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Winter weather travel advisory in effect for entire Kawarthas region this weekend

At least 10 cm of snow expected, beginning Saturday evening and continuing through Sunday afternoon

kawarthaNOW - January 28, 2023

Fourcast manager Kerri Kightley, Peterborough County-City Paramedics deputy chief Craig Jones, and Windsor's Dry Cleaning Centre president Bruce Thompson outside Windsor's Dry Cleaning Centre at 655 Parkhill Road West in Peterborough during the announcement of the "Blankets for People" initiative on January 27, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough County)

New initiative in Peterborough collecting donated blankets and sleeping bags for people in need

Rob and Monica Jardine (centre) of Jardine Funeral Home have donated 12 licensed Gund Teddy Bears to Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue, so emergency responders can help comfort children who have been involved in a fire or other emergencies, with four fire stations each receiving three of the bears. Also pictured (from left to right) are Captain Chris Bacon of Station 12 Cameron, Fire Chief Terry Jones, Captain Scott Sabovitch of Station 20 Burnt River, frefighters Paul Weaver and MacKenzie Lunney of Station 19 Coboconk, and Station 22 Fenelon Falls Coordinator and Captain Don Barber. (Photo courtesy of City of Kawartha Lakes)

Fenelon Falls business donates 12 comfort teddy bears to Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue

Northumberland County independent folk singer-songwriter Harry Hannah will be celebrating the release of his new single "Baby Don't Look Back" at The Oasis in downtown Cobourg on Friday night. (Photo via harryhannah.com)

nightlifeNOW – January 26 to February 1

A conceptual rendering of the completed Canadian Canoe Museum on Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, along with the waterfront campus along the shores of Little Lake. While substantial progress has been made on the construction, unanticipated challenges including labour and material shortages will delay the planned opening of the new museum from early summer to late summer or early fall. (Illustration courtesy of the Canadian Canoe Museum)

Opening of Peterborough’s new Canadian Canoe Museum to be delayed by a few months

Unanticipated construction challenges mean new museum will open in late summer or early fall instead of early summer

kawarthaNOW - January 26, 2023

The 19th annual ReFrame Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, January 26 with an exclusive in-person screening at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough of the acclaimed and Oscar-nominated documentary "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed", which follows Nan Goldin, an artist and photographer who became addicted to OxyContin and took on the Sackler family, owners of the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma. (Photo: TW Collins)

Oscar-nominated documentary kicks off 19th annual ReFrame Film Festival on Thursday night

The 2023 ReFrame Film Festival, running from January 26 to February 3, includes the world premiere of "Rewilding the Classroom", a short documentary by educator Cam Douglas and filmmaker Rodney Fuentes about aligning educational practices with the reality of environmental crises through the Youth Leadership in Sustainability program in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy ReFrame Film Festival)

ReFrame documentary highlights program that prepares Peterborough students for environmental leadership

The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Kawartha Lakes police unable to locate elderly man wearing inappropriate clothing for the weather

Five Counties Children's Centre recreation therapist Colleen Ristok (right) assists a client during a recent robotic Lego building event. The session gave participants a hands-on opportunity to build with various materials, including marshmallows and later robotic Lego. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

Good sports: the power of recreation to heal is real

Five Counties Children's Centre therapeutic recreation service helps children with special needs get in the game

Five Counties Children's Centre - January 25, 2023

An older woman in distress looking at her mobile phone. (Stock photo)

Kawartha Lakes police arrest two men for three separate grandparent scam incidents on Tuesday

In the Netflix romantic comedy film "Your Place or Mine", Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon star as two polar-opposite best friends living in different cities who swap houses for a week and get a peek into each other's lives. It premieres on Netflix on Friday, February 10th. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in February 2023

Police service dog Isaac is a drug detection specialist with the Peterborough Police Service's canine unit. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police dog Isaac sniffs out cocaine beside East City trail

News & Community

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for entire Kawarthas region this weekend

kawarthaNOW - January 28, 2023

At least 10 cm of snow expected, beginning Saturday evening and continuing through Sunday afternoon.

New initiative in Peterborough collecting donated blankets and sleeping bags for people in need

January 27, 2023

Opening of Peterborough’s new Canadian Canoe Museum to be delayed by a few months

January 26, 2023

Kawartha Lakes police unable to locate elderly man wearing inappropriate clothing for the weather

January 25, 2023

Good sports: the power of recreation to heal is real

January 25, 2023

Keep It In The Kawarthas

Brendan, Lorrie, and Lou Neskovski, who own and operate The Lokal Hub and Eatery and The Lokal Market in Woodville, as well as The LunchBox seasonal food truck business, have acquired Kawartha Lakes Winery in Fenelon Falls. (Photo: Vicky Champagne / Champagne Photography Studio Inc.)

The Lokal in Woodville expands into Fenelon Falls

kawarthaNOW - January 24, 2023

Family-owned local vendors' market and eatery has acquired Kawartha Lakes Winery.

