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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 music scholar and musician Al Kirby pictured in 2013 when bluegrass band SweetGrass performed at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. (Photo: SweetGrass / Facebook)

Rural Ontario folk music the focus of new ‘Fireside Chat’ fall series at Trent...

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Three-session series beginning September 24 will feature noted Peterborough music scholar and musician Al Kirby and friends,
A fire on the decking of Doube's Trestle Bridge along the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail between Peterborough and Omemee on September 4, 2024. (Photo: WS via Facebook)

Fire closes historic Doube’s Trestle Bridge between Peterborough and Omemee

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The popular destination for locals and visitors is featured in 'Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie' now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Katherine Cullen in the 2016 film adaptation of Rosamund Small's award-winning play "Vitals" that takes audiences into the psyche of a paramedic named Anna. Cullen, who also starred in the original 2014 Toronto production, will reprise the role of Anna for New Stage Theatre's production at Peterborough's Market Hall on September 27 and 28, 2024. (Photo: Mike McLaughlin)

Peterborough’s New Stages Theatre kicks off 2024-25 season with award-winning medical drama ‘Vitals’

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Starring Katherine Cullen from the original 2014 production, Rosamund Small's play runs for two performances on September 27 and 28 at the Market Hall.
People flock to the Ganaraska River in Port Hope every fall to watch and take photos of salmon swimming upstream to spawn or to fish for the salmon. An increasing number of anglers using unethical and disrespectful fishing practices during the annual salmon run prompted Port Hope resident Sean Carthew to create an online petition in fall 2023 calling for the municipality to take action. For fall 2024, the Ontario government has announced changes to protect the salmon during their peak migration period. (Photo: Lee Higginson)

Ontario government approves new fishing rules to protect salmon on the Ganaraska River in...

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New regulations taking effect September 1 are designed to protect vulnerable breeding salmon during their annual fall migration up the river.
Golden Rescue, one of Canada's largest single-breed rescue groups, is aiming to pair up a world record-breaking 358 dogs as brides and grooms during its annual picnic on September 21, 2024 at Viamede Resort in Woodview, where the non-profit charitable organization will also serve slices of the world's largest cake for dogs. If Golden Rescue succeeds at breaking both world records, they will secure a $20,000 donation. (Photo: Golden Rescue)

World’s largest ‘dog wedding’ to take place September 21 at Viamede Resort in North...

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Non-profit organization Golden Rescue will also attempt to break world record for largest cake for dogs in the hopes of securing a $20,000 donation.
In 2023, Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes (PATH) leased the former location of the Peterborough Humane Society at 385 Lansdowne Street from new owners Habitat for Humanity Peterborough and Kawartha Region, with the intention of building 24 sleeping cabins on the property and providing support services for people experiencing homelessness. On August 26, 2024, Peterborough city council voted to deny an application for a temporary use by-law that would have allowed PATH to build the cabins. (Photo: Margaret Slavin / PATH)

Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes is back at square one … again

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City council votes 8-2 against approving temporary use by-law to allow 24 sleeping cabins to be built at 385 Lansdowne St.
Toronto-based filmmaker Stephen Hosier (right) with Richard Csanyi during the filming of the documentary "Attila," which follows Richard as he explores the life and premature death of his twin brother Attila, who was found dead at the age of 28 in May 2020 on a Hamilton rooftop after becoming homeless when he was expelled from a long-term care residence as he grappled with addiction and schizophrenia. Hosier and the Csanyi brothers grew up in Lindsay and made videos together during high school. (Photo: Brian Bettencourt)

Lindsay native Stephen Hosier receives national mental health award for his debut feature documentary...

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Toronto-based filmmaker named a 2024 Champion of Mental Health for film about tragic death of Richard Csanyi's twin brother in 2020,
Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

What’s on the Peterborough City Council agenda for August 26

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Items for Monday night's general committee meeting include PATH's sleeping cabin project and a presentation by Peterborough's medical officer of health.
Members of the public have until August 16, 2024 to comment on a draft master plan for the $4.4 million redevelopment of Bonnerworth Park in Peterborough, which includes 14 pickleball courts. (Photo: City of Peterborough website)

Study finds ‘no significant increase’ in noise from planned pickleball courts at Bonnerworth Park...

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Consultant presented draft master plan and noise and traffic studies to two city advisory committees on Tuesday.
Left to right, top and bottom: Sarah Quick, Elana Post, Melissa Morris, and Linette Doherty star in Globus Theatre's production of Norm Foster's comedy "The Ladies Foursome" for 11 performances at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon from August 12 to 24, 2024. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Bobcaygeon’s Globus Theatre presents ‘a girl-power comedy with balls’ from August 14 to 24

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Norm Foster's touching comedy 'The Ladies Foursome' stars Sarah Quick, Elana Post, Melissa Morris, and Linette Doherty.
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