12+ hour, 42+ min ago   (572+ words) The students graduated from the provincially funded Summer Company program during a ceremony and tradeshow hosted by Community Futures Peterborough’s Business Advisory Centre at the Venture North building in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday morning (August 26). Attended by local leaders, community…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1376+ words) If we’ve learned anything about Lisa Dixon, it’s that she rarely sits idle. The Peterborough resident’s relentless search for her next project has proven very fortunate for the Peterborough Theatre Guild which, for the second time in less than a…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (391+ words) Olivia Avery of the Lindsay Agricultural Society has been crowned the winner of the 2026 Ambassador of the Fairs program at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Canada’s largest agricultural fair. Originally established in 1971 as the “Miss CNE, Sweetheart of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1077+ words) When Aretha Franklin recorded her Grammy award-winning female-perspective version of Otis Redding’s hit song “Respect” on Valentine’s Day 1967, she had no idea it would become a protest anthem for both the civil rights and women’s rights movements of the era…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (359+ words) The project, scheduled to begin in winter 2027, will train 80 new personal support workers and provide specialized rural and remote community training to 30 registered nurses and registered practical nurses. Led by Scarborough Health Network, with Fleming College serving as the training…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1692+ words) As the fall municipal election in Peterborough approaches, residents are asking candidates hard questions about their most pressing issues — including the governance structure of the city’s ward system. Municipal elections across Ontario will take place on Monday, October 26. As residents…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Families, friends, and supporters of people lost to drug-related deaths in Peterborough and across the world are recognizing 25 years of calling for better care for people who use substances. “We have been at this for 25 years, yet people are still…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1091+ words) Survivors of sexual assault and their supporters and allies will gather in downtown Peterborough in September for the 46th annual “Take Back the Night” event hosted by the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC). “Take Back the Night is a global movement…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (360+ words) The Ontario government is investing $9.8 million in a new skilled trades training centre now under construction in Port Hope. Led by UBC Millwright Local 2309, the facility will provide classroom and hands-on training to 2,550 apprentices, journeypersons, and people entering the trade…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (919+ words) Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal will not seek a second term in the October municipal election. Leal made the announcement in the boardroom at Peterborough City Hall on Thursday morning (August 20), ending months of speculation about his political future just one…...