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In May 2026, East Peterborough Lions Nicole and Frank Hewitt presented a $1,000 cheque to Devon Anger, chair of the school council for Kawartha Heights Public School, for an initiative to install a new playground structure at the school after the previous structure was removed due to safety concerns. To date, the council has raised $16,000 of the $150,000 fundraising goal for the new playground. (Photo: East Peterborough Lions Club)

School council aiming to raise $150,000 to build new playground at Kawartha Heights Public School in Peterborough

The former 20-year-old structure, used by students and other children in the west-end neighbourhood, was removed last year due to safety concerns

Megan Gallant - November 7, 2026

Peterborough County council held the final meeting of its current term at 470 Water Street in Peterborough on November 4, 2026. Comprised of the mayors and deputy mayors of the county's eight townships, the next term of county council will see nine existing members depart, five of whom were defeated in the October 26 eletion and four of whom did not seek re-election as mayor or deputy mayor. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough County)

Peterborough County bids farewell to nine councillors as election reshapes county council

During a launch event at the Balsillie Family YMCA in Peterborough on November 5, 2026 for the 2026-27 Strong Kids Campaign, A Night in White Garden Party committee chair Chris Leney holds a cheque for $45,000, representing the proceeds from the September 18 fundraiser going towards the campaign's goal of raising $215,000 to help children, youth, and families access YMCA programs regardless of their ability to pay. Also pictured, from left to right: Strong Kids Campaign chair Shaun Pearce, YMCA of Central East Ontario Vice President of Membership & Health, Fitness & Aquatics Leslie Murray, Peterborough city councillor Joy Lachica, Peterborough mayor-elect Michael Eamon, Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal, YMCA Employment Services General Manager Katherine Orban, YMCA of Central East Ontario President and CEO David Allen, and Strong Kids Campaign committee members Logan McCrea and Spencer Lupton. (Photo courtesy of YMCA of Central East Ontario)

Peterborough YMCA launches $215,000 Strong Kids campaign to help remove financial barriers

A solo performance by genderqueer writer and theatre artist Kate Story about their experiences after being diagnosed with uterine cancer, "Hysterical" is part of a double bill called "Bodies under Siege" presented by Public Energy Performing Arts at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on November 19, 2026. The show also features the world premiere of "Opponent" by Toronto choreographer Allison Cummings, performed by Peterborough-born dance artist Christy Stoeten, about the two women's breast cancer journeys. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Through theatre and dance, ‘Bodies Under Siege’ brings personal cancer experiences to the stage at Peterborough’s Market Hall

Complete K9 Care founder Brent Alvey has been training dogs with obedience and behavioural issues for 13 years. At their 35-acre property in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township near Keene, he and Sarah Alvey offer boarding and training programs and classes and recently expanded to include a new daycare facility with financial and business support from Community Futures Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Complete K9 Care)

Why Complete K9 Care chose Community Futures Peterborough to finance its expansion

Flexible repayment schedules and personalized support gave owners Brent and Sarah Alvey the confidence to grow their business and introduce new services

Megan Gallant - November 5, 2026

Kathy McLeod-Beaver, an Anishinaabekwe knowledge keeper and helper from Alderville First Nation, with Peterborough Community Health Centre executive director Ashley Safar during the non-profit organization's "A Year in Review: 13 Moons" open house on November 4, 2026. (Photo: Bethan Bates / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough Community Health Centre marks one year at its downtown home

Elora folk singer-songwriter Drea Lake will join Hamilton's Marshall Veroni, Peterborough's Mary-Kate Edwards (now living in Montreal), and Peterborough's Joanna Bronson for "Originals: Songs in the Round" at The John at Sadleir House in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night. (Photo: Jen Squires)

nightlifeNOW – November 5 to 11

The main office of Canopy Support Services is located at 150 O'Carroll Avenue in Peterborough, with additional offices on Monaghan Road and in Lindsay, Cobourg, Haliburton, and Campbellford. (Photo: Google Maps)

Canopy Support Services discloses breach involving personal health information of clients

The new greenhouse at GreenUP's Ecology Park in Peterborough will welcome people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to make connections and have a tangible impact right here at home. Although construction of the greenhouse was funded by a federal grant, GreenUP is seeking donations to help furnish it with purpose-built shelving and tables, a potting bench, and other equipment which will support the propagation of up to an additional 3,000 plants a year. (Photo: Yvonne Hollandy / GreenUP)

