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    • A conceptual rendering of the single-family homes that Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR) is planning to build in Norwood. Habitat PKR is seeking three families living or working in Norwood to become homeowners in partnership with the charity's affordable homeownership program, which works with families who do not qualify for traditional mortgages and face other financial barriers to purchasing their own home. (Rendering: Marshall Design Studio courtesy of Habitat PKR)

      Habitat PKR seeks three Norwood families for affordable homeownership opportunity

      An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

      14-year-old boy dead after ATV rollover on off-road trail east of…

      The Rotary Club of Peterborough and Riverview Park and Zoo celebrated early major donors for the new Rotary Accessible Playground during an event at the zoo on April 22, 2026, and also revealed a mockup of a donor recognition wall that will be installed when the $1.5 million project is constructed. Pictured are donors at the existing play structure at the zoo. (Photo: Jordan Lyall / kawarthaNOW)

      Rotary Club of Peterborough announces early major donors for accessible zoo…

      Two of the 35-plus volunteers who participated in an Earth Day clean-up of Rogers Cove park in Peterborough on April 19, 2026, picking up litter along the Little Lake waterfront and in the park. The clean-up was organized by Becca Durbin, owner of Salix Environmental Consulting, in partnership with Clean Up Peterborough and the City of Peterborough. (Photo: Bethan Bates / kawarthaNOW)

      ‘A walk with a purpose’: Earth Day inspires community clean-up effort…

      An oil slick on water. (Stock photo)

      Lakelands Public Health issues drinking water advisory for South Lake in…

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    • Jazz takes over the Black Horse Pub in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night as International Jazz Day Peterborough presents jazz vocalist Carling Stephen followed by the Curtis Cronkwright Quartet featuring Chris Gale on saxophone, Nathan Hiltz on guitar, Duncan Hopkins on bass, and Peterborough's own Curtis Cronkwright on drums. (Graphics: Black Horse Pub)

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      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

      Jared Nathan and Blair "TheHandy" Williams, both Toronto comedians living with disability, are the founders of Disability Privilege Productions, which aims to make comedy more accessible and inclusive. The company is bringing its "Laughs Without Limits" stand-up comedy show to The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough on April 25, 2026. Hosted by Blair and headlined by Jared, the show will also feature comedians Tia Percy and Todd Blenkhorn. (Photo courtesy of Disability Privilege Productions)

      Disability Privilege Productions brings inclusive stand-up comedy to Peterborough with ‘Laughs…

      The Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association's monthly Deluxe Live music event on Saturday afternoon at The Social Pub in downtown Peterborough features Havelock bluesman Al Lerman, founder of the Juno award-winning band Fathead, performing with his longtime Fathead bandmate Bob "Omar" Tunnoch on bass along with Gary Peeples on guitar and Al Black on drums. Sam Allison aka Lotus Wight, who was nominated as Stan Rogers Traditional Singer of the Year at the 2026 Canadian Folk Music Awards, will open the show. (Photo via PMBA / Facebook)

      nightlifeNOW – April 16 to 22

      Local performers and New Stages Theatre veterans Kerry Griffin, Megan Murphy, Kate Suhr, and Linda Kash star in a staged reading of Jane Cooper Ford's comedy "Paul and Linda Plan a Threesome" on May 2 and 3, 2026 at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Directed by Mark Wallace, the hilarious and heartfelt comedy tells the story of a serious and successful couple who decided to spice up their marriage. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

      Peterborough talent to star in New Stages Theatre’s hilarious and heartfelt…

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    • Erin Shannon, Amanda Bedford, Marcia Steeves, and Tori Silvera (left to right, top and bottom) are four of the 60 women in business in the city and county of Peterborough who have been nominated for the second annual Luminary Awards hosted by the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce. The finalists in each of the seven categories will be announced during a sold-out luncheon on May 7, 2026 at Trent University's Champlain College. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      From entrepreneurs to employees, the 60 Luminary Award nominees represent vast…

      All Creatures Great and Small in Cobourg was the recipient of the inaugural Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Award at the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce's 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards in partnership with the Town of Cobourg. One of nine awards presented on March 27, 2026, the IDEA Award recognizes businesses that have taken proactive steps to raise awareness about the importance of welcoming and accommodating all. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce)

      Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce announces winners of 23rd annual Business…

      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

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    • Sue Throop didn't believe she could make it to work on her bike. Her son Brett, GreenUP's new active transportation program coordinator, convinced her to ride with him one day in 2009 and she's been pedalling ever since. (Photo courtesy of Sue Throop)

      ‘Big transportation shifts start with small changes – ask my mom’

      A previous iteration of The Children's Garden at Ecology. Although the activities shown no longer exist due to the outdoor elements and use over time, GreenUP is fundraising toward new features that will attract more children and families to the park to engage in nature-based play. (Photo: GreenUP)

      Help GreenUP reimagine child’s play at Ecology Park in Peterborough and…

      The Monarch Ultra committee, including Monarch Ultra co-founder Carlotta James (far right) at a previous Monarch Festival in Millennium Park in downtown Peterborough. The 2026 festival, which includes a 10-kilometre race and a one-kilometre kids' fun run, takes place on Saturday, September 19. (Photo: Kateryna Sysoieva)

      Monarch Festival and Race returns to Peterborough this September for its…

      The new Peterborough dance studio PTBO Ballroom is not only teaching participants how to enjoy the benefits of ballroom and Latin dance but is also building a community around it. Founded by Courtney Carter, the studio leads private wedding dance lessons, as well as drop-in, series, and pop-up classes and events in a range of styles including salsa, bachata, merengue, swing, hustle, and more. (Photo: Mackenzie Everson Photography)

      More than a dance studio, PTBO Ballroom brings community dance socials…

      The Japanese practice of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, offers simple but profound ways to connect to nature which benefits personal wellbeing through emotional awareness and self-regulation. It also enhances one's ability and commitment to promote environmental and climate justice and to show up in effective, realistic, collaborative, and creative ways. (Photo: Beth McKinlay)

      Slow down and mindfully engage with nature with forest bathing

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