Home Authors Articles by kawarthaNOW

Articles by kawarthaNOW

kawarthaNOW
5997 Articles
Our generic staff writer account, covering breaking and local community news. Follow kawarthaNOW on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
Krista English co-founded the Travelling World Community Film Festival in Peterborough in 2004, with the first festival held in January 2005. English, who has been the festival's executive director since then, is moving on. Beginning in August 2018, Jay Adam will assume the position of Festival Director. (Photo: ReFrame Film Festival)

ReFrame Film Festival founder Krista English is moving on

Jay Adam will be new festival director and organization is seeking a creative director.
Guelph's Samson Wrote (Sam Boer) brings his acoustic-based experimental folk-rock to The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, April 4th. Last year's Peterborough Folk Festival Emerging Artist Mary-Kate Edwards will be opening. (Photo: Aven Hoffarth)

nightlifeNOW – March 29 to April 4

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, March 29 to Wednesday, April 4.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Lindsay man arrested for an early morning assault

Victim punched in the face and knocked to the ground recognized his assailant.
Two boys enjoying Easter

What’s open and closed over the Easter weekend

Holiday hours for 256 selected businesses, organizations, and services across the Kawarthas
Thanks to community donations, including a $50,000 gift from an anonymous donor, GreenUP will be able to begin redevelopment this year of Ecology Park, a popular five-acre showcase of sustainable landscape ideas and resources in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

GreenUP receives anonymous donation of $50,000 for redevelopment of Ecology Park

This gift and other donations means environmental organization can begin building key facilities in 2018.
The Easter Bunny returns to Village Dental Centre in Lakefield on Easter Monday (April 2) for free photos, cookies, beverages, and a prize raffle. (Photo: Village Dental Centre)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – March 28, 2018

Featuring Employment Standards Act info session, Chamber summer staff positions, BOSS mental health seminar, Easter Bunny in Lakefield, 2018 Wipper Lecture at Canadian Canoe Museum, and more.
Green waste

Green waste collection in Peterborough begins next week

Weekly collection begins on April 3 and continues until the last week of November.
Downtown Lindsay

Police release name of pedestrian killed in downtown Lindsay

68-year-old Christine Hewitt was struck by reversing vehicle on Kent Street West on March 26
Peterborough City Council unanimously endorsed the new logo and tagline for the City of Peteborough after a March 26th presentation by local marketing agency BrandHealth, which developed the new branding. (Graphic: BrandHealth)

Peterborough city council unanimously endorses new “Outside the Ordinary” brand

BrandHealth presentation convinces council to reverse its original decision rejecting the proposed brand.
Toronto comedians Danny Polishchuk, Ryan Long, and JJ Liberman will perform raunchy stand-up when The Dirty North comes to Peterborough's Market Hall on April 20, 2018. (Photo: Fckonomics podcast)

It’s going to be funny but filthy at Peterborough’s Market Hall

Toronto comedians JJ Liberman, Ryan Long, and Danny Polishchuk headline x-rated comedy show on April 20.

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

29,687FollowersLike
24,859FollowersFollow
17,824FollowersFollow
4,276FollowersFollow
3,422FollowersFollow
2,853FollowersFollow

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.