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    • The Port Hope police station at 55 Fox Road in Port Hope. (Photo: Port Hope Police Service)

      Former massage therapist at Port Hope Sports and Rehabilitation Centre facing…

      Attendees at the sold-out "HomeGrown: A Habitat Garden Party Fundraiser" for Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR) on June 1, 2024 at Northview Gardens in Peterborough. Habitat PRK is hosting the second annual event, "HomeGrown: A Habitat Vineyard Party Fundraiser", at Rolling Grape Vineyards in Bailieboro on June 7, 2025. (Photo: Habitat PKR)

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      Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region beginning Tuesday afternoon

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    • 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

      Dave Ball as the White Rabbit, Colleen Furlan as Alice, and Anika Venkatesh as the Cheshire Cat in Bad Hats Theatre's family musical "Alice in Wonderland" at the Sudbury Theatre Centre. The production comes to the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope with 19 performances from May 16 to June 1, 2025. (Photo: Juan Echavarria)

      Bad Hats Theatre goes down the rabbit hole with ‘Alice in…

      In addition to their Thursday night residency at the Black Horse Pub in downtown Peterborough (April 19th was their 600th gig), pianist Rob Phillips and vocalist Carling Stephen will be celebrating International Jazz Day Peterborough with a special "Dine With Jazz" show at the Black Horse from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday evening, followed by a no-cover performance by the Curtis Cronkwright Quartet. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

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      Ramune Luminaire is a visual artist, educator, and writer who works out of her home studio on her 50-acre property in Big Cedar in North Kawartha Township. Her debut novel, "Coming of Age ... Again" is launching on May 15, 2025 at Take Cover Books in Peterborough. A love story for older women, the novel is based in a fictional town in the Kawarthas called Colville. (Photo courtesy of Ramune Luminaire)

      Local artist Ramune Luminaire launches her debut novel set in a…

      The Strumbellas are headlining the "O Canada" benefit concert for BGC Kawarthas at the Academy Theatre in Lindsay on May 25, 2025. Hosted by Erica Ehm, the concert celebrating Canadian music will also feature other all-Canadian performers including Tyler Kyte and Nick Rose (members of Dwayne Gretzky), Russell deCarle (former frontman of Prairie Oyster), Melissa Payne, Cassie Noble, Cale Crowe, Gamekeeper, and local youth punk band Mis-Hap, with a house band featuring Frazer Turk, D'Arcy Mason, Graeme Morrison, and Andy McNeilly. (Photo: Stephanie Montani)

      The Strumbellas headline May 25 benefit concert for BGC Kawarthas ‘celebrating…

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    • 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…

      Five years after suffering a traumatic brain injury, single mother Millie Kingston (pictured) connected with Theresa Dehm, another single mother also living with an invisible disability, to launch Doody Call. The luxury pet waste removal service based in Peterborough offers pet owners one-time poop pickup as well as monthly, weekly, twice weekly, and bi-weekly subscription services. (Photo courtesy of Doody Call)

      Two Peterborough single moms living with disabilities launch luxury pet waste…

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    • 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

      The March 2025 ice storm caused extensive damage to trees and hydro infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands of Peterborough and area residents without power for extended periods. Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. This photo shows some of the storm damage at GreenUP's Ecology Park. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

      How Peterborough plans to reach a net zero future and what…

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