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    • Located at 983 Burnham Street in Cobourg, the 151-bed Golden Plough Lodge is the only municipally operated long-term care home in Northumberland County. (Photo: Google Maps)

      Seven residents displaced after Saturday afternoon fire at Golden Plough Lodge…

      Community Care Peterborough's fundraiser in support of the Meals on Wheels program, "Meals to Go" sees pre-ordered meals delivered by volunteers to workplaces across Peterborough. (Graphic: Community Care Peterborough)

      Community Care Peterborough launches spring ‘Meals to Go’ fundraiser to support…

      Four female leaders in Peterborough (left to right, top and bottom: Maryam Monsef, Kim Dolan, Bonnie Clark, and Joy Lachica) share what International Women's Day means to them and why it's imperative to accelerate action towards gender equality in 2025. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

      Four Peterborough female leaders call for accelerating action to achieve gender…

      The City of Kawartha Lakes is inviting local musicians to sign up for the 2025 "Concerts in the Park" series of 15 free concerts in Lindsay's Victoria Park. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

      Kawartha Lakes extends call for local musicians to perform in 2025…

      Built in 1925, the Kawartha Park Chapel is a heritage-designated property in Selwyn Township on the west side of Stoney Lake. The non-profit charity Hiawatha Chapel Association is aiming to raise $125,000 to restore the building and turn it into a community meeting place ahead of its 100th anniversary in August 2025. (Photo: Martha Hunt)

      Non-profit charity plans to turn Kawartha Park Chapel into a community…

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    • The Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of Lauren Gunderson's "Silent Sky" brings the unsung story of brilliant 19th-century female astronomer Henrietta Leavitt to the stage for 10 performances from March 21 to April 5, 2025. (Graphic: Peterborough Theatre Guild)

      Peterborough Theatre Guild’s production of ‘Silent Sky’ brings unsung story of…

      Ottawa-based independent alt-folk-rock singer-songwriter Graven (Matty McKechnie) will be performing at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night in a show headlined by local singer-songwriter Melissa Payne. (Photo via Graven website)

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      Serena Ryder performing at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on December 20, 2019. The multiple Juno award-winning artist will perform a free-admission concert to open Peterborough Musicfest's 38th season on June 28, 2025. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

      Juno award-winning Serena Ryder to open Peterborough Musicfest’s 38th season this…

      encoreNOW for February 24, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Lighthouse at Lindsay's Academy Theatre, Beau Dixon at The Theatre On King, Heryka Miranda and Norma Araiza at Trent University's Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space, Peterborough Singers performing the music of ABBA at Emmanuel United Church, Billboard: The Power of Women at Port Hope's Capital Theatre, and the Anne Shirley Theatre Company's "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" musical at Showplace. (kawarthaNOW collage)

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      Bancroft's A Place for the Arts is calling on local artists to help revitalize the mural on the west side of the 23 Bridge Street building. With the blessing of the original mural's artist, Arne Roosman, the revitalization will be done throughout July and August 2025 and will include overlaying a collage of natural scenes to fill out two giant dragonflies and a firefly in the mural's foreground. (Photo: Megan Gallant / kawarthaNOW)

      Bancroft’s A Place for the Arts calls on artists to help…

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    • Wall hooks offer an efficient use of space when storing multiple bikes at once indoors, which are great for schools, offices, or camps. Picture above, Urban Bike Adventure campers hang their bikes in a space-conscious and attractive way in the GreenUP office in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Natalie Stephenson / GreenUP)

      The benefits of being a bike-friendly business in Peterborough

      NiniChef Education Labs is a Toronto-based online educational platform that helps young children develop STEM skills while practising life skills by providing hands-on cooking experiences. The company is one of 18 technology-based start-ups that will be participating in the spring 2025 LevelUP business accelerator program offered by the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and Kawarthas. (Photo: NiniChef website)

      18 tech companies to participate in Innovation Cluster’s LevelUP business accelerator…

      Twenty young Northumberland County entrepreneurs who participated in the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) Summer Company and My Future My Career programs displayed their products and services at the annual Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase at Staples Canada in Cobourg on August 14, 2024. BECN is inviting high school and post-secondary students to apply now for its 2025 Summer Company Program to help kick-start their small business dreams. (Photo: BECN)

      ‘The BECN Summer Company Program helped me turn my passion for…

      Peterborough County held a successful first session of its new economic development program "The Local Advantage" at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre on January 21, 2025. The next session will be held at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre on February 12. (Photos: Peterborough County / Facebook)

      Peterborough County expands ‘The Local Advantage’ business support series to Cavan…

      Community Futures Peterborough executive director Devon Girard (right) with loans manager Braden Clark and financial administrator and program officer Abby Keenan meeting in the Business Advisory Centre's new advisory suite in the renovated basement level of Venture North in downtown Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough launches new advisory suite for local entrepreneurs

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    • While the sudden warm spells last winter meant Ontario maple syrup producers tapped trees earlier than usual, this also shortened the timeframe for sap collection and ultimately meant a smaller yield. This year's maple syrup season is promising to be more typical, according to the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers' Association. Consistent below-freezing temperatures at night followed by gradually warming temperatures during the day will allow for a more traditional maple syrup season running from late March to early April. (Stock photo)

      This winter’s cold weather suggests a more traditional maple syrup season…

      When Peterborough homeowners Andrea Hicks and Haydn McBride needed a solution to runoff issues from their driveway, they chose to use Ecoraster's Bloxx product and had the skills to install it themselves. The open cell grid design decreases fill compaction and keeps channels open for water to soak through. (Photo: Andrea Hicks)

      How to create a sustainable landscape for your home by using…

      To encourage the exploration of creative expression, the Art Gallery of Peterborough offers educational arts programming for people of all ages and skill levels, all led by established educators and artists from within the local community. From the Art Start! program for young children to the portfolio development program for teens and the art camp for adults, there are many programs exploring a range of art practices scheduled in 2025. (Photo courtesy of Art Gallery of Peterborough)

      Art is for everyone with the Art Gallery of Peterborough’s range…

      EarlyON Northumberland is bringing back its family fun bingo contest for 2025. The contest encourages residents to take part in family activities in February and March, such as the "Snow Much Fun" event in Hamilton Township on February 28, for the chance to win prizes. (Photo: EarlyON Northumberland)

      EarlyON Northumberland’s family fun bingo contest ‘back again by popular demand’

      An enthusiastic group from Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough's Resilient Roots program join volunteers from the Peterborough Community Orchard Stewards for stewardship day on May 29, 2024 at the community orchard at Keith Wightman Park in Peterborough. The group helped to water and feed the trees, spread new mulch rings around the bases, and plant raspberry canes. (Photo: Laura Keresztesi / GreenUP)

      Peterborough’s community orchards enhance community connections and increase access to local…

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