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    • The Coca-Cola Company is the latest company to announce job reductions in Peterborough, with plans to halt production of frozen juice products at its Minute Maid plant by 2026. Seimens Canada also announced it will be closing its Peterborough manufacturing facility and Lufthansa InTouch announced it will be closing its Peterborough call centre. All three announcements were made between June 25 and July 25, 2025, prompting the political leaders of all four levels of government in the region to form a task force to help industry in the region succeed. (Photo: Google Maps)

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      Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

      What’s on the Peterborough City Council agenda for August 5

      Led by campaign chair Paul Rellinger, members of the United Way Peterborough & District's 2025 community campaign cabinet met for the first time on Tuesday, July 29. The 2025 campaign goal will be announced at the Healthy Planet Arena during a launch event on Thursday, September 25. (Photo courtesy of United Way Peterborough & District)

      United Way Peterborough & District announces members of 2025 community campaign…

      Smoke from forest fires in Quebec hangs over the Township of Highlands East in Haliburton County on June 25, 2023. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

      Special air quality statement in effect for Kawarthas region until Thursday

      Some of the participants in the 2024 Hike, Bike, and Bark for Hospice event at Victoria Park in Cobourg, which raised record-breaking $77,390 in support of Ed's House Northumberland Hospice Care Centre. The 2025 event returns to Victoria Park on Sunday, September 28. (Photo: Community Care Northumberland / Facebook)

      Hike, Bike, and Bark for Hospice is ‘a day that brings…

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    • U2 tribute band Acrobat (Martin Chorlton as The Edge, Gabriel Pate as Bono, Mark Baker as Adam Clayton, and Michael Wood as Larry Mullen Jr.) performs a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on August 2, 2025. (Publicity photo)

      U2 tribute band Acrobat kicks off Irish Week at Peterborough Musicfest…

      Lindsay-based "freak country" band Asthma Kids (Trevor Hutchinson and Jeremy Gill) perform two shows in downtown Peterborough on Saturday: a matinee show at Crook & Coffer followed by an evening show at the Pig's Ear Tavern along with Kate Ruckus and the Michelle, James & Pete Trio. Pictured is the cover photo of their EP "Fenelon Falls 4, Bobcaygeon 0". (Photo: Asthma Kids)

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      encoreNOW for July 28, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) "Wild Irish Geese" at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook, Michael Kaeshammer at Westben in Campbellford, Irish Week at Peterborough Musicfest (Acrobat - The U2 Tribute Band, Mudmen with Irish Millie, and The Celtic Tenors), Big Sugar at The Grove Theatre in Fenelon Falls, the Port Hope Arts Festival, and "Jersey Boys" at Bancroft Village Playhouse. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      encoreNOW – July 28, 2025

      Jack Copland and Calvin Rea star in dual roles as two competing comic double acts in Globus Theatre's production of "The Comeback" by Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen, a U.K. comedy writing and acting duo. The Canadian premiere of the hit comedy runs for 11 performances in Bobcaygeon from July 30 to August 9, 2025. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

      Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon presents Canadian premiere of hit U.K. comedy…

      Juno and multiple CCMA award-winning country music artist Jess Moskaluke performs a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 26, 2025. (Publicity photo)

      Award-winning genre-bending country artist Jess Moskaluke performs at Peterborough Musicfest on…

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    • Community Futures Peterborough and its Business Advisory Centre are launching a free, limited-edition educational series called Soar for established businesses ready to expand or scale their operations, including through e-commerce or by looking at other markets. The program runs monthly from September to December with multiple sessions each month and is free to successful applicants thanks to a partnership with Scotiabank. (Photo: Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough’s new limited-edition training program aims to help small…

      Brenda Whitehead, pictured in October 2024, has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce effective August 5, 2025. (Photo: Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce / Facebook)

      Brenda Whitehead is the new president and CEO of the Peterborough…

      Rob Arkell, mission leader of Wild Rock Outfitters' initiative, stands outside the downtown Peterborough outdoor retailer to promote the trade-in and resale program. A business member of GreenUP's Green Economy Peterborough, Wild Rock is embracing the concept of a circular economy. (Photo: Jeff Faulds / Wild Rock Outfitters)

      Too good to waste: how outdoor retailers have embraced the smart…

      Phil Smith, owner of the River's Edge on Front in Hastings, is one of 19 entrepreneurs in Northumberland County who are collectively receiving $44,500 in micro grants through Starter Company Growth Program, administered by the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) with funding from the Ontario government. (Photo: BECN)

      Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland awards 19 area businesses with $44,500…

      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…

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    • YMCA Northumberland has shared the movie line-up for "Encore at the Midway", a two-night double-feature fundraiser for YMCA Northumberland's "Back on Track" program for youth taking place September 5 and 6, 2025 at Port Hope's former drive-in theatre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      YMCA Northumberland reveals flicks on the bill for September’s ‘Encore at…

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

      The Beach Report for August 1 to 7, 2025

      Trent Health in Motion co-owners Michael Williams and Reanna Montopoli cycling with their family and colleagues during a cycling event in June. The Peterborough health and wellness clinic has sponsored the GreenUP 2025 Summer Ride Club's grand prize with a $500 gift card to any local bike shop. (Photo: Micheal Williams / Trent Health in Motion)

      GreenUP’s Summer Ride Club helps Peterborough kids fall in love with…

      Ampere CEO and founder Ryan Oliver having his face painted on August 29, 2024 in Lindsay during the educational organization's Level-Up Summer Street Festival, which also celebrated the opening of its Makerspace & Learning Centre on Peel Street. For 2025, Ampere is hosting STEAM Fest on Saturday, August 16, offering for people of all ages a chance to explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) with STEAM-based activities, live music from local artists, Indigenous storytelling, giveaways, interactive games, access to a sensory safe space, and more. (Photo: Ampere)

      Ampere hosts ‘STEAM Fest’ for learners of all ages on August…

      A young girl with gear during summer heading to a beach for a swim. (Stock photo)

      The Beach Report for July 25 to 31, 2025

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