Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Home Authors Articles by kawarthaNOW

Articles by kawarthaNOW

kawarthaNOW
6399 Articles
Our generic staff writer account, covering breaking and local community news. Follow kawarthaNOW on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
Hamilton roots rocker Terra Lightfoot and her band (Jeff Heisholt on keyboards, Maury LaFoy on bass, and Joel Haynes on drums), who will be kicking off the Peterborough Folk Festival with a ticketed concert at the Market Hall in downtown Peterborough on Friday, August 17, 2018. (Photo: Dustin Rabin Photography)

Terra Lightfoot kicks off Peterborough Folk Festival on August 17

kawarthaNOW -
Hamilton roots rocker performs at ticketed concert at Market Hall to launch free weekend of outdoor live music and more
Peterborough's newest record store, ZAP Records, is now open at 425 George Street North in downtown Peterborough. The new store, at the former location of Moondance, is owned by Tim Horgan who also operates ZAP Records in Cobourg.(Photo: Lonnie Redden / Facebook)

businessNOW – July 3, 2018

kawarthaNOW -
Featuring ZAP Records, Community Futures Peterborough, Steelworks Design, Innovation Cluster, Ritual Apothecary, The Mane Intent, ReFrame Film Festvial, and more.
A float in the Canada Day parade in Peterborough in 2010. (Photo: Peterborough Canada Day Parade / Facebook)

What’s open and closed on the 2018 Canada Day weekend

kawarthaNOW -
Holiday hours for 259 selected businesses, organizations, and services across the Kawarthas,
Premier Doug Ford's new Cabinet, with Ontario's new Minister of Labour, Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott, in the front row, second from left. (Photo: Province of Ontario)

Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott named to Cabinet as Minister of Labour

kawarthaNOW -
Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini appointed parliamentary assistant to Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.
Families enjoying Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)

The Beach Report for June 29 – July 5, 2018

kawarthaNOW -
Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Northumberland
You're sure to hear at least one Tragically Hip cover when you head to The Social in downtown Peterborough on Canada Day for "Canuck Rocks - A Tribute to Canadian Rock". The day begins right after the Canada Day parade with an singer showcase of Canadian classics from 2 to 6 p.m. featuring Taylor Merrick, Rick & Gailie, Sonny & Cloudy, Miles Twins, Michaela Hetherington, Joe Mahony, Jane Archer, and Jericho Mcrobbie and picks up again in the evening at 8:30 p.m. with performances by Michael Bell, Missy Knott, Michael Beauclerc, Dawson McManus, Devin Christopher, and Sandor Schwisberg. (Photo: CBC)

nightlifeNOW – June 28 to July 4

kawarthaNOW -
Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, June 28 to Wednesday, July 4.
Thermometer showing a temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius. (Stock photo)

The first heat wave of summer arrives

kawarthaNOW -
Heat alerts issued for Canada Day weekend, high temperatures will continue for next week.
The Town Trolley, owned and operated by Michael Bryant of Dromoland out of Little Britain, will be used to provide free service from downtown Peterborough to Del Crary Park from 6 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays between June 30 and August 25, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Free trolley service comes to downtown Peterborough this summer for Musicfest

kawarthaNOW -
Rides will be available on Wednesday and Saturday nights from June 30 to August 25.
There are lots of ways to celebrate Canada Day in the Kawarthas on Sunday, July 1st, including enjoying horse-drawn wagon rides through the historic Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene during the annual Historic Dominion Day. (Photo: Lang Pioneer Village)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – June 27, 2018

kawarthaNOW -
Featuring Summer Social PBX, Canada Day Celebrations including Historic Dominion Day at Lang Pioneer Village, Lakefield Jamboree, Lakefield Jazz Festival, and more.
Sloan is headlining The Hootenanny On Hunter Street music festival on August 11, 2018 in downtown Peterborough. (Publicity photo)

Sloan headlines The Hootenanny On Hunter Street on August 11

kawarthaNOW -
Nine bands will perform at annual music festival, including local musicians Missy Knott and Lindsay Barr.
1...518519520...640Page 519 of 640

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

34,145FollowersLike
25,922FollowersFollow
17,477FollowersFollow
4,848FollowersFollow
4,029FollowersFollow
3,210FollowersFollow

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 - 2026. 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™.