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Death in the Peaceable Kingdom

Death in the Peaceable Kingdom: Canadian History since 1867 through Murder, Execution, Assassination and Suicide

Dimitry Anastakis is a professor of history at Trent University in Peterborough.

He is the author and editor or co-editor of eight books and collections, including Death in the Peaceable Kingdom: Canadian History since Confederation through Murder, Execution, Assassination and Suicide (2015), Smart Globalization: The Canadian Business and Economic History Experience (2014), Autonomous State: The Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry (2013), Framing Canadian Federalism: Essays in Honour of John T. Saywell (2009), The Sixties: Passion, Politics and Style (2006), and Auto Pact: Creating a Borderless North American Auto Industry (2005).

Professor Anastakis has appeared and been quoted in the media extensively, including CTV, CBC, TVO, BNN and numerous newspapers, and his research has been discussed in the National Post and The New York Times.

Photos of Peterborough’s Pan Am Games Torch Relay

Warsaw Paralympian archer Alec Denys was the final torchbearer and carried the flame into Del Crary Park to light the community cauldron

kawarthaNOW staff photographer Linda McIlwain was in the media van as the Pan Am Games Torch Relay arrived in Peterborough on Thursday, June 4th. Here’s a selection of her photos from the event.

Theatre at a glance: “Aida”

Marina Zielke as Amnaris, Cameron Von Criegern as Radames, and Hope Clarkin as Aida in Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School's Musical Theatre Class production of Aida (photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

This weekend, students at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, under the direction of Sarah Tye, bring Elton John and Tim Rice’s Broadway musical Aida to the Peterborough stage. A bold choice for a high school production, Aida is a sophisticated but bleak love story filled with drama, anguish, and tragedy.

Pan Am Games Torch Relay passes through the Kawarthas on June 4

The passing of the flame in Thessalon in Northern Ontario, between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, on Day 4 of the flame's 41-day journey. On June 4, the flame will travel through the Kawarthas. (Photo: T0215)

The sixth day of the 41-day journey of the Pan Am Games Torch Relay on Thursday, June 4th will see the flame travel through the Kawarthas, beginning at Algonquin Provincial Park and passing through Minden, Lindsay, and Omemee on its way to Peterborough. Community celebrations will be held at each location.

Learn to do it yourself on DIY Day

Saturday's DIY Day at the Peterborough Public Library will feature something for all interests, whether it's learning to repair small appliances, or creating unique, handcrafted gift items from bicycle parts. The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m.

By now, most of us have heard of Pinterest, one of the newer social media networks that have popped up in the last five years or so. Centered on photo sharing, Pinterest users share images of everything from their favorite vacation spots, to pets, to a delicious recipe they whipped up in the kitchen.

One of the areas that Pinterest has become famous for is showcasing do-it-yourself projects.

“Walk A Mile in Her Shoes” raises $109,204 for YWCA

Over 300 men raised $109,204 for YWCA Peterborough Haliburton during the 2015 YWCA Trent Valley Honda "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes" event on May 29 (photo: Linda McIlwain)

On Friday, May 29th, over 300 men slipped into red high heels and walked a mile through downtown Peterborough to support women and children in our community.

Participants in the YWCA Trent Valley Honda “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes” event raised a total of $109,204 for YCWA Peterborough Haliburton.

Art in the Street – June 2015

Rob Niezen is one of the featured artists at The Bike Art Show at The Gallery in the Attic from June 1st to 27th. The evocative nature of Niezen's gleaming oil paintings of rain-drenched urban night scenes have an enduring appeal for good reason (photo courtesy of Gallery in the Attic)

The new wide-open three room gallery format at Gallery in the Attic features three distinct shows this month.

Downtown Peterborough trail bridge to close again this summer

The popular trail bridge linking East City with downtown Peterborough will close for a month this summer so that the City of Peterborough can complete concrete repairs delayed from last year (photo: Bob Linsdell)

The popular Trans-Canada Trail Bridge across the Otonabee River, which provides pedestrians and cyclists a car-free route between East City and downtown Peterborough, will close between Monday, June 15th and Wednesday, July 15th.

musicNOW – June 2015

Canadian rock icon Randy Bachman launches Peterborough Musicfest this summer with a free concert on Saturday, June 27th at Del Crary Park in Peterborough (photo: Callianne Bachman)

There’s a wide variety of music to be seen and heard during June in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. What better way to celebrate the season than getting out to see some live entertainment? Here are my picks for shows you should check out in June.

Paying it forward at Peterborough’s Speak Easy Cafe

In the Suspended Meal Program at Peterborough's Speak Easy Cafe, customers can donate $5 for a food item of $1.75 for a beverage that can then be redeemed by a person in need

Everyone by now has heard about the “One for James” social media campaign that went viral earlier this week, but many people don’t know about a pay-it-forward program that the Speak Easy Cafe in downtown Peterborough has been running for the past year.

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