘The Power of Women’ during first Billboard concert of the season

Yvette Virgin, a staff member of Five Counties Children's Centre in Cobourg, says it's important to mark Black History Month every day and is open about sharing her family's story battling slavery and racism. Her late mother Nerene Virgin was well known as a Canadian actor, public broadcaster, author, and TV host, and she was also a member of the Toronto-based Canadian soul group The Tiaras in the 1960s. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties)

For Black History Month, Yvette Virgin shares her family’s story of battling slavery and racism

A winter scene showing a man pulling a young boy on a sled with a young girl and boy walking in the background. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed on Family Day 2025

Holiday hours for 287 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region

kawarthaNOW - February 15, 2025

Mexican of Yoema Nation and Basque heritage, Norma Araiza is a Toronto-based performing artist who will present her work-in-progress "Ewi, What A Dream!" at Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space on February 28 and March 1, 2025, along with a Guatemalan American performing artist Heryka Miranda who will present her new work "Toj." (Photo: Alejandra Higuera)

New works by two Indigenous performing artists coming to Nogojiwanong/Peterborough on February 28 and March 1

Weekend winter storm warning now in effect for Kawarthas region

Originally implemented during the pandemic, the City of Peterborough's patio program allows downtown busineeses to apply to expand their patio space on city-owned property including sidewalks and parking spaces. Along with submitting a $300 patio licence fee, businesses must provide proof of at least $2 million in general liability insurance coverage. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

City staff recommend hiking liability insurance requirement for downtown Peterborough patio program

Lansdowne Place Mall in Peterborough temporarily closed after bomb threat call

kawarthaNOW - February 19, 2025

Police evacuated and closed the mall for several hours Wednesday afternoon until a bomb squad checked the property and cleared it as safe.

High-speed rail network with a stop in Peterborough gets green light for development

February 19, 2025

Three of Peterborough-Kawartha’s five provincial election candidates square off at Market Hall

February 19, 2025

Northumberland County warden reaching out to border communities in response to U.S. tariff threats

February 18, 2025

Well-known Peterborough artist Peer Christensen is fighting brain cancer

February 18, 2025

Know Your Locals: Pristine Plumbing celebrates one year of customer-focused and high-quality service

Megan Gallant - February 9, 2025

Young Peterborough entrepreneurs Mallory Cardinal and Dylan Stadtke believe in educating clients on how they can avoid future plumbing issues.

Emma-Lee Harrison, owner of The Harrison Hill Farm just outside Lakefield, suggests the dramatic increase in followers of the farm's Threads account is because "People came for the cows, but they're staying for the political commentary." Between posting educational comments as well as promoting that the farm is a "safe space," the owners share pictures of their animals and anecdotes of life on the farm. The account has gone from about 200 followers to more than 18,500 within just two weeks. (Photo: The Harrison Hill Farm / Facebook)

‘People came for the cows, but they’re staying for the political commentary’ says Lakefield farmer

February 8, 2025

Tracy Minnema checks out the inventory at her Keene business A River of Yarn, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2025. Located at 353 Kents Bay Road on the Otonabee River, the destination yarn shop and studio offers high-quality and affordable yarn, including top brands like Schoppel Zauberperlen and Fibra Natura, and also hosts regular workshops. (Photo courtesy of A River of Yarn)

Know Your Locals: Keene’s A River of Yarn celebrates 10 years as a destination yarn studio

February 2, 2025

Peterborough author, writing coach, and founder of Open Sky Stories, Erica Richmond leads a presentation all about the power of writing and sharing stories for students at Keith Wightman Public School in Peterborough. The author of the Pixie series and the co-author of the Mail Art Stories Project, Richmond is available to be booked as a speaker for a variety of engagements and audiences. In a tailored approach, she uses interactive presentations, readings from her books, and her own experiences to encourage people to approach writing from a place of safety rather than a place of fear. (Photo courtesy of Erica Richmond)

Know Your Locals: Open Sky Stories founder Erica Richmond inspires audiences to unlock their creative potential

February 1, 2025

T-Elle Boutique's assistant manager Yuliia Levystka and owner Victoria SL Wang. The Charlotte Street women's fashion shop is one of the downtown Peterborough businesses participating in the "Love Yourself, Love The Boro" event on February 13, 2025, and will be offering promotions and special styling tips. (Photo courtesy Peterborough DBIA)

Peterborough DBIA invites everyone to ‘Love Yourself, Love The Boro’ on February 13

January 29, 2025

Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre to showcase ‘The Power of Women’ during first Billboard concert of the season

Megan Gallant - February 16, 2025

International Women's Day shows on March 8 and 9 feature local and regional female musicians performing top hits from well-known female artists.

