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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.
Located in central Peterborough County along the Trent-Severn Waterway and with a population of around 7,600, the Township of Douro-Dummer features farmland, lakes, and diverse landscapes including drumlins and the Warsaw Caves. (Photo: Peterborough County)

Douro-Dummer council won’t back Alto high-speed rail network unless community concerns are addressed

Council unanimously passed Mayor Heather Watson's resolution outlining a wide range of concerns including potential downloading of costs to municipality.
Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

What’s on the Peterborough city council agenda for March 23

Items include a public meeting on the draft Community Planning Permit by-law, council's code of conduct, Ontario Ombudsman review of a closed session, and more.
Rehearsals are underway for the Peterborough Theatre Guild's season-ending production of the Mel Brook's musical "Young Frankenstein," based on his classic 1974 horror-comedy film of the same name. Audiences can expect big laughs, classic lines, and show-stopping show-stopping song and dance numbers for 11 performances from April 17 to May 3, 2026. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

Peterborough Theatre Guild brings Mel Brooks’ musical comedy ‘Young Frankenstein’ to the stage

Eleven performances from April 17 to May 3 promise big laughs, classic lines, and show-stopping song and dance numbers in the stage adaptation of the beloved 1974 film.
Tristan Konkle performs his song "Killing Time" at the Peterborough Folk Festival's Emerging Artist Award announcement at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on March 12, 2026. As the winner of the 2026 award, Konkle will be given showcase performance spots at the Peterborough Folk Festival in August and will receive a trip to the Folk Music Ontario Conference, the $1,000 PMBA Lynn Morris Memorial Award, and recording and production of a single courtesy of Electric Alchemy Recording Studio. (Photo: Luke Best)

Tristan Konkle is the Peterborough Folk Festival’s 2026 Emerging Artist

Best known for his work with Tapes In Motion, the Peterborough-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is releasing music under his own name for the first time.
Two of the three consumption booths at the Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) site located at the Opioid Response Hub at 220 Simcoe Street in downtown Peterborough. With medical assistance available on site, substance users at the CTS are monitored in case they suffer an adverse reaction when using. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Ontario government to end funding for Peterborough’s supervised consumption and treatment services site

Closure of Fourcast-operated CTS at former bus terminal in the next 90 days follows province's 2024 shift to treatment-focused HART Hub model.
Musician Kayla Howran opened Jethro's Bar + Stage in April 2022 to provide another live music venue in downtown Peterborough. The venue features regular live music on Thursday to Saturday nights, along with the blues jam on Sunday afternoons. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Jethro’s Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough is closing in April

Musician Kayla Howran opened the popular venue in 2022 to provide another live music venue in the downtown core.
The St. Patrick's Day 5k Run and Walk scheduled for March 15, 2026 before the St. Patrick's Day Parade has been effectively cancelled less than 40 hours before the event after Peterborough city council reversed its earlier decision to grant organizer Dave Dame a temporary road closure permit for George Street in the downtown core. (Photo: Runner's Life)

‘A black eye for the city’: Peterborough city council vote leaves Dave Dame’s downtown...

Conflicting accounts, safety concerns, and accusations of poor communication dominate a two-and-a-half-hour meeting held less than two days before the event.
A special meeting of Peterborough city council on March 13, 2026 was adjourned due to a lack of quorum, with only four members of council appearing in person along with one councillor by phone. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Special Friday afternoon meeting of Peterborough city council adjourned due to lack of quorum

Council was to deal with an undisclosed matter related to facility use following a closed general committee session.
Gordonstoun Island and Prince Andrew Island in the Otonabee River beside the village of Lakefield. The two uninhabited islands were originally renamed in 1978 after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known as Prince Andrew, Duke of York) attended Lakefield College School in 1977 as a 16-year-old exchange student from Scotland's Gordonstoun School, where King Charles III and his father Prince Philip were also educated. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Kawarthas Northumberland video)

Selwyn Township council votes to rename Prince Andrew Island and Gordonstoun Island in Otonabee...

Islands were originally named in honour of now-disgraced royal after he attended Lakefield College School in 1977.
The 2018 St. Patrick's Day 5k Run and Walk, organized by Runner's Life, taking place on George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Runner's Life)

Peterborough city council overrides staff decision to deny permit for St. Patrick’s Day 5K...

Runner's Life owner Dave Dame told councillors the long-running event faced last-minute cancellation due to safety concerns cited by city staff.

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