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    • The YMCA Northumberland is kicking off Pride month with its annual "Rainbow Run" in Cobourg on June 1, 2025. The 2.5 or five-kilometre run/walk that goes along the waterfront and through downtown raises money and awareness for YMCA Northumberland's Strong Communities campaign while also celebrating diversity and supporting the 2SLGBTQ+ community. (Photo: YMCA Northumberland)

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      Celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday on Monday, May 24, 1819, Victoria Day is a Canadian holiday always observed on the Monday preceding May 25. Informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada, the Victoria Day long weekend is when many people open their cottages, put their boats in the water, or go camping. (Stock photo)

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      Andrea Groff, executive lead of the Ontario Health Team of Northumberland, says the team's new website is intended to address the frustrations of patients and caregivers in finding information when they're trying to navigate the healthcare system in Northumberland County. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Health Team of Northumberland)

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      One of the city-owned mature trees in Peterborough's East City that have been removed. According to the City of Peterborough, the city's urban forestry technologists have identified trees that are hazards due to overall tree health and the level of risk they pose, and have provided a list to city-contracted arborist crews of trees requiring pruning or removal. Some of the trees being removed did not suffer damage due to the ice storm at the end of March. Residents will not receive any advance notice or explanation before trees are removed. (Photos: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

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    • Ephraim Ellis, Elana Post, and Sarah Quick star in the Canadian premiere of the British musical comedy "Desperate to be Doris" at Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon from May 29 to June 7, 2025, which also features a community chorus of local residents who will perform the songs of Doris Day. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

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      Toronto-based filmmaker Rebeccah Love consults with cinematographer Eric Rowe on a scene from her debut feature-length "Fortescue", which was shot at her family cottage on Fortescue Lake just east of Kinmount in the Haliburton Highlands. Love will be attending all four screenings of the film at Highlands Cinemas in Kinmount over the Victoria Day long weekend. (Photo: Eli Meadow Ramraj)

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      Award-winning actor, musician, playwright, music director, and sound designer Beau Dixon will perform on piano and vocals backed by Sam Weber on guitar, Ryan Browne on bass, and Curtis Cronkwright on drums during the Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association's Deluxe Live event at The Social in downtown Peterborough on Saturday afternoon, which also features spotlight musician Grainne Ryan backed by Al Black, Jeremy Spencley, Andy Pryde, and Sean Daniels. (Photo: David Hou)

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      William Prince, Steven Page, and Sloan are three of the musical acts performing free-admission concerts during the 38th season of Peterborough Musicfest, which runs from June 28 to August 16, 2025. (kawarthaNOW collage)

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      Elyse Saunders from Peterborough, Tebey from Peterborough, and Sacha from Warkworth have each received multiple nominations for the Country Music Association of Ontario's 2025 CMAOntario Awards, with Daryl Scott from Douro and Jesse Slack from Peterborough receiving a nomination for Songwriter of the Year. The CMAOntario Awards Show will be held on June 1, 2025 at The Music Hall in Hamilton. (kawarthaNOW collage of promotional photos)

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    • A sold-out crowd of 200 people attended the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's inaugural Luminary Awards celebration at the Great Hall of Trent University's Champlain College on May 8, 2025, which saw awards in five categories that recognize women at all stages of their careers presented to Sheena Howard, Jenisha Sanjit Arora, Rachel Stark, Tiffany Arcari, and Jeannine Taylor. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

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      Darryl Breadner has sold 4 Aces Auto Centre, the auto repair company at 485 Parkhill Road East in Peterborough he founded over 20 years ago, to The Mufflerman Inc. According to a media release from The Mufflerman, Breadner and all existing employees will remain with the business, and 4 Aces will continue to operate as an independent auto mechanical garage within The Mufflerman Group. (Photo: 4 Aces Auto Centre)

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      Sky Haven Equestrian Centre & Retreat in Bethany is one of the tourism-related businesses in Kawarthas Northumberland that has taken advantage of the Acceler8 personalized business mentorship program from Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8). Refreshed for 2025, the program is now accepting applications in advance of the upcoming tourism season. (Photo: Sky Haven Equestrian Centre & Retreat)

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      Andrew Nokes, founder of Creativity by Code and ReziLink, shakes hands with Eduard Yonathan, founder of SanoStrategy. Both tech entrepreneurs are clients of the Innovation Cluster, which serves early-stage small and medium-sized businesses in the cleantech, agritech, health and medical tech, nuclear, and digital tech sectors. (Photo: Bryan Reid for Innovation Cluster

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      Light post banners on Hunter Street East in Peterborough's East City installed by the volunteer-led East City Village Business Improvement Area, which is merging with the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area as part of a one-year pilot agreement. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

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    • Families attending Five Counties Children's Centre's 'Ready for School' event in Cobourg in August 2024 prepare to board a school bus to see what the ride entails. Offering supports for children who may face greater challenges due to physical, developmental, or communication needs, the events are returning in Peterborough, Cobourg, and Lindsay in spring 2025 to provide families with even more time to prepare. (Photo: Five Counties)

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      The osprey, which is the official bird of the City of Kawartha Lakes, can migrate more than 250,000 kilometres during its 15-to-20-year lifetime. (Photo courtesy of City of Kawartha Lakes)

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      Madeleine Endicott and Steve McMurtry have reduced their total energy consumption by 43 per cent and their greenhouse gas emissions by 86 per cent by installing cellulose insulation in the interior walls of their century home near Bonnerworth Park in Peterborough, improving their attic insulation, and replacing their natural gas furnace with air source heat pump. The City of Peterborough's new Better Homes Peterborough program provides city homeowners with low-cost financing to complete similar energy efficiency retrofits that enhance residential building performance. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

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      Rain gardens are not only visually pleasing, they are designed to hold water for up to 24 hours after a heavy rain, and also act as mini habitats. The City of Peterborough Rain Garden Subsidy program, delivered in partnership with GreenUP, offers up to $1,000 toward the cost of installation for city residents. (Photo: GreenUP)

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Ephraim Ellis, Elana Post, and Sarah Quick star in the Canadian premiere of the British musical comedy "Desperate to be Doris" at Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon from May 29 to June 7, 2025, which also features a community chorus of local residents who will perform the songs of Doris Day. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

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