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Nurse Simone Jackson wearing personal protective equipment in March 2020 as she prepares to open a swab to test a patient for COVID-19 in Peterborough Public Health's clinic. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Ontario reports 2,864 new COVID-19 cases, including 40 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases climb to 233 with 17 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 10 in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton

kawarthaNOW - May 8, 2021

Like the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the Moderna vaccine is a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine. Studies have shown both Pfizer and Moderna are over 90 per cent effective in protecting against COVID-19, starting 14 days after the first dose. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

People refusing vaccine at Peterborough vaccination clinic leaves medical officer of health ‘dumbfounded’

Celebrated humourist and author Drew Hayden Taylor from Curve Lake First Nation is the host of "Going Native", which premieres on APTN on May 8, 2021. The series take both a humourous and serious look at Indigenous sterotypes and traditions and how Indigenous people are reshaping their culture in the 21st century. (Photo courtesy of Ice River Films)

Drew Hayden Taylor’s new TV series ‘Going Native’ is just what this pandemic needs

Canadian author and outspoken environmentalist Farley Mowat, who died in 2014, would have turned 100 years old on May 12, 2021. (Photo: Mowat family)

Port Hope celebrates the late Farley Mowat’s 100th birthday May 10 to 16

A birch bark basket made by Hannah McCue and presented as a gift to His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, when he toured North America in 1860. Hiawatha First Nation and the Peterborough Museum & Archives have received federal funding to facilitate the loan of a group of quilled birch bark items from the Royal Collection Trust in England for a planned exhibition at the museum in 2023. (Supplied photo)

Indigenous ancestral gifts to Prince of Wales in 1860 coming to Peterborough in 2023

Hiawatha First Nation and Peterborough Museum & Archives have received federal grant for a loan of the items from the Royal Collection Trust in England

kawarthaNOW - May 6, 2021

A facial reconstruction of what Warrant Officer John Gregory may have looked like, based on a DNA sample collected from a direct living descendant. A team of researchers at Trent University, University of Waterloo, and Lakehead University compared the descendant's DNA to DNA collected from tooth and bone samples that are more than 170 years old to confirm the remains are those of John Gregory, an engineer aboard HMS Erebus. (Photo: Diana Trepkov / University of Waterloo)

Trent University anthropologist part of research team that used DNA to identify member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition

Hayley Goodchild takes a selfie with her compost. To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week (May 2-8), share your #CompostSelfie with @PtboGreenUP on social media. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild)

How composting can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

NanoNation Canada is a 100% Indigenous-owned company specializing in the distribution and application of antimicrobial cleaning products ideally suited for use in hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools, food processing plants, restaurants, retail outlets, and more. The Peterborough-based company is also entering the retail market as an exclusive distributor of Bacoban disinfecting and cleaning wipes and spray bottles. (Photo: NanoNation Canada)

Peterborough’s NanoNation Canada a game changer in the sanitization field

In April 2021, the Ontario legislature appointed Scarborough spoken word artist Randell Adjei as Ontario's first-ever poet laureate, a position created by legislation in memory of the late poet and singer Gord Downie. Through the Electric City Culture Council, the City of Peterborough is in the process of selecting its own first-ever poet laureate. (Photo: Lady Mensah Studios)

The City of Peterborough is seeking nominations for the city’s first-ever poet laureate

Electric City Culture Council accepting nominations of professional poets until May 25 for role that will receive a $2,000 honorarium

Sarah McNeilly - May 5, 2021

The top six photos submitted to Peterborough photographer Heather Doughty's international 'She Inspires Me' contest (clockwise from top left): Angel (Sacramento, California), Neave Alderson (Peterborough, Canada), Thereza Campagnani (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Dr. Kathy Reilly Fallon (New York City, USA), Port Melbourne Icebergs (Melbourne, Australia), and Maibritt Jensen (Newbury, UK). (Photos supplied by Inspire: The Women's Portrait Project)

Here are the top 6 photos of Peterborough photographer’s ‘She Inspires Me’ contest

