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While camping is normally allowed at many lockstations along the Trent-Severn Waterway, it is currenlty prohibited at Otonabee (Lock 23, pictured), Douro (Lock 24), and Sawer Creek (Lock 25) along the Otonabee River between Peterborough and Lakefield due to ongoing infrastruture projects. At least two local residents have observed many tents set up at pull-off areas along County Road 32 (River Road), especially during the weekends, with visitors leaving garbage and publicly defecating in the area. (Photo: Parks Canada)

Camping, littering, and public defecation alongside Otonabee River bringing more attention to a growing problem

Fears that land between County Road 32 and the Otonabee River will become 'a dumping ground' fuels Facebook anger

Paul Rellinger - July 8, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – July 8, 2020

Woman wearing a black non-medical face mask while shopping

Peterborough Public Health encourages use of face masks but won’t make them mandatory yet

Low water levels in Jackson Creek in downtown Peterborough. Otonabee Region Conservation Authority has declared a Level 2 low water condition for the watershed region, indicating a potentially serious water supply problem. (Photo: Karen Halley / GreenUp)

Peterborough-area businesses and residents asked to reduce non-essential water use by 20 per cent

The annual Crayola Sale, which takes place every fall at the Lindsay Exhibition Fairgrounds, offers discounted prices on Crayola products. The event, which has raised more than $1 million for United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes, is being cancelled in 2020 for the first time in 30 years due to health and safety concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Crayola Canada)

Crayola Sale in Lindsay cancelled for first time in 30 years due to COVID-19 pandemic

Annual fall event has raised more than $1 million for United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes

kawarthaNOW - July 8, 2020

Severe thunderstorm watch for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland for Wednesday

Fire Chief Mark Pankhurst of Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Services explains dry conditions in a video from April 2020. (Screenshot)

Burn ban in place across Kawartha Lakes as of July 9

A woman wearing a face mask in a grocery store. (Stock photo)

Face masks mandatory at commercial businesses in Hastings and Prince Edward as of July 10

A middle-aged man wearing a face mask in a store. (Stock photo)

Face masks to be mandatory in commercial businesses in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton beginning July 13

Malls, convenience stores, restaurants, grocery stores, and more must require customers to wear a face covering, with some exceptions

kawarthaNOW - July 7, 2020

The picturesque community of Burleigh Falls on Highway 28 north of Peterborough has seen weeks of "mayhem" due to a large influx of visitors following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, resulting in overcrowding, defecating, trespassing, intoxication, litter, vandalism, assault, and more. Jennifer Craig, general manager and operations manager of Burleigh Falls Inn and Suites, has made a plea on Facebook for visitors to show respect that has since gone viral. (Photo: Nash Gordon / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0))

Recent ‘mayhem’ at Burleigh Falls prompts local business operator to say enough is enough

Total fire ban in effect in Haliburton County as of July 7

Fire bans in place in most townships in Peterborough County as of July 6

News & Community

Camping, littering, and public defecation alongside Otonabee River bringing more attention to a growing problem

Paul Rellinger - July 8, 2020

Fears that land between County Road 32 and the Otonabee River will become 'a dumping ground' fuels Facebook anger.

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – July 8, 2020

July 8, 2020

Peterborough Public Health encourages use of face masks but won’t make them mandatory yet

July 8, 2020

Peterborough-area businesses and residents asked to reduce non-essential water use by 20 per cent

July 8, 2020

Crayola Sale in Lindsay cancelled for first time in 30 years due to COVID-19 pandemic

July 8, 2020

Severe thunderstorm watch for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland for Wednesday

July 8, 2020

Arts & Entertainment

The Traveling Milburys is John Cassano as Jeff Lynne, Roy Leblanc as Roy Orbison, Gerry Parsons as Tom Petty, Jerry Boyer as George Harrison, and Matt Greenberg as Bob Dylan. Each member of The Traveling Milburys comes from tribute bands dedicated to the individual artists. (Photo: The Traveling Milburys)

Live music comes to the Lindsay Drive-In on July 19

kawarthaNOW - July 3, 2020

Concert features headliner tribute band The Traveling Milburys with country rockers The Steelhorse Gypsies opening.

Peterborough celebrities Linda Kash (pictured) and Megan Murphy appear in a video released by Showplace Performance Centre sharing the news that the downtown Peterborough performance venue will be keeping its doors closed until 2021. The not-for-profit organization is working to reschedule fall shows to 2021 and all already-purchased tickets will be honoured on the new dates. (Screenshot)

Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough dims the lights until 2021

July 1, 2020

Many artists, creators, and performers have been spending their isolation time preparing future projects, but acclaimed local filmmaker LA Alfonso has been busy sorting through the past by uploading his entire archive of short films online for public consumption. While LA's feature films are also all available to stream for a small fee, the shorter community films are all available for free, providing hours of material that create a fascinating look at the Peterborough arts community's past. LA's story is one of four that arts writer Sam Tweedle shares in his new column. (Photo: TK)

Performance, collaboration, and creativity lives on in Peterborough and the Kawarthas despite the pandemic

June 26, 2020

The dysfunctional Hargreeves family of misfit sibling superheroes returns for season two of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix on July 31, 2020. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in July 2020

