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Local artist Bethany LeBlonc recently transformed this needle drop box in Peterborough's Millennium Park into a work of practical public art. Her colourful design also includes a map of social support resources available in downtown Peterborough for people who are disposing of used needles in the box. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

Peterborough artist turns a needle drop box into practical public art

Bethany LeBlonc one of the local artists commissioned by PARN and Artspace to transform the boxes

Bruce Head - August 14, 2020

The drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Kinsmen Civic Centre in Peterborough for residents without symptoms has been running since May 27, 2020. (Photo: Peterborough Paramedics / Twitter)

92 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario, no new cases in greater Kawarthas region

A young girl during summer heading to a beach for a swim. (Stock photo)

The Beach Report for August 14 to 20, 2020

Students in a classroom and their teacher wearing face masks. (Stock photo)

Ontario education minister says he would support staggering beginning of school year

A woman being swabbed at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic

One new COVID-19 case in Peterborough, 78 cases in Ontario excluding Toronto

Reports unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties

kawarthaNOW - August 13, 2020

Peterborough artist Kathryn Durst (pictured with her dog Chili) has been selected to create a public art mural in downtown Peterborough commissioned by the First Friday Ptbo Art Crawl. Trained in animation, Durst is now an illustrator of children's books, including Sir Paul McCartney's best-selling children's book "Hey Grandude!", which was published in 2019. (Photo via First Friday Ptbo / Facebook)

Local artist Kathryn Durst to create public art mural in downtown Peterborough

You can make healthier lunches for your child and help the environment by embracing the litterless lunch this school year. Use reusable stainless steel containers and, when preparing your child's lunch, try to get them involved in the packing process. When children have a voice and can choose their own lunch options, they are more likely to eat it and throw less food away. (Photo: Kristen LaRocque / GreenUP)

Pack the food but not the litter in your child’s lunch this school year

Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a Queen's Park media conference on August 12, 2020 announcing the allocation of $1.6 billion in emergency provincial-federal funding for Ontario's 444 municipalities. (CPAC screenshot)

Kawarthas municipalities to receive over $28 million in first round of COVID-19 emergency funding

School bus pictured from the front. (Stock photo)

What to expect on school buses this fall in Peterborough and the Kawarthas

STSCO releases COVID-19 school transportation guidelines affecting over 26,000 elementary and secondary school students

kawarthaNOW - August 12, 2020

Winslow Farm on Zion Line in Millbrook, home of 4th Line Theatre. (Photo: 4th Line Theatre / Facebook)

4th Line Theatre in Millbrook launches outdoor family movie nights in August

Heather Luxton. (Police-supplied photo)

LOCATED – Peterborough police seek missing 31-year-old Heather Luxton

Fibre optic cables

$1.6 billion proposal would deliver ultra-fast gigabit internet to rural eastern Ontario

News & Community

Local artist Bethany LeBlonc recently transformed this needle drop box in Peterborough's Millennium Park into a work of practical public art. Her colourful design also includes a map of social support resources available in downtown Peterborough for people who are disposing of used needles in the box. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

Peterborough artist turns a needle drop box into practical public art

Bruce Head - August 14, 2020

Bethany LeBlonc one of the local artists commissioned by PARN and Artspace to transform the boxes.

The drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Kinsmen Civic Centre in Peterborough for residents without symptoms has been running since May 27, 2020. (Photo: Peterborough Paramedics / Twitter)

92 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario, no new cases in greater Kawarthas region

August 14, 2020

Students in a classroom and their teacher wearing face masks. (Stock photo)

Ontario education minister says he would support staggering beginning of school year

August 13, 2020

A woman being swabbed at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic

One new COVID-19 case in Peterborough, 78 cases in Ontario excluding Toronto

August 13, 2020

A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

No new COVID-19 cases to report in greater Kawarthas region, 95 new cases in Ontario

August 12, 2020

Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a Queen's Park media conference on August 12, 2020 announcing the allocation of $1.6 billion in emergency provincial-federal funding for Ontario's 444 municipalities. (CPAC screenshot)

Kawarthas municipalities to receive over $28 million in first round of COVID-19 emergency funding

August 12, 2020

Arts & Entertainment

Peterborough artist Kathryn Durst (pictured with her dog Chili) has been selected to create a public art mural in downtown Peterborough commissioned by the First Friday Ptbo Art Crawl. Trained in animation, Durst is now an illustrator of children's books, including Sir Paul McCartney's best-selling children's book "Hey Grandude!", which was published in 2019. (Photo via First Friday Ptbo / Facebook)

Local artist Kathryn Durst to create public art mural in downtown Peterborough

kawarthaNOW - August 13, 2020

Durst is best known as the illustrator for Sir Paul McCartney's best-selling children's book.

