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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.
The Peterborough Theatre Guild is presenting "Willow Quartet" by Joan Burrows for nine performances from March 8 to 23, 2024. The drama tells the story of a woman who, after a tragedy ends her marriage, moves back to her childhood home where she invites a charming visiting musician to stay, much to the chagrin of her mother and her estranged husband. (Original artwork: Colton DeKnock)

Peterborough Theatre Guild presents award-winning Canadian drama about grief, healing, and forgiveness

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'Willow Quartet' by Joan Burrows runs for nine performances from March 8 to 23.
Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal chairing a city council meeting in 2023. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Proposed by-law would give Peterborough city councillors the power to dissolve citizen advisory committees

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Brought forward by Mayor Leal, by-law for new portfolio chair system was endorsed by councillors on February 20.
Martin Imbleau, president and CEO of VIA HFR, provided an update on the rapid passenger rail project between Quebec City and Toronto, which will use electric trains, during a speech at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitain Montreal on February 20, 2024. (Photo: CNW Group/VIA HFR)

Rapid passenger rail project with stop in Peterborough will be ‘comparable to European networks’

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VIA HFR president and CEO Martin Imbleau provided an update on the project during speech to Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal.
Ontario chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore (bottom left) attended the February 15, 2024 virtual meeting of the board of health for the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit, along with two of his staff: public health division executive lead Elizabeth Walker (top right) and accountability and liaison branch director Brent Feeney (bottom right) to answer questions from board members about a possible merger with Peterborough Health Unit. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of YouTube video)

Health unit mergers will not result in front-line job loss or additional municipal costs

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Provincial health officials attended February 15 board of health meeting as HKPR District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health consider merging.
Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count from February 16 to 19, 2024 and help researchers track changes in bird populations over time. The barred owl's hooting "Who cooks for you?" call is a classic sound of old forests and treed swamps. (Photo: Matt Boley / Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

The 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count is back for the Family Day long...

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Hundreds of thousands of citizen scientists participate in event that helps researchers track changes in bird populations over time.
Public Energy Performing Arts is presenting the choreographed concert "Vástádus eana (The Answer Is Land)" by Sámi artist Elle Sofe Sara at 2 p.m. on March 3, 2024 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Featuring dance and music, the performance is described as a powerful exploration and reclamation of Sámi cultural identity and kinship between people and nature. (Photo: Knut Aaserud)

Choreographed concert reclaims the cultural identity of Norway’s Indigenous people

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Public Energy presents 'Vástádus eana (The Answer Is Land)' by Sámi artist Elle Sofe Sara at the Market Hall in Peterborough on March 3.
Originally implemented during the pandemic, the City of Peterborough's patio program allows downtown busineeses to apply to expand their patio space on city-owned property including sidewalks and parking spaces. Along with submitting a $300 patio licence fee, businesses must provide proof of at least $2 million in general liability insurance coverage. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Peterborough city council votes against hiking insurance requirement for businesses in city’s patio program

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DBIA expressed concerns to council after city staff recommended increasing minimum liability coverage from $2 million to $5 million.
The new Canadian Canoe Museum under construction at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough is clad in Corten steel siding. Also known as weathering steel, the siding is designed to rust with exposure to weather and will eventually form a stable surface with a rust-like patina finish. This finish guards against future corrosion and prevents the need to paint the steel in the future. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Rusting on exterior of Peterborough’s new Canadian Canoe Museum is by design

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Known as Corten or weathering steel, the steel siding will develop a deep red rustic patina finish with exposure to weather.
Dance theatre artist Dreda Blow and actor and puppeteer Brad Brackenridge will present "Looking for Lear" at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on February 27 and 28, 2024 as part of New Stages Theatre's Brand New Stages Festival. The family-friendly show about the work of the 19th-century English poet Edward Lear will feature music, tap dancing, ballet, poetry, storytelling, and puppets. (Photo: Bruno Merz)

New Stages Theatre’s Brand New Stages Festival showcases new and emerging theatre shows and...

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Running from February 27 to March 3 in Peterborough, festival includes 'Looking for Lear' by Dreda Blow and Brad Brackenridge and 'Life Without' by Steve Ross.
Peterborough actor Christian Rose has a credited role in Molly McGlynn's critically acclaimed film "Fitting In," which will be released in theatres on February 2, 2024. Rose plays the character of Greg, one of the friends of the lead character Lindy (Maddie Ziegler), a 16-year-old girl whose sexual identity is thrown into turmoil after she is diagnosed with MRKH syndrome. (Photo: Bryan Reid)

Peterborough actor Christian Rose in upcoming critically acclaimed Canadian film ‘Fitting In’

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Rose also has roles in the upcoming feature films 'Festival of the Living Dead' and 'Out of My Mind'.
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