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    • The Bancroft warming centre at 7 Cleak Avenue in the Town of Bancroft, pictured in November 2024. In March 2025, Hastings County council approved the purchase of a property at the corner of Billa Street and Highway 28 for a permanent location for the warming centre. However, some area residents are calling for a 'proper homeless shelter' with wraparound services and one that is open year-round. (Photo: Google Maps)

      Bancroft residents call for a ‘proper homeless shelter’ in North Hastings

      One of Our Future Peterborough's flyers taped to a light pole in front of Peterborough City Hall. Fighting against the restructuring and job elimination at the Peterborough Public Library is the "spark" that encouraged three Peterborough parents to form the grassroots organization committed to protecting the city's public services for children and families. (Photo courtesy of Our Future Peterborough)

      City of Peterborough ‘pauses’ planned staff cuts at the Peterborough Public…

      Located at 310 Division Street, Cobourg's new homeless shelter includes a warming/cooling room and laundry, washroom and shower, and dining facilities on the first floor, 35 emergency shelter beds on the second and third floors, and 10 transitional housing units on the fourth floor. (Photo: Northumberland County)

      Cobourg council hosting town hall meeting Tuesday to gather public feedback…

      Lydia the trumpeter swan swimming in the Trent canal in Peterborough on June 15, 2025, after 11 days at Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge in Pefferlaw. On June 2, Peterborough residents Karen Hjort-Jensen and Peter Hewett had noticed the swan behaving strangely along the trail beside the canal and, after contacting Trumpeter Swan Conservation Ontario, connected with volunteer Steve Paul who captured the bird captured it and transported it to Shades of Hope, suspecting a wing injury. (Photo: Mike McKay)

      Lydia the trumpeter swan is healthy and back home in Peterborough

      Since being established in January 2025, volunteer rescue group Tail Trackers Kawartha has helped find more than 100 pets in the Kawartha Lakes, including two of six Great Pyrenees dogs that were found abandoned in Little Britain during the March 29 ice storm. Pictured is Chauncey, the last of the six brothers who is still looking for his forever home after being brought to the Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes. (Photo: Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes)

      Volunteer organization Tail Trackers Kawartha has helped find more than 100…

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    • encoreNOW for June 16, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) the Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival with Songs from Gichi-Gamiing featuring Baabii & Friends among other shows at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, The Salt Cellars at Havelock Stone Hall, Globus Theatre's production of Norm Foster's "Come Down From Up River" in Bobcaygeon, Serena Ryder opening Peterborough Musicfest, Lighthouse at Westben in Campbellford, and Julia Scaringi and Jay Davis in the world premiere of "The Housekeeper" at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      encoreNOW – June 16, 2025

      The recipients of the Peterborough Arts Awards on June 12, 2025 at the Canadian Canoe Museum: Rebecca Birrell for her father Syd Birrell (Outstanding Senior Artist), David Goyette (Arts Champion), Lynda Todd (Outstanding Emerging Artist), Chad Hogan (Arts Catalyst), and Olivia Whetung (Outstanding Mid-Career Artist). Not pictured is Sarah Decarlo (Outstanding Achievement by an Indigenous Artist). Each award winner received $2,000 and a pin created by local artists Christy Haldane and Valerie Davidson. (Photo courtesy of Electric City Culture Council)

      Six local artists and arts supporters recognized for outstanding achievement at…

      Warkworth singer-songwriter Jonah McLean, who recently released his latest EP "You and Me", performs at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Friday night. (Photo: Jonah McLean / Facebook)

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      The Kawartha Youth Orchestra is inviting the community to a end-of-season celebration that features the "Upbeat!" youth ensemble at 6 p.m. on June 12, 2025 at All Saints Anglican Church in Peterborough. (Photo: Peter Marcelli)

      Kawartha Youth Orchestra’s ‘Upbeat!’ ensemble takes the stage Thursday night for…

      To commemorate their time as poet laureate of Peterborough, Ziysah von Bieberstein has published "At the Risk of Listening," a collection of speeches, addresses, and poetry that were composed and performed at various events when they were poet laureate. During a two-night launch event on June 13 and 14, 2025 at Take Cover Books in Peterborough, Ziysah will be performing some readings and songs alongside Ottawa musician Nathanael Larochette. (Photo: Julie Gagne)

      Ziysah von Bieberstein launches collection of pieces written as Peterborough’s poet…

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    • 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…

      The Peterborough County courthouse and administration building located at 470 Water Street in Peterborough. (Photo: Google Maps)

      Peterborough County hosting free May 29 session for local businesses interested…

      A sold-out crowd of 200 people attended the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's inaugural Luminary Awards celebration at the Great Hall of Trent University's Champlain College on May 8, 2025, which saw awards in five categories that recognize women at all stages of their careers presented to Sheena Howard, Jenisha Sanjit Arora, Rachel Stark, Tiffany Arcari, and Jeannine Taylor. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

      Five Peterborough-area women in business honoured at inaugural Luminary Awards celebration

      Darryl Breadner has sold 4 Aces Auto Centre, the auto repair company at 485 Parkhill Road East in Peterborough he founded over 20 years ago, to The Mufflerman Inc. According to a media release from The Mufflerman, Breadner and all existing employees will remain with the business, and 4 Aces will continue to operate as an independent auto mechanical garage within The Mufflerman Group. (Photo: 4 Aces Auto Centre)

      4 Aces Auto Centre in Peterborough acquired by The Mufflerman

  • Lifestyle & Family

    • 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

      West-end Peterborough homeowner Ray Scott's backyard garden soaks up the sun on a bright May afternoon, and so do his rooftop solar panels. The panels produce enough electricity for him to power his home, store energy in batteries for backup storage, as well as charge his electric vehicles. The Home Energy and EV Expo at the McDonnel Street Activity Centre on June 14, 2025 will feature homeowners such as Ray, who will share their experiences they've had on their electrification journeys. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

      Learn all about heat pumps, solar power, and electric vehicles at…

      The Talk Now Child, Youth and Family Walk-in Clinic is located at Peterborough Youth Services at 459 Reid Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Google Maps)

      Peterborough family mental health walk-in clinic adjusts its hours for the…

      Between the lone line of tandem bicycles and the bright colours, a TandemEyes group ride is hard to miss on a summer evening. Here, the group passes through Jackson Park in Peterborough on the way to the Orange Corners trestle bridge. (Photo courtesy of TandemEyes)

      Visually impaired people in Peterborough can enjoy cycling thanks to TandemEyes

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