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During a launch event at the Balsillie Family YMCA in Peterborough on November 5, 2026 for the 2026-27 Strong Kids Campaign, A Night in White Garden Party committee chair Chris Leney holds a cheque for $45,000, representing the proceeds from the September 18 fundraiser going towards the campaign's goal of raising $215,000 to help children, youth, and families access YMCA programs regardless of their ability to pay. Also pictured, from left to right: Strong Kids Campaign chair Shaun Pearce, YMCA of Central East Ontario Vice President of Membership & Health, Fitness & Aquatics Leslie Murray, Peterborough city councillor Joy Lachica, Peterborough mayor-elect Michael Eamon, Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal, YMCA Employment Services General Manager Katherine Orban, YMCA of Central East Ontario President and CEO David Allen, and Strong Kids Campaign committee members Logan McCrea and Spencer Lupton. (Photo courtesy of YMCA of Central East Ontario)

Peterborough YMCA launches $215,000 Strong Kids campaign to help remove financial barriers

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Balsillie Family YMCA says 35% of its 2026-27 fundraising goal has already been raised, including a record $45,000 contribution from A Night in White Garden Party.
Elora folk singer-songwriter Drea Lake will join Hamilton's Marshall Veroni, Peterborough's Mary-Kate Edwards (now living in Montreal), and Peterborough's Joanna Bronson for "Originals: Songs in the Round" at The John at Sadleir House in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Photo: Jen Squires)

nightlifeNOW – November 5 to 11

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
The main office of Canopy Support Services is located at 150 O'Carroll Avenue in Peterborough, with additional offices on Monaghan Road and in Lindsay, Cobourg, Haliburton, and Campbellford. (Photo: Google Maps)

Canopy Support Services discloses breach involving personal health information of clients

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Peterborough-based disability support organization says files were encrypted on a backup server but no information was lost.
In early November, The Salvation Army Peterborough is launching its annual "Hope for All Seasons" fundraising campaign, which includes a mail-out appeal and the Christmas kettle program. The funds raised from the campaign support the charity's year-round programs, including the breakfast program and food bank. (Photo courtesy of Salvation Army Peterborough)

Salvation Army Peterborough launches Christmas campaign under pressure from $88,000 shortfall

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Charity aims to raise $675,000 by year's end as growing demand stretches food, emergency assistance, and other community services.
United Way Peterborough & District CEO Jason Seguya feeds the bear — Peterborough Century 21 Lakers mascot Teddy — during the launch of the second annual Ultimate Burger Battle at Agave by Imperial in downtown Peterborough on November 2, 2026. The fundraiser will see 11 participating restaurants donate $2 to the United Way from every featured burger sold during November, with seven volunteer Burger Ambassadors (including Teddy) making their way to all the participating restaurants to taste the entries, share their experiences on social media, and encourage people to join the fundraiser. (Photo: Tiffany Arcari)

Peterborough restaurants fire up their grills for second annual Ultimate Burger Battle

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November competition will see 11 restaurants compete for bragging rights, with $2 from every featured burger supporting United Way Peterborough & District.
The "Horned Dinosaurs: More Than Triceratops" exhibit runs at Peterborough Museum & Archives from November 7, 2026 to March 21, 2027 and features a variety of skulls, interpretive displays, and the cast skeleton of Centrosaurus Apertus, a horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period of Canada around 76 million years ago. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Museum & Archives)

Dinosaurs return to Peterborough Museum & Archives in new exhibit running until March

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'Horned Dinosaurs: More Than Triceratops' opens November 7 with skeletons, skulls, and displays exploring the evolution of ceratopsians.
Some members of the Lindsay Curling Club will don 19th-century attire to mark the club's 150th anniversary during a 24-hour curling marathon on December 11 and 12, 2026, raising funds for local charities including the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation. Members of the public are invited to an open house on December 12 featuring a pancake breakfast, raffles, games, curling demonstrations, and opportunities for visitors to try throwing a stone themselves. (Photo courtesy of Lindsay Curling Club)

Lindsay Curling Club to celebrate 150 years with 24-hour curling marathon

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Anniversary event on December 11 and 12 will support local charities including Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation and features a public open house.
Cale Crowe and Genevieve Adam at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope in 2024 during the announcement of the theatre's 2025 season, which included the world premiere of their musical "Rez Gas." Crowe composed all of the music, Adam wrote a lot of the script, and the pair came up with characters and plot together. (Photo courtesy of Capitol Theatre)

Alderville’s Cale Crowe and Cobourg’s Genevieve Adam win national playwriting award for ‘Rez Gas’

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Original musical will return to Port Hope's Capitol Theatre in August 2027, before heading to the National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre in Ottawa that fall.
Representatives from the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) along with Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock MPP Laurie Scott, outgoing Minden Hills mayor Bob Carter, Oshkaabewis Dave Rice from Wasauksing First Nation, school board trustees, and more attended a groundbreaking ceremony on October 30, 2026 for a new new Outdoor Education and Indigenous Centre at its future location in Minden. (Photo: TLDSB)

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new $3.8-million outdoor education and Indigenous learning centre in Minden

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Trillium Lakelands District School Board facility on 90-acre property will provide year-round land-based learning for students in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Muskoka.
CUPE Local 4911, which represents Peterborough City-County paramedics, has been bargaining with Peterborough County for a new collective agreement since March 2026. (Photo: CUPE 4911 Peterborough Paramedics / Facebook)

Ontario Labour Relations Board rules that Peterborough paramedics cannot strike before November 13

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Ruling pushes back potential strike date by almost two weeks as Peterborough County and CUPE Local 4911 remain without a contract.
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