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    • kawarthaNOW founder, CEO, and publisher Jeannine Taylor accepting the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's inaugural Legacy award of the Luminary Awards for women in business in 2025, one year before the 30th anniversary of the digital media company she founded on May 1, 1996 in the early years of the internet. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

      kawarthaNOW celebrates 30 years of local media innovation

      In its 25th year, Kawartha Land Trust is now protecting 50 properties comprising 9,100 acres across the City of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough County, including the new nature sanctuaries Pierce-Vigneux Nature Sanctuary near Young's Point and Penryn Forest near Bethany. The forests and wetlands of the 96-acre Pierce-Vigneux Nature Sanctuary are home to black bears, moose, fishers, coyotes, and a wide range of birds, as well as several species at risk. (Photo courtesy Paul Vigneux and Penelope Pierce)

      Kawartha Land Trust protects two new nature sanctuaries near Young’s Point…

      The Peterborough Memorial Centre at 151 Lansdowne Street West. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

      Council commits $57 million for proposed downtown event centre to replace…

      The 2026 winners of the Rotary Club of Peterborough's Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF) awards celebrate at the McDonnel Street Activity Centre on May 11, 2026. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Balaji Subramanian from Trent University, Dr. Sarah Jameson on behalf of Just Keep Skimming, Jeremy Favro and Manan Ravat of Photocatalytic Degradation of Water Contamination, Meghan Ward of Across the Wetland with Finn, Al Lu from Turtle Guardians, and Kirsten Tucker-Upshall on behalf of Just Keep Skimming. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough)

      Rotary Club of Peterborough awards $10,000 to four local environmental innovators

      Registration is now open for YWCA Peterborough Haliburton's 2026 "Walk A Mile In Their Shoes" fundraising event being held on Friday, May 22 beginning at Confederation Square in downtown Peterborough. The organization aims to raise $25,000 through team sponsorships and individual donations to support programs that help women and children recovering from domestic violence. (Photo courtesy of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)

      ‘Walk A Mile In Their Shoes’ returns to downtown Peterborough to…

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    • Creative director Eryn Lidster at the ReFrame Film Festival. (Photo: ReFrame Film Festival)

      Eryn Lidster is stepping down as creative director of the ReFrame…

      Amy MacKenzie-Strizic will be one of several local performers presenting new and in-progress works during the "small dance in a small space" festival presented by The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough from May 14 to 16, 2026. She will be joined by Mackenzie Phillips to present a duet silk fans act that combines dance and circus arts. This year's festival will also see work from Naomi Duvall, Kevin Gallagher, Mintu Marie James, and Liz Ingram. (Photo: Bryan Reid)

      The Theatre on King’s ‘small dance for a small space’ festival…

      The cast of the Capitol Theatre's production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" includes (left to right) Kyle Golemba as Schroeder, Jillian Mitsuko as Sally, Amir Haidar as Charlie Brown, Ben Kopp as Linus, and Ap Bautista as Lucy. The family-friendly musical based on the characters created by Charles M. Schulz runs for 19 performances from May 15 to 31, 2026 at the historic venue in downtown Port Hope. (Photo: Sam Moffatt)

      Good grief! Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang come to life…

      Guelph's eight-piece indie funk art rock collective The Boo Radley Project returns to Peterborough with special guest Saline for a concert at The John at Sadleir House on Saturday night. (Photo: Boo Radley Project)

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      The Weber Brothers performing during a sold-out album release show at the Market Hall in downtown Peterborough on May 1, 2026, featuring (left to right) Lance Anderson, Emily Burgess, Ryan Weber, Maddy Hope, and Sam Weber. The Weber Brothers will be performing at the FLATO Academy Theatre in Lindsay on Thursday, May 14. (Photo: Patricia Levert Thorne)

