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Renowned Canadian wildlife artists Michael Dumas and Robert Bateman in Algonquin Park at the 75th anniversary fundraiser for the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station on September 14, 2019, where Bateman was presented with the 2019 Algonquin Park Legacy Award by Dumas, the inaugural recpient of the award from the Algonquin Art Centre. Dumas also presented Bateman with a limited edition of "The Artists of Kawartha", the fourth art book in a series designed and published by Algonquin-area publisher Andrea Hillo. (Photo courtesy of Andrea Hillo)

Canadian wildlife artist and naturalist Robert Bateman honoured with Algonquin Park Legacy Award

Fellow artist and inaugural award recipient Michael Dumas presented the award at a fundraising event in Algonquin Park on September 14

Bruce Head - September 21, 2019

Séan McCann, former founding member of Great Big Sea, will be performing a solo concert at the Market Hall in Peterborough on September 29, 2019. As well as being a singer-songwriter (and soon to be a published author along with his wife), McCann is a mental health and addiction recovery advocate. (Supplied photo)

Singer-songwriter Séan McCann to share his inspiring journey September 29 at Market Hall

British folk duo Winter Wilson (Kip Winter and David Wilson) are touring Canada in September, with a stop at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, September 25th. Peterborough singer-songwriter Robert Atyeo will be opening. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – September 19 to 25

The Monarch Ultra team beside their RV: co-founder, project director, and pollinator advocate Carlotta James; chef Guenther Schubert, who will feed the team; filmmaker Rodney Fuentes, who will document the run; and race director Clay Williams. On September 19, 2019, the team left Peterborough to accompany the runners on their 4,300-kilometre trip to the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico. The run, which follows the annual migration journey of the monarch butterfly, will raise awareness of the plight of the threatened pollinator. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

And they’re off! Epic 4,300-km Monarch Ultra Relay Run departs Peterborough for Mexico

Due to a lapse in infection prevention and control practices at Kawartha Endodontics in downtown Peterborough, Peterborough Public Health is advising patients who received treatment at the dental clinic prior to July 16, 2019 to make an appointment with their healthcare provider to discuss testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (Photo: Google Maps)

Peterborough Public Health advises Kawartha Endodontics patients to get tested for bloodborne infections

Patients who received treatment at Peterborough dental clinic before July 16, 2019 may be at risk of hepatitis and HIV infection

kawarthaNOW - September 19, 2019

Pterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway (left) and PRHC Foundation board chair Gord McFarland (right) accept a cheque for $241,738.54 from incoming Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival chair Gina Lee, festival dragon Bill Thornton (in costume), and outgoing festival chair Michelle Thornton on September 18, 2019 at PRHC. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival)

Dragon Boat Festival raises $241,739 for cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

The new Pedalboro party bike tours that allow participants to visit downtown Peterborough establishments via a 15-passenger bike is one example of cycle tourism. Downtown Peterborough, one of only five bike-friendly business areas in Ontario according to Ontario By Bike,is a natural location for bike-themed experiences. (Photo courtesy of Pedalboro)

Want to attract tourists? Bikes can do that.

A scene from "The Midnight Sun", a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone written by Rod Serling, in which two women try to cope with increasingly oppressive heat in a nearly abandoned city after Earth has been knocked out of its orbit and is slowly falling into the sun. It is one of two episodes that will be recreated for the stage at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough on September 20, 2019. (Photo: CBS Productions)

The dimension of imagination: The Twilight Zone on stage at The Theatre on King

The Netflix original film "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" follows fugitive Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), pictured here in the final episode of the AMC television series "Breaking Bad", as he runs from his captors, the law, and his past. Written and directed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, the so-called "Netflix television event" is coming to Netflix Canada on October 11th. (Photo: Ursula Coyote/AMC)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in October 2019

