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    • The Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH) Auxiliary presented a $100,000 cheque to the CMH Foundation on April 10, 2026 for the purchase of patient equipment at the Trent Hills hospital. Pictured are CMH Foundation executive director John Russell, CMH CEO Jeff Hohenkerk, CMH Auxiliary past president Jill Stewart, CMH Auxiliary president Liz Mathewson, CMH Auxiliary treasurer Lenore Whitney, and CMH Auxiliary gift shop treasurer Peggy Hinan. (Photo: CMH Auxiliary)

      Campbellford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary donates $100,000 to hospital foundation

      Heavy rain. (Stock photo)

      Significant rainfall for northern Kawarthas region Sunday into Monday

      Over 100 acres of land behind Viamede Resort in North Kawartha Township has been added to the Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database. Owner Ben Samann worked in partnership with the Ontario Conservation Accelerator to get the property designated as an Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measure (OECM), which recognizes lands and waters that are managed in ways that achieve the conservation of biodiversity, but are not protected areas or parks. (Photo courtesy of Viamede Resort)

      Forest at Viamede Resort in Woodview gains federal recognition for biodiversity…

      Fleming College, with campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, and Haliburton, has announced plans to merge with St. Lawrence College, with campus locations in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall. (Photos: Fleming College and St. Lawrence College)

      Fleming College and St. Lawrence College announce Ontario’s first college merger…

      Retiring United Way Peterborough & District CEO Jim Russell addresses the crowd during a celebration at the McDonnell Street Activity Centre on April 9, 2026 to announce the results of the 2025-26 community campaign, which raised a total of of $1,560,075 for the non-profit organization, and to recognize the workplaces, partner agencies, and individual donors that participated in the 84th annual campaign. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

      United Way Peterborough & District announces $1.56M raised in 2025-26 campaign…

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    • From April 18 to June 28, 2026, the Art Gallery of Peterborough will present Cavan artist JoEllen Brydon's multi-media exhibition "Elizabeth Thompson Advises" featuring letters written by her mother Jean Armstrong Brydon when she was a pseudonymous advice columnist for The Globe and Mail from 1966 and 1978. JoEllen has created paintings to depict some of the stories and is bringing them to life through audio recordings and short films. An opening reception is being held on Saturday, April 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Photo courtesy of Art Gallery of Peterborough)

      JoEllen Brydon explores her late mother’s work as an advice columnist…

      Beau Dixon will be performing with his band (Marcus Browne, Ryan Browne, and Sam Weber) Sunday night at the final show of Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough before the venue closes after four years. He will also be performing on Saturday evening with Sam Weber, part of a full line-up of performances from Thursday until Sunday, including the final blues jam on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

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      Juno award-winning pop-rock musician Gowan will open the 39th season of Peterborough Musicfest at Del Crary Park on June 27, 2026, with popular Toronto-based pop-rock cover band Dwayne Gretzky performing on July 29. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

      Gowan and Dwayne Gretzky return to perform at Peterborough Musicfest this…

      Juno award-winning Canadian jazz vocalist Molly Johnson performing with pianist Robi Botos and bassist Mike Downes at the 2019 Kensington Market Jazz Festival in 2019. Johnson will be performing with Botos and Downes along with drummer David Direnzo at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on April 26, 2026 as part of the annual International Jazz Day Peterborough celebrations. (Photo via Tom's Place website)

      Molly Johnson headlines International Jazz Day Peterborough with April 26 Market…

      encoreNOW for April 6, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Public Energy's presentation of Chris Earle's one-man show "Donnie and Me and the CBC" at Peterborough's Market Hall, Steve Marriner in concert at the Coboconk Legion and at the Market Hall, Peterborough Theatre Guild's season-ending production of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," Peterborough Pop Ensemble's 25th-anniversary concert at the Market Hall, Performing Arts Lakefield's presentation of The Happy Pals New Orleans Music Orchestra at Lakefield United Church, and a week-long season rollout community celebration for Port Hope's Capitol Theatre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      encoreNOW – April 6, 2026

