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Paul Rellinger a.k.a Relly is an award-winning journalist and longtime former newspaper editor still searching for the perfect lead. When he's not putting pen to paper, Paul is on a sincere but woefully futile quest to own every postage stamp ever issued. A rabid reader of history, Paul claims to know who killed JFK but can't say out of fear for the safety of his oh-so-supportive wife Mary, his three wonderful kids, and his three spirited grandchildren. Paul counts among his passions Peterborough's rich live music scene, the Toronto Maple Leafs, slo-pitch, and retrieving golf balls from the woods.
East City resident Keith Riel, who has been elected four times to Peterborough city council as one of two Ashburnham Ward representatives, is running for mayor in the 2026 municipal election. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

Longtime Peterborough city councillor Keith Riel makes his run for mayor official

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78-year-old East City resident and retired GE worker enters the race with a six-point platform and sharp criticism of Mayor Jeff Leal's leadership.
Dr. Michael Eamon, longtime principal of Trent University's Catharine Parr Traill College, is running for Peterborough mayor in the 2026 municipal election. The first-time candidate says he want to fully commit himself to public office by taking on the full-time job of mayor and leveraging his 30 years of experience in the federal civil service and academia. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

‘We need somebody who’s mayor, not king’: Dr. Michael Eamon joins Peterborough’s mayoral race

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Longtime Traill College principal and first-time candidate calls himself a 'non-politician politician' who will nurture consensus at city hall.
Rashid Sheikh Hassan (fourth from left, with Canadian flag) hugging his mother with his two sisters (wrapped in Canadian flags), his brother (third from right, squatting), and his father (far right) at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on April 24, 2026, pictured with some of the members of the Azadi Peterborough group that sponsored the Hassan family to come to Canada and join their son in Peterborough, including (left to right) Lisa Lowe, Don Park, Matt Park, Brenda Wierdsma-Ibey, Clayton Ibey, Simal Iftikhar, Kristy Hiltz, Karina Bates, and Dave McNab. (Photo courtesy of Dave McNab)

‘All I’ve hoped for’: Rashid Sheikh Hassan reunited with his Syrian family after 12...

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Privately funded sponsorship by group of Peterborough residents brings refugee's parents and siblings to safety in Canada four years after he was sponsored.
encoreNOW for April 20, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Goddo at Peterborough's Showplace, Rob Phillips and Carling Stephen at the Black Horse during the International Jazz Day Peterborough's Dine with Jazz series (photo by Andy Carroll), a screening of the 1921 silent film "Through the Back Door" at Lindsay's Academy Theatre, The Weber Brothers at Peterborough's Market Hall and Lindsay's Academy Theatre, "Paul and Linda Plan A Threesome" at Peterborough's Market Hall, and the Kawartha String Orchestra at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – April 20, 2026

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Featuring Goddo, Dine With Jazz, Through The Back Door, The Weber Brothers, New Stages Theatre, and the Kawartha String Orchestra.
encoreNOW for April 6, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Public Energy's presentation of Chris Earle's one-man show "Donnie and Me and the CBC" at Peterborough's Market Hall, Steve Marriner in concert at the Coboconk Legion and at the Market Hall, Peterborough Theatre Guild's season-ending production of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," Peterborough Pop Ensemble's 25th-anniversary concert at the Market Hall, Performing Arts Lakefield's presentation of The Happy Pals New Orleans Music Orchestra at Lakefield United Church, and a week-long season rollout community celebration for Port Hope's Capitol Theatre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – April 6, 2026

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Featuring 'Donnie and Me and the CBC', Steve Marriner, 'Young Frankenstein', the Peterborough Pop Ensemble, The Happy Pals New Orleans Music Orchestra, and the Capitol Theatre's season rollout celebration.
"Young Frankenstein" director Nate Axcell at the Peterborough Theatre Guild. The musical comedy, based on the 1974 film of the same time by Mel Brooks, runs for 11 performances from April 17 to May 3, 2026. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

‘You are going to laugh’: Director Nate Axcell puts his stamp on Peterborough Theatre...

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Director promises 'something new but familiar' as 25-member cast takes to the Guild Hall stage in the Mel Brooks musical from April 17 to May 3.
Victoria Shepherd became the general manager of FLATO Academy Theatre in Lindsay in March 2025. She previously had a 20-year career in the music industry as well as over 35 years of experience as a freelance theatre director in Toronto. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

One year on, FLATO Academy Theatre general manager Victoria Shepherd is right where she...

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Among her aims are embracing more community groups and events and reviving the Lindsay performing arts venue's own theatre company.
Peterborough native Chloë Black meets two dogs during a stint with Ukrainian Patriot in early 2023, when she helped deliver humanitarian aid packages to frontline soldiers and civilians in Ukraine. Her volunteer work in Ukraine followed a trip to Romainia in April 2022 when she volunteered with a group building a shelter for 800 animals displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo courtesy of Chloë Black)

‘Blues for Ukraine’ fundraiser aims to help Peterborough native Chloë Black’s humanitarian work in...

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June 11 event at Market Hall will feature a slide show talk by Black along with performances by top Canadian blues musicians.
The 2026 PTBO Home, Garden and Cottage Show on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 will take over the Healthy Planet Arena with over 200 vendors. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission and parking is free. The annual spring tradeshow is hosted by Oldies 96.7. Freq 90.5, and PTBOToday.ca of My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and presented by title sponsor Forest Hill TK & Co Real Estate. (Photo courtesy of MBC)

Spring into your next project at the PTBO Home, Garden and Cottage Show on...

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Hosted by Oldies 96.7, Freq 90.5, and PTBOToday.ca, free-admission show at Healthy Planet Arena features 200+ vendors, expert advice, great deals, and more.
encoreNOW for March 23, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) The Damn Truth at Lindsay's FLATO Academy Theatre, Public Energy's screening of Laura Taler's dance films "the village trilogy" and "Matryoshka Crush" at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, The Maple Blues Revue at Peterborough's Market Hall, author Maurice Switzer at Lakefield College School, Nicholas Campbell and the Metre Cheaters at Peterborough's Market Hall, and flautist Gillian Derer as guest artist as the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra's "Inspired" concert at Peterborough's Showplace. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – March 23, 2026

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Featuring The Damn Truth, dance films by Laura Taler, The Maple Blues Revue, author Maurice Switzer, Nicholas Campbell and the Metre Cheaters, and the PSO's 'Inspired'.
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