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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.
Dr. Tosin Tifase is one of the new family physicians working in the City of Peterborough. Working on a fee-for-service model at Northcrest Pharmasave Pharmacy's medical clinic, Dr. Tifase has rostered 2,200 patients according to an update from the city's economic development director and physician recruitment coordinator on the physician recruitment pilot project presented to city council on May 12, 2025. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

11 new physicians have engaged with Peterborough’s physician recruitment pilot project, with six receiving...

City council received an update on the $580,000 pilot project that runs until the end of December.
First held in 1990, the Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale takes place on the Saturday following the Victoria Day weekend, with residents along the entire length of Gilmour Street as well as neighbouring streets participating in the popular event. (Photo: Linda McIlwain)

Peterborough’s Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale returns on May 24

This will be the first year of the sale without longtime participants Vivian and Bill Heinmiller.
Elyse Saunders from Peterborough, Tebey from Peterborough, and Sacha from Warkworth have each received multiple nominations for the Country Music Association of Ontario's 2025 CMAOntario Awards, with Daryl Scott from Douro and Jesse Slack from Peterborough receiving a nomination for Songwriter of the Year. The CMAOntario Awards Show will be held on June 1, 2025 at The Music Hall in Hamilton. (kawarthaNOW collage of promotional photos)

Five country music artists in the Kawarthas region nominated for CMAOntario Awards

Elyse Saunders, Sacha, and Tebey have each received multiple nominations, with Daryl Scott and Jesse Slack up for Songwriter of the Year.
A mobile speed camera. (Photo: City of Peterborough staff report)

Peterborough city council to consider staff recommendation for speed cameras in school zones and...

Proposed automated speed enforcement system would cost an estimated $489,000, offset by penalty revenue.
Darryl Breadner has sold 4 Aces Auto Centre, the auto repair company at 485 Parkhill Road East in Peterborough he founded over 20 years ago, to The Mufflerman Inc. According to a media release from The Mufflerman, Breadner and all existing employees will remain with the business, and 4 Aces will continue to operate as an independent auto mechanical garage within The Mufflerman Group. (Photo: 4 Aces Auto Centre)

4 Aces Auto Centre in Peterborough acquired by The Mufflerman

Previous owner Darryl Breadner and all existing employees will remain with the business, which will continue to operate independently.
Light post banners on Hunter Street East in Peterborough's East City installed by the volunteer-led East City Village Business Improvement Area, which is merging with the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area as part of a one-year pilot agreement. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) will now represent businesses in East City

East City Village Business Improvement Area has merged with the DBIA as part of a one-year pilot agreement.
Beau Dixon performing during Peterborough's Artsweek 2023 at Porchapalooza, which featured live music performed by local musicians on neighbourhood porches. The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) has issued an open call for proposals for Artweek 2025, which runs from September 29 to October 5. (Photo: Julie Gagne)

Artists of all kinds encouraged to submit proposals for Artsweek 2025 in Peterborough

Electric City Culture Council is presenting the city's biennial festival of the arts from September 29 to October 5.
Internationally acclaimed Canadian writer Jane Urquhart, whose latest novel is the Giller Prize longlisted "In Winter I Get Up at Night", will be one of nine authors participating in the 2025 Lakefield Literary Festival. The festival takes place on Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19 at the Bryan Jones Theatre at Lakefield College School, along with the popular children's tent at Cenotaph Park. (Photo of Jane Urquhart by Nicholas Tinkl)

Internationally acclaimed Canadian author Jane Urquhart to headline Lakefield Literary Festival

July 18 and 19 event also features Jennifer Robson, Helen Humphreys, Martha Baillie, Adelle Purdham, Sheung-King, Canisia Lubrin, Lana Button, and Nadia Hohn.
Canadian punk rock band Gob performing at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on January 30, 2025 at the final show of Canadian rock band Sum 41's farewell tour. (Photo: Renegade Rock Photography)

Canadian punk rockers Gob performing for the first time at Peterborough Musicfest on July...

The Juno-nominated west coast band rose to prominence in the Canadian punk scene during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Liberal Emma Harrison celebrates her election as Peterborough's new MP at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough on April 28, 2025. She defeated Conservative incumbent Michelle Ferreri by over 10,000 votes. (Photo: Allyson Rader)

Liberal Emma Harrison unseats Conservative incumbent Michelle Ferreri in Peterborough

Peterborough has reaffirmed its reputation as a bellwether riding, with Mark Carney's Liberals set to form government.

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