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Five Counties Children's Centre CEO Scott Pepin argues that while words matter, how we use them can matter even more, especially in how they can be used to build someone up or bring them down. A term used in the mid-20th century to refer to people with intellectual disabilities, the R-word has seen a resurgence on social media, where it has been weaponized as a slur and term of ridicule and exclusion. (Photo: Five Counties Children's Centre)

Words really do matter: Why it’s time to leave the R-word in the past

Five Counties Children's Centre CEO reflects on how our choice of words can inform and inspire, or injure and do harm

Five Counties Children's Centre - March 26, 2026

Kat Senyk in front of her upgraded home in Port Perry. Through her work experience leading exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) overcladding projects, she was inspired to retrofit her own home's exterior insulation, contributing to a nearly 50 per cent reduction in energy use. (Photo: Adrian Merrit Smith)

Innovative exterior insulation system can help make older homes more energy efficient

Peterborough Petes left-winger Leon Kolank takes control of the puck during the 17th annual Pink in the Rink game on February 7, 2026, where the Petes defeated the Sudbury Wolves 4-1 before a sold-out crowd at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. (Photo: Kenneth Anderson Photography)

Peterborough Petes’ 17th annual Pink in the Rink campaign raises $43,486 for Survivors Abreast

Lakelands Public Health launching community town halls across Kawarthas region

Emerging Canadian flutist Gillian Derer will be joining the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra for its "Inspired" concert on April 12, 2026 at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough, where she will be the featured soloist for Mozart's "Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major." Originally from Tillsonburg and now studying at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Derer is a soloist, orchestra musician, and educator with almost 42,000 Instagram followers. (Photo: Stuart Lowe)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra welcomes back flutist Gillian Derer for ‘Inspired’ concert on April 12 at Showplace

Emerging flutist will be performing Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1 while the orchestra will spotlight other soloists in music by Mozetich, Buhr, Respighi, and Stravinsky

Megan Gallant - March 25, 2026

Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

13-year-old Peterborough boy facing 12 charges in three assaults against two other teens on Tuesday

The 2026 PTBO Home, Garden and Cottage Show on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 will take over the Healthy Planet Arena with over 200 vendors. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission and parking is free. The annual spring tradeshow is hosted by Oldies 96.7. Freq 90.5, and PTBOToday.ca of My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and presented by title sponsor Forest Hill TK & Co Real Estate. (Photo courtesy of MBC)

Spring into your next project at the PTBO Home, Garden and Cottage Show on April 11 and 12

Lisa Couture of Couture Candy PTBO has transitioned her small business at 386 George Street North in downtown Peterborough from a traditional storefront into a full-time live selling model, whereby she hosts a livestream on social media to present products that viewers can purchase online. Couture says the increasingly popular marketing strategy could be the "resurgence" that small businesses need, and is hosting consultations to help other small business owners use and benefit from the new trend. (Photo: Couture Candy PTBO / Instagram)

‘The resurgence that small businesses need right now’: two Peterborough retailers who have embraced live selling

A rendering of an Alto high-speed train. The proposed high-speed rail network linking Toronto and Quebec City with a stop in Peterborough would see up to 72 trains per day running on dedicated electric tracks at speeds 300 kilometres per hour or more, cutting current travel times in half. (Image: Alto)

Peterborough city council unanimously supports resolution in favour of Alto high-speed rail stop

Endorsement comes on same day Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus released its own unanimous resolution opposing Alto 'in its current form'

Bruce Head - March 24, 2026

Located in the Township of Otonabee South-Monaghan, Duff Acres is a small-scale family farm that produces poultry, beef, pasture-raised eggs, and more through environmentally sustainable and humane practices. Since its beginnings in 2021, the farm has grown and developed local connections through agricultural and business programming supported by Peterborough County. (Photo courtesy of Duff Acres)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Duff Acres grows as a small-scale producer with support from local agricultural programming

