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Adoniram (aka Trevor James), an emerging Canadiana folk-blues artist based in Peterborough who released his debut album "Rougarou" last year, is performing at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Samantha Moss

nightlifeNOW – April 30 to May 6

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

kawarthaNOW - April 30, 2026

Some of the paint damage to three of the 14 pickleball courts at Bonnerworth Park in Peterborough. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Three pickleball courts at Bonnerworth Park in Peterborough closed due to vandalism

Ron Black. (Photo: Tyler Wilson Photography)

‘I’m ready to lead’: Ron Black announces run for Selwyn Township mayor in fall municipal election

Installing a rain barrel is a simple way to collect water for outdoor use while reducing the amount of water entering local storm sewers. Rain barrels can be connected in a series to detain and collect even more runoff. GreenUP landscape program manager Hayley Goodchild demonstrates how to link rain barrels together at a residential property. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

Why more Peterborough homeowners should consider installing a rain barrel

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

57-year-old Peterborough woman dead in two-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Fowlers Corners

Woman was driving an SUV that collided with a pickup truck hauling a trailer on Wednesday morning

kawarthaNOW - April 29, 2026

Wrapping up their respective 2025-26 seasons, the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and the Peterborough Singers will be coming together for a rare collaboration on the Mother's Day weekend to perform "The Creation" by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn at Emmanuel United Church in Peterborough, with concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 10. (Photos: PSO and Peterborough Singers)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra and Peterborough Singers come together for season-ending performances of Haydn’s ‘The Creation’

Jennifer Moore appearing on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin in March 2025 when she was the chief administrative officer for Northumberland County. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Former Northumberland County CAO Jennifer Moore to become Selwyn Township’s new CAO effective June 1

Members of 100 Women Peterborough outside Ashburnham Funeral Home & Reception Centre on April 28, 2026, where they presented a $10,000 cheque to Peterborough Child and Family Centres, representing the collective donations of the members of the group. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

100 Women Peterborough donates over $10,000 to Peterborough Child and Family Centres

The Gull River overflows in the Township of Minden Hills in April 2026. (Photo: Maryboro Lodge Museum)

Letting nature be can help reduce flooding risk in the Kawarthas, ecologist says

Kate Dickson of The Land Between says property owners can collectively make a big difference by restoring natural shorelines and protecting wetlands

Bethan Bates - April 29, 2026

Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation launches new Business Cares program to recognize annual fundraising by businesses

Located between Lovesick Lake and Stoney Lake in Peterborough County, Burleigh Falls Inn has been welcoming visitors to The Kawarthas for over 165 years, with its restaurant and cafe popular among resort guests and local residents alike. The resort is expanding its use of locally sourced ingredients by participating in Peterborough County's Kawartha Local Food Wholesale project, an economic development initiative that connects local producers with local buyers in Peterborough County, the City of Kawartha Lakes, and the City of Peterborough. (Photo: Kawarthas Northumberland)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Burleigh Falls Inn expanding locally sourced ingredients in its popular restaurant and cafe

Prior to passing away on April 24, 2026 by Medical Assistance in Dying, Peterborough nurse and mother Brianne Thompson posted a farewell message on Threads that has since gone viral. After being treated for the stage 4 metastatic breast cancer she was diagnosed with in 2023, Brianne's scans were clear. In March 2026, she began experiencing symptoms leading to the discovery that the cancer had spread to her brain. Now her friends and family are hoping her story will encourage other breast cancer survivors to have brain scans even if they are not showing symptoms. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Morrissey)

Peterborough nurse’s final positive message on social media to ‘enjoy every minute’ of life goes viral before she peacefully died by MAID

Three pickleball courts at Bonnerworth Park in Peterborough closed due to vandalism

kawarthaNOW - April 30, 2026

Rocks and balloons filled with high-visibility paint were thrown over the fence surrounding the 14 courts earlier this week.

‘I’m ready to lead’: Ron Black announces run for Selwyn Township mayor in fall municipal election

April 30, 2026

57-year-old Peterborough woman dead in two-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Fowlers Corners

April 29, 2026

Former Northumberland County CAO Jennifer Moore to become Selwyn Township’s new CAO effective June 1

April 29, 2026

100 Women Peterborough donates over $10,000 to Peterborough Child and Family Centres

April 29, 2026

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Burleigh Falls Inn expanding locally sourced ingredients in its popular restaurant and cafe

Megan Gallant - April 28, 2026

The historic Stoney Lake resort is participating in the Green Circle Food Hub of the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale project.

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

April 21, 2026

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

nightlifeNOW – April 30 to May 6

kawarthaNOW - April 30, 2026

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

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra and Peterborough Singers come together for season-ending performances of Haydn’s ‘The Creation’

April 29, 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

April 25, 2026

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)

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

Why more Peterborough homeowners should consider installing a rain barrel

GreenUP - April 30, 2026

From lowering water bills to reducing polluted runoff, rain barrels are an easy and effective tool for managing stormwater runoff,

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’

April 24, 2026

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’

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

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