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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.
Newly announced performers for the 2026 Peterborough Folk Festival, which takes place from August 13 to 16, include (left to right, top and bottom) Juno award-winning Arabic psychedelic funk duo Kazdoura and hip-hop artist Shad, Georgia Harmer, Burs, The Kents, and Cale Crowe. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Juno award winners Kazdoura and Shad among headliners at the 2026 Peterborough Folk Festival

Other newly announced performers for the August 13-16 festival include locals Melissa Payne, The Weber Brothers, Ollie Mae, Cale Crowe, and The Kents.
Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal (third from left, front) accepts a symbolic key from Parks Canada's manager of canal operations Chad Buchner for the new Peterborough Visitor Centre during a media event on June 25, 2026, the day before the centre opened to the public, surrounded by city councillors, Parks Canada staff, and two representatives of the Indigenous community. Operated by Peterborough Tourism, the visitor centre is located in the building previously operated by Parks Canada as the Peterborough Lift Lock Visitor Centre until 2020. (Photo: Jordan Lyall / kawarthaNOW)

New visitor information centre opens beside the iconic Peterborough Lift Lock

City-operated tourism centre at 353 Hunter Street East marks a new chapter for the former Parks Canada visitor centre shuttered during the pandemic.
Canadian blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter David Wilcox, pictured in 2016, returns to Peterborough Musicfest for the third time to perform a free-admission concert in Del Crary Park on August 8, 2026. (Publicity photo)

My Son The Hurricane and David Wilcox complete Peterborough Musicfest’s summer concert lineup

Performances on July 25 and August 8 are two of 16 free-admission concerts during the outdoor music festival's 39th season.
Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough city council endorses new stormwater fee model and city-wide community planning permit by-law

New stormwater rate structure would reduce fees for most homeowners, while planning by-law would modernize development approvals.
Federal Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon at Queen's University in Kingston on June 22, 2026 announcing the release of Alto's public and Indigenous consultation report, where he also announced that he has directed the Crown corporation to develop a southern corridor option that includes a station in Kingston for the Peterborough-Ottawa section of the proposed 1,000-kilometre high-speed rail (HSR) network between Toronto and Québec City. (Photo: Office of Steven MacKinnon / Facebook)

Kingston station now on the table for proposed Alto high-speed rail corridor

After public consultations found strong support for a Kingston stop, the federal government has directed Alto to develop a southern alignment for the Peterborough-Ottawa section,
Hydro One worker looking up at other workers on a transmission tower. (Photo: Hydro One)

Hydro One seeking OEB approval to proceed with construction of new transmission line between...

Following OEB approval and the successful completion of the environmental assessment process, construction would begin in 2027 and be completed by 2029.
Housing development. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Peterborough city council votes unanimously to cut development charges by 50% for 3 years...

Staff warned there is 'no off-ramp' if city does not receive funding, but councillors said the risk is worth taking to spur new housing.
At its general committee meeting on June 8, 2026, Peterborough city council considered the "Discover Peterborough" tourism growth strategy to guide the city's tourism service delivery and activities from 2026 to 2030. (Graphic: Bannikin Travel & Tourism / City of Peterborough)

Peterborough city council endorses tourism growth strategy amid concerns about in-house service model

Councillor Joy Lachica sought to delay tourism strategy until economic development strategy and municipal cultural plan are complete.
Mayor Jeff Leal at city council's general committee meeting on June 8, 2026 as he introduced a motion under "other business" for the City of Peterborough to reduce its development charges by 50 per cent to support an application to the Ontario government's new Development Charge Reduction Program for a share of $8.8 billion in infrastructure funding. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Peterborough city council backs slashing development charges by 50% in bid for housing funding

In response to Mayor Leal's unexpected motion, some councillors raised concerns about rushed process and potential risk to taxpayers
Amanda Baker-Colacicco has been appointed the new executive director of the Kawartha Haliburton Children's Aid Society effecting June 15, 2026. She is currently the executive director of Family and Children's Services of Frontenac, Lennox & Addington. (Supplied photo)

Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society names Amanda Baker-Colacicco as new executive director

She will assume the role on June 15, following the 2024 resignation of the previous board and a provincial takeover and the formation of a new board last fall.

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