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    • Located at 64 Lindsay Street South in Lindsay, A Place Called Home (APCH) offers emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness and a daily drop-in service for people at risk of homelessness in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County. (Photo: APCH)

      A Place Called Home in Lindsay reflects on recent expansion of…

      Beekeeping was one of the workshops available to local female students in Grade 7 and 8 during Northumberland County's first-ever FemSTEAM event on April 24, 2025, which gave the students an opportunity to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). Participants also learned about local STEAM businesses and attended a panel discussion with local STEAM entrepreneurs. (Photo: Northumberland County)

      Female elementary school students in Northumberland County learn about careers in…

      Peterborough Veterinary Outreach is a volunteer-run initiative offered through One City Peterborough which provides a monthly cat and dog wellness clinic for people receiving social assistance, including free vaccines, flea and tick prevention, deworming, and more. (Photo: Peterborough Veterinary Outreach / Facebook)

      Peterborough Veterinary Outreach seeks donations to replace over $2,000 worth of…

      The Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation's 2025 volunteer board including (back, left to right) Linda Skilton, Leah Koehler, Robert Gibson, Scott McDermott, PRHC Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway, Dan Moloney, PRHC president and CEO Dr. Lynn Mikula, and (front, left to right) Leanne McLaughlin, Seabourne Geale-Barker, Adair Ireland-Smith, Adam Burns, Tracy Culleton, and Jennifer Scates. Not pictured are board members Dr. Heather Cox, Michael Riseley, and Tom Weichel. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

      Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation is led by compassionate, trustworthy, and…

      Terry, a Peterborough resident who supports himself by delivering papers and recycling bottles and cans, tries out the prototype sleeping cabin built by Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes (PATH). After leasing a site at 385 Lansdowne Street East from Habitat for Humanity Peterborough and Kawartha Region, PATH applied to the City of Peterborough for a temporary use zoning by-law amendment to build 24 one-room sleeping cabins with wrap-around services to help address the city's homelessness crisis. Although city staff recommended approval of the application, Peterborough city council voted against it, prompting PATH to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal. (Photo: Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes)

      Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes hosting May 31 fundraiser to support…

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    • Beau Dixon performing during Peterborough's Artsweek 2023 at Porchapalooza, which featured live music performed by local musicians on neighbourhood porches. The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) has issued an open call for proposals for Artweek 2025, which runs from September 29 to October 5. (Photo: Julie Gagne)

      Artists of all kinds encouraged to submit proposals for Artsweek 2025…

      Internationally acclaimed Canadian writer Jane Urquhart, whose latest novel is the Giller Prize longlisted "In Winter I Get Up at Night", will be one of nine authors participating in the 2025 Lakefield Literary Festival. The festival takes place on Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19 at the Bryan Jones Theatre at Lakefield College School, along with the popular children's tent at Cenotaph Park. (Photo of Jane Urquhart by Nicholas Tinkl)

      Internationally acclaimed Canadian author Jane Urquhart to headline Lakefield Literary Festival

      Halifax indie-folk singer-songwriter Braden Lam, who released his debut full-length album "The Cloudmaker's Cry" on April 11, is performing at The John at Sadleir House in Peterborough on Monday night with Ottawa-based folk trio School House. (Photo: Braden Lam / Facebook)

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      Canadian punk rock band Gob performing at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on January 30, 2025 at the final show of Canadian rock band Sum 41's farewell tour. (Photo: Renegade Rock Photography)

      Canadian punk rockers Gob performing for the first time at Peterborough…

      As a lifelong photographer who has lived in Port Hope for 15 years, Lee Higginson has documented many iconic photos of the town including Lake Ontario, the Ganaraska River, scenes of the annual Float Your Fanny watercraft races, and more. Now, some of these "atmospheric" photographs have been turned into postcards available at Walton Street's historic Furby House Books. (Photo courtesy of Lee Higginson)

      Port Hope photographer Lee Higginson launches postcards of ‘iconic’ town scenes

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    • The Innovation Cluster's LevelUP program coordinator Ann-Majella McKelvie (left) and program lead Zahra Shafiei (right) present Her Yes Club founder Carmen Doucette (middle) with $10,000 after the entrepreneur won the Innovation Cluster's LevelUP Pitch Competition on April 30, 2025 at the Market Hall. One of eight graduates of the LevelUP program who pitched their business ideas to a panel of judges, Doucette created her business as a solution to her own problem of finding last-minute childcare she could trust for her own two young girls. (Photo: Bryan Reid)

      Business connecting moms with trusted daycare providers wins Innovation Cluster’s LevelUP…

      Internationally recognized Canadian retail specialist Barbara Crowhurst will be the keynote speaker for Peterborough County's "The Resilient Retailer" conference on May 14, 2025 at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre in Millbrook. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Crowhurst)

      Peterborough County’s ‘The Resilient Retailer’ conference aims to equip business owners…

      The entrepreneurs representing 20 small businesses in the city and county of Peterborough that have been selected to participate in the 2025 Starter Company Plus program, a provincially funded entrepreneurial training program administered by the Business Advisory Centre at Community Futures Peterborough, during an announcement in the lobby of the VentureNorth building in downtown Peterborough on April 23, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      20 Peterborough-area businesses selected for 2025 Starter Company Plus program

      Community Futures Peterborough and municipal and business organization partners have come together to create a "tariff toolkit" aimed at helping local businesses navigate the impact of tariffs. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

      Community Futures Peterborough and partners launch ‘tariff toolkit’ for local businesses

      Emily Whetung-MacInnes, Director of Indigenous Partnerships at Ontario Power Generation and former Chief of Curve Lake First Nation, will be the keynote speaker during the luncheon and awards presentation for the inaugural Luminary Awards, hosted by the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce. The sold-out event is taking place on May 8, 2025 at The Great Hall of Trent University's Champlain College. (File photo)

      Emily Whetung-MacInnes to speak at inaugural Luminary Awards for Women in…

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    • Rain gardens are not only visually pleasing, they are designed to hold water for up to 24 hours after a heavy rain, and also act as mini habitats. The City of Peterborough Rain Garden Subsidy program, delivered in partnership with GreenUP, offers up to $1,000 toward the cost of installation for city residents. (Photo: GreenUP)

      Why rain gardens are taking root in Peterborough

      Social enterprise Ampere is inviting community members of all ages to a workshop in Lindsay on April 26, 2025 where they'll be be among the first to test and build Ampere's new solar power kit, valued at $150. Registered participants will be able to take the kit home at no cost. (Photo: Ampere)

      Families can build their own solar power kit for free at…

      Two-year-old Emira is all smiles, as she enjoys a lighter moment at home. The little girl is benefiting from Five Counties services, and her mom Haidyn credits staff at the regional child treatment centre with giving the family confidence along the way. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties)

      Five Counties Children’s Centre has been ‘a huge blessing’ for Emira…

      Bike mechanic and outreach manager Jean Greig conducts a workshop for Shifting Gears participants about the A, B, and Cs of bike maintenance at B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop in downtown Peterborough. The annual Shifting Gears May Challenge administered by GreenUP invites Peterborough residents to shift the way they move for the month of May, whether by walking, cycling, taking public transit, or carpooling. (Photo: Lili Paradi)

      GreenUP invites Peterborough residents to change their transportation habits this spring

      Northumberland County is gearing up for Earth Day on April 22, 2025 with a variety of activities, including the popular "Mayors' Keep the County Clean Challenge." (Graphic: Northumberland County)

      Northumberland launches ‘Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge’ for 15th year

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