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    • All Creatures Great and Small in Cobourg was the recipient of the inaugural Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Award at the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce's 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards in partnership with the Town of Cobourg. One of nine awards presented on March 27, 2026, the IDEA Award recognizes businesses that have taken proactive steps to raise awareness about the importance of welcoming and accommodating all. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce)

      Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce announces winners of 23rd annual Business…

      Lisa Couture of Couture Candy PTBO has transitioned her small business at 386 George Street North in downtown Peterborough from a traditional storefront into a full-time live selling model, whereby she hosts a livestream on social media to present products that viewers can purchase online. Couture says the increasingly popular marketing strategy could be the "resurgence" that small businesses need, and is hosting consultations to help other small business owners use and benefit from the new trend. (Photo: Couture Candy PTBO / Instagram)

      ‘The resurgence that small businesses need right now’: two Peterborough retailers…

      Rhonda Keenan, General Manager of Peterborough County Economic Development, stands between Lori Alexander and Ryan Taylor, two of the six graduates of the first cohort of Community Futures Peterborough's free NEXT (New Entrepreneurial eXploration Training) program for displaced workers. Funded in part by Peterborough County, the NEXT program was originally intended to provide on-site training at local companies that had announced layoffs but was redesigned after other displaced workers reached out to Community Futures Peterborough to ask if they could participate in the program. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough marks first graduating cohort of NEXT program for…

      Donning hip waders and safety gear, staff from Engage Engineering collect garbage in and along the creek beside their downtown Peterborough office every spring, and plant native species along the banks of the creek. The efforts of the business are bringing wildlife back to the area. Pictured are Steven Dingman, Dominik Jedrzejewski, Logan Mattern, and Joshua Burke. (Photo courtesy of Engage Engineering)

      Peterborough business makes caring for the local environment a team effort

      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…

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    • The Monarch Ultra committee, including Monarch Ultra co-founder Carlotta James (far right) at a previous Monarch Festival in Millennium Park in downtown Peterborough. The 2026 festival, which includes a 10-kilometre race and a one-kilometre kids' fun run, takes place on Saturday, September 19. (Photo: Kateryna Sysoieva)

      Monarch Festival and Race returns to Peterborough this September for its…

      The new Peterborough dance studio PTBO Ballroom is not only teaching participants how to enjoy the benefits of ballroom and Latin dance but is also building a community around it. Founded by Courtney Carter, the studio leads private wedding dance lessons, as well as drop-in, series, and pop-up classes and events in a range of styles including salsa, bachata, merengue, swing, hustle, and more. (Photo: Mackenzie Everson Photography)

      More than a dance studio, PTBO Ballroom brings community dance socials…

      The Japanese practice of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, offers simple but profound ways to connect to nature which benefits personal wellbeing through emotional awareness and self-regulation. It also enhances one's ability and commitment to promote environmental and climate justice and to show up in effective, realistic, collaborative, and creative ways. (Photo: Beth McKinlay)

      Slow down and mindfully engage with nature with forest bathing

      Standing in his yard backing onto a forest, Peterborough resident Lyn Jones assesses his property for fire risk. Climate events such as last spring's ice storm and summer drought have resulted in properties being littered with branches, brush, and other debris. These can create "fuel ladders," a pathway for wildfires to climb from the ground into the forest canopy. (Photo: Jackie Donaldson / GreenUP)

      With climate change making wildfires worse, reducing risk starts close to…

      Kat Senyk in front of her upgraded home in Port Perry. Through her work experience leading exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) overcladding projects, she was inspired to retrofit her own home's exterior insulation, contributing to a nearly 50 per cent reduction in energy use. (Photo: Adrian Merrit Smith)

      Innovative exterior insulation system can help make older homes more energy…

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