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In 2017, 100in1Day Toronto set up a swing, games, balloons, bubbles, and other activities in an alleyway to animate the space in a positive, fun, and playful way. This year, Peterborough will be one of 13 Canadian cities participating in 100in1Day on June 2nd, 2018. The possibilities of your local event are limited only by your imagination. (Photo: Nicole Bruun-Myyer / 100in1Day Toronto)

100in1Day festival demonstrates collective power of small actions

Day of grassroots activities on June 2 will celebrate active citizenship in Peterborough

GreenUP - May 24, 2018

Many fans loved it; others, not so much. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" premieres on Netflix Canada on Tuesday, June 26. (Photo: Walt Disney Studios)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in June 2018

The Lakefield Farmers' Market opens for the season on Thursday, May 24. Molly's Acres, a small family farm near Lakefield that grows a variety of lettuces, herbs, seedlings and other produce, will be joining the market for the first time this year. (Photo: Molly's Acres / Facebook)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – May 23, 2018

Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Network president Neil Hannam (centre), flanked by Peterborough DBIA executive director Terry Guiel and AON president and CEO Brad Smith, announced Tuesday (May 22) that the group’s new farmers’ market will be located in the Citi-Centre Courtyard off Aylmer Street between Charlotte and King streets in Peterborough. The Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market opens June 9, 2018 and will continue each Saturday morning into the fall. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)

New Saturday farmers’ market debuts June 9 in downtown Peterborough

Peterborough native Michelle McLeod had her debut lead role performance in the feature comedy 'Don't Talk To Irene', which will screen in Peterborough for the first time on June 2, 2018. Michelle and the film's writer and directory Pat Mills will attend the screening for a post-film Q&A. (Photo: Lithium Studios)

June 2 screening of award-winning comedy starring Peterborough’s own Michelle McLeod

Young actor and film's writer/director will attend screening of 'Don't Talk To Irene' at Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough

Bruce Head - May 22, 2018

Founded in 1986 by the late Dr. Judith Buys, Cornerstone Family Dentistry at 681 Reid Street in Peterborough continues to preserve Dr. Buys' vision of exceptional oral healthcare with current owner Dr. Anna Jo (fourth from left) and her Cornerstone team. (Photo courtesy of Cornerstone Family Dentistry)

Cornerstone Family Dentistry preserves late founder’s vision of exceptional oral healthcare

Veteran actor William Colgate stars as Billy Bishop (and 18 other characters) and 16-year-old Cameron Gibson stars as the pianist in the Dot the T Productions production of John MacLachlan Gray and Eric Peterson's iconic Canadian play "Billy Bishop Goes to War", which runs for one performance only on June 12, 2018 at the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre. (Photo: Dot the T Productions)

Iconic Canadian play ‘Billy Bishop Goes to War’ comes to Peterborough

On May 15, 2018, Unimin Canada Ltd. donated $100,000 to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation in support of the hospital's regional cancer care programs. Pictured from left to right: Mike Bouchard of Unimin Canada Ltd; Lesley Heighway, President & CEO of PRHC Foundation; Charlotte Forster of Unimin Canada Ltd; Dr. Nancy Martin-Ronson, PRHC Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive, and Chief Information Officer; Alex Vanags of Unimin Canada Ltd; and Shane McShane of, Unimin Canada Ltd. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

businessNOW – May 22, 2018

Residents and visitors to Bancroft, Ontario were greeted over the Victoria Day long weekend by knitted and crocheted turtles, hand-crafted by a volunteer group with Hospice North Hastings to raise awareness of local turtles and hospice. The turtles will remain on display until May 26. (Photo courtesy of Knittervention)

Victoria Day weekend ‘turtle yarn bomb’ in Bancroft a big success

But the Royal Wedding turtle is missing and another turtle has been kidnapped

Barb Shaw - May 22, 2018

Toronto-based progressive rock band The Divided Line is one of the bands performing at Peterborough LIVE Music Festival's "Mayhem" show at The Red Dog on Saturday, May 26th. The festival runs from May 24 to May 26, 2018. (Photo: Raph Nogal)

Peterborough LIVE returns May 24 to 27 with something for everyone

Three of the child actors portraying Simon, Piggy, and Ralph during a rehearsal of "Lord of the Flies: The Musical". The family-friendly production from Ida Brown of The Little Town Theatre, based on the classic novel by William Golding and featuring the music of Pink Floyd performed by a live band, runs for two performances on May 25 and 26, 2018 in Norwood. (Photo: Ida Brown)

Surreal musical with anti-bullying message based on William Golding’s classic novel

Maddy Paulson-Carlin, a student at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in Lindsay, is working towards her high school diplomas while learning the skilled trade of welding through the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program. (Photo: Galen Eagle / PVNC Catholic District School Board)

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program helps break gender stereotypes in the skilled trades

News & Community

New Saturday farmers’ market debuts June 9 in downtown Peterborough

Paul Rellinger - May 22, 2018

AON owned Citi-Centre Courtyard welcomes the Peterborough Regional Farmers' Network to its space off Aylmer Street.

