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Bruce Head is kawarthaNOW's managing editor, events editor, chief technical officer, and a contributing writer. Outside of work, he enjoys songwriting, playing guitar, and spending time with Cait the border collie.
The Kawartha Art Gallery is hosting a grand opening of its new home at 19 Cambridge Street South in downtown Lindsay on November 20, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Art Gallery)

Kawartha Art Gallery finally ready to open its new permanent home in downtown Lindsay

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Grand opening on November 20 will celebrate completion of long-planned move to historic Cambridge Street South building.
The Peterborough City Hall sign. (Photo: Jordan Lyall / kawarthaNOW)

‘Peterborough Vote Tracker’ gives voters a look at councillors’ records ahead of October 26...

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Free independent website created by local software developer Steve McMurtry turns council minutes into searchable voting histories by councillor, meeting, and issue.
A windrow — the heavy ridge of snow pushed across the end of a driveway by passing plows — can be difficult to clear because it is densely packed and often mixed with ice and road treatment materials such as salt and sand, making it far heavier and harder to shovel, particularly for seniors and people with limited mobility. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Applications open October 15 for City of Peterborough’s pilot snow removal subsidy program

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Up to 100 eligible low-income seniors and residents with physical disabilities can receive as much as $450 toward snow clearing during winter 2026-27.
Santee Smith performing in Kaha:wi Dance Theatre's "Blood Water Earth", which Public Energy Performing Arts is presenting for one night only on October 14, 2026 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Curve Lake First Nation singer-songwriter Missy Knott will perform a musical set to open the 7:30 p.m. show. (Photo: Erik Zennstrom)

Renowned Indigenous dancer Santee Smith brings ‘Blood Water Earth’ to Peterborough to open Public...

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Curve Lake singer-songwriter Missy Knott will open October 14 Market Hall multimedia performance that connects Indigenous women's experiences across continents.
Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan performing at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 8, 2026. (Photo: David Pickering Photography / Peterborough Musicfest)

Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan dies at 63, less than three months after Peterborough...

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The Juno award-winning singer made her third Musicfest appearance at Del Crary Park on July 8 and had also performed at Peterborough's Market Hall in 2017.
KS & Co. Productions and New Stages Theatre present "Phantom & Friends – A Toast to Broadway" at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on October 22, 2026 featuring (top row) vocalists David Rogers, Kate Suhr, and Linda Kash and (bottom row) musicians Gavin Tessier, Victoria Yeh, and Sam Quinn. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

‘Phantom & Friends’ brings Broadway favourites and hometown talent to Peterborough’s Market Hall on...

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New Stages Theatre and KS & Co. Productions present a musical cabaret featuring Canada's leading man of musical theatre David Rogers along with Kate Suhr and Linda Kash.
Children's shoes, toys, and offerings on the steps of Peterborough City Hall in June 2021 as part of a community memorial created in response to the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. As well as remembering and honouring those lost to residential schools and the thousands of survivors, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day for Canadians to educate themselves about the heritage, culture, stories, and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Where to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in...

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September 30 ceremonies, walks, film screenings, and learning opportunities will honour residential school survivors and the Indigenous children who never returned home.
At its general committee meeting on September 21, 2026, Peterborough city council considered the 234-page Effectiveness and Efficiency Review prepared for the City of Peterborough by Ernst & Young. The recommendations of the review will be considered by the next city council during its deliberations on the 2027 budget. (Graphic: Ernst & Young)

Peterborough councillors question impact on residents of city’s effectiveness and efficiency review

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Council endorses receiving review for information in 9-2 general committee vote Monday night after debate on cost shifting, zoo fees, and sidewalk snow clearing.
Peterborough City Hall is located at 500 George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough services review includes options for cuts to sidewalk snow clearing, zoo...

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Council will consider 234-page report at Monday night's general committee meeting, along with waterfront improvements, heritage designations, an airport expansion plan, and more.
A scene from the 2019 documentary "Town of Widows" by Natasha Luckhardt and Rob Viscardis, which documents the fight for justice by former GE workers and their widows in Peterborough who believe workplace exposure to toxic substances caused illnesses and cancer deaths. The documentary will be screened during "Good Neighbours Deserve Answers," a free community forum at the Peterborough Public Library on October 18, 2026 that seeks answers from GE Vernova and Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks about the plan to demolish most of the contiminated buildings at the factory complex in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Rob Viscardis)

Community forum to seek answers about demolition of contaminated GE buildings in Peterborough

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Free October 18 event at Peterborough Public Library will feature 'Town of Widows' screening and expert panel.
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