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    • Patrons enjoying the patio at Publican House's restaurant in 2019. (Photo: Maryam Monsef)

      Publican House Bar & Grill in downtown Peterborough closed for renovations

      A fundraiser for Five Counties Children's Centre, Little Lakers Night returns to the Peterborough Memorial Centre on July 24, 2025 when the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers take on the Brampton Excelsiors in their final home game of the regular Major Series Lacrosse season. Pictured during a media event on July 15 are Lakers board chair Len Powers (left) and Five Counties CEO Scott Pepin (right) with nine-year-old Kennedy Meredith, who designed the special jersey that Lakers players will wear during the pre-game warmup before being auction off in support of Five Counties. (Photo: Peterborough Century 21 Lakers)

      Little Lakers Night on Thursday a highlight of the summer season…

      The Peterborough Special Olympic women's soccer team (Candace Bushie, Crystal Cochrane, Jasmine Davis, Haley Fowler, Heather Fowler, Nicole Hewitt, Kristen Lackey, Gillian McHugh, Miriam McHugh, Kacee Quinlan, Jenn Wildman, and Carlea Wilkie-Ellis) with coaches Debbie Quinlan, Shawna Goode, and Linda Wilkie celebrating the first-ever gold medal in the women's soccer division at the Special Olympics provincial games, held in Brantford from July 10 to 13, 2025. (Photo: Special Olympics Ontario)

      Peterborough athletes make history as first women’s team to win a…

      Some of the 1,400 paddlers in 978 canoes and kayaks who took part in the seventh annual Lock & Paddle event at the Peterborough Lift Lock on July 19, 2025. (Photo: Sean Bruce)

      Saturday’s Lock & Paddle event saw 978 canoes and kayaks go…

      An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

      61-year-old Bridgenorth man dead in multi-vehicle collision in Selwyn Township on…

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    • ABBA tribute band Abbamania and The Bee Gees tribute band Night Fever will supply a double dose of disco-era musical nostalgia with a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 23, 2025. (Photos: Clairmont Photography)

      Abbamania and Night Fever return to Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday

      Veteran Canadian punk band Gob (Gabe Mantle, Tom Thacker, Theo Goutzinakis, and Steven Fairweather) will perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 19, 2025. (Promotional photo)

      ‘The elder statesmen for Canadian pop punk,’ Gob performs at Peterborough…

      Irish-Canadian indie folk duo Dandelion Highway (Kayleigh McGavock and Chris Sytnyk) performs at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Promotional photo)

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      "Wild Irish Geese" playwright and actor Megan Murphy and director Kim Blackwell (left) on July 16, 2025 with some of the cast of 29 professional and volunteer actors/musicians who are performing in the world premiere play at 4th Line Theatre that tells the story of the Peter Robinson emigration of Irish settlers in 1825: Jasper Chesser (third from left), M. John Kennedy (behind Jasper), Paul Crough, Darragh O'Connell, Lindsay Wilson, Indigo Chesser, Sebastian Sage (behind Indigo), and Padrick Wilson. The play runs from July 29 to August 30 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography for kawarthaNOW)

      4th Line Theatre in Millbrook stages the world premiere of Peter…

      The lineup for the 36th annual Peterborough Folk Festival from August 14 to 17, 2025 includes headliners Joel Plaskett, Basia Bulat, Whitehorse, Jeremie Albino, Goldie Boultilier, and Shub. (kawarthaNOW collage, with festival logo by Brooklin Stormie)

      Peterborough Folk Festival announces full lineup for Canada’s longest-running, free-admission annual…

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    • Community Futures Peterborough and its Business Advisory Centre are launching a free, limited-edition educational series called Soar for established businesses ready to expand or scale their operations, including through e-commerce or by looking at other markets. The program runs monthly from September to December with multiple sessions each month and is free to successful applicants thanks to a partnership with Scotiabank. (Photo: Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough’s new limited-edition training program aims to help small…

      Brenda Whitehead, pictured in October 2024, has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce effective August 5, 2025. (Photo: Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce / Facebook)

      Brenda Whitehead is the new president and CEO of the Peterborough…

      Rob Arkell, mission leader of Wild Rock Outfitters' initiative, stands outside the downtown Peterborough outdoor retailer to promote the trade-in and resale program. A business member of GreenUP's Green Economy Peterborough, Wild Rock is embracing the concept of a circular economy. (Photo: Jeff Faulds / Wild Rock Outfitters)

      Too good to waste: how outdoor retailers have embraced the smart…

      Phil Smith, owner of the River's Edge on Front in Hastings, is one of 19 entrepreneurs in Northumberland County who are collectively receiving $44,500 in micro grants through Starter Company Growth Program, administered by the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) with funding from the Ontario government. (Photo: BECN)

      Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland awards 19 area businesses with $44,500…

      Executive Director Devon Girard speaks with her team at Community Futures Peterborough, which has announced its participation in CANtrade™, a new flexible loan program that will support established for-profit businesses in the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County in adapting to trade uncertainty. The program offers loans from $5,000 to $150,000 with reduced interest rates, interest-only payments for the first six months, and repayment terms are available up to 60 months with no penalties for prepayments. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      New CANtrade™ loan program now available from Community Futures Peterborough to…

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    • Regional health units regularly test the quality of water at beaches in the Kawarthas region during the summer months. (Photo: Peterborough Public Health)

      The Beach Report for July 18 to 24, 2025

      Cobourg internal medicine specialist Dr. Anuja Sharma and breathwork facilitator Randi Stone are the guest speakers at the free Northumberland PACE Speakers Series webinar on July 23, 2025. They will be leading an evidence-based discussion on how simple breathing techniques can improve your mental clarity and calm, support restful sleep, and lift your mood without medication or gadgets. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      Northumberland PACE Speakers Series returns Wednesday with free webinar on breathing…

      Established in 1974 by James Hamilton, the miniature train ride at Peterborough's Riverview Park and Zoo features a miniature replica of an 1860 locomotive. (Photo: Riverview Park and Zoo)

      Miniature train ride at Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough closing…

      A view of Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)

      The Beach Report for July 11 to 17, 2025

      Vintage and classic cars and motorcycles will be on display at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene during the 28th annual Transportation Day Car & Motorcycle Show on July 13, 2025. (Photo: Heather Doughty Photography)

      Explore vintage and classic cars and motorcycles at Lang Pioneer Village…

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