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Premier Doug Ford welcomes Kawartha Lakes Mayor Andy Letham to a one-on-one meeting at Queen's Park in Toronto on December 10, 2018. (Photo: Office of the Premier)

Andy Letham one of seven mayors who met with Premier Doug Ford

Kawartha Lakes mayor sat down with the premier for a one-on-one conversation on Monday

kawarthaNOW - December 11, 2018

Seven Peterborough-area entrepreneurs have received $28,000 in grants as part of the sixth intake the Starter Company Plus program, funded by the Government of Ontario and administered by the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre. (Photo: Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development)

businessNOW – December 10, 2018

The Southern Ontario Ice Climbing Festival (SOIce Fest) takes place from February 8 to 10, 2019 in Maynooth. Festival co-founder, photographer, and passionate climber Peter Hoang took this photo of an ice climber near Huntsville. Because of the granite rock walls of the Canadian Shield found in the area, northern and central Ontario is a popular destination for ice climbers. (Photo courtesy of Peter Hoang, peter-hoang.com)

Festival will bring hundreds of ice climbers to Maynooth in February

In "The Other: A Strange Christmas Tale", Leanne (Jalen Brink, left) is the daughter of Bill (Danny Waugh, second from left) and Judy (Naomi Duvall, right), who is estranged from her bigoted father Ebbie Krank (Robert Winslow, second from right). When a mysterious woman arrives in the Village of Millbrook, Ebbie is taken on a journey through his past, present, and future to understand the causes of his racism. (Photo: Wayne Eardley, Brookside Studio)

Christmas play takes audiences on a walk through the streets and history of Millbrook

Serena Ryder's new video for the title track from her new record "Christmas Kisses" supports the Ontario SPCA by featuring more than 20 dogs, with some dressed in festive outfits and some giving kisses to their humans. Several dogs and their owners from the Kawarthas appear in the video. (Screenshot)

Serena Ryder’s new video features several Kawarthas pooches and their owners

'Christmas Kisses' supports Ontario SPCA while promoting Millbrook musician's new Christmas jazz record

Bruce Head - December 7, 2018

Amy Semple got the worst news of her life when she was 32 years old: she had breast cancer. But thanks to the expert and compassionate staff at Peterborough Regional Health Centre and equipment and technology funded by donors like you, she is a breast cancer survivor. (Photo: Jeremy Kelly)

How community donations helped make Amy Semple a breast cancer survivor

Alberta's Juno and CCMA award-winning country musician Gord Bamford is performing at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on Tuesday, December 11th, with special guest opener JoJo Mason. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – December 6 to 12

In "Youth Unstoppable", filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker documents her decade-long involvement in the youth climate movement, as well as her efforts to give young people a voice in the fight to combat climate change. The film will headline the opening night of the 2019 ReFrame Film Festival on January 24th at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Supplied photo)

Former Peterborough high school student’s film to headline ReFrame Film Festival

Rethinking your gift wrapping to include natural, recyclable, compostable, and reusable items like pine cones, twine, and kraft paper will help you to reduce holiday waste and your environmental impact this holiday season.

Wrap your gifts the green way and reduce waste over the holidays

Avoid these four items on the holiday wrapping naughty list

GreenUP - December 6, 2018

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds flying nine jets in the big diamond bottom side formation. The aerial demonstration team will be performing at the Peterborough Airport's air show in September 2019, part of the airport's 50th anniversary celebrations. (Photo: Corporal Sebastian Boucher)

Canadian Forces Snowbirds coming to Peterborough Airport next September

Alice the Camel with Toronto actor Armon Ghaeinizadeh, who plays Ali Baba, at a reherasal of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", Globus Theatre's family panto version of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale. Written by Sarah Quick and also starring Sarah, James Barrett, Siobhan O'Malley, and a rotating cast of 50 children, the play runs from December 7 to 16, 2018 at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Globus Theatre’s annual family panto returns with ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’

Peterborough native Carley Smale wrote the screenplay for "Christmas Pen Pals", starring Sarah Drew (best known as Dr. April Kepner in the TV series "Grey's Anatomy"). The new TV movie will premiere on December 15th in the United States on the Lifetime channel, followed by the Canadian premiere on December 22nd on Super Channel. (Supplied photo)

Peterborough native Carley Smale excited for premiere of her new movie ‘Christmas Pen Pals’

News & Community

A baby

Ontario’s most popular baby names over the past 100 years

kawarthaNOW - December 11, 2018

Olivia and Noah were top baby names for 2017.

