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Ryan Barnett is the new creative director of the ReFrame Film Festival. (Photo courtesy of ReFrame Film Festival)

Peterborough’s ReFrame Film Festival appoints Ryan Barnett as new creative director

Interdisciplinary curator, producer, writer, and documentary storyteller succeeds Eryn Lidster following a three-month national search.
Victoria Park Beach in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

The Beach Report for August 7 to 13, 2026

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings County.
Canadian folk music legend Ian Tamblyn performs at the Dominion Hotel in Minden on Friday night. (Promotional photo)

nightlifeNOW – August 6 to 12

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Kawartha Lakes OPP lays 127 charges in first month of Highway 7 aggressive driving...

Police launched targeted enforcement at end of June after 10 fatal collisions were recorded in area in first six months of year,
The Warkworth Long Lunch in 2024. The popular annual fundraising event returns in 2026 to Main Street in downtown Warkworth on Sunday, August 16. (Photo: Bob Leahy)

Warkworth Long Lunch returns August 16 with expanded artisans market

Main Street fundraiser for Warkworth Medical Centre features local food and drink, live music, family activities, vendors, and a gift basket raffle.
Police tape. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Police upgrade murder charge against Peterborough woman in connection with her mother’s death in...

Sarah-Jayne Maier, 45, is now charged with first-degree murder after her 74-year-old mother Susan Maier was found in the Otonabee River.
A young girl with gear during summer heading to a beach for a swim. (Stock photo)

The Beach Report for July 31 to August 6, 2026

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings County.
A group of children roasting marshmallows over a campfire. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed on the 2026 Civic Holiday

Holiday hours for 293 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough rockers The Ilk will be performing an EP release show at Sadleir House in downtown Peterborough on Friday night with Tristan Konkle and Allura opening. (Photo: Bryan Reid)

nightlifeNOW – July 30 to August 5

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Cobourg police service board chair Adam Bureau (left) and retired sergeant Don Missen, who led the Cobourg police's former canine unit from 1997 to 2003, presented Constable Amrit Gill and German shepherd Atos with the K-9 badge at a ceremony during the police service board's meeting in council chambers at Victoria Hall on July 28, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Cobourg Police Service)

Canine unit returns to Cobourg police after 23-year absence

Constable Amrit Gill and German shepherd Atos graduated on July 24 from an intensive canine training program led by the Guelph Police Service.

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