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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.
Canadian rocker Kim Mitchell will make his fifth appearance at Peterborough Musicfest, performing songs from Max Webster and his solo career during a free-admission concert at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough on August 16, 2025 to close out the festival's 38th season. (Photo: Al Pettman)

Canadian rocker Kim Mitchell returns to Peterborough Musicfest on August 16

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Solo artist and former Max Webster frontman will close out Musicfest's 38th season with a free-admission concert in Del Crary Park.
Downtown Peterborough restaurant The Vine, which was the champion of the 2023 Mac & Cheese Festival, will be serving up its jalapeno popper mac and cheese dish during the 2025 Mac & Cheese Festival, which runs from April 1 to 26. The Vine is one of 17 downtown restaurants participating in this year's festival, organized by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA), which includes a new grand finale celebration on Saturday, April 26 as well as a new Judge's Choice Award. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Downtown Peterborough’s award-winning Mac & Cheese Festival returns with spring edition from April 1...

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New this year is a grand finale celebration at Quaker Foods City Square on April 26 and the Judge's Choice Award.
Chief Stuart Betts (third from left) marked the beginning of the celebrations of the Peterborough Police Service's 175th anniversary on March 18, 2025 by placing the police service's official 175th anniversary on marked patrol vehicles. Also pictured from left to right are police services board vice-chair Drew Merrett, Peterborough mayor and board member Jeff Leal, board chair Mary ten Doeschate, city councillor and board member Gary Baldwin, board member Steve Girardi, and deputy chief Jamie Hartnett. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough Police Service celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2025

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A community celebration event will be held on May 31 at the new Lansdowne Street West police facility.
Trent Valley Archives Theatre's second historical play "Crossing Over" is a fictionalized account of the perilous six-week journey of the John Barry, the last of the nine Peter Robinson emigrant transport ships to leave Ireland for Canada in 1825. Written by Ed Schroeter and Gerry McBride based on the journals of the ship's surgeon, the play will be performed from May 29 to 31, 2025, at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Tickets are available now for the production, which is a fundraiser for Trent Valley Archives. (AI-generated image)

Trent Valley Archives Theatre announces 19-member cast of historical play ‘Crossing Over’

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Peterborough's real-life seanchaí Hugh Foley will narrate play about 1825 Irish settler emigration running from May 29 to 31 at the Market Hall.
The new Canadian Canoe Museum, located on the shores of Little Lake in Peterborough, has been named as one of the world's greatest places to visit in 2025 by TIME magazine. (Photo: Justen Soule)

The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough makes TIME’s list of the world’s greatest places...

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The magazine just published its seventh annual list of 100 'one-of-a-kind spots and experiences around the globe'.
The historic Old Town Hall is located at 1 Mathison Street West in Havelock. (Photo: Google Maps)

Old Town Hall in Havelock temporarily closed after being deemed unsafe to use

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Last fall, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township council authorized a building assessment study to evaluate the historic building's safety.
A promotional photo from 4th Line Theatre for "Wild Irish Geese" written by and starring Peterborough's Megan Murphy (middle) and directed by Kim Blackwell. The play, which tells the story of the impoverished Irish settlers who came to Peterborough in 1825 under an emigration plan administered by Upper Canada politician Peter Robinson, makes its world premiere at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook from July 29 to August 30, 2025. Earlier in July, 4th Line will also present the world premiere of "The Housekeeper" by Ian McLachlan and Robert Winslow, which is the fourth in a series of plays by McLachlan and Winslow about the Barnardo children. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)

Megan Murphy to star in world premiere of her play ‘Wild Irish Geese’ at...

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Murphy will play the role of a traditional Irish storyteller narrating her debut play about the Irish settlers who came to the Peterborough region 200 years ago.
Mark Carney was elected the leader of the federal Liberal Party and Canada's next Prime Minister on March 9, 2025. A federal election may be called in the next few weeks. (Photo: Liberal Party of Canada)

With a federal election looming, Peterborough is still waiting for a local Liberal candidate

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Peterborough Federal Liberal Association says party 'is still in the process of reviewing and approving' a candidate.
Peterborough County warden Bonnie Clark has released a video and written statement outlining the county's action plan in response to the tariffs on Canadian goods imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: Peterborough County)

Peterborough County announces U.S. tariff response action plan to support local businesses

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County will take a series of immediate and mid-term actions in the areas of procurement, economic development, and collaboration and advocacy.
Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

What’s on the agenda for Peterborough City Council on March 10

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Items for Monday night's general committee meeting include community planning permit by-law, council remuneration, Selwyn Link bus service, heritage properties, and more,
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