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An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

61-year-old Bridgenorth man dead in multi-vehicle collision in Selwyn Township on Friday afternoon

Motorcyclist was pronounced dead at scene of collision on Lindsay Road at Creamery Road that also involved two SUVs

kawarthaNOW - July 19, 2025

A view from a lookout on the 435-acre property north of Buckhorn that Kawartha Land Trust is fundraising to purchase and protect in perpetuity and also create public access community footpaths. (Photo: Thom Unrau / Kawartha Land Trust)

Kawartha Land Trust appeals to community for final $75,000 to purchase and protect 435 acres of land north of Buckhorn

Jeff Crowley, co-owner of Cobourg Orthopaedic & Sports Injury Clinic across the street from the emergency homeless shelter at 310 Division St., shared many videos and photos showing undesirable behaviour, including fighting, screaming, drug use, and public urination, at a town hall meeting at Cobourg Community Centre on June 17, 2025. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Town of Cobourg video)

Northumberland County seeking new location outside of Cobourg for temporary winter warming room

Peterborough MP Emma Harrison with Anna Gainey, Canada's secretary of state for children and youth, during a visit on July 17, 2025. The MP for the Montreal area riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount where she was raised is one of four children born to Peterborough native and former Montreal Canadiens great Bob Gainey and his wife Cathy. (Photo: Office of Anna Gainey)

Canada’s secretary of state for children and youth touts child benefit increase during Peterborough visit

Vascular surgeon Dr. Heather Cox (left), deputy chief of surgery at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), and surgical nurses Kendra Kinsey and Debbie Kennedy in one of the hospital's two dedicated operating rooms for vascular surgery. Minimally invasive intervention, including a hybrid operating room where multiple operations can be performed on the same patient on the same day and in the same room, is one of the priority areas of care in the PRHC Foundation's Campaign for PRHC because it's critically important for PRHC patients who need complex, time-sensitive, life and limb-saving care. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Donor-funded hybrid OR will revolutionize lifesaving vascular care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

A priority for the PRHC Foundation's Campaign for PRHC, the hybrid operating room will allow multiple procedures at once on the same patient, reducing risk and recovery times

Megan Gallant - July 17, 2025

Veteran Canadian punk band Gob (Gabe Mantle, Tom Thacker, Theo Goutzinakis, and Steven Fairweather) will perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 19, 2025. (Promotional photo)

‘The elder statesmen for Canadian pop punk,’ Gob performs at Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday night

Irish-Canadian indie folk duo Dandelion Highway (Kayleigh McGavock and Chris Sytnyk) performs at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Promotional photo)

Kawartha Credit Union and Libro Credit Union announce plans to merge as of January 1, 2026

Port Hope mayor Olena Hankivsky speaks outside the Port Hope Walk-in Clinic at 99 Toronto Road on July 16, 2025, announcing the results of a recent 10-day fundraising campaign to support the clinic that raised more than $189,000, including a matching donation from the Port Hope & District Healthcare Foundation. The funds will allow for the hiring of nurse practitioners to increase the hours and days the clinic is open and also provide mental health services. (Photo: Municipality of Port Hope)

Community campaign raises over $189,000 for Port Hope Walk-In Clinic

With matching donation from Port Hope & District Healthcare Foundation, funds will support hiring more nurse practitioners

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter - July 17, 2025

Cobourg police have a warrant for the arrest of 44-year-old Jason Robitaille of Cobourg in connection with a serious assault on July 15, 2025. Police have arrested and charged another suspect in the assault and Robitaille, who remains at large, is facing the same charges as well as five counts of failing to comply with a probation order. (Photo supplied by Cobourg Police Service)

Cobourg police searching for suspect in serious assault

In the first five months of 2025 alone, the City of Peterborough's organics program has diverted almost 600 tons of organic waste from the landfill. Finished compost produced at the Peterborough Organics Facility, which meets the highest quality standard, is now available for purchase at the Bensfort Road landfill site and at GreenUP's Ecology Park. (Photo: Barry Campbell / City of Peterborough)

Despite some growing pains, City of Peterborough organics program continues to succeed

"Wild Irish Geese" playwright and actor Megan Murphy and director Kim Blackwell (left) on July 16, 2025 with some of the cast of 29 professional and volunteer actors/musicians who are performing in the world premiere play at 4th Line Theatre that tells the story of the Peter Robinson emigration of Irish settlers in 1825: Jasper Chesser (third from left), M. John Kennedy (behind Jasper), Paul Crough, Darragh O'Connell, Lindsay Wilson, Indigo Chesser, Sebastian Sage (behind Indigo), and Padrick Wilson. The play runs from July 29 to August 30 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography for kawarthaNOW)

4th Line Theatre in Millbrook stages the world premiere of Peter Robinson emigration play ‘Wild Irish Geese’

61-year-old Bridgenorth man dead in multi-vehicle collision in Selwyn Township on Friday afternoon

kawarthaNOW - July 19, 2025

Motorcyclist was pronounced dead at scene of collision on Lindsay Road at Creamery Road that also involved two SUVs.

Kawartha Land Trust appeals to community for final $75,000 to purchase and protect 435 acres of land north of Buckhorn

July 19, 2025

Northumberland County seeking new location outside of Cobourg for temporary winter warming room

July 18, 2025

Canada’s secretary of state for children and youth touts child benefit increase during Peterborough visit

July 18, 2025

Donor-funded hybrid OR will revolutionize lifesaving vascular care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

July 17, 2025

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: Pondview Estates in Norwood creates lasting partnerships beyond the wedding

Megan Gallant - July 15, 2025

From social media promotion to hosting local vendor markets, the new venue in the Township of Asphodel-Norwood supports Peterborough County's wedding industry.

