Thursday, September 18, 2025
Home Authors Articles by kawarthaNOW

Articles by kawarthaNOW

kawarthaNOW
6159 Articles
Our generic staff writer account, covering breaking and local community news. Follow kawarthaNOW on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
The Cobourg Police Service released this photo of Victoria Beach in Cobourg showing only small gatherings on the beach on May 23, 2020, the same day when an estimated 10,000 people gathered at Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park. (Photo: Cobourg Police Service)

Victoria Beach in Cobourg to reopen during the week as of September 8

kawarthaNOW -
Popular beach, which has been completely closed since June, will remain closed on weekends until October 14.
Public health nurse Simone Jackson wearing personal protective equipment as she prepares to open a swab to test a patient for COVID-19 in Peterborough Public Health's clinic. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Ontario reports 133 new COVID-19 cases, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in...

kawarthaNOW -
No new cases to report in Peterborough, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
Severe thunderstorm

ENDED – Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region for Wednesday

kawarthaNOW -
Heavy rain and damaging wind gusts possible in afternoon and early evening.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 112 new COVID-19 cases, including 1 in Peterborough

kawarthaNOW -
Updates unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
“I’ve been allowing myself to rest, to reflect, to recharge, and to let ideas incubate. I keep moving and dancing, but just for me.” - Dreda Blow, Dance/Theatre Artist (Photo: Julie Gagne)

The Essential Project: dance/theatre artist Dreda Blow

kawarthaNOW -
A visual documentation by photographer Julie Gagne of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Peterborough artists and arts organizations.
The author Suzanne McDonough (right) with her sister Cathy on their favourite swing in front of their family's Kawartha cottage in the 1960s. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the McDonough family has been unable to visit the beloved cotttage the family has owned since the 1930s. (Photo courtesy of Suzanne McDonough)

A love letter to the Kawarthas (and Canada) from an American cottager

kawarthaNOW -
Due to the pandemic, Suzanne McDonough has been unable to visit the Kawarthas cottage her family has owned since the 1930s.
This photograph of poet Elizabeth Jenkins is one of 17 photos of 20 local artists that are part of "ESSENTIAL", a new photography project by Julie Gagne commissioned by Peterborough's Electric City Culture Council to raise awareness of the precarious situation of local artists and arts organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gagne's photographs will be released weekly on EC3's website and kawarthaNOW's website over the coming weeks. (Photo: Julie Gagne)

Impact of pandemic on Peterborough artists documented by photographer Julie Gagne

kawarthaNOW -
Commissioned by Electric City Culture Council, 'ESSENTIAL' photography project profiles 20 local artists and their pandemic experiences.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 114 new COVID-19 cases, including 1 in Peterborough and 2 in Kawartha...

kawarthaNOW -
No new cases to report in Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
The drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Kinsmen Civic Centre in Peterborough for residents without symptoms has been running since May 27, 2020. (Photo: Peterborough Paramedics / Twitter)

Peterborough’s drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic relocates to Northcrest Arena on September 8

kawarthaNOW -
The clinic for people without symptoms will not be open on Labour Day.
20-year-old Tyler Christine-Bourgeois of Azilda near Sudbury died after he fell through the ice on Bass Lake when riding on a toboggan behind a snowmobile on March 7, 2020. Police have now charged 45-year-old William Robson of Trent Lakes with three charges including dangerous operation causing death and impaired by alchohol causing death. (Photo: Christine-Bourgeois family)

Charges laid in March death of 20-year-old who fell through ice on Bass Lake...

kawarthaNOW -
William Robson of Trent Lakes faces three charges in death of Tyler Christine-Bourgeois of Sudbury,
1...357358359...616Page 358 of 616

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

31,415FollowersLike
25,567FollowersFollow
17,679FollowersFollow
4,578FollowersFollow
3,671FollowersFollow
3,099FollowersFollow

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.

EDITOR'S PICKS

SIGN UP FOR OUR ENEWS




© Copyright kawarthaNOW® 1996 - 2025. All rights reserved. Unauthorized distribution, transmission, or republication strictly prohibited. Trademarks owned by kawarthaNOW include kawarthaNOW®, Keep It In The Kawarthas®, Web Sites That Work®, Kawartha Localist™, Know Your Locals™, businessNOW™, musicNOW™, artNOW™, nightlifeNOW™, encoreNOW™, and KNosh™.