The Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough (CFGP) has announced 18 grants to charities in the City and County of Peterborough, amounting to more than $160,000.
Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough awards $160,000 in grants
Putting cultural heritage on the map in Kawartha Lakes
Are you a resident of the City of Kawartha Lakes with a story about the heritage or culture of your community? If so, the City of Kawartha Lakes wants to hear from you during a series of community workshops this month.
Death in the Peaceable Kingdom
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
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”
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 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
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
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
Bike Art Show, Tyler Lambert, and Lucky Jackson at Gallery in the Attic in Peterborough
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 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.
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