Matt Thornton brings over 15 years of industry experience to his company Thornton Tree Solutions, which provides tree pruning, cabling, removal and planting, as well as stump removal and storm clean-up across Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and surrounding areas. An ISA-certified arborist and ArborCanada-certified chainsaw technician instructor, Thornton has extensive experience responding to related emergencies and storm clean-up. Thornton and his team make safety and the tree's health and longevity a priority in every project. (Photo courtesy of Thornton Tree Solutions)

Know Your Locals: Your trees are in good hands with Thornton Tree Solutions’ safe, efficient, and ethical services

Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival (NIFF) co-founders during the original 2020 announcement of the world's first and only Indigenous fringe festival, before it was postponed until 2021 because of the pandemic. Pictured are Joeann Argue, assistant professor in Indigenous performance at Trent University, Lee Bolton, theatre coordinator of Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space at Trent University, and Drew Hayden Taylor, the award-winning Indigenous playwright, author, columnist, and filmmaker who first proposed the idea of the festival in 2019. (Photo courtesy of NIFF)

This year’s Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival at Peterborough Theatre Guild has been cancelled

Words really do matter: Why it’s time to leave the R-word in the past

Five Counties Children's Centre - March 26, 2026

Five Counties Children's Centre CEO reflects on how our choice of words can inform and inspire, or injure and do harm.

Peterborough Petes’ 17th annual Pink in the Rink campaign raises $43,486 for Survivors Abreast

March 25, 2026

Lakelands Public Health launching community town halls across Kawarthas region

March 25, 2026

13-year-old Peterborough boy facing 12 charges in three assaults against two other teens on Tuesday

March 25, 2026

Peterborough city council unanimously supports resolution in favour of Alto high-speed rail stop

March 24, 2026

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Duff Acres grows as a small-scale producer with support from local agricultural programming

Megan Gallant - March 24, 2026

The Otonabee-South Monaghan family farm made strong connections thanks to local agricultural and business supports from Peterborough County.

Know Your Locals: Your trees are in good hands with Thornton Tree Solutions’ safe, efficient, and ethical services

March 23, 2026

La Mesita Mexican Restaurant is one of 20 restaurants in downtown Peterborough and East City that are participating in the 2026 Peterborough Mac & Cheese Festival organized by the the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) and running from April 1 to 25 with a grand finale event at Quaker Foods City Square on Saturday, April 25. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Downtown Peterborough’s award-winning Mac & Cheese Festival returns from April 1 to 25

March 18, 2026

In 2026, the family-run Beachwood Resort is celebrating 100 years of welcoming guests for a lakeside escape in Selwyn Township. The four-season resort's onsite restaurant Frederick's already uses locally sourced seasonal ingredients as much as possible, but will be able to support local farmers even more by participating in the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale program, which connects local buyers with local food producers in Peterborough County, the City of Peterborough, and the City of Kawartha Lakes. (Photo courtesy of Beachwood Resort)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Beachwood Resort celebrates 100 years of welcoming guests and supporting local farmers

March 17, 2026

As accumulated roof snow and ice melts throughout March, it's not uncommon for homeowners to discover leaks inside their home. As well as causing damage to eavestroughs, ice dams can result in water seeping under shingles, resulting in leaks and mold and rot in the roof's trusses. Bullarco Roofing & Full Exteriors services Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and surrounding areas with a free roof analysis, snow and ice removal, and year-round metal and asphalt shingle roof replacements. (Photo courtesy of Bullarco Roofing & Full Exteriors)

Bullarco Roofing & Full Exteriors helps protect your home from winter and spring hazards and their aftermath

March 12, 2026

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra welcomes back flutist Gillian Derer for ‘Inspired’ concert on April 12 at Showplace

Megan Gallant - March 25, 2026

Emerging flutist will be performing Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1 while the orchestra will spotlight other soloists in music by Mozetich, Buhr, Respighi, and Stravinsky.

