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    • ArtsVote Peterborough 2026, a debate organized by Electric City Culture Council (EC3) that will feature all seven mayoral candidates for the October 26 municipal election, takes place the evening of Wednesday, September 23 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre at 144 Charlotte Street in downtown Peterborough. (Graphic: EC3)

      Peterborough’s first mayoral debate of municipal election will focus on arts…

      For its Women Build '26 event, Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawarthas Region (Habitat PKR) is inviting company teams and individuals to lift a hammer on site at the three affordable homes being built in Norwood. Being held from September 21 to 24 with a celebration on September 25, the initiative aims to support local families while breaking down barriers for women working in residential construction. (Photo: Habitat PKR)

      Habitat PKR’s Women Build breaks down barriers while building affordable homes…

      Now a Peterborough mayoral candidate, Rob Hailman (centre) chatted with Monaghan Ward councillor Matt Crowley (left) and Arthur editor-in-chief David King in the lobby at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough during the "So, You Want to Run for Council - Candidate 101 Information Session" on March 31, 2026. (Photo: Jordan Lyall / kawarthaNOW)

      From frequent council delegate to mayoral contender, Rob Hailman wants to…

      Fleming College's first-ever entrance scholarships program is providing 50 awards of $2,000 to mature learners, skilled trades students, applied health students, students entering the brand-new diagnostic cardiac sonography progra, and Fleming alumni returning to college. In addition, four students entering environmental science programs at college's Frost Campus in Lindsay are each receiving a $5,000 entrance scholarship established by The Pick Family Foundation. (Photo courtesy of Fleming College)

      Fleming College announces $120,000 in entrance scholarships for 54 incoming students

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      Police respond to bomb threat at Norwood District High School early…

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    • Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, a contemporary folk duo from the UK and winners of the 2025 Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival, perform their blend of contemporary folk songwriting with influences from the traditional music of England, Ireland, and Scotland at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday night. (Promotional photo)

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      encoreNOW for September 7, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) "Having Hope at Home" at Lindsay Little Theatre, Big Band Day at Peterborough's Millennium Park, the Killer Dwarfs at Lindsay's Academy Theatre, "Venus in Fur" at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, The Deep Dark Woods at The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, and Foley's East Coast Pub in the Cogeco Studio at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      encoreNOW – September 7, 2026

      The stage at the former Jethro's Bar + Stage will once again see live local music when Eldorado Music Bar & Social Pub opens its doors at 137 Hunter Street West in downtown Peterborough this weekend, with Ollie Mae and Jake Ontario performing Friday evening followed by headliner Diamond Dave and The Smoke Eaters and Charlie Gilchrist and Isaiah Smith performing Saturday evening followed by headliner Jeanne Truax and Her Jet Airliners. (Photo: Eldorado Music Bar & Social Pub / Facebook)

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      4th Line Theatre's Salon Reading Series will feature staged readings of works by acclaimed playwrights Drew Hayden Taylor and Brad Fraser, along with 4th Line's own managing artistic director Kim Blackwell, in different local homes on October 15, November 11, and January 14. (Graphic: 4th Line Theatre)

      Millbrook’s 4th Line Theatre invites audiences to experience a ‘house play’…

      Almonte-based singer-songwriter Jordan Holman, who performs as Kentucky, will be travelling on a Le Boat houseboat to give a series of five free concerts along the Trent-Severn Waterway in the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County from September 11 to 17, 2026. (Photo: Kentucky website)

      Musical houseboat tour to bring free concerts to Peterborough and the…

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    • In October 2026, Fleming College Institute (FCI) is kicking off the P.E.A.K. Executive Leadership Program, an all-new executive program designed to support new and senior leaders in reaching their full potential. Led by leadership coach Sophie Mathewson, the program will take place over six months and include monthly in-person training days, one-on-one coaching, and mastermind groups. (Photo courtesy of FCI)

      Fleming College Institute’s new P.E.A.K. Executive Leadership program prepares senior leaders…

      Rose Terry, manager of the Business Advisory Centre and corporate communications at Community Futures Peterborough, will be leading three of the nine Entrepreneurship 101 workshops offered in fall 2026. Supported by Scotiabank, all workshops are free and will be held at the Venture North building in downtown Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough expands free Entrepreneurship 101 workshop series for fall

      New owners Theresa Thibadeau and Mark Walsh cut the ribbon at the entrance to Grady's Feet Essentials at 231 King Street in downtown Peterborough as retiring owners Kelli and Tony Grady look on during a ceremony on September 1, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Grady's Feet Essentials)

      Grady’s Feet Essentials in downtown Peterborough begins new chapter under new…

      In October 2026, Angela McDonald's Sweet Fern Floral Studio will move from its current location at 387 Water Street in downtown Peterborough to a larger space at 208 Charlotte Street, where her parents once operated a flower shop for 22 years. (Photo: Sweet Fern Floral Studio)

      businessNOW: Local businesses open, expand, relocate and celebrate milestones across the…

      Rutger Huntley, Aiden Budd, Zander Bromley, Caleb Galbraith, and Rielle MacDougall are five of the six Peterborough-area student entreprenuers who graduated from the provincially funded Summer Company program, administered locally by Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory Centre. Not pictured is Emma George-Peters. The young entrepreneurs participated in a graduation ceremony at Venture North in downtown Peterborough on August 26, 2026 along with a tradeshow showcasing the businesses they launched and operated throughout the summer. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Six Peterborough-area student entrepreneurs graduate from Summer Company program

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    • Downtown Peterborough's Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale on August 8, 2026 allowed people to experience Charlotte Street free of car traffic. Many Canadian cities are starting to reimagine their streets as places for pedestrians, not just cars. (Photo: Brett Throop / GreenUP)

      Reimagining streets: GreenUP working to make school zones safer for local…

      The 2026 Great Canadian Bioblitz happens from September 18 to 27, with observations recorded through the iNaturalist program. There's no cost to create an iNaturalist account or download the app, pictured in use here. GreenUP and the Peterborough Field Naturalists are hosting a kick-off to the Great Canadian Bioblitz at Ecology Park on Saturday, September 19. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild / GreenUP)

      Grow your ecological literacy by getting to know the species in…

      The 23rd annual Hike Haliburton Festival is returning to the Haliburton Highlands from September 17 to 20, 2026. The award-winning festival features more than 35 guided hikes led by local volunteers, self-guided hikes, paid excursions by local adventure outfitters, and cultural events and activities taking place across Haliburton County. (Photo courtesy of Haliburton County)

      Award-winning Hike Haliburton returns September 17 to 20 across the Haliburton…

      A young girl with gear during summer heading to a beach for a swim. (Stock photo)

      The Beach Report for August 28, 2026

      Jakob Payne and Janelle Wiens, two Trent University learning garden teacher candidates, deliver a "Pollen Power" school program to a Grade 1 class at Ecology Park in Peterborough. GreenUP's education program offers a variety of hands-on, curriculum and experiential-based field trip options for students in kindergarten up to Grade 7. (Photo: Melanie Ellison / GreenUP)

      Slow down and notice: what a Trent University teacher candidate learned…

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