June 2 screening of award-winning comedy starring Peterborough’s own Michelle McLeod

May 22, 2018

Cornerstone Family Dentistry preserves late founder’s vision of exceptional oral healthcare

May 22, 2018

Victoria Day weekend ‘turtle yarn bomb’ in Bancroft a big success

May 22, 2018

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program helps break gender stereotypes in the skilled...

May 20, 2018

Arhitect's rendering of the completed Shorelines Casino Peterborough. (Graphic: Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc.

Want a job at Peterborough’s new casino?

May 19, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

What’s new on Netflix Canada in June 2018

kawarthaNOW - May 23, 2018

Movies include The Disaster Artist and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, true-crime docuseries The Staircase, the return of Luke Cage and GLOW, and more.

Iconic Canadian play ‘Billy Bishop Goes to War’ comes to Peterborough

May 22, 2018

Peterborough LIVE returns May 24 to 27 with something for everyone

May 21, 2018

Surreal musical with anti-bullying message based on William Golding’s classic novel

May 21, 2018

In "My Heart's A Suitcase", Anwen O'Driscoll (right) plays Chris, an angrily impoverished waitress who shares a flat with Hannah (Ilan O'Driscoll), a philosophical ceramics teacher in the early stages of multiple sclerosis. The role of Hannah will also be performed by Mackenzie Kruyf (not pictured) on different nights of the play, which has a five-performance run at Lindsay Little Theatre until May 27. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com

Women face a threatening and intrusive world in ‘My Heart’s A...

May 18, 2018

The Victoria Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of the patio live music season. Marley's Bar & Grill in Buckhorn launches a summer of live music on its patio with Peterborough alt-country singer-songwriter Kayla Howran performing on Friday, May 18th and Saturday, May 19th. Chemong Lodge in Bridgenorth is also hosting live music on its patio with Sonny and Cloudy on Friday and The Donny Wood Band on Saturday. (Photo: Kayla Howran / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – May 17 to 23

May 17, 2018

Business & Technology

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – May 23, 2018

kawarthaNOW - May 23, 2018

Featuring all-candidates meeting, Lakefield Farmers' Market, Peterborough County Recognition Awards, Fairy And Dragon Festival, Trent-Severn Waterway, and more.

businessNOW – May 22, 2018

May 22, 2018

Northumberland-Peterborough South MP Kim Rudd cuts the ribbon officially opening Venture13, Cobourg's new innovation and entrepreneurship centre for Northumberland County, along with repreentatives from the Town of Cobourg, Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation, Cobourg Police Service, Fleming College, Northumberland Makers and more. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

Opening of Venture13 a ‘great day for Cobourg and all of...

May 18, 2018

The Lakefield Horticultural Society is holding its annual plant sale, featuring high-quality and healthy potted plans grown in member gardens, on the morning of Saturday, May 19th in Lakefield. (Photo: Lakefield Horticultural Society)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism –...

May 16, 2018

The inductees of the 2017 Junior Achievement of Peterborough, Lakeland, Muskoka Business Hall of Fame. This year's 11 inductees (Monika Carmichael, Sally Harding, Paul Bennett, Alf and June Curtis, Robert Gauvreau, Paschal McCloskey, Carl Oake, John James (Jack) Stewart, and John A. McColl and James. H. Turner) will be honoured at the induction ceremony and dinner on May 24, 2018 at The Venue in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Niki Allday Photography)

Business community to honour Hall of Fame inductees at JA-hosted celebration

May 15, 2018

These seven local small business owners shared $27,000 in grant money in the last intake of Starter Company Plus, a business training program offered through the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre with funding from the Government of Ontario. Applications are currently open for the next intake of the program; before applying, interested entrepreneurs must attend one of the two remaining Starter Company Plus orientation sessions on May 22 or May 29, 2018. (Photo: Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

businessNOW – May 14, 2018

May 14, 2018

Lifestyle & Family

100in1Day festival demonstrates collective power of small actions

GreenUP - May 24, 2018

Day of grassroots activities on June 2 will celebrate active citizenship in Peterborough.

Gardeners at the annual GreenUP Ecology Park Plant Sale on May 20, 2018 can choose from over 150 species of edible and native plants, shrubs, and trees that thrive in our region of Ontario. Selecting locally adapted native species to plant ensures that you are also providing habitat for wildlife and food sources for pollinators. (Photo: GreenUP)

Start your gardening season off right at the Ecology Park Plant...

May 17, 2018

The redeveloped McLaren Marsh viewing platform at Ken Reid Conservation Area north of Lindsay is also now accessible, allowing more people to enjoy the marsh and its wildlife. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Conservation)

New accessible viewing platform now open at McLaren Marsh

May 15, 2018

Tips to get you composting during Compost Awareness Week

May 10, 2018

A Taste of Downtown will bring 26 restaurant vendors and two entertainment stages to Charlotte Street in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, June 2, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

KNosh News – May 2018

May 8, 2018

There is no charge this year for day use of the Selwyn Beach Conservation Area, which includes swimming at the unsupervised sandy beach, the use of the boat launch and dock, and the use of hiking trails. There is still a fee for rental of the picnic shelter and for group camping. (Photo: Township of Selwyn)

No day use fees this year at Selwyn Beach Conservation Area

May 4, 2018

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