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The Webster family, owners of The Chocolate Rabbit in Lakefield (pictured in August 2021 when they took over the business from former owner Lois MacEachen), are opening a second location in Bancroft with a grand opening on July 1 and 2, 2022. (Photo: The Chocolate Rabbit / Facebook)

Lakefield’s The Chocolate Rabbit opening second location in Bancroft

Grand opening of new shop at 16 Bridge Street West takes place on Canada Day weekend

Bruce Head - June 28, 2022

Kelly Brocklehurst of the YMCA of Central East Ontario's Balsillie Family Branch in Peterborough speaks during the June 2022 virtual meeting of 100 Women Peterborough. The collective philanthropy group chose YMCA Strong Communities as the charity to receive member donations expected to be around $9,000. (Photo courtesy of 100 Women Peterborough)

100 Women Peterborough to donate $9,000 to YMCA Strong Communities campaign

A young black bear climbing a fence around Wallis Drive near Sherbrooke Street in Peterborough on June 28, 2022. (Photo: Gail Lavigne / Facebook)

Police remind residents what to do after black bear spotted in Peterborough on Monday

Bancroft mayor Paul Jenkins says 23-month-old Everett Smith, pictured in an undated photo, died on June 23, 2022 after his mother accidently left him in her car after arriving at her job at the local high school. (Photo supplied by Paul Jenkins)

Bancroft mayor says death of toddler left in hot car was tragic accident

One man is dead following Monday morning shooting in downtown Cobourg

Police say victim was a partner in the downtown business Jamaican Patty House, no suspect is in custody

kawarthaNOW - June 27, 2022

Elyn and Peter Green are retiring after 34 years of operating The Greenhouse on the River in Douro. As of July 1, the business becomes Charlea's Riverside Gardens under the ownership of (Photo courtesy of Robyn Jenkins of Lakefield Flowers and Gifts. (Photo courtesy of The Greenhouse on the River)

Greenhouse on the River in Douro-Dummer becomes Charlea’s Riverside Gardens on July 1

Canadian new wave band The Spoons opens Peterborough Musicfest's 35th season with a Canada Day concert at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough on July 1, 2022. (Photo: Andrew MacNaughtan)

Peterborough Musicfest’s season opening concert will see The Spoons dig into a full plate of their hit songs

"Lessons from the Land - Building Bridges towards Reconciliation" takes place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 1, 2022 at the pavilion in Beavermead Park in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough. (Graphic: New Canadians Centre)

Event on Canada Day invites us to reflect on our relationship with the land and Indigenous peoples

Carl Cruise-Baxter (middle), an outreach worker with the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge's Trans Peer Outreach program, accepts a donation of $6,725 from members of 100 Women of Northumberland. (Photo courtesy of CMHA HKPR)

100 Women of Northumberland donates $6,725 to mental health association’s Trans Peer Outreach Program

Program offers supports and services for transgender and gender-diverse people and their families

kawarthaNOW - June 27, 2022

Lakefield Jazz, Art & Craft Festival and Ennismore Shamrock Festival return to Selwyn Township in July

A conceptual rendering of Ashburnham Realty's commercial and residential development in the City of Peterborough's Louis Street urban park development if the former Montreal House building is demolished, looking northwest from King Street and Louis Street, with a five-storey podium including a restaurant and eight-storey apartment building behind it. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Lett Architects Inc. presentation)

City of Peterborough heritage committee recommends heritage designation for former Montreal House

Peterborough native Michael Martyn is coming home to perform at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, June 25. (Photo courtesy of Michael Martyn)

nightlifeNOW – June 23 to 29

News & Community

100 Women Peterborough to donate $9,000 to YMCA Strong Communities campaign

Jeannine Taylor - June 28, 2022

Since its formation, the collective philanthropy group has donated more than $140,000 to 17 local organizations.

