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    • Located in southwestern Haliburton County and the seat of the county, the Township of Minden Hills is a rural municipality with a population of around 7,000 permanent residents and up to 16,000 seasonal residents. The village of Minden is the primary residential and commercial centre of the township, with smaller communities including Carnarvon, Gelert, Ingoldsby, Irondale, Lochlin, Miners Bay, and Moore Falls. (Photo: Haliburton County)

      Minden Hills council hopefuls make their case for leading the township…

      A smartphone sitting on a harvest table covered with squash and fall leaves displaying kawarthaNOW's Thanksgiving Monday 2026 holiday hours story. (kawarthaNOW photo)

      What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Monday 2026

      Kawartha Home Hardware general manager Garnet Hinds at the site of the former historic Kawartha Home Hardware building at 24 Queen Street in downtown Lakefield, which was demolished after being severely damaged in a fire on October 9, 2025. In a video posted on social media on October 8, 2026, Hinds says construction on a new building is ready to proceed. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

      One year after devastating fire, Kawartha Home Hardware is preparing to…

      Seven candidates are competing to take the mayor's seat in council chambers at Peterborough City Hall in the municipal election on October 26, 2026. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

      Peterborough’s mayoral candidates outline their approaches to leadership and accountability

      Peterborough's seven mayoral candidates attended a community discussion at New Canadians Centre on October 7, 2026, with around 250 people in the audience and another 200 online. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

      Peterborough’s mayoral candidates address housing, public trust, and social challenges at…

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    • The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope has revealed 11 shows in its 2027 season, including 10 Canadian productions, two world premieres, and the revival of a made-in-Port Hope hit show. (Photo: kawarthaNOW collage of Capitol Theatre graphics)

      Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre announces 11 shows for its 2027 season,…

      Calgary singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rae Spoon, who recently released their 13th solo album "Assigned Country Singer at Birth", performs at Sadleir House in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night along with Peterborough's own Evangeline Gentle (now living in Hamilton) and their band. (Photo: Wynne Neilly)

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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)

      encoreNOW – October 5, 2026

      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…

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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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    • Heat pumps are installed and maintained by Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) businesses like 123 HVAC, based in Selwyn Township and serving the broader Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes region. Owner Cory Rawn (left), pictured with business partner Mike Baker, dispels some common myths about heat pumps in advance of GreenUP's inaugural Heat Pump Week from October 13 to 16, 2026. (Photo courtesy of 123 HVAC)

      Too noisy, too costly, too cold? A local HVAC contractor addresses…

      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…

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