New works by two Indigenous performing artists coming to Nogojiwanong/Peterborough on February 28 and March 1

February 15, 2025

The Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association's monthly Deluxe Live fundraiser at The Social in downtown Peterborough on Saturday afternoon will feature pianist Rob Philips and singer Carling Stephen joined by Curtis Cronkwright on drums, Andrew Affleck on bass, Doug Sutherland on trumpet, Emily Burgess on guitar, and Kevin Goss on saxophone, with spotlight guest singer-songwriter Cheryl Casselman. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

nightlifeNOW – February 13 to 19

February 13, 2025

Toronto-based improv troupe The Coincidence Men (Gord Oxley, Marcel St. Pierre, Kerry Griffin, and Ralph MacLeod) will be joining local improv artists Meg Murphy, Jennine Profeta, and Janet Van De Graaff for klusterfork entertainment's "Impros All-Pros" comedy show at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough on February 21, 2025. (Publicity photo)

Up for a stupid good time? The Coincidence Men have you covered on February 21

February 11, 2025

Montreal contemporary ice skating company Le Patin Libre will perform "Murmuration" on April 8, 2025, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre as the final production in Public Energy Performing Art's 2024-25 season. Combining ice skating and dance, this unique performance will see 15 virtuoso skater from seven countries move at high speeds around the entire rink, nearly careening into each other, coming together as one, instantly changing direction, and splitting into separate groups. (Photo: Rolline Laporte)

‘Murmuration’ will see 15 virtuoso skaters take to the Peterborough Memorial Centre rink on April 8

February 10, 2025

18 tech companies to participate in Innovation Cluster’s LevelUP business accelerator program

Megan Gallant - February 5, 2025

Demand continues to be high for 12-week program that supports innovative growth-stage tech companies with a minimum viable product.

Twenty young Northumberland County entrepreneurs who participated in the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) Summer Company and My Future My Career programs displayed their products and services at the annual Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase at Staples Canada in Cobourg on August 14, 2024. BECN is inviting high school and post-secondary students to apply now for its 2025 Summer Company Program to help kick-start their small business dreams. (Photo: BECN)

‘The BECN Summer Company Program helped me turn my passion for drone videography into a business’

February 3, 2025

Peterborough County held a successful first session of its new economic development program "The Local Advantage" at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre on January 21, 2025. The next session will be held at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre on February 12. (Photos: Peterborough County / Facebook)

Peterborough County expands ‘The Local Advantage’ business support series to Cavan Monaghan Township

February 2, 2025

Community Futures Peterborough executive director Devon Girard (right) with loans manager Braden Clark and financial administrator and program officer Abby Keenan meeting in the Business Advisory Centre's new advisory suite in the renovated basement level of Venture North in downtown Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

Community Futures Peterborough launches new advisory suite for local entrepreneurs

January 31, 2025

Ashley and Kevin Woollacott are Peterborough entrepreneurs who made use of a flexible and personalized loan from Community Futures Peterborough to grow their business, Summer Soul Yoga & Wellness. Ashley, who is also a 2024 graduate of the Starter Company Plus program offered by the Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory Centre, used the flexible loan to invest in Pilates Fitness Reformers to expand the wellness studio's services. (Photo supplied by Community Futures Peterborough)

Entrepreneurs can realize their vision with flexible and personalized loans from Community Futures Peterborough

January 26, 2025

EarlyON Northumberland’s family fun bingo contest ‘back again by popular demand’

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter - February 14, 2025

More than 95 families took part in 2024 contest, which offers a chance to win Ontario Parks passes.

An enthusiastic group from Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough's Resilient Roots program join volunteers from the Peterborough Community Orchard Stewards for stewardship day on May 29, 2024 at the community orchard at Keith Wightman Park in Peterborough. The group helped to water and feed the trees, spread new mulch rings around the bases, and plant raspberry canes. (Photo: Laura Keresztesi / GreenUP)

Peterborough’s community orchards enhance community connections and increase access to local food

February 13, 2025

Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count during the Family Day long weekend from February 14 to 17, 2025 and help researchers track changes in bird populations over time. Known for its easily recognizable vocalizations, the black-capped chickadee is one of the easiest birds to attract to feeders (they love sunflower seeds) and will even eat out of your hand. (Photo: Grace C. / Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

The Great Backyard Bird Count is back for its 28th year on the Family Day long weekend

February 11, 2025

With Valentine's Day falling on the Friday before the 2025 Family Day long weekend, there are plenty of festivals, celebrations, and other events happening across the Kawarthas region, including the annual Snofest winter festival in Peterborough. (Photo: Peterborough Tourism)

Celebrate your loved ones with Valentine’s Day and Family Day events in the Kawarthas

February 9, 2025

Five Counties Children's Centre staff, volunteers, and children like Kelton and their families are looking forward to attending the Peterborough Petes annual Next Gen Game on February 17, 2025 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. Kelton's artwork was selected as the winning design to go on hundreds of miniature hockey sticks that will be available at the Family Day matinee game, which is a fundraiser for the regional children's treatment centre. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties)

Peterborough Petes ‘Next Gen Game’ on Family Day will support Five Counties Children’s Centre

February 8, 2025

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