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    • The annual Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event in downtown Peterborough on May 22, 2026 raised $38,341.71 for YWCA Peterborough Haliburton in support of programs and services for women, children, and gender-diverse individuals escaping the effects of gender-based violence. (Photo: YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)

      Walk a Mile in Their Shoes raises over $38,000 for YWCA…

      Marcus Harvey (second from left) won $68,755 in the fifth editio of the Peterborough Humane Society's 50/50 lottery, which ran from April 9 to May 15, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Humane Society)

      Marcus Harvey wins almost $69,000 in record-breaking Peterborough Humane Society 50/50…

      Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault, or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. (Photo: SIU)

      SIU investigating death of 28-year-old man arrested by Northumberland OPP

      Peterborough resident Margie Sumadh shouts at councillors during a debate on a winter shelter response plan for homelessness at city council's general committee meeting on May 25, 2026. She was irate with the way unhoused people are being treated in the city. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

      Peterborough city council endorses deferring winter shelter response plan until August

      Claire Hutchinson (second from right) is the 2026 recipient of the Helping Others Participate Equally (HOPE) Bursary in honour of the late Steve Montador, who suffered concussions playing hockey that ultimately ended his career. Also pictured from left to right are Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation (GPHSF) executive director Vince Bierworth, Hutchinson's teacher and coach Kristine McCracken, and HOPE board member Mike Keating. (Photo courtesy of GPHSF)

      Peterborough athlete Clare Hutchinson named 2026 recipient of Steve Montador Bursary

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    • New Stages Theatre presents a staged reading of Lynn Nottage's award-winning dramatic comedy "Clyde's" at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough featuring (left to right, top and bottom) Sterling Jarvis, Ordena Stephens-Thompson, Chelsea Russell, René Escobar Jr., and Tim Walker. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

      New Stages Theatre closes its season with staged reading of Lynn…

      The Peterborough Theatre Guild has announced the six plays of its 2026-27 season, running from September to May. (Graphics: Peterborough Theatre Guild)

      Peterborough Theatre Guild announces 2026-27 season featuring three dramas, two musicals,…

      American jazz drummer and music producer Jamaal Cody will perform a solo show at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Jamaal Cody / Facebook)

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      Begonia (aka Alexa Dirks) and Bahamas (aka Afie Jurvanen), who shared the 2026 Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year, will both be performing at the 37th annual Peterborough Folk Festival, which takes place from August 13 to 16, 2026. (Supplied photo)

      Bahamas and Begonia among the headliners performing at the 2026 Peterborough…

      Retired Ontario Superior Court Justice and poet James Clarke (middle) watching a rehearsal on April 28, 2026 of Trent Valley Archives Theatre's "The Kid from Simcoe Street," based on his 2012 memoir of the same title, along with his grandson and script consultant David Francis Clarke and his old friend Murray Byrne, who he was recently reunited with after 73 years and who makes a cameo in the play, which is being staged at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre for four performances from June 4 to 7, 2026. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

      ‘The Kid from Simcoe Street’ tells the real-life story of James…

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    • While Dr. Joe Hoja (left) of Peterborough Optimetric has spent decades cycling through Peterborough, commuting by bike is a newer experience for his colleague Dr. Bella Sudik (right). Now sharing a similar ride to work, the two have bonded over their love of cycling and rarely miss a chance to swap biking tips. (Photo: Rebekkah Hyams / GreenUP)

      From secure bike parking to financial incentives, Peterborough businesses are creating…

      Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory Centre entrepreneurship officer Allison Adam (far right) in the Venture North building in downtown Peterborough with the six young entrepreneurs selected to participate in the 2026 Summer Company program funded by the provincial government and delivered by the Business Advisory Centre. The Business Adivsory Centre received 40 applications for this year's program, which is almost double the number received in 2025. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Six young entrepreneurs in Peterborough city and county getting a boost…

      A couple walks along the Trent Severn Waterway in Lindsay. The new Visitor Research Program delivered by Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) allows business operators, municipalities, and tourism partners within Kawarthas Northumberland to access visitor data collected through Environics Analytics based on mobile device detection. The program can be used to access insights on who visitors are, where they come from, and how they can best be reached. (Photo: Fred Thornhill)

      Regional Tourism Organization 8 launches new Visitor Research Program to support…

      Peterborough entrepreneur Susan Tung (left) opened Mei Mei, a Chinese buffet restaurant at 1040 Lansdowne Street West, with financial support from Community Futures Peterborough (CFP). Tung first became connected with the not-for-profit organization while participating in the Business Advisory Centre's Starter Company Plus program to expand Hanoi House by launching Electric City Catering, and later obtained a flexible loan from CFP to finance renovations for the restaurant's opening. (Photo courtesy of Susan Tung)

      From advice to funding, how Community Futures Peterborough helped restaurateur Susan…

      Dr. Jenny Ingram (middle) receiving the Legacy award, which honours a woman "whose career is defined by excellence, generosity, and community impact," at the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's second annual Luminary Awards celebration at Trent University's Champlain College on May 7, 2026. One of seven women who received awards, Dr. Ingram is a trailblazer in geriatric medicine and seniors' care and the founder of the Kawartha Centre, the site for international Alzheimer research trials, and recently released the documentary "No More Silent Battles." Also pictured are the inaugural Legacy award winner Jeannine Taylor of kawarthaNOW (left) and Julie Kellett of sponsor Darling Insurance. (Photo: Martha Sullivan)

      Seven Peterborough-area women in business honoured at second annual Luminary Awards…

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    • Electric vehicle (EV) drivers don't need worry about the price of gas. At the third annual Home Energy and EV Expo on May 23, 2026 at the McDonnel Street Activity Centre, visitors will have the opportunity to test drive an EV. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

      The future is electric: 3rd annual Home Energy and EV Expo…

      Lock 42 - Couchiching on the Trent-Severn Waterway. (Photo: Parks Canada)

      Four lock stations to remain closed when Trent-Severn Waterway opens for…

      The Peterborough and Area Master Gardeners are longtime supporters of GreenUP Ecology Park. Every year, master gardeners provide customers with expert advice during opening weekend. After the GreenUP Ecology Park Native Plant Nursery opens for the season on May 16, 2026, they will continue to provide horticultural advice to visitors every weekend until the end of June. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

      Native plant nursery at GreenUP’s Ecology Park in Peterborough opens for…

      Installing a rain barrel is a simple way to collect water for outdoor use while reducing the amount of water entering local storm sewers. Rain barrels can be connected in a series to detain and collect even more runoff. GreenUP landscape program manager Hayley Goodchild demonstrates how to link rain barrels together at a residential property. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

      Why more Peterborough homeowners should consider installing a rain barrel

      Five Counties Children's Centre occupational therapist Jess hands an ornament to two-year-old Arthur during a recent treatment session. With the help of Five Counties staff, Arthur has taken a significant course correction after a rare form of childhood cancer left him paralyzed from the waist down, including with a mini stand-up wheelchair known as a mobile stander. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

      ‘Arthur is proof that big happiness really does come in the…

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