Paddlers explore the majestic Burleigh Falls in the Township of North Kawartha. Taking a guided excursion with Lovesick Kayaking is only one of the outdoor adventures you can enjoy when road tripping in North Kawartha, located in the most northern reaches of Peterborough County. (Photo: Regional Tourism Organization 8)

Road Tripping in The Kawarthas: North Kawartha connects nature, spirit, and community

July 14, 2025

Claudia MacDonald is the owner and founder of Heritage Blooms U Pick Flower Farm in the Township of Asphodel-Norwood. She, her husband Ben, and their three children moved to the farm in 2021 to raise grass-fed cattle for Ben's family business, Heritage Cattle Co., but Claudia was in search of ways to beautify the 96-acre property while exploring her creative side. It led to the establishment of 12 no-till beds which now grow hundreds of varieties of flowers used to make curated bouquets and for pick-your-own experiences. (Photo courtesy of Heritage Blooms U Pick Flower Farm)

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: Heritage Blooms U Pick Flower Farm grows unique agritourism experiences

July 8, 2025

Kelly Convery left her stressful career working as a paramedic for Peterborough County to begin Sanctuary Flower Fields in the Township of Selwyn. Growing cut flowers as well as offering photography sessions and regular wellness events, retreats, and workshops in partnership with many local businesses and artisans, the farm is committed to offering a destination location to connect with nature for health and rejuvenation. (Photo: Mary Zita Payne Photography)

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: the local economy blooms at Sanctuary Flower Fields

July 1, 2025

A sixth-generation family farm first settled in 1902, Woodleigh Farms in the Township of Cavan Monaghan is focused on improving soil health through sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices including no-till farming (pictured), rotational grazing, and composting. Most recently, the farm has launched an innovative and award-winning pilot project that will turn forest waste wood into biochar, a form of pure carbon used as a carbon-sequestering soil amendment. (Photo courtesy of Woodleigh Farms)

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: Woodleigh Farms is growing a sustainable future through innovative farming practices

June 24, 2025

‘The elder statesmen for Canadian pop punk,’ Gob performs at Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday night

Paul Rellinger - July 17, 2025

Before heading on a European tour, West Coast-formed quartet brings its catchy punk hooks and raw stage energy to Del Crary Park on July 19,

4th Line Theatre in Millbrook stages the world premiere of Peter Robinson emigration play ‘Wild Irish Geese’

July 16, 2025

Peterborough Folk Festival announces full lineup for Canada’s longest-running, free-admission annual folk festival

July 15, 2025

encoreNOW for July 14, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) "Murder at the Blue Moon Saloon" at Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon, "Steel Magnolias" at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, the North of Nowhere country music festival at the Lindsay Fairgrounds, the Lakefield Literary Festival in Lakefield, "Phantom of the Opera in Concert" at Westben in Campbellford, and The Spades and The Weber Brothers at Peterborough Musicfest. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Brenda Whitehead is the new president and CEO of the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce

Bruce Head - July 14, 2025

Whitehead comes from the Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce, where she has been CEO for over seven years.

Rob Arkell, mission leader of Wild Rock Outfitters' initiative, stands outside the downtown Peterborough outdoor retailer to promote the trade-in and resale program. A business member of GreenUP's Green Economy Peterborough, Wild Rock is embracing the concept of a circular economy. (Photo: Jeff Faulds / Wild Rock Outfitters)

Too good to waste: how outdoor retailers have embraced the smart business of the circular economy

July 10, 2025

Phil Smith, owner of the River's Edge on Front in Hastings, is one of 19 entrepreneurs in Northumberland County who are collectively receiving $44,500 in micro grants through Starter Company Growth Program, administered by the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) with funding from the Ontario government. (Photo: BECN)

Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland awards 19 area businesses with $44,500 in micro grants

July 9, 2025

Executive Director Devon Girard speaks with her team at Community Futures Peterborough, which has announced its participation in CANtrade™, a new flexible loan program that will support established for-profit businesses in the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County in adapting to trade uncertainty. The program offers loans from $5,000 to $150,000 with reduced interest rates, interest-only payments for the first six months, and repayment terms are available up to 60 months with no penalties for prepayments. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

New CANtrade™ loan program now available from Community Futures Peterborough to help businesses adapt to trade uncertainty

July 1, 2025

Community Futures Peterborough's executive director Devon Girard speaks to the audience at the economic development organization's annual general meeting on June 26, 2025 at Farmhill Weddings in Keene. The economic development organization is celebrating 40 years of providing financing and advice and support to small businesses in the city and county of Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

Community Futures Peterborough celebrates its 40-year impact and legacy of supporting small businesses

June 26, 2025

The Beach Report for July 18 to 24, 2025

kawarthaNOW - Updated July 19, 2025

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings and Prince Edward,

A view of Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)

The Beach Report for July 11 to 17, 2025

Updated July 17, 2025

Vintage and classic cars and motorcycles will be on display at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene during the 28th annual Transportation Day Car & Motorcycle Show on July 13, 2025. (Photo: Heather Doughty Photography)

Explore vintage and classic cars and motorcycles at Lang Pioneer Village in Keene on Sunday

July 7, 2025

Victoria Park Beach in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

The Beach Report for July 4 to 10, 2025

Updated July 10, 2025

The lineup for the Movies at the Park free outdoor movie series, running every Tuesday evening from July 8 to August 12 at Quaker Foods City Square in downtown Peterborough. The series is presented by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) with sponsorship by the City of Peterborough and local businesses. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Movies at the Park in downtown Peterborough launches on Tuesday with musical fantasy ‘Wicked’

July 4, 2025

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