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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.
A 59-lot residential subdivision is being proposed for Woodview in North Kawartha Township, located at the site of the former Woodview Golf Course on Northey's Bay Road across from the Wilson Park Community Centre. (Photo: Google Earth)

59-lot residential subdivision proposed for Woodview in North Kawartha Township

The subdivision would be located on 78 acres at the former Woodview Golf Course on Northey's Bay Road off Highway 28.
Famous Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds appeared virtually from his New York home to address the Town of Cobourg's community services, protection and economic development standing committee on April 9, 2025, lending his support to a request from the family of the late Grace Bowen that the Pond Arena in the Cobourg Community Centre be named after the nine-year-old Grafton hockey player who died less than a year after being diagnosed with bone cancer. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Town of Cobourg video)

Ryan Reynolds asks Cobourg council committee to rename local arena in honour of the...

The Deadpool actor says the 9-year-old Grafton hockey player, who died from cancer in 2015, 'changed my life'.
Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal chairing a city council meeting in 2023. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Outrage grows in response to Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal’s use of a racial slur

Leal spoke to a Trent University business class on March 19 and used the n-word when referring to U.S. president Lyndon Johnson.
Post Consumer Brands's Weetabix cereal manufacturing facility at 751 D'Arcy Street in Cobourg. (Photo: Google Maps)

Post Holdings to close Weetabix plant in Cobourg by end of year

Around 150 people will lose their jobs, with company citing declining demand for ready-to-eat cereal as reason for closure.
The new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough is featured on the April 2025 cover of Canadian Architect magazine. (Image: Canadian Architect)

Peterborough’s new Canadian Canoe Museum receives more national recognition

Canadian Architect magazine features the museum on its April cover and recognizes the work of local architectural firm Unity Design Studio.
Neil Young performing at his "Home Town" concert at Coronation Hall in Omemee in 2017. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Legendary Canadian musician Neil Young to perform benefit concert for Lakefield College School on...

Tickets range from $500 to $1,000 for solo outdoor concert at the farm on the school's Northcote campus,
Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark speaks to the media at an ice storm response daily briefing on April 5, 2025 at the Peterborough County-City Paramedics base in East City, as Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal (seated), Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith (standing), Peterborough County-City Paramedics Chief Patricia Bromfield, and Peterborough County OPP detachment commander Chris Galeazza look on. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s political leaders provide first of daily media briefings on ice storm response

'We will be dealing with this for a number of weeks' says MPP Dave Smith at Saturday morning briefing.
World-famous Canadian actor and comedian Mike Myers making an "elbows up" gesture during the closing credits of Saturday Night Life on March 1, 2025. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Mike Myers bringing his ‘Elbows Up Comedy Tour’ to the Peterborough Memorial Centre this...

Line-up will include a selection of famous Canada-born comedians and comic actors including Jim Carrey.
Downed tree limbs in a west-end neighbourhood of Peterborough on March 30, 2025 after a major weekend ice storm across central and eastern Ontario. (Photo: Barry Killen)

Kawarthas region deals with aftermath of major weekend ice storm

The City and County of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Haliburton Highlands have declared a state of emergency.
Fleming College has campuses in Peterborough (pictured), Lindsay, Haliburton, and Cobourg. (Photo: Fleming College)

Fleming College eliminating eight more programs to deal with ‘significant deficit’

Of Ontario's 24 colleges, 16 have recently eliminated more than 300 programs due to caps on international students and tuition.

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