Premier Doug Ford welcomes Kawartha Lakes Mayor Andy Letham to a one-on-one meeting at Queen's Park in Toronto on December 10, 2018. (Photo: Office of the Premier)

Andy Letham one of seven mayors who met with Premier Doug...

December 11, 2018

The Southern Ontario Ice Climbing Festival (SOIce Fest) takes place from February 8 to 10, 2019 in Maynooth. Festival co-founder, photographer, and passionate climber Peter Hoang took this photo of an ice climber near Huntsville. Because of the granite rock walls of the Canadian Shield found in the area, northern and central Ontario is a popular destination for ice climbers. (Photo courtesy of Peter Hoang, peter-hoang.com)

Festival will bring hundreds of ice climbers to Maynooth in February

December 9, 2018

Karen Scott of Apsley with her $400,000 prize. (Photo: OLG)

Apsley resident Karen Scott wins $400,000 in Big Spin lottery

December 7, 2018

Serena Ryder's new video for the title track from her new record "Christmas Kisses" supports the Ontario SPCA by featuring more than 20 dogs, with some dressed in festive outfits and some giving kisses to their humans. Several dogs and their owners from the Kawarthas appear in the video. (Screenshot)

Serena Ryder’s new video features several Kawarthas pooches and their owners

December 7, 2018

Amy Semple got the worst news of her life when she was 32 years old: she had breast cancer. But thanks to the expert and compassionate staff at Peterborough Regional Health Centre and equipment and technology funded by donors like you, she is a breast cancer survivor. (Photo: Jeremy Kelly)

How community donations helped make Amy Semple a breast cancer survivor

December 6, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

In "The Other: A Strange Christmas Tale", Leanne (Jalen Brink, left) is the daughter of Bill (Danny Waugh, second from left) and Judy (Naomi Duvall, right), who is estranged from her bigoted father Ebbie Krank (Robert Winslow, second from right). When a mysterious woman arrives in the Village of Millbrook, Ebbie is taken on a journey through his past, present, and future to understand the causes of his racism. (Photo: Wayne Eardley, Brookside Studio)

Christmas play takes audiences on a walk through the streets and history of Millbrook

Sam Tweedle - December 7, 2018

4th Line Theatre's production of Beverley Cooper's 'The Other: A Strange Christmas Tale' runs until December 14.

Alberta's Juno and CCMA award-winning country musician Gord Bamford is performing at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on Tuesday, December 11th, with special guest opener JoJo Mason. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – December 6 to 12

December 6, 2018

In "Youth Unstoppable", filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker documents her decade-long involvement in the youth climate movement, as well as her efforts to give young people a voice in the fight to combat climate change. The film will headline the opening night of the 2019 ReFrame Film Festival on January 24th at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Supplied photo)

Former Peterborough high school student’s film to headline ReFrame Film Festival

December 6, 2018

Alice the Camel with Toronto actor Armon Ghaeinizadeh, who plays Ali Baba, at a reherasal of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", Globus Theatre's family panto version of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale. Written by Sarah Quick and also starring Sarah, James Barrett, Siobhan O'Malley, and a rotating cast of 50 children, the play runs from December 7 to 16, 2018 at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Globus Theatre’s annual family panto returns with ‘Ali Baba and the...

December 5, 2018

The Foley family and friends, with the support of Showplace Performance Centre, present the 15th annual A Cozy Christmas on December 15, 2018 at Showplace in downtown Peterborough. The concert will raise funds to pay each teacher at a small village school in the West African country of Liberia one month's wages. (Supplied photo)

‘A Cozy Christmas’ on December 16 raises funds for schoolteachers in...