Community support will help GreenUP grow plants, hearts, and minds at Ecology Park in Peterborough

Donations will help equip the new greenhouse to grow up to 3,000 additional native plants annually and expand opportunities for volunteering and learning

GreenUP - November 5, 2026

Dr. Carla Henderson is the chief of anesthesiology and co-medical director of surgical services at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC). Along with her team, she uses anesthesia machines to support a patient's life during surgery but also to keep a patient comfortable and give them the best chance for the best recovery. By investing in state-of-the-art anesthesia machines to replace the 13-year-old equipment currently in use, donors to the PRHC Foundation's Campaign for PRHC will be bringing greater precision and more personalized anesthesia care to patients at the regional hospital. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation seeks community support to replace aging anesthesia equipment

In early November, The Salvation Army Peterborough is launching its annual "Hope for All Seasons" fundraising campaign, which includes a mail-out appeal and the Christmas kettle program. The funds raised from the campaign support the charity's year-round programs, including the breakfast program and food bank. (Photo courtesy of Salvation Army Peterborough)

Salvation Army Peterborough launches Christmas campaign under pressure from $88,000 shortfall

Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler in a promotional photo for the 1930 comedy "Min and Bill," for which Dressler won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 4th Academy Awards ceremony in 1931. (Public domain photo)

Cobourg to celebrate 158th birthday of Hollywood legend Marie Dressler on November 9

Peterborough County bids farewell to nine councillors as election reshapes county council

Bruce Head - November 6, 2026

More than half of 16-member upper-tier council will have new representatives next term following the October 26 municipal election,

Peterborough YMCA launches $215,000 Strong Kids campaign to help remove financial barriers

November 6, 2026

Peterborough Community Health Centre marks one year at its downtown home

November 5, 2026

Canopy Support Services discloses breach involving personal health information of clients

November 5, 2026

Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation seeks community support to replace aging anesthesia equipment

November 4, 2026

Kawartha Localist: Nine ways in November to get cozy in The Kawarthas

Megan Gallant - November 3, 2026

From movies to yoga classes and bookstores to cafés, here's how to enjoy some quiet and rejuvenation before the holiday season ramps up.

This week's edition of kawarthaNOW's "Kawartha Localist" editorial series highlights 13 Halloween-related events across the greater Kawarthas region, including Haunted Halloween for Kids at Hutchison House in Peterborough, Ghouly Goat Spooktacular at Haute Goat in Port Hope, Haunted Halloween Forest at Winterdance Dogsled Tours in Haliburton County, Project Skyharvest at Escape Maze in Otonabee-South Monaghan, Halloween in Haliburton, Chaos Carnival's "The Dark Circus" forest walk, and more. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Kawartha Localist: Have a spooktacular Halloween at these 13 events across the greater Kawarthas region

October 27, 2026

To mark Small Business Week from October 19 to 25, 2026, this week's edition of kawarthaNOW's "Kawartha Localist" editorial series highlights 10 small businesses across the greater Kawarthas region as selected by our readers, including Peterborough businesses Take Cover Books, Sweet Fern Floral Studio, The Doggery, Living Local Marketplace, and Watson & Lou, as well as Millbrook Mercantile in Millbrook, The Roost Farm & Market in Kawartha Lakes, The Old Tin Shed in Bancroft, Centre & Main Chocolate Co. in Warkworth, and Heart N Soul Gifts in Lindsay. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Kawartha Localist: 10 small businesses worth celebrating in the greater Kawarthas

October 19, 2026

Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal presents a certificate of recognition of five years of family ownership from the City of Peterborough to The Venue owners April Sendel (left) and Kevin Sendel (second from right) and general manager Tiffany Daskewich (right) during a celebration at the downtown Peterborough event space on October 13, 2026. (Photo: Joshua Gillis)

The Venue in downtown Peterborough celebrates five years of family ownership

October 16, 2026

This week's edition of kawarthaNOW's "Kawartha Localist" editorial series features 10 must-try sandwiches across the greater Kawarthas region as selected by our readers, including at The Grape and Wedge in Apsley, Muster Point in Bobcaygeon, Mindful Crowe Lunchbox in Marmora, Milk and Honey Eatery in Lindsay, Tobi's Grab and Go Sandwiches in Bancroft, the Cardiff Country Store, Corner Bites Eatery in Lindsay, Sam's Place in Peterborough, The Counter on King in Colborne, and Wattle & Daub in Bancroft. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Kawartha Localist: Sink your teeth into 10 standout sandwiches across the greater Kawarthas

