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The audience at opening night at The Grove Theatre in Fenelon Falls on August 5, 2021. After a scaled-down season of concerts last year because of the pandemic, the outdoor amphitheatre will be hosting a series of live music, comedy, and theatrical events this spring will be followed by production of the spy-thriller parody 'The 39 Steps' this summer. (Photo: Fred Thornhill)

Tickets on sale for 2022 season at The Grove Theatre in Fenelon Falls

Series of live music, comedy, and theatrical events this spring will be followed by 'The 39 Steps' this summer.
Peterborough singer-songwriter Benj Rowland is performing in support of his new album "Community Garden" with special guests J.J. Swinn and The Haymakers and Kayla Mahomed at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, April 9. (Photo: David Warren)

nightlifeNOW – April 7 to 13

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

Police identify two victims of fatal three-vehicle collision near Kinmount Wednesday afternoon

Third person seriously injured in collision on County Road 121 involving two cars and a pickup truck.
Cobourg's Victoria Hall in a scene from the first season of the Netflix series "Ginny & Georgia". (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Netflix’s ‘Ginny & Georgia’ filming in downtown Cobourg third week of April

Temporary road closures and parking restrictions as production company returns to shoot second season
A hand placing green waste in a wheelbarrow during spring cleaning of a yard. (Stock photo)

Green waste collection resumes for City of Peterborough residents

Curbside pickup on regular collection day continues weekly until the end of November.
A woman giving a thumbs up as she receives a vaccination. (Stock photo)

Ontarians aged 60 and over can get their fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose starting April...

Province also expands eligibility to Indigenous people and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and older.
Friendly Fires owner Alex Soubliere, pictured with his wife Lorraine, their two children Sequoia and Noah, and their Portuguese water dog Olive, has donated $25,000 to the Peterborough Humane Society for the new Peterborough Animal Care Centre. (Photo courtesy of Soubliere family)

Friendly Fires owner Alex Soubliere donates $25,000 to Peterborough Humane Society

Memorial patio at new Peterborough Animal Care Centre will be named 'The Friendly Fires Patio'.
50-year-old Robert Ladoceur of Buckhorn was last seen in Peterborough on March 22, 2022. On April 3, his body was located in a field off Lakehurst Road near Six Foot Bay Road in Trent Lakes. Police are treating his death as suspicious and are asking anyone with information about his activities leading up to his disappearance to contact them. (Police-supplied photo)

Missing 50-year-old Buckhorn man found dead in Trent Lakes field

Police are treating the death of Robert Ladoceur as suspicious.
An electric vehicle being charged. (Stock photo)

Eight electric vehicle charging ports may be coming to downtown Peterborough

Council endorses contract for 16 EV charging ports for city vehicles, with 8 additional ports for public use conditional on federal subsidy.
YWCA Peterborough Haliburton is inviting local businesses and members of the community to join the YWCA Challenge for Mom from May 1 to 8, 2022 and directly support local resources for women and their children to safely escape gender-based violence, build upon their existing strength, and move forward in their lives. (Photo courtesy of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)

Join the YWCA Challenge for Mom and help women experiencing gender-based violence

Running May 1 until Mother's Day, fundraiser will support YWCA Peterborough Haliburton programs including Crossroads Shelter, Haliburton Emergency Rural SafeSpace, and more.

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