June 24, 2020

Originally from the Curve Lake First Nation, award-winning Ojibwe playwright, novelist, and filmmaker Drew Hayden Taylor wrote a play in 2018 about the wild rice conflict between cottagers on Pigeon Lake and indigenous grower, harvester, and educator James Whetung. Taylor has taken the name and concept behind the play to create the documentary "Cottagers & Indians", which explores the wild rice conflict and other indigenous issues across Canada, including in Osoyoos B.C. (pictured). The documentary premiere on CBC Television on July 4, 2020. (Photo: Sam Karney)

Drew Hayden Taylor moves from stage to screen with his new ‘Cottagers & Indians’ documentary

June 23, 2020

In September 2019, Theatre Trent supported the Peterborough debut of Park Street Productions' "Bernie and Nick" (starring Brad Brackenridge, pictured, and Lindsay Unterlander) at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough. The Theatre on King and Peterborough's other theatrical performance venues have been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Theatre Trent has launched the Theatre Trent Venue Relief Fund to support the venues until they are permitted to reopen. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Theatre Trent launches relief fund for Peterborough performance venues and seeks community donations

June 22, 2020

Business & Technology

With revenue evaporating during the COVID-19 pandemic, renowned ceramic artist and potter Bill Reddick decided to turn his cake-making hobby into a business. He is now making his famous gluten-free chocolate cakes at Fresh Urban Plate in downtown Peterborough. The cakes are available for delivery or pick-up in Peterborough and can also be shipped across Canada. (Photo: Bill Reddick / Instagram)

businessNOW – June 17, 2020

Bruce Head - June 17, 2020

Featuring artist Bill Reddick turning his gluten-free chocolate cake into a business, 4th Line Theatre, PKA SoftTouch, and more.

kawarthaNOW.com founder, CEO, and publisher Jeannine Taylor will be a guest on Friday Morning Business Breakfast Talks with Kim Blackwell, the artistic director of 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook. (Supplied photos)

kawarthaNOW’s Jeannine Taylor joins 4th Line Theatre’s Kim Blackwell for business breakfast talk on June 26

June 16, 2020

A sign indicating the reopening of a small local business during the COVID-19 pandemic

Consumer confidence, recalling workers, and access to PPE among top concerns of local businesses

June 4, 2020

Illustrator Aidan Cartwright and his wife, author Simone Tielesh, with their children's book "Kindness Is...". The couple, who volunteer for the Northwest Territories SPCA (NWT SPCA), wrote the book in 2017 and donated the rights to the NWT SPCA as a fundraising tool. Peterborough's Green Bamboo Publishing, founded by Trent University alumnus Jasmine Cabanaw, is translating the book into all nine indigenous languages of the Northwest Territories, the first time this has been done for a book of its kind. (Photo via Simone Tielesh / Facebook)

businessNOW – June 2, 2020

June 2, 2020

Southern Ontario's 66 destination marketing organizations, including Peterborough & The Kawarthas Tourism, are eligible for $30 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding that will be delivered through the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario. The funding will be used to help encourage visitors to return to local communities as Ontario's economy reopens, supporting tourism-dependent businesses and helping local economic recovery. (Photo: Peterborough & The Kawarthas Tourism)

Federal government announces $30 million in COVID-19 relief funding for tourism marketing in Ontario

June 1, 2020

The swing bridge in Fenelon Falls, one of the many towns located in the Kawarthas Northumberland tourism region. As Ontario re-opens its economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, you have an opportunity to help the region's tourism, heritage, sport, and culture industries recover, grow, and prosper by volunteering for the board of directors of Regional Tourism Organization 8. (Photo: Fred Thornhill / RTO8)

Help shape the future of tourism in Kawarthas Northumberland during these challenging times

May 29, 2020

Lifestyle & Family

A young girl during summer heading to a beach for a swim

The Beach Report for July 3 to 9, 2020

kawarthaNOW - Updated July 7, 2020

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

Hutchison House museum, operated by the Peterborough Historical Society, was the former home of Dr. John Hutchinson, the first doctor in Peterborough, and the first Canadian home of Sir Sandford Fleming. (Photo: Jeremicus rex / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0))

Popular Scottish Tea returns to Peterborough’s Hutchison House museum starting July 15

July 6, 2020

This photo of Cox Lake in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park by Adam was our top post on Instagram in June 2020. (Photo: Adam @aarmitag / Instagram)

Our top nine Instagram photographers for June 2020

July 5, 2020

Like those of many businesses and organizations, GreenUP employees have been working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured is Jenn McCallum, GreenUP's water programs coordinator, working at her home desk. The benefits of working from home include increased productivity, better work-life balance, reduced costs for employers, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and more. (Photo courtesy of Jenn McCallum)

Working from home has benefits for employees, employers, and the environment

July 2, 2020

kawarthaNOW writer Paula Kehoe navigates between trees at Treetop Trekking in the Ganaraska Forest near Port Hope in 2017. The forest adventure company has opened for the season at five of its six locations in Ontario, including Ganaraska. (Screenshot)

Treetop Trekking is open again in the Ganaraska Forest near Port Hope

July 1, 2020

The Beach Report for June 26 to July 2, 2020

Updated July 1, 2020

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