Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Authors Articles by kawarthaNOW

Articles by kawarthaNOW

kawarthaNOW
5594 Articles
Our generic staff writer account, covering breaking and local community news. Follow kawarthaNOW on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
The City of Peterborough's new chief administrative officer Jasbir Raina (fifth from right) with Peterborough city council after his appointment was approved by council on June 5, 2023. (Photo courtesy of City of Peterborough)

Jasbir Raina is Peterborough’s new chief administrative officer

kawarthaNOW -
With more than 30 years of public sector experience, Raina first joined the city in June 2022 as commissioner of infrastructure and planning services.
Open-air fire ban

Total fire ban in place in much of northern Kawarthas region

kawarthaNOW -
No open air fires of any kind permitted in Haliburton County, North Kawartha, and Hastings Highlands.
The new Quaker Oats QUAKERborough commercial includes the branded bus driving around the City of Peterborough, including across the Hunter Street bridge beside which the Quaker Oats plant is located. (Photo courtesy of Citizen Relations)

Quaker Oats releases new commercial filmed in Peterborough

kawarthaNOW -
Commercial promoting QUAKERborough brand features real-life plant employees and members of the community.
Peterborough author Erica Richmond (middle) with Peterborough Youth Services child and youth mental health program director Matt Sheridan (left) and executive director Gordon Langill with copies of Richmond's children's book "Pixie and the Bees". Richmond raised $670 for the organization by donating half of the proceeds of sales of the book during May 2023. (Photo courtesy of Erica Richmond)

Peterborough author Erica Richmond raises $670 for Peterborough Youth Services

kawarthaNOW -
Open Sky Stories founder donated half the sales of 'Pixie and the Bees', her children's book about living with anxiety, during May.
Heavy smoke from forest fires hangs in the air on Route 117 toward Val d'Or, Quebec. (Photo: Boualem Hadjouti / CBC Radio-Canada)

Special air quality statement continues for Kawarthas region due to smoke from forest fires

kawarthaNOW -
Smoke plumes from Quebec and local forest fires are creating high levels of air pollution.
Connor Boa and Rick Kish will perform songs made famous by some of the world's greatest male singers in "The Crooner Show", running for seven performances from June 6 to 10, 2023 at Globus Theatre at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Shutter Studios)

‘The Crooner Show’ brings songs by some of the world’s greatest male singers to...

kawarthaNOW -
Rick Kish and Connor Boa will perform classic tunes made famous by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Michael Bublé, and more .
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region Friday afternoon and evening

kawarthaNOW -
Wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h and pea-to-dime-sized hail are possible.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Peterborough woman dies after reports of multiple gun shots downtown early Friday morning

kawarthaNOW -
Police launch homicide investigation after woman died in hospital following shooting incident at Wolfe Street and Aylmer Street area.
At the Memorial Cup tie-breaker game at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, B.C. on June 1, 2023, the Peterborough Petes goalie Michael Simpson stopped 43 of 47 shots while Connor Lockhart, Brennan Othmann, Sam Mayer, and Brian Zanetti scored during the first two periods, with J.R. Avon scoring the winning goal in overtime after a scoreless third period to give the Petes a 5-4 win over the host Kamloops Blazers. The Petes will face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the semi-final game on June 2. (Photo: Jessica Van Staalduinen)

Peterborough Petes one game away from Memorial Cup final with 5-4 overtime win over...

kawarthaNOW -
After coming back from a 4-1 deficit to defeat host team, Petes will face Seattle Thunderbirds in Friday's semi-final game.
Port Hope mayor Olena Hankivsky, councillors, staff, and members of the community gathered on June 1, 2023 for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new rainbow crosswalk on Queen Street. (Photo: Port Hope Police Service / Facebook)

Port Hope unveils its first-ever rainbow crosswalk in celebration of Pride Month

kawarthaNOW -
Ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Queen Street crosswalk and Progress Pride Flag raised at town hall for month of June.
1...626364...560Page 63 of 560

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

27,932FollowersLike
23,675FollowersFollow
18,066FollowersFollow

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 - 2024. 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™.