Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Home Authors Articles by kawarthaNOW

Articles by kawarthaNOW

kawarthaNOW
6218 Articles
Our generic staff writer account, covering breaking and local community news. Follow kawarthaNOW on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
The streets of downtown Peterborough will be crowded on Thursday, June 29 with "Downtown Pop-Up", the first of four days of Canada 150 celebrations in Peterborough. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

Peterborough kicks off Canada 150 with Downtown Pop-Up on June 29

kawarthaNOW -
Day-long celebrations include indigenous performances, live music, chainsaw carving, circus arts, and more.
Roots master Rick Fines will be one of five musicians performing at the street dance on Hunter Street West in downtown Peterborough from 4 to 10 p.m., part of The Bash 150 on Friday, June 30. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

Canada 150 celebrations continue in Peterborough with The Bash 150 on June 30

kawarthaNOW -
Part of Hunter Street West will be pedestrian-only for art exhibits and live music.
In "Between the Water and the Sky", Jade Willoughby will perform a new solo dance performance accompanied by the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra string quartet and the indigenous a cappella group Unity. (Photo courtesy of Public Energy)

Original music and dance performance brings cultures together to celebrate Canada 150

kawarthaNOW -
Indigenous singers Unity and dancer Jade Willoughby perform "Between the Water and the Sky" with PSO string quartet on June 29.
A still from "Time-Scape", a film by Kerri Kennedy that will be screened at the "Visions/Old Land" exhibit on Hunter Street in downtown Peterborough on June 30. (Photo courtesy of Electric City Culture Council)

Peterborough’s Hunter Street West becomes a theatre during Canada 150 celebrations

kawarthaNOW -
"New Visions/Old Land" features four original films and videos with live music or sound by local musicians.
Students from Peterborough's St. Paul and Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary Schools working on "Canada Walking Forward", an art exhibit of 150 clay footprints of the students' own feet decorated to answer the question "What does Canada mean to you?". The exhibit is one of four student art exhibits that will be on display during Peterborough's four-day Canada 150 celebration from June 29 to July 2. (Photo: Canada 150th Committee)

Student artwork celebrates Canada’s 150th birthday

kawarthaNOW -
Four elementary school student art exhibits on display during Peterborough's 150 celebrations June 29 to July 2.
A very Canadian float in the 2010 Peterborough Canada Day Parade. Expect the floats at this year's parade, with the theme of Canada's 150th birthday, to be even more amazing. (Photo: Peterborough Canada Day Parade / Facebook)

It’s going to be a sensational Canada Day in Peterborough

kawarthaNOW -
A full day of celebrations including family fun, the Canada Day parade, multicultural festivities, Kim Mitchell at Peterborough Musicfest, and Canada 150 fireworks.
Peterborough County Canada 150 Plus passports

Celebrate Canada 150 Plus in Peterborough County all year long

kawarthaNOW -
Have you got your Peterborough County Canada 150 Passport yet?
Peterborough police at a Water Street rooming house in March 2017, following an incident where a man was shot multiple times. (Photo: Peterborough Scanner Feed / YouTube)

Another weapons incident closes down London and Water Street in Peterborough

kawarthaNOW -
Rooming house has been past scene of shooting, stabbing, weapons offences.
The Peterborough Humane Society's No Hot Pets campaign raises awareness about the dangers of leaving pets unattended in vehicles during the summer months.

Peterborough Humane Society launches No Hot Pets campaign

kawarthaNOW -
Campaign educates public on dangers of leaving unattended pets in vehicles.
After being stolen from the Riverview Park & Zoo early today, Jackson and Chubby are back home safe and sound. (Photo: Riverview Park & Zoo)

Chubby and Jackson are back safe and sound at the Riverview Park & Zoo

kawarthaNOW -
Zoo reported two beloved box turtles had been stolen on Saturday morning.
1...561562563...622Page 562 of 622

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

32,051FollowersLike
25,747FollowersFollow
17,621FollowersFollow
4,695FollowersFollow
3,778FollowersFollow
3,125FollowersFollow

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™.