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    • Representing around 400 businesses in the downtown core, the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is a non-profit organization that works to promote and enhance commercial activities, aesthetics, and overall development of Peterborough's downtown. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

      City of Peterborough drafts by-law to claw back $150K annual payment…

      Pictured during the announcement of the Joyce Family Foundation's historic $1.5 million gift to Fleming College on November 26, 2025 at the Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre at the Sutherland Campus in Peterborough are (left to right): Maureen Adamson, President, Fleming College; Maureen O'Neill, Executive Director, Joyce Family Foundation; Linda Ricker, Director of Finance, Joyce Family Foundation; Chris Jardine, Associate Vice President, Marketing & Advancement, Fleming College; Katie Pezoulas, Executive Director, Advancement & External Relations, Fleming College; Nick Stone, Associate Vice President, Applied Health, Fleming College; and Joanne Spicer, Vice President, Student Experience, Fleming College. (Photo courtesy of Fleming College)

      Fleming College receives transformative $1.5 million gift from Joyce Family Foundation…

      Northumberland County's municipal building, which includes community service spaces, meeting rooms including council chambers, and administrative offices, is located at 555 Courthouse Road in Cobourg. (Photo: Northumberland County)

      Temporary warming room at Northumberland County headquarters in Cobourg opens Thursday

      Peterborough Regional Health Centre's online ED wait-time clock provides a real-time estimate of the estimated average wait time to see a doctor after arriving at the hospital's emergency department. The hospital says the wait-time clock supports transparency, reduces uncertainty, and empowers patients with timely information. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

      Peterborough Regional Health Centre introduces real-time online clock to show emergency…

      Snow plow on highway during snow squall

      Snow squall watch in effect Thursday for much of Kawarthas region

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    • The entire original cast from New Stages Theatre's 2023 production of "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show" will be reprising their roles when the show returns to Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough for six performances from December 10 to 14, 2025. From left to right: Brad Brackenridge, Megan Murphy, director Mark Wallace, Kerry Griffin, M. John Kennedy, Ordena Stephens-Thompson, and musical director Gabriel Vaillant. (Photo: Dahlia Katz)

      New Stages Peterborough brings back ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live…

      Founded by Waterloo native and Billboard-charting and award-winning artist Scotty James (middle), Backyard Music Co. is bringing Nashville-style intimate concerts to 13 locations across Canada in 2026, including Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls in Kawartha Lakes. (Photo: Backyard Music Co.)

      Backyard Music Co. bringing Nashville-style intimate concerts to Bobcaygeon and Fenelon…

      Cast members display the emperor's invisible clothes during a rehearsal of the Peterborough Theatre Guild production of Gerry McBride's "The Emperor's New Clothes." The family-friendly musical adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen folktale runs for seven public performances from December 5 to 14, 2025. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

      Peterborough Theatre Guild gives ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ a musical reimagining…

      Peterborough's all-female supergroup The Bitchin' Betties (Maddy Hope on drums, Emily Burgess on bass and vocals, Jeanne Truax on piano and vocals, Melissa Payne on fiddle and vocals, and Lucy Ferrill on guitar) will perform folk, blues, country and pop covers and original tunes at The Pig's Ear Tavern in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night, with the show also a birthday party for Emily Burgess. (Photo: Shannon Walker)

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      Carried Away and the Convivio Chorus performing at the 2015 In From The Cold concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. The 26th annual Christmas benefit concert, which has raised more than $220,000 to date for Peterborough's YES Shelter for Youth and Families, is returning to the Market Hall on December 5 and 6, 2025, featuring an earlier start time on Friday night, a Saturday afternoon matinee, and roots singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Benj Rowland as a special musical guest. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW)

      In From The Cold Christmas benefit concert returns to Market Hall…

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    • Inside Charlotte Products' Peterborough facility, staff oversee the packaging of environmentally responsible cleaning products. The company uses a supply chain that emphasizes Ontario-based materials and partnerships to minimize emissions and cost. (Photo courtesy of Charlotte Products)