December 4, 2018

Canada's legendary alt-country rockers Blue Rodeo (Mike Boguski, Colin Cripps, Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor, Bazil Donovan, and Glenn Milchem) are performing a benefit concert for local health care at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on December 28, 2018. (Photo: Dustin Rabin)

musicNOW – December 2018

December 1, 2018

Business & Technology

Seven Peterborough-area entrepreneurs have received $28,000 in grants as part of the sixth intake the Starter Company Plus program, funded by the Government of Ontario and administered by the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre. (Photo: Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development)

businessNOW – December 10, 2018

Bruce Head - December 10, 2018

Featuring Starter Company Plus grant recipients, Kavtek and Monaghan Lumber, Venture13, Bloom Digital Media, upcoming business events, and more.

The lobby of VentureNorth in downtown Peterborough, the location of many of the area's economic development organizations, is decorated for the holidays in advance of a Christmas celebration, one of several business-related holiday celebrations on the afternoon of December 4, 2018. (Photo: VentureNorth)

businessNOW – December 3, 2018

December 3, 2018

Peterborough's Robert Gauvreau is now a Fellow of CPA Ontario, the highest honour that can be bestowed on a Chartered Professional Accountant. (Photo: CPA Ontario)

Peterborough’s Robert Gauvreau selected as Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountants of...

November 30, 2018

Come experience a traditional pioneer Christmas this Saturday and Sunday night with Christmas by Candlelight at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. There will be horse-drawn wagon rides, carolling, Christmas treats, a Christmas market and, of course, Father Christmas himself. (Photo: Garry Barker)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism –...

November 28, 2018

The top 10 finalists have been chosen for the 2019 Win This Space competition, which includes a free year's lease for a downtown Peterborough storefront. One of the finalists is musician and promoter David Searle, who wants to create a new multi-purpose arts venue that would be a community space during the day and an event space in the evening for local musicians. (Screen capture from application video)

Top 10 finalists chosen for downtown Peterborough’s Win This Space competition

November 28, 2018

Watson & Lou, the contemporary gift boutique and creative hub in downtown Peterborough, is now offering private studio space to artists. The 1,300-square-foot space, which includes three private studios and an open-concept screen printing facility, features white walls, original wooden flooring, LED lighting, and large windows. (Photo: Watson & Lou)

businessNOW – November 26, 2018

November 26, 2018

Lifestyle & Family

Rethinking your gift wrapping to include natural, recyclable, compostable, and reusable items like pine cones, twine, and kraft paper will help you to reduce holiday waste and your environmental impact this holiday season.

Wrap your gifts the green way and reduce waste over the holidays

GreenUP - December 6, 2018

Avoid these four items on the holiday wrapping naughty list.

You and your family might catch a glimpse of a Great Grey Owl during "Christmas at Ken Reid" on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Ken Reid Conservation Area north of Lindsay. The free day-long event features activities for the entire family, including interactive Indigenous storytelling and drumming, guided interpretive family hike, live music, an interactive wildlife show, kids' indoor and outdoor crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides, and more. (Photo: Mark Majchrowski / Kawartha Conservation)

Celebrate Christmas at the Ken Reid Conservation Area north of Lindsay

December 4, 2018

Christmas tree farms are open for business in the Kawarthas. Picture is a grove of Spruce trees at Barrett's Tree Farm north of Cobourg. (Photo: Barrett's Tree Farm)

Where to get a fresh grown-in-Ontario Christmas tree in the Kawarthas

November 30, 2018

The official ribbon cutting of the new Ecology Park Children's Education Shelter on November 20, 2018. GreenUP will use donations received this holiday season to enhance the open-air classroom in the shelter by replacing the woodchip surface instead the shelter with permeable accessible flooring that will enable the space to be used by all persons. Other areas of Ecology Park that are to be made accessible include parking, the washroom, pathways, and more. (Photo: GreenUP)

GreenUP seeking donations to make Ecology Park accessible for everyone

November 29, 2018

Three Sisters, a local eco-landscaping social enterprise, makes hand-crafted bee houses designed to house native bees. A unique and eco-friendly gift for the gardener on your list, you can get them at the GreenUP Store in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Three Sisters)

Support local non-profits and charities by shopping at the GreenUp store...

November 22, 2018

Millbrook's Christmas In The Village, on the evening of Thursday, December 6, 2018, offers festive activities for the entire family, including the popular horse-drawn wagon rides through the downtown of the picturesque village. (Photo: Marjorie McDonald)

Enjoy a festive family Christmas in the Village of Millbrook on...

November 16, 2018

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