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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. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough city council to consider staff proposal for new economic development division

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June 17 report to be presented to general committee follows decision not to renew funding agreement with Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development.
The approximate area for the TVM Group's proposed residential-commercial development in East City, based on a site location map provided as part of an invitation from EcoVue Consulting Services Inc. to a public open house on June 20, 2024. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW / Google Maps)

New 10-storey development proposed for Peterborough’s East City beside Mark Street United Church

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Consultant for TVM Group hosting a June 20 open house on proposed residential-commercial development with 156 apartments.
Also known as the host of "Canada's Got Talent," Calgary-born and Nashville-based country pop artist Lindsay Ell is an award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist who will perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest for the first time on August 10, 2024. (Photo supplied by Peterborough Musicfest)

Country pop artist Lindsay Ell coming to Peterborough Musicfest for the first time on...

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The award-winning Calgary-born singer-songwriter and guitarist opened for Shania Twain in 2023.

Hydro One holding community consultations on new transmission line to run between Clarington and...

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Once completed in 2029, new 50-kilometre line would increase power capacity in eastern Ontario by over 400 megawatts.
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development, a not-for-profit corporation that delivers regional economic development, small business support, and tourism services, has announced it will be ceasing operations by the end of the year after an earlier decision by the city and county of Peterborough not to renew a funding agreement that expires on December 31, 2024. Both the city and county have been working on plans to deliver economic development and tourism services themselves. (Photo: Venture North)

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development announces it will be dissolving by the end...

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As Peterborough city and county plan to take over economic development and tourism, the not-for-profit corporation is preparing to cease operations.
Peterborough City Hall is located at 500 George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

What’s on the Peterborough City Council agenda for June 3

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Items for Monday night's general committee meeting include presentations on Fairhaven and Peterborough Community Health Centre and increase in Service Peterborough budget.
Canadian indie folk trio Wild Rivers is Devan Glover, Khalid Yassein, and Andrew Oliver. (Photo courtesy of Wild Rivers)

Indie folk trio Wild Rivers to kick off 35th annual Peterborough Folk Festival

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Juno award-nominated Toronto-based band will perform a ticketed concert at Market Hall on August 15.
A rendering of the renovated building at 19 Cambridge Street South in Lindsay, the planned new home of the Kawartha Art Gallery now that the City of Kawartha Lakes has provided another $150,000 in funding for the gallery in 2024. (Rendering: Linborough Property Corp)

Kawartha Art Gallery receives $150,000 financial boost from City of Kawartha Lakes

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Additional municipal funding will support gallery's move into its own space in downtown Lindsay this fall.
At its regular meeting on May 21, 2024, Kawartha Lakes city council passed a resolution in response to Fleming College's decision to cancel 29 programs, 16 of which were offered at the Frost campus in Lindsay. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Kawartha Lakes video)

Kawartha Lakes council passes resolution on Fleming College program cancellations

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Council will encourage provincial and federal governments to support 'academic programming and community workforce development'.
Critically acclaimed Canadian pianist Sheng Cai will be the soloist during the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra's performance of French composer Camille Saint-Saens' 1896 "Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103," popularly known as "The Egyptian." The orchestra's season-ending concert on May 25, 2024 at Showplace Performance Centre will begin with a performance of Felix Mendelssohn's "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage" and conclude with Johannes Brahms' "Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68." (Photo courtesy of Sheng Cai)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra’s May 25 concert will be ‘thrilling season ending’

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Featuring acclaimed pianist Sheng Cai, 'Sea You' will take the Showplace audience on a romantic musical voyage from Egypt to Vienna.
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