Megan Murphy and Kate Suhr are bringing performing arts to your front (or back) door with 'The Verandah Cafe. (Photo courtesy of The Verandah Cafe)

Megan Murphy and Kate Suhr are bringing stories and songs to your verandah

August 7, 2020

4th Line Theatre in Millbrook is Canada's premier outdoor theatre company. (Photo: 4th Line Theatre / Facebook)

Live outdoor theatre returns to 4th Line in Millbrook this October

August 6, 2020

Local band Out On Bail (from left: Richard Simpkins, John Climenhage, Wylie Harold, and Wayne C'Connor) performs one of several numbers at Andy and Linda Tough's barn north of Norwood. The band is one of a number being featured as part of the "Live! At The Barn" series of shows recorded and presented by RMS Events and sponsored by Team vanRahan Century 21. Vidoes of the performances, along with inteviews with the musicians, will coming to YouTube starting August 21, 2020. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)

Norwood couple makes their recording studio barn available so local musicians can perform together at no cost

August 2, 2020

The Peterborough Singers, led by founder and conductor Syd Birrell (pictured), is reinventing its 2020-21 season as a "bridge year". The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the 100-voice choir to cancel its in-person concerts, so choir members are now coming together in small COVID-safe groups so they can continue to enjoy choral singing. Some of the performances may be released online, along with virtual choir performances such as the choir's version of the Simon & Garfunkel song "Bridge Over Trouble Water". (Photo: Jason Ryan)

The Peterborough Singers perform moving virtual version of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’

July 29, 2020

Award-winning makeup FX artist Rhonda Causton displays one of her popular baby orcs in her Omemee studio. When the film industry shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhonda began to create and sell her creations online to keep busy. She says she's actually making a better living now than from her film work. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Omemee makeup FX artist adapts to pandemic by selling her custom creatures online

July 28, 2020

Business & Technology

A factory worker wearing a mask. (Stock photo)

First annual ‘Business Count’ survey in Peterborough and the Kawarthas continues until August 31

kawarthaNOW - August 10, 2020

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development will use survey data to inform economic development decisions.

The Innovation Cluster's new "Women Breaking Barriers" business accelerator program is designed to support female entrepreneurs in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and social innovation sectors. The program is ready to support 20 new or early-stage businesses in the Peterborough and the Kawarthas region with female-identified founders beginning this fall. There is no cost to participate thanks to a one-year $75,000 seed grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the Kawarthas)

Innovation Cluster launches new ‘Women Breaking Barriers’ program to fast track female tech entrepreneurs

August 5, 2020

Kelly and Martin Carbajal opened La Mesita Restaurante in downtown Peterborough in November 2017, shortly after the couple married. When their restaurant was shut down to due the pandemic, the Carbajals gave back to the community by securing sought-after items such as flour, yeast, and toilet paper from their suppliers and delivering them to family, friends, and customers. Now they're partnering with next-door neighbour The Garnet on a joint patio that benefits both businesses. (Photo: Martin Carbajal / Facebook)

‘Never stop and never give up’ say owners of La Mesita Restaurante in downtown Peterborough

July 29, 2020

Peterborough-based social media management agency XXIV Social is offering a $25 starter pack communications bundle to help pandemic-stricken small businesses quickly and easily connect with their customers online. (Photo courtesy of XXIV Social)

XXIV Social makes it easy and affordable for businesses to connect with customers online

July 19, 2020

Ontario's tourism minister Lisa MacLeod and Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott were in Bobcaygeon on July 9, 2020, to announce $1.4 million to support tourism-related initiatives in Kawartha Lakes. (Photo: Lisa MacLeod / Twitter)

businessNOW: Ontario government announces $1.4 million for Kawartha Lakes tourism industry

July 15, 2020

Julie Whiteman, owner of home décor shop River's Edge on Front, was one of the first retailers in Hastings to receive the Trent-Severn Trail Town Friendly business certification from Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8). Businesses providing attractions, accommodations, retail, and food and/or beverages in one of the nine Trail Town communities can apply to RTO8 for the certification, which identifies to visitors that their business provides friendly customer service and can provide visitors with information about the Trent-Severn Trail Town program, area attractions, other businesses in the community, and more. (Photo courtesy of RTO8)

Kawarthas Northumberland businesses can now be certified as Trent-Severn Trail Town Friendly

July 11, 2020

Lifestyle & Family

A young girl during summer heading to a beach for a swim. (Stock photo)

The Beach Report for August 14 to 20, 2020

kawarthaNOW - August 14, 2020

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Northumberland .

Young boy swimming in the water

The Beach Report for August 7 to 13, 2020

Updated August 13, 2020

You can make healthier lunches for your child and help the environment by embracing the litterless lunch this school year. Use reusable stainless steel containers and, when preparing your child's lunch, try to get them involved in the packing process. When children have a voice and can choose their own lunch options, they are more likely to eat it and throw less food away. (Photo: Kristen LaRocque / GreenUP)

Pack the food but not the litter in your child’s lunch this school year

August 13, 2020

Winslow Farm on Zion Line in Millbrook, home of 4th Line Theatre. (Photo: 4th Line Theatre / Facebook)

4th Line Theatre in Millbrook launches outdoor family movie nights in August

August 12, 2020

In place of its popular Applefest event, Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene is hosting a drive-through tour called "Harvest Time in the Village" on October 4, 2020, that will include a glimpse into the Applefest demonstrations and activities, but as a completely hands-off and visually rich experience. (Photo: Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene)

Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene announces plans for COVID-safe events this fall

August 10, 2020

This photo of a triplet of black bears by Cliff Homewood was our top post on Instagram in July 2020. (Photo: Cliff Homewood @kerrybrook / Instagram)

Our top nine Instagram photographers for July 2020

August 9, 2020

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

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