Susan Sauve, transportation demand management planner with the City of Peterborough, demonstrates unloading a bike from a bicycle rack on the front of a Peterborugh Transit bus. The bike racks are part of a pilot program and are available on a limited number of buses on Routes 4, 5, and 8. (YouTube screenshot)

Peterborough Transit launches bicycle rack pilot program

Dane Bland, who is seeking the provincial Liberal nomination for Peterborough-Kawartha, is holding a livestreamed virtual town hall on May 16th at 7 p.m. open to all community members and engaged voters around the province. Bland has also invited subject-matter experts from the community to ask him questions about issues directly impacting the community. (Photo courtesy of Dane Bland)

Dane Bland to hold virtual town hall on May 16th as he seeks provincial Liberal nomination for Peterborough-Kawartha

News & Community

Ontario reports 2,864 new COVID-19 cases, including 40 in greater Kawarthas region

kawarthaNOW - May 8, 2021

Regional active cases climb to 233 with 17 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 10 in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton

People refusing vaccine at Peterborough vaccination clinic leaves medical officer of health ‘dumbfounded’

May 7, 2021

Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,166 new COVID-19 cases, including 33 in greater Kawarthas region

May 7, 2021

Port Hope celebrates the late Farley Mowat’s 100th birthday May 10 to 16

May 7, 2021

A swab test bring completed on a patient. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,424 new COVID-19 cases, with 1 new death in Peterborough

May 6, 2021

Indigenous ancestral gifts to Prince of Wales in 1860 coming to Peterborough in 2023

May 6, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Drew Hayden Taylor’s new TV series ‘Going Native’ is just what this pandemic needs

Sarah McNeilly - May 7, 2021

Premiering on APTN May 8, first season takes both a humorous and serious look at how Indigenous peoples are reshaping their culture in the 21st century.

The City of Peterborough is seeking nominations for the city’s first-ever poet laureate

May 5, 2021

The first two murals funded by the City of Peterborough's public art program are installed underneath the Hunter Street bridge: Edmonton artist Jill Stanton's "Bloodroot" in the foreground with Toronto artist Kirsten McCrea's "Electric City" in the background. For summer 2021, the city is funding the installation of eight temporary road murals and artists' gardens along four sites on Hunter Street West in downtown Peterborough and is seeking proposals from individual artists and teams, with the proposal deadline May 29, 2021. (Photo: Samantha Moss / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough seeking artists for ‘Renaissance on Hunter’ public art projects

May 4, 2021

Rick Fines, Al Black, and Gary Peeples of Jackson Delta pictured in 2019. The Peterborough acoustic blues trio will be headlining a PTBOLive drive-in concert at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on August 27, 2021, with Peterborough blues-rock band Emily Burgess & The Emburys opening. (Photo courtesy of SLAB Production)

Jackson Delta and Emily Burgess & The Emburys perform at Peterborough Memorial Centre on August 27

May 3, 2021

After two seasons of recording live performances by Peterborough-area musicians in the Norwood-area barn studio space he owns with his wife Linda, Andy Tough will embark on a third season of Live! at the Barn for summer 2021. Musicians will include Melissa Payne and Dylan Ireland, Nicholas Campbell and the Two Metre Cheaters, SJ Riley, The Raggedy Andys, Elyse Saunders, and The Soda Jerks. Recording of performances will begin in June and streamed on YouTube starting in mid-August. (Photo courtesy of Andy and Linda Tough)

Live! at the Barn returns this summer for a third series of streamed performances by Peterborough-area musicians

April 26, 2021

A scene from Peterborough filmmaker Keith Smith's 2019 short "The Photo", inspired by a real-life encounter Smith had 20 years ago. The 12-minute film, which was shot at the Peterborough Lift Lock, has garnered numerous accolades and award nominations at international film festivals in 2021. The film stars Peterborough community theatre actors Glen Walker and Rhonda Brewster. (Screenshot)

Short film by Peterborough filmmaker finds success on international film festival circuit

April 24, 2021

Business & Technology

Cambium's new materials testing laboratory at Sophia Street in Peterborough's East City. The company, which is currently renovating the location to consolidate its multiple Peterborough operations, also has offices in Barrie, Oshawa, Kingston, and Calgary. (Photo: Cambium Inc.)

