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Alberta country-punk rockers Jr. Gone Wild perform on Monday, June 25th at the Red Dog in Peterborough, with local fuzz-folk duo Mayhemingways opening. (Photo: Colin Smith)

nightlifeNOW – June 21 to 27

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, June 21 to Wednesday, June 27

kawarthaNOW - June 21, 2018

Some of the 70 uniquely painted wooden canoe paddles that will soon be showcased on poles on the main streets of Bobcayeon, as part of the "Vibrant Village" efforts organized by Impact 32, a volunteer steering committee made up of local business owners and community organizers in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Kawartha Mediums)

Volunteers have been busy beautifying Bobcaygeon

Someone broke into the Peterborough Challenger Baseball equipment storage bin at Turner Park and stole vital equipment used by the team, which provides special needs children and youth the chance to play baseball. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Challenger Baseball)

Thieves steal equipment from baseball team for kids with special needs

Sarah McNeilly makes her 4th Line Theatre acting debut in "Crow Hill: The Telephone Play", which runs from July 3 to 28 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. McNeilly plays the role of switchboard operator Alice Cameron, a character inspired by the life of Ona Gardner, a switchboard operator for Beatty Telephone System, owned by Dr. Alexander Carruthers Beatty in Garden Hill (north of Port Hope) for more than 30 years in the early twentieth century. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

‘Crow Hill: The Telephone Play’ inspired by one of Ontario’s first rural telephone companies

The goal of this year's Lock & Paddle event is to allow as many paddlers as possible a chance to "lock-through" the Peterborough Lift Lock. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 24th, with registration beginning at 10 a.m. and lockage beginning at noon. Local vendors and entertainment will be on site for the duration of the event. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW.com)

Lock & Paddle aims to get as many paddlers as possible through the Peterborough Lift Lock

Third annual event takes place on Sunday, June 24th and includes vendors and live entertainment

kawarthaNOW - June 20, 2018

The fourth annual Peterborough Pulse event, where people replace cars on downtown Peterborough streets, returns on Saturday, July 21, 2018. A media launch was held on June 20th beside the Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area)

Fourth annual Peterborough Pulse open streets event returns on July 21

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – June 20, 2018

Park Place Financial and Terry Windrem Insurance Agencies, both headquartered in Peterborough, have announced a merger. Pictured are Park Place Financial co-founders of Mike D'Alessandro (left) and Darrell Wade (right) with Terry Windrem of Terry Windrem Insurance Agencies, who will become the President and CEO of Park Place Financial. Staff from the two companies will merge and relocated to a renovated building at the location of the former Roland's Restaurant on Highway 7 East by the fall of 2018. (Photo courtesy of Park Place Financial)

Two of Peterborough’s leading wealth and risk management firms are merging

Your child’s star will shine this summer at Market Hall’s Creativity Camps

Performing arts camps for kids ages 7 to 14 run July and August in downtown Peterborough

kawarthaNOW - June 19, 2018

The 2017 thriller "It" was partly filmed in Port Hope, Ontario. The production company for the "It" sequel is holding a job fair on June 22, 2018 at the old Canadian Tire Store in Port Hope. (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Do you want a role in the ‘It’ sequel?

Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough launches its 2018-2019 fall/winter season with a concert by Steve Earle on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Other concerts include Dewey Via, John McDermott, Elton Rohn, Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk, Liona Boyd, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, Roch Voisine, Jesse Cook, and tributes to Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, and Andrew Lloyd Webber as well as the ever-popular Classic Albums Live shows featuring Supertramp, Queen, and Elton John. (Photo: Chad Batka)

Showplace opens fall/winter season with legendary Steve Earle

Kathy Doornenbal, who opened her Driving Miss Daisy franchise in Peterborough in 2009, has announced she is selling the franchise, which provides non-medical services for seniors and people with special needs. Her and her husband Bob Doornenbal will be moving back to Alberta. (Photo: Driving Miss Daisy)

businessNOW – June 18, 2018

News & Community

Volunteers have been busy beautifying Bobcaygeon

kawarthaNOW - June 21, 2018

Canoe paddle art downtown, hanging flower baskets, Communities in Bloom, along with bike sharing and new signposts.

Thieves steal equipment from baseball team for kids with special needs

June 21, 2018

Lock & Paddle aims to get as many paddlers as possible...

June 20, 2018

Fourth annual Peterborough Pulse open streets event returns on July 21

June 20, 2018

Young children are among those most susceptible to infections caused bacteria in water, so always check water quality conditions before taking your family to a Kawarthas-area beach.

