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    • A rendering of an Alto high-speed train. The proposed high-speed rail network linking Toronto and Quebec City with a stop in Peterborough would see up to 72 trains per day running on dedicated electric tracks at speeds 300 kilometres per hour or more, cutting current travel times in half. (Image: Alto)

      Peterborough city council unanimously supports resolution in favour of Alto high-speed…

      Town Ward councillor Joy Lachica speaking at an International Women's Day hosted by the Women's Business Network of Peterborough on March 4, 2026, where she announced her intention to seek re-election in Town Ward, which includes downtown Peterborough, in the October municipal election. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

      Joy Lachica to seek re-election as Town Ward councillor in Peterborough

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      Wintry mix of weather for Kawarthas region continues for first weekend…

      The Land Between is hosting a series of "Talking Circles" across the Kawarthas region in March and April to gain valuable insight and observations around canids, beavers, wetlands, and other topics. Reflecting the desire to include all voices of those working with or living on the land, the traditional Indigenous knowledge-sharing events are being held in Haliburton County, Peterborough County, Hastings County, and Muskoka. (Photo courtesy of The Land Between)

      The Land Between invites public to share insights on wolves, beavers,…

      Located in central Peterborough County along the Trent-Severn Waterway and with a population of around 7,600, the Township of Douro-Dummer features farmland, lakes, and diverse landscapes including drumlins and the Warsaw Caves. (Photo: Peterborough County)

      Douro-Dummer council won’t back Alto high-speed rail network unless community concerns…

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    • Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival (NIFF) co-founders during the original 2020 announcement of the world's first and only Indigenous fringe festival, before it was postponed until 2021 because of the pandemic. Pictured are Joeann Argue, assistant professor in Indigenous performance at Trent University, Lee Bolton, theatre coordinator of Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space at Trent University, and Drew Hayden Taylor, the award-winning Indigenous playwright, author, columnist, and filmmaker who first proposed the idea of the festival in 2019. (Photo courtesy of NIFF)

      This year’s Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival at Peterborough Theatre Guild has…

      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)

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      Juno-nominated Montreal-based hard rockers The Damn Truth (lead guitarist Tom Shemer, lead singer and rhythm guitarist Lee-la Baum, bassist Pierre-Yves Letellier, and drummer Dave Traina) are performing at FLATO Academy Theatre in Lindsay on March 27, 2026. (Photo: Natali Ortiz)

      Juno-nominated Montreal hard rockers The Damn Truth set to shake Lindsay…

      Saskatchewan's retro rockers The Sheepdogs (Ewan Currie, Ryan Gullen, Shamus Currie, and Ricky Paquette) are performing at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night as part of their Out All Night Tour. (Promotional photo)

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      Shawn Grenke has been appointed as the new artistic director and conductor of the Peterborough Singers. (Supplied photo)

      New era begins for Peterborough Singers with appointment of Shawn Grenke…

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    • Lisa Couture of Couture Candy PTBO has transitioned her small business at 386 George Street North in downtown Peterborough from a traditional storefront into a full-time live selling model, whereby she hosts a livestream on social media to present products that viewers can purchase online. Couture says the increasingly popular marketing strategy could be the "resurgence" that small businesses need, and is hosting consultations to help other small business owners use and benefit from the new trend. (Photo: Couture Candy PTBO / Instagram)

      ‘The resurgence that small businesses need right now’: two Peterborough retailers…

      Rhonda Keenan, General Manager of Peterborough County Economic Development, stands between Lori Alexander and Ryan Taylor, two of the six graduates of the first cohort of Community Futures Peterborough's free NEXT (New Entrepreneurial eXploration Training) program for displaced workers. Funded in part by Peterborough County, the NEXT program was originally intended to provide on-site training at local companies that had announced layoffs but was redesigned after other displaced workers reached out to Community Futures Peterborough to ask if they could participate in the program. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough marks first graduating cohort of NEXT program for…

      Donning hip waders and safety gear, staff from Engage Engineering collect garbage in and along the creek beside their downtown Peterborough office every spring, and plant native species along the banks of the creek. The efforts of the business are bringing wildlife back to the area. Pictured are Steven Dingman, Dominik Jedrzejewski, Logan Mattern, and Joshua Burke. (Photo courtesy of Engage Engineering)

      Peterborough business makes caring for the local environment a team effort

      Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon is one of the three finalists for the Tourism Excellence Award for the Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Awards of Excellence. The winners of 17 awards will be announced at the awards gala at the Victoria Park Armoury in Lindsay on Saturday, April 25, along with Business Person Of The Year, Legacy Leader Of The Year, and Citizen Of The Year. (Photo: Globus Theatre)

      Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce announces finalists for 2026 Awards…

      Organizers, sponsors, and some of the 60 nominees for the second annual Luminary Awards for Women in Business during a nominee announcement at the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce offices on February 11, 2026. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

      Tickets now on sale for Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of…

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    • The hooded merganser, a fish-eating duck that overwinters in the U.S., is one of the species you will see and hear this spring as migratory birds return to the Kawarthas region. According to Peterborough Field Naturalists president Sue Paradisis, the spring migration period is one of the best times of year for birders as many waterfowl species congregate in the area while they wait for northern lakes to thaw so they can return to their breeding grounds. You can join the Peterborough Field Naturalists for the "Return of the Birds to Little Lake" community event on March 28 and 29, 2026 at Beavermead Park and Rogers Cove on the shores of Little Lake in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Field Naturalists)

      Spring is a great time to take up birding according to…

      B!KE program manager Jean Greig with kids' bikes in need of refurbishing. Through the Kids Bike Build program, B!KE volunteers repair donated bikes and provide them to partner organizations who distribute them to children and families who may not otherwise have the means to obtain one. (Photo courtesy of B!KE)

      Kids Bike Build program in Peterborough gives new life to old…

      Some of the 25 businesses and organizations that participated at Clean Up Peterborough's inaugural RE:Connect circular economy event on October 29, 2025 at the Morrow Building in Peterborough. The free family-friendly event returns on April 15, 2026 and will give attendees the opportunity to learn creative and practical ways to repair, reuse, and recycle materials to divert them from the landfill. The spring event also features three all-new sustainability initiatives: a clothing swap, a jigsaw puzzle swap, and an art contest. (Photos courtesy of Clean Up Peterborough)

      Clean Up Peterborough’s circular economy event returns April 15 with three…

      GreenUP education program coordinator Melanie Ellison and education and active transportation program manager Ashley Burnie Seeds in front of the Peterborough Transit bus that served as a classroom for Grade 7 and 8 students from St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Lakefield on February 12, 2026. The students experienced hands-on education to familiarize them with riding transit safely and with confidence. (Photo: Melanie Ellison / GreenUP)

      Selwyn Township partners with GreenUP and Peterborough Transit to teach rural…

      With all the snow this winter insulating maple trees, Red Mill Maple Syrup is predicting a good maple syrup season. The Millbrook producer is one of 10 maple syrup producers in the Kawarthas region that are participating in Maple Weekend on April 4 and 5, 2026, where the public is invited to learn about the process, enjoy maple-flavoured products, and see why pure Ontario maple syrup is unmatched. (Photo: Red Mill Maple Syrup)

      Get a sweet taste of maple syrup season across the Kawarthas…

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