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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.
Founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, the Elmer Iseler Singers is an award-winning 20-voice professional choral ensemble that regularly tours across Canada engaging community singers and conductors of all ages through workshops and concert performances. (Photo: Mark Rash)

Award-winning Elmer Iseler Singers to join the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra for annual holiday concert

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'Season of Lights' at Emmanuel United Church on December 14 will feature a selection of traditional holiday favourites for orchestra and choir.
Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough city council defers 2025 draft budget approval for two months until February

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Council votes to approve some expenditures in advance, with January 20 meeting set to review city staff recommendations on possible reductions.
Peterborough city council voted on September 23, 2024 to designate The Martin House at 1400 Monaghan Road as a heritage property. A developer had purchased the property in late 2023 with the intention of demolishing the house and constructing a six-storey residential housing complex on the large lot. (Photo: Google Maps)

Peterborough city council withdraws heritage designation for historic Martin House

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Councillors vote 6-5 to reverse September 23 decision after receiving a notice of objection from GTA-based developer.
Located at 1400 Monaghan Road at Homewood Avenue, the Martin House was built between 1930 and 1931 for local corrugated container businessman Herbert Samuel Martin by prolific contractor Henry Thomas Hickey. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Peterborough city council to reconsider heritage designation of the Martin House

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Owner of 1400 Monaghan Rd. property, who wants to develop a six-storey residential housing complex, has filed a notice of objection to council's decision.
Mayor Doug Elmslie's 2025 budget for the City of Kawartha Lakes, adopted by council on November 26, 2024, is the first budget that fully incorporated the Ontario government's "strong mayor" powers given to 46 fast-growing municipalities. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

City of Kawartha Lakes residents will see a property tax hike of 6.7% in...

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Council adopted Mayor Doug Elmslie's 'strong mayor' budget at November 26 special council meeting.
While Friends of Bonnerworth Park were moving forward with an application for a stop-work injunction to stop the City of Peterborough's $4.4-million redevelopment project, the city closed the park to the public and crews began demolishing the greenspace in preparation for construction of 14 pickleball courts, an expanded skate park, and a bike pump track. (Photo: Beth Smith / Save Bonnerworth Park Facebook group)

Citizen group gives up its fight to save Peterborough’s Bonnerworth Park from redevelopment

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While Friends of Bonnerworth Park is abandoning its stop-work injunction application, it intends to 'hold the city accountable',
A collaboration between the City of Peterborough, One City Peterborough, the United Way Peterborough and District, and the Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network (PPRN), the Trinity Community Centre opened in November 2023 and provides services for people who are marginalized, unsheltered, or both, offering a daytime drop-in program with meals as well as an overnight program. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough police to arrest illicit drug users in Trinity Community Centre neighbourhood

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Police are suspending their 'Safer Public Spaces' approach in the area due to a dramatic increase in calls for service.
A lone skate on the Trent-Severn Waterway canal below the Peterborough Lift Lock in January 2022. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

No skating on Trent Canal among budget reductions recommended by Peterborough city council

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After 2 days of budget deliberations, proposed property tax hike has increased to 8% but council is aiming to reduce that to 7%.
During its budget deliberations on November 19, 2024, Peterborough city council meeting as general committee voted against the 25 per cent funding cut to 75 arts and social services organizations proposed in the 2025 draft budget. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Peterborough city council votes against 25% funding cut to 75 arts and social services...

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After a week of strong opposition, council decided it wasn't worth it to save less than 1% of 1% in draft 2025 budget.
Representatives of the Peterborough Humane Society and Peterborough-based creative agency Unmanned were in New Orleans at the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement's annual conference on November 18, 2024 to receive the People's Choice Wagsies Award and $20,000 for animals in need for the 2023 "Never Too Late" video. The annual Wagsies Animal Welfare Video Awards are presented by the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and the Hill's Food, Shelter & Love program. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Humane Society)

Peterborough Humane Society’s video wins People’s Choice Wagsies Award and $20,000 for animals in...

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Created and donated in 2023 by Peterborough-based creative agency Unmanned, 'Never Too Late' was the only Canadian entry in online competition.
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