October 13, 2026

Through theatre and dance, ‘Bodies Under Siege’ brings personal cancer experiences to the stage at Peterborough’s Market Hall

Megan Gallant - November 6, 2026

Public Energy's November 19 double bill pairs Kate Story's 'Hysterical' with Allison Cummings' 'Opponent', performed by Christy Stoeten.

nightlifeNOW – November 5 to 11

November 5, 2026

Cobourg to celebrate 158th birthday of Hollywood legend Marie Dressler on November 9

November 4, 2026

Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Royal Wood will be headlining a benefit concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on November 23, 2026 in support of Our Daughters' Home: Supportive Housing for Special Needs Women. With support from local rising artist Ollie Mae, the concert's proceeds will be used to help the organization purchase a home from Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region for seven local women with developmental disabilities. (Promotional photo)

Royal Wood returns to Peterborough’s Market Hall on November 23 for Our Daughters’ Home benefit concert

November 2, 2026

Why Complete K9 Care chose Community Futures Peterborough to finance its expansion

Megan Gallant - November 5, 2026

Flexible repayment schedules and personalized support gave owners Brent and Sarah Alvey the confidence to grow their business and introduce new services.

The Canadian Canoe Museum on the shores of Little Lake in Peterborough has been named Attraction of the Year at the 2026 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence. The museum welcomed more than 116,000 visitors in 2025, its first full calendar year at its new waterfront home. (Photo: Justen Soule)

businessNOW: Awards, anniversaries, and new beginnings across the region

October 26, 2026

David Feeley of Cogeco YourTV receiving the 2026 Business Citizen of the Year award from Susan Dunkley, board chair of the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce, at the annual Business Excellence Awards gala at Kawartha Downs in Fraserville on October 22, 2026. (Photo: Jordan Lyall / Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce)

Cogeco’s David Feeley named Peterborough’s 2026 Business Citizen of the Year

October 23, 2026

Rob Arkell, mission leader for the Wild Again initiative at Wild Rock Outfitters in downtown Peterborough, accepts a used item at the trade-in desk, where customers can keep high-quality products in circulation by trading in their used merchandise for store credit. This credit can be used to purchase new or used products, or the trade-in value can be donated to the organization's ComPassion Project. (Photo: Jeff Faulds / Wild Rock Outfitters)

From outdoor gear to farm soil, Peterborough businesses put the circular economy into practice

October 22, 2026

For Small Business Week 2026, the Innovation Cluster is opening its downtown Peterborough workspace to local entrepreneurs, professionals, and small business owners for a free day of coworking on Wednesday, October 21. Participants can use hot desks, high-top tables, and shared work areas, with coffee and light snacks provided, while learning more about the Innovation Cluster’s workspace and membership options. (Photo: Bryan Reid for Innovation Cluster)

Small Business Week brings workshops, networking, and celebrations to Peterborough and the Kawarthas

October 16, 2026

School council aiming to raise $150,000 to build new playground at Kawartha Heights Public School in Peterborough

Megan Gallant - November 7, 2026

The former 20-year-old structure, used by students and other children in the west-end neighbourhood, was removed last year due to safety concerns.

Community support will help GreenUP grow plants, hearts, and minds at Ecology Park in Peterborough

November 5, 2026

The "Horned Dinosaurs: More Than Triceratops" exhibit runs at Peterborough Museum & Archives from November 7, 2026 to March 21, 2027 and features a variety of skulls, interpretive displays, and the cast skeleton of Centrosaurus Apertus, a horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period of Canada around 76 million years ago. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Museum & Archives)

Dinosaurs return to Peterborough Museum & Archives in new exhibit running until March

November 3, 2026

Lakelands Public Health medical officer of health Dr. Thomas Piggott says good health for schoolchildren is more than just avoiding physical illness. Mental health, social connection, physical activity, good nutrition, and healthy habits all matter. He suggests families establish regular sleep routines, reduce screen time, make healthy eating a priority, and encourage time outdoors and physical activity such as walking to school when possible. (Photo: GreenUP)

Healthy school-year routines start with small steps at home

October 19, 2026

October is Walktober - a month to highlight the benefits of walking - as well as the month in which municipal elections are happening. Ensuring safe conditions support active transportation around schools, hospitals, recreation centres, and retirement homes are often the responsibilities of the local government. (Photo: Pete Rellinger)

This Walktober, consider how your municipal vote shapes the streets you walk

October 15, 2026

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