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The family-run Dooher's Bakery in Campbellford has been voted the "Sweetest Bakery in Canada" in a nationwide contest sponsored by Dawn Food Products. Pictured is owner Cory Dooher (centre) with her proud parents Christine and Peter. (Photo: Dooher's Bakery / Facebook)

businessNOW – September 17, 2018

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Featuring 'sweetest bakery in Canada' Dooher's Bakery, the Cubs' Lair young entrepreneur competition, Uber Eats in Peterborough, and upcoming regional business events
The 2018 annual Curve Lake Pow Wow takes place this weekend (Saturday, September 15th and Sunday, September 16th) at Lance Wood Park in Curve Lake. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism –...

On September 6, 2018, Peterborough-Kawartha MP and Minister of Status of Women was at the new Steelworks Design facility on Fisher Drive in Peterborough to announce $498,000 in federal funding for the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) to implement a three-year project aiming at attracting and inspiring more women and youth to pursue a career in manufacturing. (Photo: Office of Minister of Status of Women)

businessNOW – September 10, 2018

The Women's Business Network of Peterborough (WBN), the preeminent networking organization for professional women in the Kawarthas, launches its 2018-19 season on September 5, 2018. Our special editorial section has everything you need to know about the 2018-19 season, along with profiles of selected WBN members. (Photo: WBN)

Read about the 2018-19 Women’s Business Network of Peterborough in our...

The nomination deadline for the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism's 2018 Awards of Excellence is Monday, September 10th.

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism –...

Some of the local entrepreneurs who received $29,000 in funding as part of the second 2018 intake of Starter Company Plus, a program funded by the Government of Ontario and administered by Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development. Applications are now open for third intake for the program in September 2018, with orientation sessions taking place on September 4th, September 10th, September 17th, and September 24th. (Photo: Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

businessNOW – September 4, 2018

Lifestyle & Family

From uneaten leftovers to untouched fruits and vegetables to food that is forgotten, households waste more food than restaurants, hotels, stores, and farms combined. Around $1,500 worth of food per household gets thrown out every year -- around one out of six bags of groceries per week!

Did you know almost half of all wasted food comes from our own homes?

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Find out more about the impact of food waste and what you can do at 'Food ... too good to waste' event in Peterborough on September 27.
Before the Cultivate Festival weekend on September 21-23, 2018 in Port Hope, Cultivate presents "Love Local Food?", where 12 restaurants in Northumberland and Clarington will offer a variety of fixed-price menus focused on local food now until September 20th. (Photo: Cultivate)

Knosh News – September 2018

The Wine Shoppe on Park, on the corner of Park and Brock Streets in Peterborough, is one of many local businesses taking environmental actions to green their business. In 2016, The Wine Shoppe worked with GreenUP to DePave an area outside their front entrance, replacing pavement with a garden. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Many Peterborough businesses are going green

Active and Safe Routes to School Peterborough is a group of local organizations addressing health and environmental issues related to school travel. The group has a vision for all students to have the opportunity to walk, roll, or bus to and from school as a part of their daily school experience. This vision was born because we know that walking, rolling, or busing benefits students, makes school zones safer, and is good for the environment. (Supplied photo)

Let’s get our kids walking, biking, scooting, and busing to school...

A highlight of every Ecology Park Family Night is the Lantern Walk, where participants can make their very own lantern and follow through the Ecology Park trails to music led by the Paddling Puppeteer. This year's event, sponsored by Healthy Kids Community Challeng, takes place on Thursday, August 23rd at Ecology Park, 1899 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough. (Photo: Karen Halley)

GreenUP Ecology Park’s Family Night & Lantern Walk celebrates nature in...

Regardless of the size of your boat, "Boating 2: Beyond The Basics" will help you acquire new boating skills or brush up on the skills you already have. Registration is now open for the course, offered by the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron, which runs every Monday evening for six weeks beginning on September 17, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)

Safer waters beckon thanks to the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron

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