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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 detail from the new draft plan for Peterborough's Bonnerworth Park redevelopment, which will be presented to the city's arenas, parks and recreation advisory committee and the accessibility advisory committee on August 13, 2024. (Graphic: City of Peterborough / Landscape Planning Landscape Architects)

New draft plan for Peterborough’s Bonnerworth Park redevelopment has fewer pickleball courts, less parking,...

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Public can comment on draft plan, which will be presented to two city committees on August 13.
At its regular meeting on August 7, 2024, Peterborough County council approved a staff recommendation that the county enter into a lease agreement with Selwyn Township effective September 1 for office space in the former post office at 12 Queen Street in Lakefield for the county's new economic development and tourism office. (Photo: Peterborough County)

Peterborough County to open new economic development and tourism office in Lakefield

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Location in old post office will also be used by Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce and Community Futures Peterborough.
A Perseid meteor streaking down the sky in 2010 in Springfield, Vermont. (Photo: Dennis di Cicco / Sky & Telescope)

This year’s Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 11 and 12

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Peterborough Astronomical Association is hosting a free public event on August 12 at Harold Town Conservation Area.
Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

What’s on the Peterborough City Council agenda for August 6

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Items for Tuesday night's general committee meeting include a new pedestrian crossover on Hunter Street at the Rotary Trail.
July Talk and Greg Keelor are the headliners for the Peterborough Folk Festival free-admission weekend at Nicholls Oval Park on August 17 and 18, 2024, which also features another 27 performers on three stages.

Here’s the performance schedule for the Peterborough Folk Festival on August 17 and 18

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Free-admission festival weekend at Nicholls Oval Park features 29 performers on three stages, a vendor village, children's village, food village, and more.
Sarah Lewis of Curve Lake First Nation after she was named one of the five finalists of the inaugural Miss Indigenous Canada pageant, which was held from July 24 to 27, 2024 culminated with the awarding of the title on July 27 to Jessica McKenzie of Opaskwayak Cree Nation. Lewis was named the second runner-up. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Curve Lake First Nation’s Sarah Lewis a top-three finalist for Miss Indigenous Canada

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Lewis was selected second runner-up to winner Jessica McKenzie of Opaskwayak Cree Nation at July 27 event.
Author Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1932 at her desk in Norval, Ontario, 10 years before her death at the age of 67. (Photo: M.O. Hammond fonds / Archives of Ontario / I0023627)

New exhibit explores ‘Anne of Green Gables’ author’s connection to Kawartha Lakes

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'Call Me Maud' exhibit in Lindsay takes place during 150th anniversary of Lucy Maud Montgomery's birth.
Globus Theatre has brought together some of Canada's best improvisers and performers (left to right, top and bottom: Kevin Sepaul, Jennine Profeta, Dave Pearce, Greg Komorowski, ames Barrett, and Kerry Griffin) for Sarah Quick's interactive comic dinner murder mystery "Who Killed the King" at Bobcaygeon's Lakeview Arts Barn for 10 performances from July 24 to August 3, 2024. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Elvis has left the building permanently in Globus Theatre’s new summer murder mystery

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Interactive dinner theatre show 'Who Killed the King' runs July 24 to August 3 at Bobcaygeon's Lakeview Arts Barn, with add-on mystery experience Downtown Detective Trail.
Juno award-winning alt-rockers July Talk will be headlining the Peterborough Folk Festival on August 17, 2024, with local roots rockers The Spades reuniting for the first time in six years to open. (Photo: Calm Elliott Armstrong)

July Talk are Saturday night headliners at Peterborough Folk Festival, with reunited The Spades...

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Festival organizers announce full line-up for free-admission family-friendly weekend at Nicholls Oval Park on August 17 and 18.
On July 14 and 15, 2004, a storm dumped as much as much as 240 millimetres (9.5 inches) of rain on the City of Peterborough, with much of it falling within a five-hour period on the morning of July 15. Pictured is Charlotte St. in downtown Peterborough looking east to George St. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

It’s been 20 years since Peterborough’s historic flood

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On July 15, 2004, an estimated 14 billion litres of rain fell on the city in a single day, overwhelming the city's storm water and sewer systems.
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