Authors Articles by kawarthaNOW

Articles by kawarthaNOW

kawarthaNOW
5596 Articles
Our generic staff writer account, covering breaking and local community news. Follow kawarthaNOW on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
For every holiday shopping passport you complete by shopping locally at 150 downtown Peterborough businesses this holiday season, you have a chance to win one of three early bird draws for a $500 Boro gift card during December and a $1,500 Boro gift card grand prize in January. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area)

Holiday shopping passports now available at 150 locations in downtown Peterborough

Complete your passport for a chance to win one of three $500 Boro gift cards during December, with a $1,500 gift card grand prize draw in January.
Peterborough Transit passengers at the Simcoe Street bus terminal in downtown Peterborough before the pandemic. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Peterborough Transit downtown bus routes return to Simcoe Street terminal on Sunday

Construction at Simcoe Street parking garage structure that began in July has been completed.
Contemporary delta blues and roots musician Doc MacLean performs two shows at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Thursday, November 11 as part of his National Steel "Streamline" Blues Tour. (Photo: Stefan Hunter)

nightlifeNOW – November 11 to 17

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, announced on November 10, 2021 the government is pausing the lifting of capacity limits on night clubs, strip clubs, and similar settings for 28 days given a recent increase in weekly COVID-19 cases rates in the province. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of CPAC video)

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health remains optimistic despite recent increase in COVID-19 cases

Province has announced a pause until December 15 on lifting capacity limits on night clubs, strip clubs, and similar settings.
Representatives from Tim Hortons and the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation celebrate raising $68,991.15 through the annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign to support mental health care services at the hospital. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Smile Cookie campaign raises almost $69,000 for mental health care at Peterborough Regional Health...

14 Peterborough-area Tim Hortons locations participated in the company's 25th annual campaign.
Sarah Lewis, Nogojiwanong-Peterborough's first poet laurete, performing her piece "Warrior Cry" in a video for the CBC Arts series Poetic License. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Nogojiwanong-Peterborough’s first poet laureate Sarah Lewis speaks up and speaks her truth

Curve Lake spoken word artist performs her poem 'Warrior Cry' for the CBC Arts series Poetic License.
Cobourg police are seeking the public's help in identifying this person, believed to be linked to several vehicle theft incidents in Cobourg over the weekends of October 22 to 24 and November 5 to 8. (Police-supplied photo)

Cobourg police seek public’s help identifying vehicle theft suspect

Vehicle windows were smashed and personal property taken in six incidents in October and November.
Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole announced the official opposition's shadow cabinet for the 44th Parliament of Canada on November 9, 2021. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Facebook video)

O’Toole names all four MPs in greater Kawarthas region to his shadow cabinet

Ferreri becomes oppositiion critic for tourism, Schmale Indigenous services, Kramp-Neuman seniors, and Lawrence FedDev Ontario.
57-year-old Michael Scheib. (Police-supplied photo)

Peterborough police asking for public’s help in locating missing 57-year-old man

Michael Scheib was last seen in Ashburnham Drive and Highway 115 area early Monday evening.
An OPP police car with lights flashing. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Little Britain

68-year-old Hugh Manley of Fenelon Township died in hospital after Monday evening collision.

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

27,932FollowersLike
23,675FollowersFollow
18,066FollowersFollow

Sign up for kawarthNOW's Enews

Sign up for our VIP Enews

kawarthaNOW.com offers two enews options to help readers stay in the know. Our VIP enews is delivered weekly every Wednesday morning and includes exclusive giveaways, and our news digest is delivered daily every morning. You can subscribe to one or both.




Submit your event for FREE!

Use our event submission form to post your event on our website — for free. To submit editorial content or ideas, please contact us.