Peterborough business success story Cambium Inc. marks its 15th anniversary

kawarthaNOW - April 28, 2021

Since 2006, award-winning consulting and engineering firm has grown to five locations and more than 130 employees.

In recognition of the 101st anniversary of through navigation on the Trent-Severn Waterway, Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) and Parks Canada have partnered to create the new 'Taste of the TSW' initiative, where local culinary providers are encouraged to showcase a product celebrating the waterway. Pictured are the Lock 18 Lager and Trailtown IPA from McGillicafey's Pub & Eatery at 13 Bridge Street North in Hastings. (Photo courtesy of RTO8)

New ‘Taste of the TSW’ culinary tourism initiative celebrates food and community on the Trent-Severn Waterway

April 26, 2021

Waleed Dabbah, owner and CEO of Peterborough-based merchant services provider Dabbah Corp, has been providing secure and reliable payment solutions to independent businesses, start-ups, and corporations, at the best and lowest rates possible since 2017. (Photo: @profilespeterborough / Instagram)

Peterborough-based Dabbah Corp expanding its payment processing business — even in a pandemic

April 19, 2021

Scott Murison, co-owner of Wild Rock Outfitters in downtown Peterborough and a founding member of Green Economy Peterborough, says being part of the network means local businesses can share ideas, learn from others, and set an example that others can follow. Green Economy Peterborough officially launches on Earth Day (April 22) with a virtual event featuring local business leaders and a presentation by a sustainability expert. (Photo: Ben Hargreaves)

Green Economy Peterborough launches on Earth Day to help local small businesses become more sustainable

April 8, 2021

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

Small businesses now have until April 7 to apply for Ontario Small Business Support Grant

Updated April 1, 2021

Christine Jaros of VerminiX Pest Control Company in Peterborough, which offers pest control solutions for residential, commercial, and cottage customers in the Peterborough area, is one of six entrepreneurs in the winter intake of the Starter Company Plus entrepreneurial program who are each receiving a $5,000 grant. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

businessNOW: six Peterborough-area entrepreneurs receive Starter Company Plus funding

March 23, 2021

Lifestyle & Family

How composting can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

GreenUP - May 6, 2021

Take climate action by learning about composting during International Compost Awareness Week (May 2-8).

The white trillium (trillium grandiflorum) is Ontario's official floral emblem. Although the trillium is a perennial plant, as a spring ephemeral it's very fragile, which is why picking it is a bad idea. It takes up to 10 years before the plant produces its first bloom, which lasts for around three weeks in the early spring. (Photo: Ontario Parks)

10 things you may not know about trilliums

May 2, 2021

A family crosses Mark Street at Hunter Street in Peterborough's East City, a neighbourhood whose residents have access to almost everything they need within a 15-minute walk, including elementary schools, a grocery store, a drug store, restaurants, playgrounds and parks, public transit, and more. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Imagine life in Peterborough if you lived within 15 minutes of everything you need

April 29, 2021

This community garden in Peterborough's Talwood neighbourhood is facilitated by the Nourish Project, a food-based collaborative that grew out of work initiated by the Peterborough Food Action Network. The Talwood and Downtown Jackson Creek neighbourhoods have one of the highest population densities in the City of Peterborough. With most residents renting their homes, they need access to community greenspaces. (Photo courtesy of Nourish)

Why neighbourhoods in Peterborough should improve access to greenspaces and community gardens

April 22, 2021

ElderDog Canada is a national charity dedicated to ageing people, ageing dogs, and the human-animal bond. The organization is planning to launch a local chapter ("Pawd") in Peterborough this summer. (Stock photo)

ElderDog charity that helps seniors and their canine companions looking to launch a Peterborough ‘Pawd’ this June

April 20, 2021

The 2021 Peterborough Children's Water Festival, which heads online during May, will conclude by sharing the experiences of students and schools with GreenUP's Wonders of Water program. Pictured is Agnieszka sharing her favourite water memory with her fellow grade 5 classmates at Monsignor O'Donoghue in Peterborough in 2019. (Photo: Karen O'Krafka)

Peterborough Children’s Water Festival goes virtual with fun and educational activities for children in May

April 15, 2021

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