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An Alto representative points to the proposed corridor in eastern and central Ontario during an open house in Peterborough on February 26, 2026 for the 1,000-kilometre high-speed rail network between between Toronto and Québec City. (Photo: Jordan Lyall / kawarthaNOW)

Alto to announce a ‘more precise corridor’ for proposed high-speed rail corridor by fall

With the first phase of public consultation completed, CEO Martin Imbleau says public feedback will help Alto 'find the right balance'

Bruce Head - April 27, 2026

At its meeting on April 27, 2026, the Rotary Club of Peterborough presents a $12,000 cheque to Easter Seals Ontario, representing a portion of the $51,286.35 raised at the 40th annual Carl Oake Rotary Swim held on February 27. Pictured from left to right are Rotarian Ken Seim, Century 21 United owner Vanessa Oake Hogan, Baker Tilly managing partner Jeff Taylor, Easter Seals Ontario development officer Andrea Peterson, and Rotary Club of Peterborough president Tony Grady. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough)

Annual Carl Oake Rotary Swim reaches $1.5 million fundraising milestone after 40 years

With funding support from the CIBC Foundation and a $3,000 grant from the Peterborough Foundation, Watersheds Canada is launching a Nature Discovery Backpack lending library in 2026 at the Asphodel-Norwood Public Library, with four Ontario curriculum-linked backpacks available for students and families to borrow. The environmental organization is one of seven charities that recently received a total of $28,655 in grants from the volunteer-run Peterborough Foundation. (Photo: Watersheds Canada)

Peterborough Foundation awards $28,655 in grants to seven charities

Lindsay Medical Centre is located at 86 Angeline Street South in Lindsay. (Photo: Google Maps)

Three recently recruited family doctors to operate new medical practice in Lindsay for unattached patients

Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team, including executive director Mike Perry (third from left), with Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott (third from right) during an announcement on April 20, 2026 of $1,834,000 in funding under the Ontario government's Primary Care Action Plan. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team)

‘Game-changing’ provincial funding aims to connect thousands more Kawartha Lakes residents to primary healthcare

City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team will use $1.8 million in new funding to hire new family doctors and increase system capacity

Bethan Bates - April 26, 2026

Public Energy Performing Arts is presenting "Finding Home: A Salmon Journey Upstream," a theatre show geared to young audiences aged 5 to 12 produced by Animacy Theatre Collective and Theatre Direct Canada, at the Peterborough Theatre Guild on May 9, 2026. Created and performed by Alexandra Simpson and Morgan Brie Johnson and featuring puppetry, clown, dance, and live music, the show follows two Lake Ontario salmon who make the challenging journey up the Humber River. (Photo: Kathryn Hanson)

Public Energy adds family-friendly theatre performance about friendship and growing up to close 2025-26 season

Rashid Sheikh Hassan (fourth from left, with Canadian flag) hugging his mother with his two sisters (wrapped in Canadian flags), his brother (third from right, squatting), and his father (far right) at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on April 24, 2026, pictured with some of the members of the Azadi Peterborough group that sponsored the Hassan family to come to Canada and join their son in Peterborough, including (left to right) Lisa Lowe, Don Park, Matt Park, Brenda Wierdsma-Ibey, Clayton Ibey, Simal Iftikhar, Kristy Hiltz, Karina Bates, and Dave McNab. (Photo courtesy of Dave McNab)

‘All I’ve hoped for’: Rashid Sheikh Hassan reunited with his Syrian family after 12 long years

Five Counties Children's Centre occupational therapist Jess hands an ornament to two-year-old Arthur during a recent treatment session. With the help of Five Counties staff, Arthur has taken a significant course correction after a rare form of childhood cancer left him paralyzed from the waist down, including with a mini stand-up wheelchair known as a mobile stander. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

‘Arthur is proof that big happiness really does come in the tiniest packages’

Jazz takes over the Black Horse Pub in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night as International Jazz Day Peterborough presents jazz vocalist Carling Stephen followed by the Curtis Cronkwright Quartet featuring Chris Gale on saxophone, Nathan Hiltz on guitar, Duncan Hopkins on bass, and Peterborough's own Curtis Cronkwright on drums. (Graphics: Black Horse Pub)

nightlifeNOW – April 23 to 29

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region

kawarthaNOW - April 23, 2026

A conceptual rendering of the single-family homes that Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR) is planning to build in Norwood. Habitat PKR is seeking three families living or working in Norwood to become homeowners in partnership with the charity's affordable homeownership program, which works with families who do not qualify for traditional mortgages and face other financial barriers to purchasing their own home. (Rendering: Marshall Design Studio courtesy of Habitat PKR)

Habitat PKR seeks three Norwood families for affordable homeownership opportunity

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

14-year-old boy dead after ATV rollover on off-road trail east of Campbellford

Sue Throop didn't believe she could make it to work on her bike. Her son Brett, GreenUP's new active transportation program coordinator, convinced her to ride with him one day in 2009 and she's been pedalling ever since. (Photo courtesy of Sue Throop)

‘Big transportation shifts start with small changes – ask my mom’

Alto to announce a ‘more precise corridor’ for proposed high-speed rail corridor by fall

Bruce Head - April 27, 2026

With the first phase of public consultation completed, CEO Martin Imbleau says public feedback will help Alto 'find the right balance'.

