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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.
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.
Boaters navigate through Lock 32 of the Trent-Severn Waterway in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Parks Canada)

Boat owners face new five-year licence renewals under federal rule changes

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Lifetime pleasure craft licences issued before 2010 will be phased out, with a licence fee also now in effect.
Paul S.B. Wilson passed away on January 5, 2026. (Photo: Julie Gagne)

Peterborough sports legend and former city councillor Paul Wilson has died at 86

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Trent University's founding athletic director and lifelong champion of local sport leaves a lasting legacy in the community.
Crews fighting the HAL019 fire east of Burnt River in Kawartha Lakes, which burned across 27 hectares from August 9 to 20, 2025. At one point during August, four wildland fires were burning out of control in the Kawarthas region, placing local residents and properties at risk. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

kawarthaNOW’s top 25 stories of 2025

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Our most-read, most-shared, and most interesting stories from the past 12 months.
City of Peterborough CAO Jasbir Raina first described a proposed independent review of the effectivness and efficiency of municipal operations and service delivery during a February 3, 2025 city council meeting where the city's 2025 budget was approved. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

City of Peterborough moving ahead with comprehensive review of municipal operations and service delivery

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RFP issued for independent third-party review that will evaluate effectiveness and efficiency and recommend alternative service delivery models.
Construction is set to begin on January 9, 2026 on a 150-seat outdoor amphitheatre and trail head beside Lakehurst Hall, located at 259 Lakehurst Circle Road in the Municipality of Trent Lakes west of Buckhorn. The new outdoor amphitheatre and trail head will be located in a grassy low-lying area south of the parking lot. (Photo: Google Maps) located at 259 Lakehurst Circle Road in the Municipality of Trent Lakes. (Photo: Google Maps)

Construction to begin in January on outdoor amphitheatre beside Lakehurst Hall in Trent Lakes

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Funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, 150-seat venue will be used for daytime non-amplified gatherings like weddings and arts-related events.
With the outpouring of community support for Peterborough group Northcrest Neighbours for Fair Process, which is facing a financially onerous $22,500 legal settlement, chair Sarah McNeilly says she feels like George Bailey in the final scene of the classic holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life," where neighbours come together to help George during a financial crisis, leading his guardian angel Clarence to leave him this note. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

‘A Christmas miracle’: Fundraiser reaches goal for Peterborough neighbourhood group facing $22,500 legal settlement

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Donors raise $15,000 in just three days to support Northcrest Neighbours for Fair Process and chair Sarah McNeilly over failed strong mayor powers challenge.
Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal during a city council meeting. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Peterborough newsmaker of 2025: Mayor Jeff Leal

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From his use of strong mayor powers to controversial behaviour, Leal was front-and-centre in local news over the past year.
Sarah McNeilly, the chair and sole director of Northcrest Neighbours for Fair Process (NNFP), spoke to a crowd outside of Peterborough city hall on June 9, 2025 during the "Rally for Integrity" in support of councillors Alex Bierk and Joy Lachica (pictured with councillor Keith Riel), who the city's integrity commissioner found were intimidated and bullied by Mayor Jeff Leal. McNeilly spoke about NNFP's legal challenge against Leal's use of strong mayor powers to expedite the development of Brock Mission's proposed six-storey transitional housing building by exempting it from site plan requirements. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Neighbourhood association launches fundraiser to cover $22,500 settlement payment to City of Peterborough and...

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Lawyer for Northcrest Neighbours for Fair Process has forgiven his legal fees after group forced to withdraw its challenge of strong mayor powers.
Federal transport minister Steven MacKinnon smiles after announcing the first segment of the Toronto–Québec City high-speed rail corridor will be constructed between Ottawa and Montreal during a media event announcement in Gatineau, Quebec on December 12, 2025. (Photo: Alto)

Federal government confirms Ottawa-Montreal segment as starting point for Alto high-speed rail network

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Construction on first phase of Toronto–Québec City rail corridor expected to begin in 2029, with expansion to other locations including Peterborough to come.
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