      New music from Peterborough’s The Weber Brothers to fill Lindsay’s Academy…

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    • Peterborough entrepreneur Susan Tung (left) opened Mei Mei, a Chinese buffet restaurant at 1040 Lansdowne Street West, with financial support from Community Futures Peterborough (CFP). Tung first became connected with the not-for-profit organization while participating in the Business Advisory Centre's Starter Company Plus program to expand Hanoi House by launching Electric City Catering, and later obtained a flexible loan from CFP to finance renovations for the restaurant's opening. (Photo courtesy of Susan Tung)

      From advice to funding, how Community Futures Peterborough helped restaurateur Susan…

      Dr. Jenny Ingram (middle) receiving the Legacy award, which honours a woman "whose career is defined by excellence, generosity, and community impact," at the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's second annual Luminary Awards celebration at Trent University's Champlain College on May 7, 2026. One of seven women who received awards, Dr. Ingram is a trailblazer in geriatric medicine and seniors' care and the founder of the Kawartha Centre, the site for international Alzheimer research trials, and recently released the documentary "No More Silent Battles." Also pictured are the inaugural Legacy award winner Jeannine Taylor of kawarthaNOW (left) and Julie Kellett of sponsor Darling Insurance. (Photo: Martha Sullivan)

      Seven Peterborough-area women in business honoured at second annual Luminary Awards…

      Erin Shannon, Amanda Bedford, Marcia Steeves, and Tori Silvera (left to right, top and bottom) are four of the 60 women in business in the city and county of Peterborough who have been nominated for the second annual Luminary Awards hosted by the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce. The finalists in each of the seven categories will be announced during a sold-out luncheon on May 7, 2026 at Trent University's Champlain College. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      From entrepreneurs to employees, the 60 Luminary Award nominees represent vast…

      All Creatures Great and Small in Cobourg was the recipient of the inaugural Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Award at the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce's 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards in partnership with the Town of Cobourg. One of nine awards presented on March 27, 2026, the IDEA Award recognizes businesses that have taken proactive steps to raise awareness about the importance of welcoming and accommodating all. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce)

      Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce announces winners of 23rd annual Business…

      Lisa Couture of Couture Candy PTBO has transitioned her small business at 386 George Street North in downtown Peterborough from a traditional storefront into a full-time live selling model, whereby she hosts a livestream on social media to present products that viewers can purchase online. Couture says the increasingly popular marketing strategy could be the "resurgence" that small businesses need, and is hosting consultations to help other small business owners use and benefit from the new trend. (Photo: Couture Candy PTBO / Instagram)

      ‘The resurgence that small businesses need right now’: two Peterborough retailers…

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    • Lock 42 - Couchiching on the Trent-Severn Waterway. (Photo: Parks Canada)

      Four lock stations to remain closed when Trent-Severn Waterway opens for…

      The Peterborough and Area Master Gardeners are longtime supporters of GreenUP Ecology Park. Every year, master gardeners provide customers with expert advice during opening weekend. After the GreenUP Ecology Park Native Plant Nursery opens for the season on May 16, 2026, they will continue to provide horticultural advice to visitors every weekend until the end of June. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

      Native plant nursery at GreenUP’s Ecology Park in Peterborough opens for…

      Installing a rain barrel is a simple way to collect water for outdoor use while reducing the amount of water entering local storm sewers. Rain barrels can be connected in a series to detain and collect even more runoff. GreenUP landscape program manager Hayley Goodchild demonstrates how to link rain barrels together at a residential property. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

      Why more Peterborough homeowners should consider installing a rain barrel

      Five Counties Children's Centre occupational therapist Jess hands an ornament to two-year-old Arthur during a recent treatment session. With the help of Five Counties staff, Arthur has taken a significant course correction after a rare form of childhood cancer left him paralyzed from the waist down, including with a mini stand-up wheelchair known as a mobile stander. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

      ‘Arthur is proof that big happiness really does come in the…

      Sue Throop didn't believe she could make it to work on her bike. Her son Brett, GreenUP's new active transportation program coordinator, convinced her to ride with him one day in 2009 and she's been pedalling ever since. (Photo courtesy of Sue Throop)

      ‘Big transportation shifts start with small changes – ask my mom’

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