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Become a wise water neighbour and get recognized

Tegan Moss has completely eliminated municipal water use by being a Water Wise gardener in the front yard of her Sherbrooke Street home. Moss plants native drought-tolerant species such as milkweed, has reduced the amount of her lawn space while increasing the amount of garden space, uses mulch to retain water, and waters only with rain collected in a rain barrel. (Photo: Heather Ray)

Reducing outdoor water use has many benefits including financial savings and reducing your impact on the environment.

This year, GreenUP is proud to announce that spring will also bring the additional benefit of being recognized for your water wise efforts through the launch of the new Water Wise Neighbour: Landscape Recognition Program, funded by Peterborough Utilities Group.

musicNOW – April 2016

Folk Under The Clock presents Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys at Peterborough's Market Hall on Sunday, April 24

There’s so much music to see and hear during April in Peterborough and the Kawarthas! Here are just a few of the great things happening this month. Kick off those winter boots and get out to see some live music!

City of Peterborough celebrates six new accessible transit buses

MP for Peterborough-Kawartha Maryam Monsef at the celebratory announcement of the six new transit buses, half funded through the federal gas tax fund (photo: Maryam Monsef / Facebook)

The City of Peterborough is celebrating the addition of six new accessible buses to the Peterborough Transit fleet, thanks in part to federal gas tax funding.

Peterborough Tool Library launches crowdfunding campaign

Expected to open its doors on the May long weekend, the Peterborough Tool Library will offer members access to hundreds of tools as well as discounts at local businesses, making house and garden projects more affordable

The new Peterborough Tool Library has launched a crowdfunding campaign offering advanced memberships to the library that include tool borrowing, discounts at local businesses, and other perks.

New Canadians Centre launches donation drive to welcome Syrian families to Peterborough

Kawartha Food Share's Ashlee Aitken and NCC's Tamara Hoogerdyk with examples of the food and kitchen-related items they are asking the public to donate to help welcome Syrian refugee families settling in Peterborough (photo courtesy of New Canadians Centre)

To help welcome Syrian refugee families transition to their new life in Peterborough, the New Canadians Centre (NCC) is launching a “Dishes & Dinner” donation drive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016.

SPARK Photo Festival kicks off with showcase exhibit of Peterborough’s manufacturing era

This photograph of Curtis Brickworks in 1951-52 is part of the SPARK Photo Festival's 2016 Showcase Exhibit "Peterborough 1945-1965: An Ideal Small Industrial City" (photo: Trent Valley Archives)

The annual SPARK Photo Festival kicks off at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016, at the historic “Y” building in downtown Peterborough with an exhibit of photographs from the height of Peterborough’s manufacturing era.

Game changer: Dianne Leigh

Dianne Leigh receiving her 2015 Medal of Honour from Canadian Country Music Hall President Don Green and 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee Wendell Ferguson (photo: Grant Martin Photography / CCMA)

Dianne Leigh is one of the first Canadian country music artists to achieve national recognition, including receiving various awards and television exposure.

Peterborough community continues to show its support for Courtney Druce

Anne Arnold with Bill Porter, Courtney's boyfriend, at Riley's wearing their commemorative 2016 Pink in the Rink jerseys (photo courtesy of Anne Arnold)

Friends Bill Porter and Anne Arnold met for lunch at Riley’s in downtown Peterborough today wearing their commemorative Pink in the Rink jerseys in support of Courtney Druce, who continue to receive hospice care at her mother’s home in New Jersey as she battles cancer for the fifth time in the past 12 years.

American Gladiators – a review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened in theatres for the Easter Weekend

Here it is: the pissing contest that would have set the faithful’s hearts palpitating if it had actually been made 20 years ago.

Chance meets ingenuity in local alpaca business

Kathy McConnell raises alpacas at Hubbert Farms while her partner Donna Simmonds helps sell retail products made from alpaca fibre at The Alpaca Shop

This is a story about unlikely meetings, unusual creatures, and a 100-acre farm on the outskirts of Peterborough.

It is the story about how Kathy McConnell and Donna Simmonds each came to a new industry from separate worlds, and how they have created a lucrative partnership with the fuzzy-faced alpaca at its centre.

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