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Lifestyle & Family

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With more than 70 homes participating, you never know what you may find at the East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale in Peterborough on May 13, 2023. (Stock photo)

Over 70 homes participating in Peterborough’s East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale on Saturday

This photo by Karen Suggitt of Baddow Road Photography of a black bear playing with a sapling in the woods in Kawartha Lakes was our top Instagram post for April 2023. (Photo: Karen Suggitt @karen_suggitt / Instagram)

Our top nine Instagram photographers for April 2023

Cottage Vacations offers a range of cottage properties for rent across the Kawarthas region, including this newly renovated cottage in northern Peterborough County. On the shores of picturesque Crystal Lake, this 850-square-foot cottage creates the ultimate coastal escape without the price of flights. The main cottage, which can sleep six, with an additional bunkie makes it a perfect destination for two families to unwind in the summer. (Photo courtesy of Cottage Vacations)

Ontario’s premier cottage rental company Cottage Vacations expands in the Kawarthas

Many homes in Peterborough built decades ago when there were less stringent building codes have tremendous potential for better energy efficiency, improved comfort, smaller energy bills, and reduced greenhouse gasses by undergoing deep retrofits. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

Thousands of Peterborough homes will need ‘deep retrofits’ to meet 2030 climate targets

Kawartha Conservation is installing two "wind phones" at Ken Reid Conservation Area in Lindsay, intended to help people deal with the grief of losing a loved one by "talking" to them on a disconnected rotary dial phone. The first wind phone was installed in Otsuchi, Japan in 2010 by a garden designer after he lost his cousin to cancer, who subsequently opened it to the public following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 15,500 people, including over 1,200 people in Otsuchi. (Photo: Kawartha Conservation)

Kawartha Conservation installing two ‘wind phones’ at Ken Reid Conservation Area in Lindsay

Managed by the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA), the Ganaraska Forest is southern Ontario's largest forest at 11,000 acres (4,452 hectares), straddling Northumberland and Peterborough counties, Kawartha Lakes, and Durham Region. The forest offers hundreds of kilometres of trails for year-round activities including hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and nature appreciation. (Photo: GRCA)

Ganaraska Forest reopens for all non-motorized and motorized uses on May 1

Peterborough has lots of great opportunities for cycling, including the Trans Canada Trail that runs through the heart of Peterborough and boasts many destinations (like Roger's Cove pictured here) that are perfect for a picnic to celebrate the spring blooms. Cycling can reduce stress and anxiety, boost your mood, increase time with your loved ones, and reduce greenhouse gases that would have been emitted through driving a vehicle. (Photo: GreenUP)

Peterborough is a great place to make the most of your bike this spring

Volunteers pick up garbage during a past Super Spring Cleanup Week. For the past 15 years, the three Rotary Clubs in the Peterborough area have organized the annual event during Earth Week in April to encourage everyone within the community to become a steward and protector of the environment by taking part in a garbage cleanup. (Photo: Rotary)

Earth Day is a reminder for all of us to take action against garbage pollution

Petroglyphs Provincial Park in North Kawartha Township contains the largest known concentration of ancient Indigenous petroglyphs (rock carvings) in Canada. The park's visitor centre features displays about the petroglyphs and their spiritual significance to the Ojibway (Nishnaabe) people. (Photo: Ontario Parks)

Advance day-use permits for Petroglyphs Provincial Park in North Kawartha Township coming May 27

In 2022, the City of Peterborough with support from GreenUP and various community partners planted more than 600 trees in the east end for the city's urban forest strategic plan. This year, GreenUP is launching an initiative with a goal of planting 360 trees to make three of the first 'little forests' in Peterborough, each roughly the size of a parking space. (Photo: Tegan Moss / GreenUP)

Peterborough GreenUP launches ‘little forests’ initiative to increase city’s urban tree canopy

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Children's Events

Children's Events

Events designed just for Kawartha kids. Great things to do indoors and out! Be sure to watch this column during school holidays for special events.
Concerts & Live Music

Concerts & Live Music

Concerts: indoor, outdoor, series, folk, blues, jazz, classical and rock kawarthaNOW.com has them all listed! Promote your concert event here for free!
Films & Repertory Cinemas

Films & Repertory Cinemas

Film festivals, theatres, and organizations screening classic, independent, and foreign language films (and some first-run movies too).
Movie Listings - Cinemas & Drive-Ins

Movie Listings - Cinemas & Drive-Ins

Movie listings from cinemas and drive-ins across the Kawarthas. We're the only local site to compile this information in one place for your convenience.
Outdoor Events

Outdoor Events

The Kawarthas are a year round playground for outdoor enthusiasts. Our outdoors column is your first stop for weekend and outdoor planning.
Seniors' Events

Seniors' Events

Rewire your thinking about aging with our events for seniors. Many events are happening throughout the entire area - check out our column for all of them!
Sports & Recreation

Sports & Recreation

Individual and team sports competitions, games, and fitness and recreational activities throughout the Kawarthas.
Youth Events

Youth Events

These events are designed for the tweens and teenagers - kids or "youth" that are about age 12 and up! Events listed are throughout The Kawarthas.
Environment, Ecology & Gardening

Environment, Ecology & Gardening

Events related to the environment and ecology, as well as workshops of interest to gardeners.
Regional Farmers' Markets

Regional Farmers' Markets

From spring to mid fall, the greater Kawarthas region has many outdoor farmers' markets featuring local produce and more, with some markets moving indoors for the winter.
Venues listing

Venues

We have 2,376 venues, businesses and organizations listed on our website. Each listing includes an address, contact information, and map.

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