      Charlotte Products in Peterborough leads by example in greening the supply…

      Peterborough's Cormor and Bracebridge's 3DCP Muskoka have partnered to create a unique line of 3D printed products available at Stony Lake Furniture Co. in Lakefield. The founders of the two 3D printing construction companies are encouraging customers to think outside the box and challenge them on architectural design products that can be made through 3D printing. (Photo courtesy of Cormor)

      Cormor and 3DCP Muskoka create unique 3D printed home decor products…

      Allison Adam, entrepreneurship officer at Community Futures Peterborough (CFP), will deliver a free ideation and business planning workshop in Havelock on January 21, 2026 as part of the CFP Business Advisory Centre's "Entrepreneurship 101: County Edition" series. The three-part series also includes a marketing and branding workshop on February 4 in Millbrook, and a funding and cash flow workshop on February 18 in Lakefield. (Photo courtesy of CFP)

      Community Futures Peterborough expands popular ‘Entrepreneurship 101’ workshop series to Peterborough…

      A panel discussion on agritourism during the inaugural Regional Tourism Summit hosted by Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope on October 21, 2025. With a keynote address, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, the event saw tourism operators and partners from across the Kawartha Northumberland region gather for a day learning about the challenges and opportunities that exist in the industry regionally, with a focus on strengthening partnerships and collaborations. (Photo courtesy of RTO8)

      Collaboration was the focus of the inaugural RTO8 Regional Tourism Summit

      Cambium Consulting & Engineering staff show off their recycled plastic concrete molds. By turning their previously discarded plastic molds into reusable ones, the Peterborough firm is proving how businesses can lead the way in building a circular economy. From left to right: facilities and environmental health and safety manager Jeff Hoskin, technologist and green team representative Hillary Bradshaw, group manager for construction testing and inspection Brian Graham, and coordinator and green team representative Becky Yarnell. (Photo: Connor Evans / Cambium)

      How a Peterborough engineering and environmental firm embraced the circular economy…

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    • Schoolyard greening projects led by GreenUP include playful, hands-on, educational opportunities for students to plant trees, shrubs, and fruit at their school. As part of the "Reconciling with the Land" initiative, students at St. John Catholic Elementary School in Peterborough were eager to work as a class, adding compost and mulch to areas where they planted trees, shrubs, and berry bushes. (Photo: GreenUP)

      ‘Reconciling with the Land’ initiative combines Western science and Indigenous knowledge

      The Peterborough Community Orchard Stewards recently gathered at the GreenUP office for an end-of-season lunch. Pictured here taking a break from reflection and goal setting to show off their newly printed T-shirts, the group tends to 13 fruit orchards planted in neighbourhoods around Peterborough. (Photo: Tegan Moss / GreenUP)

      Peterborough’s community orchards are growing more than fruit

      On December 20 and 21, 2025, Peterborough's Time 2 Hoop will be hosting one-day basketball and volleyball clinics in partnership with Nike Sports Camps for youth ages nine to 17. The clinics will help participants develop a variety of skills specific to each sport, as well as important life skills like teamwork and sportsmanship. (Photo courtesy of Time 2 Hoop)

      Time 2 Hoop offering one-day youth basketball and volleyball clinics in…

      The Illuminated Forest at Ken Reid Conservation Area near Lindsay is open nightly from 5 to 9 p.m. from December 12 to 28, 2025, with free public transit from Lindsay to Ken Reid and back available on December 12 and 13 and 19 and 20. (Photo: Kawartha Conservation)

      The Illuminated Forest returns for its fourth year at Ken Reid…

      Families with young children are invited to take part this month in the EarlyON "Discovery Passport" program, which involves visiting EarlyON locations in Northumberland County to learn more about their activities and programs while playing games and collecting stamps to win prizes. (Photos: Northumberland County)

      EarlyON Northumberland’s ‘Discovery Passport’ contest invites families to explore, play, and…

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