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Bruce Head is kawarthaNOW.com's managing editor, chief technical officer, and a contributing writer. If he has any spare time, he enjoys songwriting, playing acoustic guitar, and taking photos of Cait the border collie.
City of Peterborough staff are recommending changes to Ashburnham Realty's concept plan for a proposed 17-storey mixed-use building (pictured) on Crescent Street behind the Art Gallery of Peterborough, including to reduce massing of the tower portion, reduce the height of the podium portion, and increase setbacks. To accommodate the changes, city staff are recommending allowing Ashburnham Realty to increase the building height up to 20 storeys. (Graphic: Unity Design Studio Inc.)

Proposed 17-storey high-rise on Crescent Street in Peterborough could climb to 20 storeys

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City staff report on Ashburnham Realty development will be considered by general committee during a public meeting on January 26.
Toronto-based "guerilla-folk-punk" band Lemon Bucket Orkestra performs at the 2025 Peterborough Folk Festival. Festival organizers are now accepting submissions from established musical artists who want to perform at the 2026 festival and are also accepting applications for the 2026 Emerging Artist of the Year. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Folk Festival)

Peterborough Folk Festival opens submissions for 2026 festival performers and Emerging Artist of the...

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37th annual free-admission festival is set for August 13-16 with three past Emerging Artist winners taking the stage at a celebratory Market Hall concert on January 23.
The Peterborough Police Service launched a refreshed public education and awareness campaign on January 21, 2026, aimed at increasing the reporting of hate-motivated incidents and improving community understanding of hate and bias. (Graphic: Peterborough Police Service)

‘Hate has no place here’ – Peterborough police launch renewed N0H8 public education and...

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Campaign encourages residents to 'name it and report it' with new tools and outreach to help the community identify and report hate and bias incidents.
The Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC) will make a decision on January 21, 2026 to recommend to city council whether this historic farmhouse at 314 Carnegie Avenue should be removed from the city's heritage register or given heritage designation. In November, the city ordered owner Activa Holdings Inc. to demolish the building due to its deteriorating state. (Photo: D.M. Wills Associates Limited)

City of Peterborough’s heritage committee to decide Wednesday on demolition of historic farmhouse

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In November, city ordered property owner Activa Holdings Inc. to demolish the heritage-listed building due to its 'deteriorating state'.
A rendering of Ashburnham Realty's proposed 17-storey apartment building to be located on Crescent Street in Peterborough, from EcoVue Consulting's notice of an open house about the proposed development held on September 23, 2025. The rendering includes what the notice describes as "the potential new location of the Art Gallery of Peterborough." (Graphic via EcoVue Consulting)

Art Gallery of Peterborough will not pursue relocation to proposed 17-storey Crescent Street development

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According to a January 22 report to ACAC, city council meeting in closed session 'did not approve moving forward on this particular opportunity'.
A rendering of an Alto high-speed train. The proposed high-speed rail network linking Toronto and Quebec City with a stop in Peterborough would see up to 72 trains per day running on dedicated electric tracks at speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour, cutting current travel times in half. (Image: Alto)

Alto to host open house on proposed high-speed rail network on February 26 in...

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Open house at McDonnel Street Community Centre is part of three-month initial consultation process that also includes virtual info sessions and an online information portal.
Artworks by a number of artists from across the Kawarthas region will be on display during the annual "Art à la Carte: Celebrating Ontario Artists" exhibition in the In Camera Dining Room at the Legislative Building in 2026, including (clockwise from top left) Michael Harris's photograph "Tranquility at Sunrise," Diane Dowsett's painting "Autumn Comes Early in Yellowknife," Astrid Hood's painting "Radiant Reflections," and Lynda Todd's painting "Salmon, Salmon, Salmon." (kawarthaNOW collage of artist photos)

Works by Kawarthas artists featured in annual exhibition at Queen’s Park in Toronto

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Selected artworks from Ontario artists on display in 'Art à la Carte: Celebrating Ontario Artists' in the In Camera Dining Room at the Legislative Building.
The General Electric factory complex at 107 Park Street North in downtown Peterborough, which began operations in 1891 as the Canadian Works of the Thomas Edison Company and later continued under General Electric. The site includes a complex of 33 buildings built between 1891 and 1981 and used for industrial manufacturing and ancillary purposes. In 2018, General Electric ceased its manufacturing activities on the site, with most of the buildings now decommissioned with machinery and equipment removed. (Photo: Google Earth)

GE Vernova objects to City of Peterborough’s notice to designate historic GE factory buildings

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Letter from Toronto law firm challenges wording and necessity of notice despite GE Vernova's own report noting heritage value of the eight buildings.
Members of Peterborough's Black community were in the gallery during a city council meeting on January 12, 2026, where a report from the city's integrity commissioner on Mayor Jeff Leal's use of an anti-Black racial slur was tabled. Responding to the findings of the report, councillor Alex Bierk put forward a motion to mandate anti-racism training for all councillors and city staff as well as to amend the code of conduct and the city's strategic plan. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Peterborough city council mandates anti-racism training for all councillors and city staff after report...

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In response to integrity commissioner findings, councillors also voted unanimously to amend its code of conduct and city's strategic plan.
Peterborough City Hall is located at 500 George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough integrity commissioner clears two councillors and mayor in four separate reports

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Reports to be received by council on January 12 address complaints against councillors Keith Riel and Lesley Parnell and Mayor Jeff Leal.
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