Highlights include El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, My Next Guest with David Letterman, Riverdale, The Laundromat, Living With Yourself, and The Kominksy Method

kawarthaNOW - September 18, 2019

Casa De Angelae resident Katie Galloro and board chair Kim Aubin with some of the members of 100 Women Peterborough. The Peterborough home for women living with developmental disabilities will receive more than $10,000 from the group. (Photo courtesy of 100 Women Peterborough)

100 Women Peterborough raises more than $10,000 for Casa De Angelae

The Minds in Motion Cobourg team, representing people living with dementia and their families, raised $16,000 for the Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton during the agency's annual Pulling for Dementia fundraiser, held on September 13, 2019 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. Minds in Motion was one of 13 teams that pulled a 44,000-pound fire truck, with the Covia Corp's Mighty Miners pulling the truck the fastest at 15.74 seconds. The fifth annual event raised a total of $34,000 for local programs and services for people living with dementia. (Photo courtesy Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton)

People living with dementia team up to help raise $34,000 for local Alzheimer Society

Past Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation president and CEO Debbie McGarry joins former executive director Jim Coghlan and current president and CEO Lesley Heighway at the Foundation's recent 40th anniversary celebration at the PRHC Learning Centre. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation celebrates awe-inspiring impact of 40 years of giving

News & Community

Canadian wildlife artist and naturalist Robert Bateman honoured with Algonquin Park Legacy Award

Bruce Head - September 21, 2019

Fellow artist and inaugural award recipient Michael Dumas presented the award at a fundraising event in Algonquin Park on September 14.

And they’re off! Epic 4,300-km Monarch Ultra Relay Run departs Peterborough for Mexico

September 19, 2019

Peterborough Public Health advises Kawartha Endodontics patients to get tested for bloodborne infections

September 19, 2019

Dragon Boat Festival raises $241,739 for cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

September 19, 2019

Collision with transport truck near Bancroft claims life of 60-year-old man

September 18, 2019

100 Women Peterborough raises more than $10,000 for Casa De Angelae

September 18, 2019

Arts & Entertainment

Singer-songwriter Séan McCann to share his inspiring journey September 29 at Market Hall

Paul Rellinger - September 20, 2019

Great Big Sea co-founder and recovering alcoholic bringing his Face To Face tour to the downtown performance venue.

nightlifeNOW – September 19 to 25

September 19, 2019

The dimension of imagination: The Twilight Zone on stage at The Theatre on King

September 18, 2019

What’s new on Netflix Canada in October 2019

September 18, 2019

J.P. Baldwin and Jennifer Gruer star in the Peterborough Theatre Guild production of Richard Alfireri's "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks". The comedy, about a formidable widow who hires an acerbic dance instructor to give her dance lessons, runs from September 20 to October 5, 2019 at the Guild Hall in Peterborough. (Photo: Lynn Braun)

Peterborough Theatre Guild opens its 2019-20 season with comedy ‘Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks’

September 15, 2019

Iconic Canadian rock band Lighthouse is performing at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on October 10, 2019 as part of the band's 50th anniversary tour. Front row: Paul Hoffert, Doug Moore, Dan Clancy, Ralph Cole, and Don Paulton; middle row: Jamie Prokop (son of founding member Skip Prokop); back row: Russ Little, Chris Howells, Simon Wallis, and Steve Kennedy. (Photo courtesy of Hoffert Communications)

Legendary Canadian band Lighthouse rocks on 50 years later

September 12, 2019

Business & Technology

Monika Carmichael, dealer principal and general manager of Trent Valley Honda, was named Hall of Fame Chancellor by Junior Achievement - Peterborough, Lakeland, Muskoka (JA-PLM) during a gathering held Tuesday morning (September 17) at VentureNorth in downtown Peterborough. Carmichael, who replaces outgoing Chancellor Michael Skinner (left), will guide the 2020 Business Hall of Fame induction selection committee through its paces. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)

Nominations open October 17 for 2020 Business Hall of Fame induction

Paul Rellinger - September 17, 2019

Junior Achievement initiative will see selection committee mull over choices in advance of fifth induction ceremony this coming spring.

