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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.
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Edith Dumont (holding her paddle in the air, third from bottom on the right) was among the dignitaries who paddled one of the Canadian Canoe Museum's Voyageur canoes into Little Lake during a grand opening celebration on May 11, 2024 for the now-completed new museum at 2077 Ashburnham Drive. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

‘We did it’: Celebration marks completion of Peterborough’s new Canadian Canoe Museum

Fully funded world-class museum and lakefront campus officially opens to the public on May 13.
Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

What’s on the Peterborough City Council agenda for May 13

Items for Monday night's general committee meeting include Humber Road parking, Maria St. pedestrian crossover, and a motion on Bonnerworth Park.
Trent-Severn Trail Town, Canada's first waterway "trail town" program, was launched on August 22, 2019 at Ranney Falls (Locks 11-12) in Campbellford. Pictured from left to right: Cycle Forward founder and trail town consultant Amy Camp, former Northumberland-Peterborough South MP Kim Rudd, Kawarthas Northumberland/Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) Executive Director Brenda Wood, Parks Canada Associate Director for Ontario Waterways Dwight Blythe, and Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini. (Photo courtesy of RTO8)

Peterborough finally joins Trent-Severn Trail Town program

RTO8 launched regional program promoting tourism along Trent-Severn Waterway in 2019.
Provincial constable Norman F. Maker with one of his daughters in an undated photo. The 32-year-old officer with Ontario Provincial Police's Peterborough detachment was shot and killed on May 3, 1928 after responding to a report of a man with a gun at a downtown Peterborough hotel. (Photo via Ontario Police Memorial Foundation)

May 3 bridge dedication ceremony will honour Peterborough OPP officer who lost his life...

Norman F. Maker was killed on May 3, 1928 after responding to a report of a man with a gun at a downtown Peterborough hotel.
Nancy Britton of Millbrook Home Hardware with "Reacher" actor Alan Ritchson walking in front of a car during the filming of a third-season episode of the popular Amazon Prime Video action-thriller series in downtown Millbrook on April 23, 2024. (Photo: Millbrook Home Hardware / Facebook)

Action-thriller series ‘Reacher’ is filming in downtown Millbrook

Actor Alan Ritchson on set on King Street as titular character in an episode for season three of the popular Amazon Prime Video series.
A lakefront family cottage. (Stock photo)

Federal capital gains tax rate increase will ‘negatively impact’ middle-class cottage owners

Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations warns of 'devastating effect' on the family cottage tradition.
A crowd along George Street in downtown Peterborough during the 2023 Canada Day parade. (Photo: City of Peterborough / Facebook)

Peterborough city council rejects staff recommendation to cancel this year’s Canada Day parade

Declining number of floats led staff to recommend parade budget be used to host alternative events to celebrate Canada Day.
A float in the Canada Day parade in Peterborough in 2010. (Photo: Peterborough Canada Day Parade / Facebook)

City staff recommend cancellation of Peterborough’s Canada Day parade

Report to be presented to city council on April 22 states parade is no longer 'sustainable' due to declining float entries.
Peterborough-born multidisciplinary artist Charlie Petch's new one-person play "No One's Special at the Hot Dog Cart" draws upon true stories from Petch's past to explore the negative perceptions around homelessness and mental health and to share de-escalation techniques during moments of crisis. As the final presentation of its 2023-24 season, Public Energy Performing Arts will present the play at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough for one night only on April 24, 2024. (Photo: Nika Belianina)

In their new solo show, Charlie Petch shares tales of survival and kindness as...

Public Energy presents the Peterborough-born artist's 'No One's Special at the Hot Dog Cart' at the Market Hall on April 24 for one night only.
Food Not Bombs representative Ben Rempel reads a statement on behalf of the organization at the Peterborough city council meeting on April 8, 2024. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Peterborough city council approves by-law amendment to allow Food Not Bombs to operate without...

Amendment to parks and facilities by-law means city can grant exemptions for activities in Confederation Square that otherwise require a permit.

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