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Kawartha Lakes police vehicle. (Photo: Kawartha Lakes Police Service)

Kawartha Lakes police rescue man who jumped into the Scucog River in Lindsay on...

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Officers entered the water to pull the man to shore, where he was treated for hypothermia and taken to hospital
Peterborough musician VanCamp (Calvin Bakelaar) provides a soundtrack for shoppers during a summer sidewalk sale in downtown Peterborough, with the street closed to motor vehicle traffic. The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) will be hosting Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales on June 14, July 12, August 9, and September 13, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Monthly Saturday sidewalk sales coming to downtown Peterborough this summer

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Two blocks of George Street will be closed to motor vehicles during the events, which will also feature pop-up street vendors and community activities.
In support of their self-titled debut double album, "glitter folk" trio LeVolume (wife-and-husband team Jenny Whiteley and Joe Wright with Julian Brown) are performing at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Photo via levolume.com)

nightlifeNOW – May 29 to June 4

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
The winners of the second annual Peterborough Arts Awards in 2019 were Charlie Werger (Beth McMaster accepting on his behalf), Nimkii Osawamick, Beau Dixon and Patti Shaughnessy (Lisa Dixon accepting on Beau's behalf), Alice Williams, Hilary Wear, and Ryan Kerr. After a five-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) announced the return of the awards in November 2024, with the winners celebrated at a reception on June 12, 2025 at the Canadian Canoe Museum. (Photo: Bianca Nucaro-Viteri for kawarthaNOW)

Tickets now available for Peterborough Arts Awards reception on June 12 at the Canadian...

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Electric City Culture Council (EC3) will announce six winners and 12 runners-up in six categories receiving a total of $15,000 in awards.
The 2025 winners of the Rotary Club of Peterborough's Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF) awards celebrate at the McDonnel Street Activity Centre on May 26, 2025: Norm Lamothe of Woodleigh Farms, Hayley Goodchild of Peterborough GreenUp, Steve Paul of Second Nature Studio, Anna Lee and Elliott Groen of Kawartha Land Trust with Justin Sutton of the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough (on behalf of Kieran Andrews of Wild Rock Outfitters), and Eduard Yonathan of SanoStrategy Corporation. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough)

Rotary Club of Peterborough awards $11,000 to five local environmental innovators

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Three projects received $3,000 each, with $1,000 awarded to two runner-up projects, under the Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF).
Home to the Peterborough Farmers' Market every Saturday, the Morrow Building is located at the south end of the Peterborough Memorial Centre off Lansdowne Street West. (Photo: Google Maps)

As it dismantles homeless encampment, City of Peterborough opens temporary shelter in Morrow Building

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The city has used the Morrow Building as a shelter on previous occasions when evicting homeless people from city property.
A scene for the 18th season of "Murdoch Mysteries" being filmed at 181 Perry Street in Cobourg on September 11, 2024. The production company is returning to Cobourg on May 26 and 27, 2025 to film scenes for the 19th season of the popular mystery drama series. (Photo: Experience Cobourg / Facebook)

‘Murdoch Mysteries’ returning to shoot in downtown Cobourg on May 26 to 27

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Filming for season 19 of CBC's popular mystery drama series will take place at various locations on King Street East and West.
Linda Kash played Ebeneezer Scrooge while Kerry Griffin played all other characters during New Stages Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol Comedy" at Peterborough's Market Hall in December 2024. The comedians will be teaming up once again for an unscripted evening of improv with special guests, presented by the Traill College and New Stages at the William and Nona Heaslip Foundation Summer Festival, which will take place on Thursday evenings from June 5 to August 28, 2025 at Trent University's downtown Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre. (Photo: Dahlia Katz)

New Stages Theatre to present free outdoor performances at the Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre in...

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In partnership with Trent University's Traill College, the free Thursday evening events are part of the William and Nona Heaslip Foundation Summer Festival.
Now known as the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives, the Old Gaol Museum was opened in 2011 in the former Victoria County Jail at 50 Victoria Avenue North in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Lindsay’s historic Old Gaol building is getting a facelift

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives will remain operational while the repair work is underway.
Since joining TerraCycle's free writing instrument recycling program at Staples in October 2024, Clean Up Peterborough has diverted 1,476 pens, markers, highlighters, and mechanical pencils from the landfill, and has issued a county-wide challenge to collect 50,000 used writing instruments that will be repurposed into raw material for new products. (Photo: Steve Paul / Clean Up Peterborough)

Clean Up Peterborough launches county-wide challenge to collect 50,000 used writing instruments for recycling

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Grassroots volunteer group is encouraging residents, businesses, and organizations to help divert items from landfills.
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