Annual Carl Oake Rotary Swim reaches $1.5 million fundraising milestone after 40 years

April 27, 2026

Peterborough Foundation awards $28,655 in grants to seven charities

April 27, 2026

Three recently recruited family doctors to operate new medical practice in Lindsay for unattached patients

April 27, 2026

‘Game-changing’ provincial funding aims to connect thousands more Kawartha Lakes residents to primary healthcare

April 26, 2026

Know Your Locals: Peterborough’s DJC Modern Apparel helps women find confidence through style with a new 18+ Collection

Megan Gallant - April 21, 2026

Owner Nancy Wiskel is hosting a special event on May 5 that includes a trunk show from plus-size brand Kaffe Curve, draw prizes, and tax-free shopping.

Located just north of Keene in the Township of Otonabee South Monaghan, Harley Farms is a busy family farm that produces humanely and sustainably raised beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and eggs. To help reach local consumers and wholesale food buyers, the farm is participating in the Kawartha Choice FarmFresh and Kawartha Local Food Wholesale programs delivered in part by Peterborough County. (Photo courtesy of Harley Farms)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Harley Farms grows as a sustainable and humane farm and agritourism destination

April 21, 2026

Alicia Doris and Sam Turner stand in the new Living Local Marketplace storefront, which has permanently relocated to Horlings Garden Centre in Selwyn. Doris, who founded Living Local Marketplace with the mission to support local and regional artisans and small businesses, says the move is the response to positive community feedback following the store's temporary pop-up at Horlings during the holidays. Horlings co-owner Turner says the move also benefits the garden centre by bringing in more customers for its services. (Photo: Kayla LeFranc)

Know Your Locals: Living Local Marketplace opens new permanent home at Horlings Garden Centre in Selwyn

April 14, 2026

Millbrook Orchards is an organic family farm in Cavan Monaghan Township specializing in certified organic haskaps, which produce a fruit described as a sweet and tangy blend of blueberries and raspberries. The farm also grows strawberries and other fruits and vegetables which it sells through an on-site market and at the Millbrook Farmers' Market. By getting involved in the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale program supported by Peterborough County, Millbrook Orchards will strengthen their connection with wholesale buyers of their products. (Photo courtesy of Millbrook Orchards)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Millbrook Orchards is one of only a few Ontario farms specializing in organic haskaps

April 14, 2026

Tourism-related busineses based in and around Peterborough County are invited to Kollab in The Kawarthas, a full-day interactive event designed to encourage partnerships that will grow businesses and promote The Kawarthas as a tourist destination. Held during National Tourism Week on April 21, 2026 at Elmhirst's Resort in Keene, the event will include a keynote speaker, panel discussions, interactive activities, tools and resources, and a speed networking session. (Photo: The Kawarthas Tourism)

Know Your Locals: Peterborough County hosting a day of collaboration and connection for local tourism-related businesses

April 7, 2026

Public Energy adds family-friendly theatre performance about friendship and growing up to close 2025-26 season

Megan Gallant - April 25, 2026

Award-winning 'Finding Home: A Salmon Journey Upstream' comes to the Peterborough Theatre Guild for one public performance only on May 9.

Disability Privilege Productions brings inclusive stand-up comedy to Peterborough with ‘Laughs Without Limits’

April 17, 2026

The Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association's monthly Deluxe Live music event on Saturday afternoon at The Social Pub in downtown Peterborough features Havelock bluesman Al Lerman, founder of the Juno award-winning band Fathead, performing with his longtime Fathead bandmate Bob "Omar" Tunnoch on bass along with Gary Peeples on guitar and Al Black on drums. Sam Allison aka Lotus Wight, who was nominated as Stan Rogers Traditional Singer of the Year at the 2026 Canadian Folk Music Awards, will open the show. (Photo via PMBA / Facebook)

From entrepreneurs to employees, the 60 Luminary Award nominees represent vast impact of Peterborough’s women in business

Megan Gallant - April 22, 2026

Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce to announce seven award finalists at sold-out May 7 luncheon at Trent University.

All Creatures Great and Small in Cobourg was the recipient of the inaugural Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Award at the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce's 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards in partnership with the Town of Cobourg. One of nine awards presented on March 27, 2026, the IDEA Award recognizes businesses that have taken proactive steps to raise awareness about the importance of welcoming and accommodating all. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce)

Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce announces winners of 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards

March 30, 2026

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

March 24, 2026

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

‘Arthur is proof that big happiness really does come in the tiniest packages’

Five Counties Children's Centre - April 24, 2026

Five Counties Children's Centre is helping the two-year-old boy roll toward recovery after cancer left him paralyzed from the waist down.

‘Big transportation shifts start with small changes – ask my mom’

April 23, 2026

A previous iteration of The Children's Garden at Ecology. Although the activities shown no longer exist due to the outdoor elements and use over time, GreenUP is fundraising toward new features that will attract more children and families to the park to engage in nature-based play. (Photo: GreenUP)

Help GreenUP reimagine child’s play at Ecology Park in Peterborough and inspire a new generation of nature lovers

April 16, 2026

The Monarch Ultra committee, including Monarch Ultra co-founder Carlotta James (far right) at a previous Monarch Festival in Millennium Park in downtown Peterborough. The 2026 festival, which includes a 10-kilometre race and a one-kilometre kids' fun run, takes place on Saturday, September 19. (Photo: Kateryna Sysoieva)

Monarch Festival and Race returns to Peterborough this September for its fourth year

April 10, 2026

The new Peterborough dance studio PTBO Ballroom is not only teaching participants how to enjoy the benefits of ballroom and Latin dance but is also building a community around it. Founded by Courtney Carter, the studio leads private wedding dance lessons, as well as drop-in, series, and pop-up classes and events in a range of styles including salsa, bachata, merengue, swing, hustle, and more. (Photo: Mackenzie Everson Photography)

More than a dance studio, PTBO Ballroom brings community dance socials to Peterborough

April 9, 2026

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