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    • Coinciding with Earth Week 2026, The Friends of Jackson Park will be hosting a cleanup in Jackson Park from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, one of several events taking place across Peterborough and the Kawarthas on or around Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22. This year's Earth Day theme is "Our Power, Our Planet," reminding individuals that environmental stewardship is sustained by individuals and communities who take small steps every day. (Photo: Friends of Jackson Park)

      Earth Week 2026 events in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region

      A "tiny home" built in the backyard of a residential property owned by One City Peterborough, part of a partnership with Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes (PATH) to construct additional rental units (ARUs) after PATH was unsuccessful in its efforts to obtain approvals from the City of Peterborough for temporary use by-laws to build a sleeping-cabin community for chronically unhoused people. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of One City Peterborough video)

      New partnership gives Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes a path forward…

      City of Kawartha Lakes councillors vote in favour of a memorandum from deputy mayor Tracy Richardson opposing the proposed Alto project "in its current form" at a committee of the whole meeting on April 7, 2026. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Kawartha Lakes video)

      City of Kawartha Lakes joins growing rural pushback against Alto high-speed…

      Burlington-based SIREG Management Inc. has filed an appeal with the Ontario Land Tribunal after Peterborough city council denied its application to convert a townhouse complex of 128 three-bedroom rental units at 700 Parkhill Road West into condominiums. After filing the appeal, SIREG also notified tenants of its intention to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board for an above-guidance rental increase as a result of capital expenditures and building improvements made at the property. (Photo: SIREG Management Inc.)

      Tenants at 700 Parkhill in Peterborough face rent hike uncertainty as…

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      Brief but intense snowfall expected for Kawarthas region Monday night into…

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    • Beau Dixon will be performing with his band (Marcus Browne, Ryan Browne, and Sam Weber) Sunday night at the final show of Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough before the venue closes after four years. He will also be performing on Saturday evening with Sam Weber, part of a full line-up of performances from Thursday until Sunday, including the final blues jam on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

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      Juno award-winning pop-rock musician Gowan will open the 39th season of Peterborough Musicfest at Del Crary Park on June 27, 2026, with popular Toronto-based pop-rock cover band Dwayne Gretzky performing on July 29. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

      Gowan and Dwayne Gretzky return to perform at Peterborough Musicfest this…

      Juno award-winning Canadian jazz vocalist Molly Johnson performing with pianist Robi Botos and bassist Mike Downes at the 2019 Kensington Market Jazz Festival in 2019. Johnson will be performing with Botos and Downes along with drummer David Direnzo at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on April 26, 2026 as part of the annual International Jazz Day Peterborough celebrations. (Photo via Tom's Place website)

      Molly Johnson headlines International Jazz Day Peterborough with April 26 Market…

      encoreNOW for April 6, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Public Energy's presentation of Chris Earle's one-man show "Donnie and Me and the CBC" at Peterborough's Market Hall, Steve Marriner in concert at the Coboconk Legion and at the Market Hall, Peterborough Theatre Guild's season-ending production of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," Peterborough Pop Ensemble's 25th-anniversary concert at the Market Hall, Performing Arts Lakefield's presentation of The Happy Pals New Orleans Music Orchestra at Lakefield United Church, and a week-long season rollout community celebration for Port Hope's Capitol Theatre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

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      Chris Earle transports audiences to Montreal in the 1970s in "Donnie and Me and the CBC," a hilarious and touching show being presented by Public Energy Performing Arts on April 15 and 16, 2026 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Directed and dramaturged by Shari Hollett, the one-man performance explores Earle's relationship with his "fiercely unconventional" mother Donnie and their shared obsession with CBC Radio after the family moved to Montreal from the U.S. in 1974 and left the family TV set behind. (Photo courtesy of The Night Kitchen)

      Public Energy turns the dial to 1970s Montreal with Chris Earle’s…

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    • 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…

      Rhonda Keenan, General Manager of Peterborough County Economic Development, stands between Lori Alexander and Ryan Taylor, two of the six graduates of the first cohort of Community Futures Peterborough's free NEXT (New Entrepreneurial eXploration Training) program for displaced workers. Funded in part by Peterborough County, the NEXT program was originally intended to provide on-site training at local companies that had announced layoffs but was redesigned after other displaced workers reached out to Community Futures Peterborough to ask if they could participate in the program. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

      Community Futures Peterborough marks first graduating cohort of NEXT program for…

      Donning hip waders and safety gear, staff from Engage Engineering collect garbage in and along the creek beside their downtown Peterborough office every spring, and plant native species along the banks of the creek. The efforts of the business are bringing wildlife back to the area. Pictured are Steven Dingman, Dominik Jedrzejewski, Logan Mattern, and Joshua Burke. (Photo courtesy of Engage Engineering)

      Peterborough business makes caring for the local environment a team effort

      Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon is one of the three finalists for the Tourism Excellence Award for the Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Awards of Excellence. The winners of 17 awards will be announced at the awards gala at the Victoria Park Armoury in Lindsay on Saturday, April 25, along with Business Person Of The Year, Legacy Leader Of The Year, and Citizen Of The Year. (Photo: Globus Theatre)

      Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce announces finalists for 2026 Awards…

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    • The new Peterborough dance studio PTBO Ballroom is not only teaching participants how to enjoy the benefits of ballroom and Latin dance but is also building a community around it. Founded by Courtney Carter, the studio leads private wedding dance lessons, as well as drop-in, series, and pop-up classes and events in a range of styles including salsa, bachata, merengue, swing, hustle, and more. (Photo courtesy of Courtney Carter)

      More than a dance studio, PTBO Ballroom brings community dance socials…

      The Japanese practice of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, offers simple but profound ways to connect to nature which benefits personal wellbeing through emotional awareness and self-regulation. It also enhances one's ability and commitment to promote environmental and climate justice and to show up in effective, realistic, collaborative, and creative ways. (Photo: Beth McKinlay)

      Slow down and mindfully engage with nature with forest bathing

      Standing in his yard backing onto a forest, Peterborough resident Lyn Jones assesses his property for fire risk. Climate events such as last spring's ice storm and summer drought have resulted in properties being littered with branches, brush, and other debris. These can create "fuel ladders," a pathway for wildfires to climb from the ground into the forest canopy. (Photo: Jackie Donaldson / GreenUP)

      With climate change making wildfires worse, reducing risk starts close to…

      Kat Senyk in front of her upgraded home in Port Perry. Through her work experience leading exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) overcladding projects, she was inspired to retrofit her own home's exterior insulation, contributing to a nearly 50 per cent reduction in energy use. (Photo: Adrian Merrit Smith)

      Innovative exterior insulation system can help make older homes more energy…

      The 2026 PTBO Home, Garden and Cottage Show on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 will take over the Healthy Planet Arena with over 200 vendors. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission and parking is free. The annual spring tradeshow is hosted by Oldies 96.7. Freq 90.5, and PTBOToday.ca of My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and presented by title sponsor Forest Hill TK & Co Real Estate. (Photo courtesy of MBC)

      Spring into your next project at the PTBO Home, Garden and…

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