Dooher's Bakery in Campbellford, known for delicious baked goods including its famous cream-filled crueller, was named "Sweetest Bakery in Canada" in an online contest in 2018. The family-owned bakery is defending its title this year in the same contest, sponsored by Michigan-based Dawn Food Products, with a grand prize valued at almost $7,000. (Photo: Dooher's Bakery / Facebook)

businessNOW – September 17, 2019

September 17, 2019

Rare Grill House executive chef Tyler Scott and his wife Kassy have purchased Rare Grill House from former owners Brad and Katie Watt. (Photo: Rare Grill House / Facebook)

Tyler and Kassy Scott are the new owners of Rare Grill House in downtown Peterborough

September 10, 2019

The Smart City Readiness Project is kicking off its campaign to help the City of Peterborough enter the federal government's Smart Cities Challenge with a free public information summit at the Market Hall in downtown Peterborough on September 18, 2019. (Photo: Smart City Readiness Project)

businessNOW – September 10, 2019

September 10, 2019

The 2019-20 Board of Directors of the Women's Business Network of Peterborough. Front row, left to right: Program Director Sara George, Program Director Danielle McIver, Past President Tracey Ormond, President Grace Reynolds, External Communications Director Rencee Noonan, Director at Large Laurie English, and Secretary Nadine James. Back row, left to right: Technical Director Tiffany Arcari, Membership Director Arlene Blunck, Member Communications Director Vanessa Dinesen, Treasurer Christine Teixeira, Strategic Planning Director Diane Wolf, and Awards Director Paula Kehoe. (Photo: Heather Doughty)

Read all about it: the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough begins its new season

September 4, 2019

Tara and Adam Genge of antique and vintage furniture refinishing business Chalk Therapy are launching Electric City Works, a new retail marketspace hub in downtown Peterborough, in October 2019. The 5,000-square-foot space, which will also be the new location of Chalk Therapy, is intended for makers, creatives, artisans, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. (Photo courtesy of Chalk Therapy)

businessNOW – September 3, 2019

September 3, 2019

Lifestyle & Family

Want to attract tourists? Bikes can do that.

GreenUP - September 19, 2019

The fourth in a series from GreenUP on how bikes can make our community healthier, safer, and more prosperous.

GreenUP's Depave Paradise Program and the Downtown Vibrancy Project continue working with community partners and volunteers to create new green spaces in downtown Peterborough. A new garden was planted at Euphoria Wellness Spa this summer and, in October, three "pocket parks" will be created. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

GreenUP is creating pockets of paradise in downtown Peterborough this fall

September 12, 2019

Mickaël's Café Librairie serves a variety of baked goods from locations in Lindsay and Omemee. (Photo: Mickaël's Café Librairie)

KNosh News – September 2019

September 10, 2019

The Highlands Cottages, located at 3133 Peterborough County Road 36 in Buckhorn, is a spectacular place to live or to run a business like an Airbnb. The two-acre property on almost 700 feet of waterfront includes a 4,000-square-foot log home, two winterized log cabins, and a boathouse. (Photo: Darryl Griffioen, OneLook Productions)

Spectacular Buckhorn estate for sale in a nature lover’s paradise

Updated September 10, 2019

Active and Safe Routes to School Peterborough is challenging families to walk, bike, or bus to and from school this year. Planning ahead to make time for disruptions as you walk with your kids can make time for meaningful family moments and new relationships with neighbours and crossing guards. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Take the back-to-school challenge and walk, bike, or bus instead of driving

September 5, 2019

Peterborough GreenUP's Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods (SUN) program planted more than 2,400 native species of plants in 2018 and 2019. Many of these species have a low-water need and help to alleviate stress on Peterborough's water system during the peak seasons. (Photo: GreenUP)

Sustainable planting in Peterborough neighbourhoods is helping to mitigate climate change

August 29, 2019

Visit our special editorial section for the 2019-20 Women's Business Network of Peterborough

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