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    • Three male suspects in the atrium of the Kawartha Credit Union branch at 4088 County Rd 121 in Kinmount on June 30, 2025. (Police-supplied photo)

      Police searching for three suspects after attempted robbery of Kawartha Credit…

      Peterborough native Greg Wells, pictured at his Rocket Carousel Studio in Los Angeles in 2016, is a Grammy award-winning record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who also funds music scholarships in Canada and donates instruments to students around the world. He was appointed a member of the Order of Canada on June 30, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Greg Wells)

      Peterborough native Greg Wells appointed a member of the Order of…

      Chris Brackenridge of Squirrel Creek Farm teaches Millbrook resident David McNab about farming for a video about the farmers' way of life and the challenges they face. What began with a kind gesture from the Brackenridge family to visiting farmers from the Galapagos Islands led to McNab filming four seasons' worth of footage on the farm. The footage was recently sold to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture for enough money to support six years of school for the 12-year-old son of a female farmer in Kenya that McNab has been sponsoring. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of David McNab video)

      Millbrook’s farming community is helping support the education of a Kenyan…

      Five Counties Children's Centre occupational therapist Jess shares a smile with Five Counties client Jude during a recent treatment session. In 2024-25, Five Counties served the highest number of annual clients so far in its 50-year history, with a record 6,208 children and youth with disabilities receiving services from the regional treatment centre. (Photo: Five Counties)

      Five Counties Children’s Centre served a record number children and youth…

      Susan Fisher, managing director of Silver Lights Senior Services in Lindsay, is looking to partner with Kawartha Lakes restaurants to offer dementia-friendly dining as a way of honouring her late mother who had Alzheimer's disease and supporting others who are walking a similar path. The inaugural event was held on June 13, 2025 at Charmin's Wholesome Foods Catering and The Club House in Lindsay. (Photos: Silver Lights Senior Services)

      Silver Lights Senior Service invites Kawartha Lakes restaurants to serve ‘Meals…

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    • Award-winning folk-country singer and songwriter William Prince will perform a free-admission concert for Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 2, 2025, with Missy Knott of Curve Lake First Nation as special musical guest. (Photo of Missy Knott by Justen Soule)

      Juno award-winning William Prince brings his commanding baritone voice to Del…

      encoreNOW for June 30, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) The Newfoundland Songbook at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre, "The Buddy Holly Story" at The Grove Theatre in Fenelon Falls, Susan Aglukark at Westben in Campbellford, "Hook Up" at Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon, the Lakefield Jazz, Art and Craft Festival, and Steven Page at Peterborough Musicfest. (kawarthaNOW collage)

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      Retro rock tribute band Neon Nostalgic (Shawn Brady, Kevin Strom, Grant Strom, and John Johnstone) performs a free-admission concert in Del Crary Park on July 1, 2025 for the Canada Day edition of Peterborough Musicfest. The band performs hits from the 1980s and 1990s in synch with the artists' original music videos for the songs they perform. (Photo: Serrano Photography Studios)

      Peterborough Musicfest celebrates Canada Day with retro rock tribute band Neon…

      The Peterborough Folk Festival's 2025 Emerging Artist Award winner Jeanne Truax performing at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough in February 2024. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist released her debut single "I Know What Your Like" in May 2025 with the help of her brother Nathan, who won the Emerging Artist Award in 2022. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

      Jeanne Truax is the Peterborough Folk Festival’s 2025 Emerging Artist

      Lancelot Knight, a Plains Cree singer-songwriter from Saskatoon whose father Chester Knight is a Juno award-winning singer-songwriter, brings his towering stage presence (he's 6'7" tall), genre-blending songs, powerful voice, and masterful guitar skills to Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Photo: Meriläinen Müsic)

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    • Community Futures Peterborough's executive director Devon Girard speaks to the audience at the economic development organization's annual general meeting on June 26, 2025 at Farmhill Weddings in Keene. The economic development organization is celebrating 40 years of providing financing and advice and support to small businesses in the city and county of Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough celebrates its 40-year impact and legacy of supporting…

      The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) has officially unveiled its redeveloped website at TheBoro.ca. The website offers residents and visitors an interactive business directory, events calendar, trip-planning content, access to The Boro gift card and The Boro merchandise, and more. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

      Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) unveils new ‘The Boro’ website

      Globally, communities, countries and businesses are committing to necessary net zero emissions reduction by 2050 or sooner. At GreenUP Green Economy Peterborough's 2025 Leadership in Sustainability Awards on June 12, Engage Engineering joined Peterborough-area leaders Woodleigh Farms, Unity Design Studio, and Wild Rock Outfitters in committing to following the global lead. Many of these businesses are already carbon neutral through recent reductions and the purchasing of offsets. Pictured here is Paul Hurley of Engage Engineering, which received recognition for their recent commitment to become Net Zero. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild / GreenUP)

      Peterborough-area businesses celebrate award-winning climate action

      Peterborough-based consulting and engineering firm Cambium, with 235 employees and additional offices in Kingston, Whitby, Barrie, and Ottawa, is being acquired by Québec-based Englobe Corporation, a leading Canadian engineering and environmental services firm owned by Colliers International Group Inc. (Photo: Cambium)

      Peterborough consulting and engineering firm Cambium to be acquired by Englobe…

      An electrician testing circuits. (Stock photo)

      Innovation Cluster launches new program to help skilled tradespeople transition from…

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    • A young girl with gear during summer heading to a beach for a swim. (Stock photo)

      The Beach Report for June 27 to July 3, 2025

      Summer camp staff at Camp Kawartha, whose outdoor and environmental education programs and camps immerse children in nature, promoting a oneness with the Earth. (Photo courtesy of Camp Kawartha)

      ‘Rewilding’ our vocabulary: how the words we use shape our relationship…

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      The Beach Report for June 20 to 26, 2025

      Take Dad to Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene for the…

      Bike Month 2025 is a great time to get out and enjoy Peterborough by bike. Jump on a trail or enjoy a roll down the bicycle priority section of Bethune Street, pictured here, which spans from McDonnel to Townsend streets. (Photo: Lili Paradi)

      GreenUP’s guide to celebrating Bike Month 2025 in Peterborough

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