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    • Almost 440 people participated in Hospice Peterborough's annual Hike for Hospice on September 27, 2026, raising a record-breaking $148,000 for the non-profit charitable organization that offers palliative care and bereavement programs free of charge to residents of all ages in the city and county of Peterborough. (Photo: Anne Leavens)

      Hospice Peterborough’s annual Hike for Hospice raises record $148,000

      Community leaders, campaign volunteers, supporters, and project partners gathered on October 6, 2026 at the Northumberland Humane Society's property at 363 Theatre Road South to mark the start of construction of the new Animal Care & Adoption Centre and the launch of a $4-million capital campaign to support the three-phase project. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland Humane Society)

      Northumberland Humane Society breaks ground on new Animal Care & Adoption…

      Heather Thoma, operations manager for Farms at Work, leads a plot tour at the Peterborough Community Farm in Otonabee-South Monaghan during the official launch event on October 3, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Farms at Work)

      Peterborough Community Farm officially launches in Otonabee-South Monaghan

      Guests gather in the Atrium at The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough during the second annual Lakeside Gala on October 3, 2026, a fundraiser to support the museum's core programming and the care of its nationally significant collection of paddled watercraft. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

      The Canadian Canoe Museum’s Lakeside Gala raises $154,000 to support programming…

      As well as fire and emergency response, Peterborough Fire Services provides public fire and safety education and fire prevention, investigation, and Fire Code enforcement. (Photo: Peterborough Fire Services)

      E-bike fire causes estimated $500,000 in damage to south-end Peterborough home

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    • encoreNOW for October 5, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) The Traveling Milburys at Lindsay's FLATO Academy Theatre, The Last Waltz: A Musical Celebration of the Band at Peterborough's Showplace Performance Centre, "Blood Water Earth" at Peterborough's Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, The Mark Ferguson Quartet at Peterborough's Gordon Best Theatre, "Snoopy! The Musical" at Lindsay Little Theatre, and Pokey LaFarge at Peterborough's New Canadians Centre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

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      Santee Smith performing in Kaha:wi Dance Theatre's "Blood Water Earth", which Public Energy Performing Arts is presenting for one night only on October 14, 2026 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Curve Lake First Nation singer-songwriter Missy Knott will perform a musical set to open the 7:30 p.m. show. (Photo: Erik Zennstrom)

      Renowned Indigenous dancer Santee Smith brings ‘Blood Water Earth’ to Peterborough…

      Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan performing at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 8, 2026. (Photo: David Pickering Photography / Peterborough Musicfest)

      Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan dies at 63, less than three…

      Multiple award-winning Canadian country music artist Gord Bamford is bringing his As Long As There's A Bar Tour to The Venue in downtown Peterborough on October 10, 2026. (Promotional photo)

      Canadian country music artist Gord Bamford says to ‘expect a party’…

      Peterborough singer-songwriter and fiddler Irish Millie and Lakefield indie-pop singer-songwriter Georgia Rose will perform at the Honky Tonk Angel Bar in Cavan-Monaghan on Saturday night. (Promotional photos)

      nightlifeNOW – October 1 to 7

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    • "Climate action is good for business." Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Brenda Whitehead (middle) with Peterborough County economic development manager Rhonda Keenan (left) and Jigsaw Organizing Solutions founder and Women's Business Network of Peterborough treasurer Adeilah Dahlke (right) celebrating sustainable leaders in the community at an event hosted by Green Economy Peterborough in June 2026. (Photo: Heather Doughty)

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      11-year-old Wyatt Robertson of Cobourg, a client of Five Counties Children's Centre, with happy customer Yvette Virgin, who holds an articulated animal that Wyatt made through his fledging 3D printing business called Prints Charming. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

      11-year-old Wyatt Robertson of Cobourg turns his passion for technology into…

      RTO8's research and special projects manager Hillary Flood and 4th Line Theatre's general manager Lindy Finlan will join "Growing Your Business with Green Tourism Strategies," an online discussion hosted by Green Economy Peterborough (GEP) on October 7, 2026 on implementing green initiatives in tourism-based businesses. Earlier this year, both Flood and Finlan attended GEP's annual Leadership in Sustainability Celebration, which recognizes sustainable initiatives led by small businesses across the community. (Photo: Heather Doughty)

      Green tourism takes centre stage at upcoming Green Economy Peterborough discussion

      Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith and Business Advisory Centre manager Rosalea Terry (back and front row, far left) and Peterborough County warden Bonnie Clark and City of Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal (front and back row, far right) with the successful applicants for the 2026 cohort of the Starter Company Plus program at Community Futures Peterborough on September 16, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough announces largest-ever cohort for 2026 Starter Company Plus…

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    • Hannah Bailey, an early childhood educator who works as Quality Inclusion Coach at Five Counties Children's Centre, with her son Max and husband Tom. During the free "Listen With Love" concerts on October 20 and 21, 2026 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough, Hannah will share in story and song her own family's inclusion journey, shaped by Max, who was born with a rare genetic condition. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

      ‘Listen with Love’ concerts on October 20 and 21 bring a…

      Participants in the 2025 Halloween in the Booro event in downtown Peterborough. The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is bringing the family-friendly event back for 2026 on Saturday, October 24 from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by a free screening of the 2015 horror comedy "Goosebumps" at Quaker Foods City Square. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

      Halloween in the Booro returns October 24 with trick-or-treating and free…

      GreenUP Ecology Park program coordinator Jonathan Armstrong showed participants how to determine the age of a pine tree during a tree tour he led on Family Night at the park on Peterborough on August 27, 2026. (Photo: Alex Karn / GreenUP)

      Nature, play, and community connection celebrated during GreenUP Ecology Park’s Family…

      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…

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