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    • Thermometer showing temperatures in the mid-thirties

      Heat warning in effect this weekend for Peterborough County and Kawartha…

      Three vehicles were involved in a collision on Lindsay Road east of Peterborough on July 3, 2025. Despite significant damage to two of the vehicles, no one was seriously injured. (Photo: Peterborough County OPP)

      No serious injuries in multi-vehicle collision on Lindsay Road east of…

      Auden Palmer, director of outreach services at One City Peterborough, addresses Peterborough city council on July 2, 2025 before councillors voted 6-5 against providing continued funding for expanded services at Trinity Centre in 2026 for people experiencing homelessness. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

      Peterborough city council votes against additional homelessness funding at Trinity Centre…

      Zephyr Bugelli gives a high five to his sister Trinity as they restore the iconic sunflower mural at The Only Café in downtown Peterborough, which was originally painted by Jeremy Moore more than 25 years ago. Zephyr says it feels like a full-circle moment as the siblings' mother used to take them to The Only when they were children. (Photo: Zach Ward)

      The Only Café in downtown Peterborough revitalizes landmark mural for its…

      Young people learn about the world of podcasting during Venture13 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre's STEM Youth Camp in July 2024 in Cobourg. (Photo: Venture13)

      Rotary Club of Cobourg makes donation to STEM education at Cobourg’s…

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    • Juno-award winning singer-songwriter Preston Pablo will headline a free-admission concert for Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 5, 2025, with 21-year-old songstress noelle opening. (Publicity photos)

      Rising Canadian pop performers Preston Pablo and noelle perform at Peterborough…

      Ottawa indie folk-pop band Tin Constellations (Brent Smith, Rob Snasdell-Taylor, Andrew Robertson, and Christine Graves) performs at Jethro's Bar & Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday evening. (Photo via Tin Constellations website)

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      Tamara Bick and Drew Antzis debate what they would do if they win the lottery in "The Lottery Ticket," a short film produced by Peterborough-based Paradigm Pictures in 2021 with cinematography by Pawel Dwulit and editing by Rob Viscardis. Based on Antzis and Bick's show "Settle This Thing," the film won Best Comedy at the Couch Film Festival 2022 and Best Writer in the short category at the Alt Film Festival 2022 and served as a proof of concept for the upcoming new Bell Fibe TV1 series "Janet & Steve" written by and starring Bick and Antzis. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

      New Bell Fibe TV1 series ‘Janet & Steve’ being filmed in…

      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)

      encoreNOW – June 30, 2025

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    • Executive Director Devon Girard speaks with her team at Community Futures Peterborough, which has announced its participation in CANtrade™, a new flexible loan program that will support established for-profit businesses in the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County in adapting to trade uncertainty. The program offers loans from $5,000 to $150,000 with reduced interest rates, interest-only payments for the first six months, and repayment terms are available up to 60 months with no penalties for prepayments. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      New CANtrade™ loan program now available from Community Futures Peterborough to…

      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…

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    • Victoria Park Beach in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

      The Beach Report for July 4 to 10, 2025

      The lineup for the Movies at the Park free outdoor movie series, running every Tuesday evening from July 8 to August 12 at Quaker Foods City Square in downtown Peterborough. The series is presented by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) with sponsorship by the City of Peterborough and local businesses. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      Movies at the Park in downtown Peterborough launches on Tuesday with…

      Peterborough community orchard stewards Lynn Jondreville and Ray Jordan plant a pear tree at the Dominion Park orchard. New trees planted in local orchards in the spring, including plum, cherry and pear, replaced some damaged by rabbits and also expanded on the existing apple varieties. (Photo: Laura Keresztesi / GreenUP)

      Community orchards in Peterborough plant roots and resilience

      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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