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    • Lesley Heighway, president and CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation, and Dr. Lynn Mikula, president and CEO of PRHC, have a strong working relationship and shared ambition for meeting the needs of regional healthcare. A rare occurrence as a female-led partnership between hospital and foundation, Heighway and Dr. Mikula are encouraging women to have confidence in stepping into leadership positions this International Women's Day. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

      Women leading regional healthcare and its community support: The aligned vision…

      Car on flooded road during heavy rain

      Rainfall warning in effect for Kawarthas region starting late Friday

      Peterborough native Chloë Black in front of a sign that reads "Hero City Kharkiv" during her sixth trip to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. Black is currently in Kharkiv volunteering with a local animal shelter and will soon be returning to Kyiv to support the Ukrainian Patriot organization in helping children who have been impacted by the war. (Photo: Chloë Black)

      ‘You just can’t live like this’: Peterborough native Chloë Black on…

      A car covered in ice from freezing rain. (Stock photo)

      Freezing rain warning in effect for southern Kawarthas region Thursday night

      Attendees at the Great Canadian Cheese Festival at Fort Henry in Kingston in May 2025. (Photo: Great Canadian Cheese Festival / Facebook)

      Peterborough to host Great Canadian Cheese Festival this June

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    • Erica Richmond (right), pictured with (left to right) author Jessica Westhead, illustrator Jordan Brown, and Take Cover Books owners Sean and Andrew Fitzpatrick, was one of four local authors who celebrated the launch of their new "little books" published by the Give a Sheet Press at the Highly Likely Festival of Music and Literature on February 28, 2026 at Take Cover Books in Peterborough's East City. Every quarter, Give a Sheet Press publishes four little books of up to 2,500 words each. Richmond's book "Suicide After Parenting" explores grief through visual and experimental essay forms. (Photo courtesy of Erica Richmond)

      Peterborough author Erica Richmond explores parenting through grief in her new…

      Juno-nominated Canadian blues band The Johnny Max Band is performing at the Ganaraska Hotel in Port Hope on Saturday night featuring special guest Chuck Jackson, former lead singer and harmonica player with Downchild Blues Band. (Photo: Michio Tanaka Photography)

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      Five local artists will share their works-in-progress when Public Energy Performing Arts presents "Rough Cuts #2" at The Theatre On King in downtown Peterborough on March 13, 2026. Pictured (left to right, top and bottom) are dancer Mintu Maria James, writer Sandra Kasturi, playwright Wyatt Lamoureux, circus arts performer Nicole Malbeuf, and writer Lynn Teatro. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

      Five local artists to share their works-in-progress at ‘Rough Cuts #2’…

      Peterborough-area artists of Peterborough will have a new art supply store to access premium art supplies as Artspace turns its Gallery II into a satellite operation for Art Factory, an arts centre based in Renfrew, with sales to begin in early March. The partnership with Art Factory means Artspace will receive 25 per cent commission on all sales, helping to reduce the gap between operational costs and government funding. (kawarthaNOW collage of Art Factory video)

      Artspace home to a new art supply store in partnership with…

      A scene from New Stages Peterborough's restaging of "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" in December 2025. New Stages is one of six arts organizations recommended to receive the maximum $15,000 grant under the City of Peterborough's 2026 community investment grant program. (Photo: Dahlia Katz)

      Peterborough city council endorses $225,035 in community grants to 47 local…

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    • 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…

      A representative of Morton Medical Centre in Douro-Dummer and GreenUP energy manager Clara Blakelock review optimal programmable thermostat settings during an energy efficiency walkthrough of the facility. GreenUP and the Peterborough DBIA are inviting small business owners to a free breakfast open house on February 18, 2026, where energy experts will be available to answer questions. (Photo: Jackie Donaldson / GreenUP)

      Ask the energy experts: Free open house in Peterborough on February…

      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)

      60 women nominated for second annual Luminary Awards for Women in…

      Community Futures Peterborough has announced a nine-part Entrepreneurship 101 workshop series for spring 2026, including two new workshops on SEO and e-commerce and employer obligations. (Photo: Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough expands Entrepreneurship 101 series for spring

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    • 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…

      Also known as vermicomposting, worm composting transforms food waste into "black gold," a rich natural fertilizer that helps improve soil structure, increase water retention, and provide slow-release nutrients to optimize plant growth. (Photo: Callie Downer / Our Little Wormery)

      Worms can turn food waste into ‘black gold’ and help fight…

      Artist Pat Calvert poses in front of a section of her mural at Five Counties Children's Centre in Peterborough, with Silly the Goldfish in the frame. Silly is a character that shows up around 500 times in various different situations and poses on the expansive, water-themed mural that has graced the walls and hallways of Five Counties for nearly 25 years. (Photo: Five Counties Children's Centre)

      A legacy in paint: How Pat Calvert’s imagination transformed the halls…

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      Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Electric City Sex & Wellness Expo…

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