The Beach Report for June 15 – 21, 2018

Updated June 20, 2018

Peterborough Housing Corporation CEO Darlene Cook and Homeward Bound manager Marnie Watson receive a cheque for $20,000 from Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough board chair Diane Richard and executive director John Good. Led by Peterborough Housing Corporation, Homeward Bound helps inadequately housed or homeless mother-led families achieve self-sufficiency. (Photo: Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough)

Peterborough program for homeless single moms receives $20,000 boost from Community...

June 19, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

nightlifeNOW – June 21 to 27

kawarthaNOW - June 21, 2018

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, June 21 to Wednesday, June 27.

‘Crow Hill: The Telephone Play’ inspired by one of Ontario’s first...

June 20, 2018

Showplace opens fall/winter season with legendary Steve Earle

June 18, 2018

nightlifeNOW – June 14 to 20

June 14, 2018

Award-winning Toronto crooner Micah Barnes will perform New York City jazz standards as well as his own compositions at the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre on Saturday, June 23, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Micah Barnes)

Micah Barnes brings classic New York City jazz and more to...

June 12, 2018

Brad Brackenridge as The Mixer and Emma Meinhardt as Target Boy in Planet 12 Productions' revival of Derek Weatherdon's "Boy Wonders", which is running from June 7 to 9 at The Theatre on King before heading to the Toronto Fringe Festival in July. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Don’t miss Boy Wonders before it heads to the Toronto Fringe...

June 7, 2018

Business & Technology

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – June 20, 2018

kawarthaNOW - June 20, 2018

Featuring Summer Social PBX, Five Minutes for Business, Agilec food drive, McLean Berry Farm, and more.

Two of Peterborough’s leading wealth and risk management firms are merging

June 20, 2018

businessNOW – June 18, 2018

June 18, 2018

When you're driving on Lansdowne Street East in Peterborough, it's impossible to miss Movingmedia's digital billboard at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. The company, known for its network of high-resolution outdoor video screens at strategic locations in the City of Peterborough (and expanding to other cities in the Kawarthas region), also provides indoor digital displays as well as creative ad design services, marketing consultation, and campaign development. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

Peterborough’s Movingmedia Digital is a ‘sign’ of the times

June 18, 2018

Take Dad to the 22nd annual Father's Day Smoke & Steam Show on Sunday, June 17th at Lang Pioneer Village in Keene. (Photo: Lang Pioneer Village)

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

June 13, 2018

Developer Clear Global Capital Ltd. has purchased the historic St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Peterborough. It was listed for sale in January with an asking price of $900,000. (Photo: Realty Executives Alison Ltd., Brokerage)

businessNOW – June 11, 2018

June 11, 2018

Lifestyle & Family

Ontario is home to over 300 different species of bee including the bumblebee, an important agricultural pollinator. Like other native wild bees, bumblebees are experiencing a decline in population because of habitat loss, the mechanisation of agriculture, and pesticides. There are things you can do to help protect pollinators, including bees. (Photo: Wikipedia)

What you can do to help Ontario’s troubled native bees

GreenUP - June 21, 2018

National Pollinator Week celebrates pollinators and raises awareness about how to protect them,

Your child’s star will shine this summer at Market Hall’s Creativity...

June 19, 2018

Students attending this 2018 Peterborough Children’s Water Festival hold up their favourite invertebrates. The Otonabee Conservation activity centre allows children to get up close with many aquatic bugs and insects to understand how their unique features allow them to live in water. This year's festival, which took place on June 6th and 7th, had registration numbers. (Photo: Karen Halley / GreenUP)

Peterborough Children’s Water Festival helps kids discover the importance of water

June 14, 2018

The Monaghan Café in Peterborough is under new ownership. A new menu offers fresh new options like the Sunny Up Pizza, a breakfast pizza with fresh herbs and a sunny-side up egg. Food is made from scratch and served with a bowl of fruit and homemade peanut butter, jam, and ketchup. (Photo: Eva Fisher / kawarthaNOW.com)

KNosh News – June 2018

June 12, 2018

This 1968 Ford Mustang, owned by Cavan resident Ralph Heaslip, will be among the many vintage rides displayed Saturday, July 7th as the Millbrook Classic Car Show returns to the village's downtown. He's just the third owner of the vehicle, which was bought new at a Ford dealership in Bowmanville and has just 68,000 original miles on the odometer. (Photo courtesy of Ralph Heaslip)

Vintage rides like a ’68 Mustang return to King Street in...

June 12, 2018

GreenUP staff enjoy a picnic at Ecology Park in Peterborough using waste-free and reusable alternatives to disposable and single-use food packing options. Stainless steel containers, water bottles, reusable drinking boxes, lunch bags, totes, and fabric snack bags -- available at the GreenUP Store -- will help you create a convenient, nutritious, and fun picnic. (Photo: Vern Bastable / GreenUP)

Your guide to a waste-free picnic season

June 7, 2018

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