Holiday Shopping Passport grand prize draw winner Noah Sloan was presented with his grand prize of a $1,500 Boro gift card by Iceman Video Games store manager Holly Butler on January 14, 2023. Sloan completed his winning passport after purchasing a new game console at the downtown Peterborough business. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Noah Sloan wins downtown Peterborough’s $1,500 Holiday Shopping Passport grand prize draw

January 17, 2023

Holiday Shopping Passport Early Bird winner Helen Lovick shows off her winning passport at Gentry Apparel with shop owner Andrew Damiany. Lovick won the final early bird draw of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) annual Holiday Shopping Passport program. She completed her winning passport at the Avant-Garden Shop at 377 George Street North in downtown Peterborough, where she purchased clothing during the holiday season. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Helen Lovick receives $500 reward for shopping local in downtown Peterborough

January 9, 2023

Peter and Anna Bouzinelos, owners of The Pizza Factory at 1000 Lansdowne Street West in Peterborough, are closing the iconic restaurant on January 29, 2023 after almost 43 years in business. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

The Pizza Factory owners Peter and Anna Bouzinelos thank Peterborough for over 42 years of support

January 6, 2023

Operated by Ukrainian refugee families, Cafe Lviv at 90 Mill Street North in downtown Port Hope serves authentic Ukrainian cuisine including borscht (pictured), nalysnyky, kanapky, Chicken Kyiv, deruny, varenyky, holubtsi, and more. (Photo: Mira Knott / Knott Studio)

Ukrainian refugee families open Cafe Lviv in downtown Port Hope

December 29, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

nightlifeNOW – January 26 to February 1

kawarthaNOW - January 26, 2023

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

Oscar-nominated documentary kicks off 19th annual ReFrame Film Festival on Thursday night

January 26, 2023

ReFrame documentary highlights program that prepares Peterborough students for environmental leadership

January 26, 2023

What’s new on Netflix Canada in February 2023

January 25, 2023

Beautiful Canoe Collective members Mapu Graner, Kerry Bebee, and Urpi Pine will perform their play "Journey the Canoe" at Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space at Trent University on January 27 and 28, 2003. The 45-minute play reclaims traditional Indigenous birthing practices and explores the performers' own birth stories. (Photo courtesy of the Beautiful Canoe Collective)

Beautiful Canoe Collective’s ‘Journey the Canoe’ reclaims traditional Indigenous birthing practices

January 24, 2023

Local Business

Fenelon Falls business donates 12 comfort teddy bears to Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue

kawarthaNOW - January 27, 2023

Four fire stations in Kawartha Lakes will use Gund Teddy Bears donated by Jardine Funeral Home to help comfort children experiencing trauma.

Jack and Ila Crowe, the late founders of Kawartha Dairy in Bobcaygeon, beside one of their old delivery vehicles. (Photo: Kawartha Dairy)

Kawartha Dairy founders among 11 inductees of inaugural Business Hall of Fame for Kawartha Lakes

January 25, 2023

Each year, Kawartha Conservation offers forest therapy walks at its conservation areas for participants to experience the therapeutic benefits of nature. For 2023, the walks will be sponsored by Lindsay law firm Wards Lawyers, including three walks at Ken Reid Conservation Area on Bell Let's Talk Day on January 25. (Photo: Kawartha Conservation)

Wards Lawyers in Lindsay sponsoring Kawartha Conservation’s forest therapy program for 2023

January 16, 2023

Along with her years of experience in the private sector, the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes' new executive director Laurie Dillon-Schalk co-founded Conquer COVID-19, one of Canada's fastest-growing national pandemic relief efforts in 2020. (Photo: Volvo Canada)

Laurie Dillon-Schalk is new executive director of Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes

January 11, 2023

Eight Peterborough-area entrepreneurs received a collective $40,000 in the fall 2022 intake of the provincailly funded Starter Company Plus program offered by the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre. Pictured are Vanessa Bruce, Ineke Turner, Lisa Mace, Jena Trimble, Kate Griffin, Lisa Burkitt, Jacquelyn Craft, and Nathan Truax. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

Eight Peterborough-area entrepreneurs receive $5,000 microgrants through Starter Company Plus

December 12, 2022

Lifestyle & Family

A young reader explores a book during a previous Peterborough Family Literacy Day event at Peterborough Square. After a two-year absence because of the pandemic, the annual event returns for the morning of Saturday, January 28, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Peter Rellinger)

Popular annual Family Literacy Day event returns to Peterborough Square on January 28

kawarthaNOW - January 23, 2023

Saturday morning reading-themed event will feature storytellers and a free book for every child in attendance.

According to Adam McInroy of McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management, having a solid financial plan during a year of financial upheaval like we experienced in 2022 will help you avoid making decisions you may regret years down the road. You can book some time with Adam or one of the members of his team at their Bobcaygeon-based practice and they will sit down with you to review your financial goals, your investment portfolio, and your larger financial plan. (Stock photo)

McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management helps clients manage financial uncertainty

January 17, 2023

Mike Quigg's photo of a double rainbow over Kasshabog Lake in Peterborough County was one of our top photos on Instagram in 2022. (Photo: Mike Quigg @_evidence_ / Instagram)

Our top 22 Instagram photographers for 2022

January 8, 2023

The Hike Haliburton Festival - Winter Edition takes place throughout Haliburton Highlands on February 4 and 5, 2023. Registration is now open for free guided winter hikes, and paid adventure experiences with local outfitters can also be booked. (Photo courtesy of Hike Haliburton)

Experience the natural beauty of your own backyard during the Hike Haliburton winter festival

January 5, 2023

This photo of a sunset over frozen Baxter Creek in Millbrook by Kirk Hillsley was our top post on Instagram for December 2022. (Photo: Kirk Hillsley @kirkhillsley / Instagram)

Our top nine Instagram photographers for December 2022

December 31, 2022

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