Welcome to the newest addition to kawarthaNOW.com! This month marks the launch of our new “Life in The Kawarthas” section. Our focus, and slogan, is “We live here”. Our editorial plan is to celebrate The Kawarthas – our food, wine, people, music, arts, and our beautiful landscape and waterways.

The journey of kawarthanow.com has been a winding road over many years — 16 years, 3 weeks and a few days to be exact. kawarthaNOW.com is an online community magazine. Creating a magazine that exists only online was a wild idea that I had in late 1995, when I first dialed up a modem. Read more »

kawarthaNOSH

kawarthaNOW’s new kawarthaNOSH column is what’s new, what's NOW and what's fresh with food and drink in The Kawarthas. Come wine and dine with us, meet the foodies, learn about local trends and rack up some new ideas and recipes. And it's all in The Kawarthas! kawarthaNosh stories are written by our Features Editor Carol Lawless and guest columnists.

kawarthaPEEPS

kawarthaNOW Features Editor Carol Lawless talks to the people we feel you should know more about. The unsung heroes, the movers and shakers, the entrepreneurs, the risk takers, the fundraisers and the hell raisers. We seek and find the cool peeps that are making it happen in The Kawarthas and ask them some interesting questions.

needtoKNOW

What do kawarthaNOW readers need to know? We may write about controversial subjects like school closures, dog parks and funding cutbacks. We may take a lighthearted view of new trends, activities and community events. These are topics that we feel that our residents, cottagers, and visitors need to know!