A wide variety of acts will hit stages in Peterborough and the Kawarthas in May. Get out and enjoy some great shows as the weather warms up.
musicNOW – May 2016
Nine electric vehicle charging stations to be installed at six locations in Peterborough area
If you drive an electric car (or are thinking of buying one), you’ll be happy to know that there will soon be six locations where you can charge your vehicle in the Peterborough area.
It takes a community to help a woman leave an abusive partner
Often it takes a crisis to provoke the kind of community response seen in YWCA’s START program — a hub of services brought together one day every week, a place where women in abusive relationships in the Kawarthas can get answers, find resources, and “start” the process of reclaiming their lives.
Shift gears during the month of May and connect with your city
The Community Shifting Gears Transportation Challenge officially launched its 2016 campaign yesterday at the Peterborough County-City Health Unit. The Challenge encourages people to walk, cycle, carpool, telecommute, or ride the bus during the month of May for chance to win weekly prizes, giveaways, and a grand prize of $750 for Resorts of Ontario.
Peterborough high school students take a satirical look at children’s TV in Welcome to Butternut Grove
The Enter Stage Right theatre company is going to show you how to get, how to get to Butternut Grove in a brand new original musical satire, Welcome to Butternut Grove.
Lindsay and Port Hope are two of the “quaintest” towns in Ontario
The Kawarthas is home to two of the “quaintest” towns in Ontario — Lindsay and Port Hope — according to Cottage Life magazine.
Remembering the late great Paul O’Sullivan
Although it’s now been four years since Peterborough-based performer Paul O’Sullivan died in a tragic car accident, his memory lives on in the annual fundraiser in his name that sold out a month ago.
Relly On The Roof fundraiser returns for its sixth year this week
This week, local journalist Paul “Relly” Rellinger is returning to the roof of The Brick in Peterborough to raise funds for Habitat For Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha.
Highway 407 extension to 115 on schedule for 2019 opening
The second phase of the Highway 407 East extension to Highway 35/115 is on schedule and will open to traffic in late 2019. With the warm weather, you can expect to see more impacts on traffic as the project continues.
250-year-old trees identified in Peterborough’s Jackson Park
A recent study from local forest conservation organization Ancient Forest Exploration & Research (AFER) has identified an old-growth forest along the shores of Jackson Creek in Peterborough’s Jackson Park.
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