This year’s Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival at Peterborough Theatre Guild has been cancelled

March 23, 2026

Juno-nominated Montreal hard rockers The Damn Truth set to shake Lindsay on March 27

March 21, 2026

Saskatchewan's retro rockers The Sheepdogs (Ewan Currie, Ryan Gullen, Shamus Currie, and Ricky Paquette) are performing at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night as part of their Out All Night Tour. (Promotional photo)

‘The resurgence that small businesses need right now’: two Peterborough retailers who have embraced live selling

Megan Gallant - March 24, 2026

Local small businesses Couture Candy PTBO and DJC Modern Apparel are leveraging the latest selling trend that combines livestreaming with e-commerce.

Rhonda Keenan, General Manager of Peterborough County Economic Development, stands between Lori Alexander and Ryan Taylor, two of the six graduates of the first cohort of Community Futures Peterborough's free NEXT (New Entrepreneurial eXploration Training) program for displaced workers. Funded in part by Peterborough County, the NEXT program was originally intended to provide on-site training at local companies that had announced layoffs but was redesigned after other displaced workers reached out to Community Futures Peterborough to ask if they could participate in the program. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

Community Futures Peterborough marks first graduating cohort of NEXT program for displaced workers

March 13, 2026

Donning hip waders and safety gear, staff from Engage Engineering collect garbage in and along the creek beside their downtown Peterborough office every spring, and plant native species along the banks of the creek. The efforts of the business are bringing wildlife back to the area. Pictured are Steven Dingman, Dominik Jedrzejewski, Logan Mattern, and Joshua Burke. (Photo courtesy of Engage Engineering)

Peterborough business makes caring for the local environment a team effort

March 12, 2026

Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon is one of the three finalists for the Tourism Excellence Award for the Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Awards of Excellence. The winners of 17 awards will be announced at the awards gala at the Victoria Park Armoury in Lindsay on Saturday, April 25, along with Business Person Of The Year, Legacy Leader Of The Year, and Citizen Of The Year. (Photo: Globus Theatre)

Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce announces finalists for 2026 Awards of Excellence

March 4, 2026

Organizers, sponsors, and some of the 60 nominees for the second annual Luminary Awards for Women in Business during a nominee announcement at the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce offices on February 11, 2026. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

Tickets now on sale for Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Luminary Awards for Women in Business

March 3, 2026

Innovative exterior insulation system can help make older homes more energy efficient

GreenUP - March 26, 2026

Port Perry homeowner Kat Senyk completely reclad and insulated her old home from the outside, helping to reduce energy use by nearly 50%.

Spring into your next project at the PTBO Home, Garden and Cottage Show on April 11 and 12

March 25, 2026

The hooded merganser, a fish-eating duck that overwinters in the U.S., is one of the species you will see and hear this spring as migratory birds return to the Kawarthas region. According to Peterborough Field Naturalists president Sue Paradisis, the spring migration period is one of the best times of year for birders as many waterfowl species congregate in the area while they wait for northern lakes to thaw so they can return to their breeding grounds. You can join the Peterborough Field Naturalists for the "Return of the Birds to Little Lake" community event on March 28 and 29, 2026 at Beavermead Park and Rogers Cove on the shores of Little Lake in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Field Naturalists)

Spring is a great time to take up birding according to Peterborough Field Naturalists

March 22, 2026

B!KE program manager Jean Greig with kids' bikes in need of refurbishing. Through the Kids Bike Build program, B!KE volunteers repair donated bikes and provide them to partner organizations who distribute them to children and families who may not otherwise have the means to obtain one. (Photo courtesy of B!KE)

Kids Bike Build program in Peterborough gives new life to old bikes and new freedom to kids

March 19, 2026

Some of the 25 businesses and organizations that participated at Clean Up Peterborough's inaugural RE:Connect circular economy event on October 29, 2025 at the Morrow Building in Peterborough. The free family-friendly event returns on April 15, 2026 and will give attendees the opportunity to learn creative and practical ways to repair, reuse, and recycle materials to divert them from the landfill. The spring event also features three all-new sustainability initiatives: a clothing swap, a jigsaw puzzle swap, and an art contest. (Photos courtesy of Clean Up Peterborough)

Clean Up Peterborough’s circular economy event returns April 15 with three new sustainability initiatives

March 11, 2026

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