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City of Kawartha Lakes councillor Pat Warren and Mayor Doug Elmslie (front row, third and fourth from left) with the recipients of the 2025 "Bee a Hero" and "Environmental Hero" awards at Kawartha Lakes City Hall in Lindsay on August 25, 2026. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

City of Kawartha Lakes honours local champions for pollinators and the environment

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Recipients of the 2025 'Bee a Hero' and 'Environmental Hero' awards include gardeners, conservationists, students, businesses, and community organizations.
Tami J. Wilde and Mark Edwards are two of the five local artists who will be performing at "In Your Own Words" at 100 Acre Brewing Co. in Peterborough on Sunday afternoon in support of the Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association (PMBA), along with John Bright, K.C. Carter, and Joanna Bronson. A ticketed song-writing seminar with lyric coach Phil Manning takes place before the live music event. (Photo: Mark Edwards / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – August 27 to September 2

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Members of the United Way Peterborough & District's 2026-27 campaign cabinet gathered at the organization's Stewart Street office on August 21, 2026 for their first meeting in advance of this year's campaign launch, which takes place on Thursday, September 17 at Healthy Planet Arena. (Photo: United Way Peterborough & District / Facebook)

United Way Peterborough & District names cabinet for 2026-27 campaign

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Led by chair Tiffany Arcari, 17-member team will help champion 'Certified Neighbours' campaign with official launch event on September 17.
Artist Rosalinde Baumgartner's sculpture "Hans" was stolen from the Downtown Sculpture Exhibition in Fenelon Falls on August 23, 2026. The Fenelon Arts Committee is asking for the public's help in recovering the sculpture, which is valued at $2,000. (Photo: Fenelon Arts Committee)

Fenelon Arts Committee seeks public’s help after $2,000 sculpture disappears from downtown public art...

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'Hans', a black-clay sculpture by 90-year-old artist Rosalinde Baumgartner, is believed to have been taken on August 23.
Rutger Huntley, Aiden Budd, Zander Bromley, Caleb Galbraith, and Rielle MacDougall are five of the six Peterborough-area student entreprenuers who graduated from the provincially funded Summer Company program, administered locally by Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory Centre. Not pictured is Emma George-Peters. The young entrepreneurs participated in a graduation ceremony at Venture North in downtown Peterborough on August 26, 2026 along with a tradeshow showcasing the businesses they launched and operated throughout the summer. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

Six Peterborough-area student entrepreneurs graduate from Summer Company program

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Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory centre provided the students with support and up to $3,000 to launch and operate their own summer businesses.
Olivia Avery of the Lindsay Agricultural Society was crowned the winner of the 2026 Ambassador of the Fairs program at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto on August 23, 2026. (Photo courtesy of CNE)

Olivia Avery of the Lindsay Agricultural Society crowned 2026 CNE Ambassador of the Fairs

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Year-long role will take Avery across Ontario as a representative of the CNE and all agricultural fairs in the province.
Left to right, top and bottom: Peterborough City Hall, Kawartha Lakes City Hall in Lindsay, Victoria Hall in Cobourg, the Township of Selwyn municipal office, and Port Hope Town Hall. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Certified municipal election candidates for the five most populous communities in the greater Kawarthas

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With the nomination period closed on August 21, here's who's running for office in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Cobourg, Selwyn, and Port Hope,
Fleming College offers both a Personal Support Worker (PSW) program as well as a bridge program for PSW graduates to meet admission requirements for entry to the college's Practical Nursing program. (Photo: Fleming College)

Fleming College partnership with Scarborough Health Network to provide tuition-free training for personal support...

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New program supported by $2.2 million in provincial funding will train 80 personal support workers and help 30 nurses develop skills for rural and remote care.
Cars in heavy rain

Special weather statement for weekend rain in effect for the Kawarthas region

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With possibility of slow-moving showers, thunderstorms, and multiple rounds of precipitation, some areas may receive 50 mm of rain or more
Beavermead Beach is the only supervised public beach in the City of Peterborough, with lifeguards on duty daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the last week of June to the end of August. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

The Beach Report for August 21 to 27, 2026

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Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings County.
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