Happy Wednesday! Here is your quick mid-week dive into what’s happening across Peterborough, the Kawarthas, Haliburton, and Bancroft. From new housing builds and healthcare milestones to city hall reviews and athletic wins, here is the breakdown of today's top local stories! 🗞️✨
🏗️ Housing Development & Community Programs
Women Build '26 in Norwood: Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region hosted corporate teams in Norwood for "Women Build '26," working together to construct three brand-new affordable homes for local families.
New Telemedicine Clinic Open: Accessing primary care just got easier in Ennismore! The Good Doctors Telemedicine Clinic is officially open inside Ennismore Pharmacy, providing local, OHIP-covered virtual visits, prescriptions, and specialist referrals.
Greening Up Otonabee Court: Volunteers joined forces with Otonabee Conservation for TD Tree Days, planting 300 native trees and shrubs in Keene to replace invasive buckthorn and restore the local ecosystem.
🏛️ Peterborough City Council & Municipal Updates
City Efficiency Review: Peterborough City Council received a major efficiency report from Ernst & Young outlining 20 potential cost-saving measures—including possibilities like introducing paid parking or visitor fees at Riverview Park & Zoo and shifting sidewalk snow clearing duties to homeowners.
AI Data Centre Decision Deferred: Councillors voted to pause a proposal by Coun. Joy Lachica that sought a one-year moratorium on AI data centre approvals, allowing staff time for thorough planning reviews regarding water and energy impacts.
Police Candidate Briefing: Peterborough Police Chief Stuart Betts scheduled a closed-door information session with confirmed municipal election candidates to review governance standards and police services legislation.
🔬 Regional Industry, Infrastructure & History
85 Years of Excellence in Lakefield: The SGS Lakefield Metallurgical Centre of Excellence is marking its 85th anniversary with a time capsule ceremony, celebrating its legacy from WWII-era metallurgy to modern testing of critical minerals and municipal water.
Heritage Designations: City Council published formal notices of intention to designate two historic properties under the Ontario Heritage Act: 483 Park Street North (the former West Ward School) and 99 Roper Drive (the mid-century modern Erica and Harry Cherney House).
Future Environmental Learning: GreenUP Ecology Park hosted a family day with pop-up outdoor play stations to gather community input for permanent environmental learning spaces and a new micro-forest.
🚣 Sports, Recreation & Community Events
World-Class Rowing Finish: Douro-Dummer native Grace VandenBroek earned an impressive 5th-place finish in the women's double sculls at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam alongside partner Alizée Brien!
Goldens Gather at Viamede: Viamede Resort welcomed over 200 dog owners and golden retrievers for the annual Golden Rescue Picnic and Golden Games.
Ice Returning to NHCC: Community sports are gearing up as ice goes back in at the North Hastings Community Centre in Bancroft for minor hockey and figure skating!
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