Police remind residents what to do after black bear spotted in Peterborough on Monday

June 28, 2022

Bancroft mayor says death of toddler left in hot car was tragic accident

June 28, 2022

One man is dead following Monday morning shooting in downtown Cobourg

June 27, 2022

Event on Canada Day invites us to reflect on our relationship with the land and Indigenous peoples

June 27, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

Peterborough Musicfest’s season opening concert will see The Spoons dig into a full plate of their hit songs

Paul Rellinger - June 27, 2022

Canada Day show at Del Crary Park will be followed by Rotary Club fireworks display over Little Lake.

nightlifeNOW – June 23 to 29

June 23, 2022

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven and Matthew Modine as Dr. Martin Brenner in the fourth season of the Netflix hit Stranger Things. The final two episodes will be released on Friday, July 1. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in July 2022

June 22, 2022

Graduating Peterborough high school students Austin Bowie and Ashleigh Gillen are each receiving a $1,000 bursary from the Bierk Art Fund, a endowment fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough established in 2006 through public donations to honour the lives and work of the late Peterborough arts champions Liz Bierk and her husband, artist David Bierk. (Supplied photos)

Two graduating Peterborough high school students receive $1,000 Bierk Art Fund bursary

June 22, 2022

Michael Kaeshammer, Suzie Undgerleider, Joel Plaskett, William Prince, Julian Taylor, and Natalie MacMaster are among more than 70 artists performing during the summer festival at Westben near Campbellford in July 2022. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Campbellford’s Westben celebrates its 23rd season with a summer festival of live performance

June 21, 2022

Local Business

Lakefield’s The Chocolate Rabbit opening second location in Bancroft

Bruce Head - June 28, 2022

Grand opening of new shop at 16 Bridge Street West takes place on Canada Day weekend.

Greenhouse on the River in Douro-Dummer becomes Charlea’s Riverside Gardens on July 1

June 27, 2022

'Captain' Peter Rellinger steers PedalBoro's 15-passenger party bike during the inaugural season of the eco-friendly business he and Hillary Flood launched in 2019. PedalBoro returns for a four-month season in 2022 on Canada Day after a two-year pandemic hiatus. (Photo courtesy of PedalBoro)

Peterborough’s party bike PedalBoro is back in business

June 23, 2022

Downed power lines from the May 21, 2022 derecho storm. (Photo: Hydro One)

Community Futures offering loans for Peterborough-area businesses affected by May 21 storm

June 20, 2022

Boiling Over's Coffee Vault at 148 Kent Street in downtown Lindsay opened in 2015. (Photo via Boiling Over's Coffee Vault website)

Boiling Over’s Coffee Vault in Lindsay is not reopening

June 16, 2022

Lifestyle & Family

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

The Beach Report for June 24 to 30, 2022

kawarthaNOW - Updated June 28, 2022

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

Families enjoying Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)

The Beach Report for June 17 to 23, 2022

Updated June 23, 2022

Native plants selected in GreenUP's Water Wise Garden Starter Kits, like this wild bergamot growing at GreenUP Ecology Park, are well suited to the dry conditions experienced during a Peterborough summer. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Five tips for a gorgeous garden that needs less work and less water

June 23, 2022

Not all plastics are synthetic polymers derived from petrolium oil. Cellulose is a naturally occurring polymer found in the walls of plant cells. Some cellulose-based packaging has been developed, like this option used by local soap-maker, Sherrie La Masurier of Simply Natural Canada. This packaging may look like single-use plastic made from fossil fuels and destined for the landfill, but this cellulose-based wrap will biodegrade in a standard backyard composter or municipal composting facility. (Photo: Kristen Larocque)

Our romance with everything plastic doesn’t have to be tragic

June 16, 2022

One of Kia Ora Pie Co.'s most popular pies is this steak and cheese pie, made with a thick onion gravy, old cheddar cheese, and tender mouthfuls of braised steak. (Photo: Kia Ora Pie Co.)

KNosh News – June 2022

June 14, 2022

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