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    • 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…

      Canadian Armed Forces vehicles travelling on a highway. (Photo: Department of National Defence, Canadian Armed Forces)

      Military convoys to move through Kawarthas region this weekend for army…

      Five Counties Children's Centre CEO Scott Pepin argues that while words matter, how we use them can matter even more, especially in how they can be used to build someone up or bring them down. A term used in the mid-20th century to refer to people with intellectual disabilities, the R-word has seen a resurgence on social media, where it has been weaponized as a slur and term of ridicule and exclusion. (Photo: Five Counties Children's Centre)

      Words really do matter: Why it’s time to leave the R-word…

      Peterborough Petes left-winger Leon Kolank takes control of the puck during the 17th annual Pink in the Rink game on February 7, 2026, where the Petes defeated the Sudbury Wolves 4-1 before a sold-out crowd at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. (Photo: Kenneth Anderson Photography)

      Peterborough Petes’ 17th annual Pink in the Rink campaign raises $43,486…

      Lakelands Public Health is the unified health unit serving the Kawarthas region that was formed by the merger of Peterborough Public Health and the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit on January 1, 2025. (Graphic: Lakelands Public Health)

      Lakelands Public Health launching community town halls across Kawarthas region

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    • Artist David Geene in his home studio with two 12 by 16 inch paintings of existing buildings that will be featured in his "Economies of Scale?" solo exhibit at Watson & Lou in downtown Peterborough from April 4 to 25, 2026. Titled (left to right) "196 Hunter Street East" and "212 Brock Street from Hunter W. and Aylmer Streets," the works are two of the 12 acrylic paintings that aim to explore the politics and ethics of two proposed high-rise structures in Peterborough, at 90 Hunter Street and on Crescent Street. Including interpretations of the proposed buildings, the exhibit will launch with an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. (Photo courtesy of David Geene)

      Peterborough artist David Geene explores the ethics and politics of proposed…

      The cast of the Capitol Theatre's production of the Broadway smash-hit musical "Come From Away," which runs from July 10 to August 2, 2026 at the historic venue in Port Hope, includes (front) Beau Dixon and Julie Lumsden and (back) Melissa Payne, Kyle Blair, Kyle Golemba, and Donna Garner. (Photo: Sam Moffatt)

      Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre reveals casting for this season’s four mainstage…

      Tristan Konkle, recently named the Peterborough Folk Festival's 2026 Emerging Artist and best known for his work with Tapes in Motion, is performing his first solo show at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough at 10 p.m. on Friday night. (Photo: Luke Best)

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      Emerging Canadian flutist Gillian Derer will be joining the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra for its "Inspired" concert on April 12, 2026 at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough, where she will be the featured soloist for Mozart's "Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major." Originally from Tillsonburg and now studying at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Derer is a soloist, orchestra musician, and educator with almost 42,000 Instagram followers. (Photo: Stuart Lowe)

      Peterborough Symphony Orchestra welcomes back flutist Gillian Derer for ‘Inspired’ concert…

      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…

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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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    • Kat Senyk in front of her upgraded home in Port Perry. Through her work experience leading exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) overcladding projects, she was inspired to retrofit her own home's exterior insulation, contributing to a nearly 50 per cent reduction in energy use. (Photo: Adrian Merrit Smith)

      Innovative exterior insulation system can help make older homes more energy…

      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…

      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…

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