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Fall in love with nature this Valentine’s Day

Have a date with a chickadee this Valentine's Day! Chickadees land in hand to feed at Millar Creek Conservation Area in Peterborough County. (Photo: Karen Halley)

Valentine’s Day is coming up this weekend, on Sunday, February 14th. Are you looking for the perfect way to celebrate love but feeling conflicted about the commercialism that has become attached with Valentine’s Day?

Hitting the jackpot – a review of Les Belles-Soeurs

Naomi DuVall, Lindsay Unterlander, Nicole Allard, Dani Breau, Robyn Smith, Tami Whitley, Sarah McNeilly, Cathy Ogrodnik, Angela Sorensen, and Leah Bell are 10 of the 16 women who star in The Motley Collective's production of Les Belles-Soeurs (photo: Andy Carroll)

When director Amy Cummings puts on a show, she never fails to deliver. Picking interesting productions and skilled at working with large casts, Amy’s work with The Motley Collective is always a highlight of the Peterborough theatre season.

KNosh News – February 2016

FireHouse Gourmet, a popular purveyor of hot sauces and gourmet and specialty foods, is closing its brick-and-mortar store in Peterborough's East City but will continue to operate online and in pop-up locations (photo: FireHouse Gourmet)

This month, food writer Eva Fisher bids farewell to FireHouse Gourmet as we know it, pairs wine and chocolate with Naked Chocolate and Kawartha Country Wines, eats 50 kale plants in one sitting with Tiny Greens, and prepares the perfect cup of tea with Amusé Coffee Co.

Adam Noble of Noble Tech Inc. announces $20-million clean tech algae plant in Peterborough

Peterborough Mayor Darryl Bennett, Trent University President and Vice Chancellor Leo Groarke, Noble Tech Founder and CEO Adam Noble, Noble Tech Founder and COO Dr. Andressa Lacerda, Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, and Peterborough City Councillor Diane Therrien (photo: Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster / Twitter)

Adam Noble, the founder of bioproducts company Noble Tech Inc., has announced plans to construct a 50,000-square-foot production facility at the new Trent Research and Innovation Park in Peterborough. The $20-million production facility will offer sustainable solutions for wastewater treatment, as well as the nutritional and pharmaceutical sectors.

Valentine’s Day letter campaign to shut down puppy mills across Canada

Author Mary Giuffre, who rescued Ruby from a puppy mill, with red envelopes representing letters she hopes people send during the Valentine's Day letter campaign to shut down puppy mills

A national Valentine’s Day campaign was launched today to pressure politicians to close down puppy mills in Canada.

Pink in the Rink campaign raises record $97,035 for cancer research

The ceremonial puck drop at Saturday night's Pink in the Rink game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, where the Petes faced off against the Ottawa 67's

A record-breaking $97,035 was raised during the seventh annual Pink in the Rink campaign, which culminated last night when the Peterborough Petes played the Ottawa 67’s at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Art on the Street – February 2016

The new group show at Gallery in the Attic in downtown Peterborough features work by Chey Greig, David Brown, Joe Stable, Paul Oldham, and more (photo: Jamie Campbell)

February brings a mix of group and solo shows at various galleries, behind-the scenes-events at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, and membership benefits and volunteer opportunities at both of our artist-run centres.

Peterborough Economic Development announces new President & CEO

Rhonda Keenan (right) with members of the Economic Development Office in the City of Oshawa, where she was most recently acting director (photo: City of Oshawa)

Peterborough Economic Development’s Board of Directors has announced that Rhonda Keenan will be joining the organization as its President and CEO as of February 29, 2016.

Dig out your bicycle for Winter Bike to Work Day

If you're used to dressing up warmly to shovel your driveway, you likely already have all the clothing you need to get out on your bike for Winter Bike to Work Day on February 12th. GreenUP's Brianna Salmon stays warm and dry while winter biking with good mitts, windproof pants, and water-proof boots. (Photo: Karen Halley, GreenUP)

Blustering winds, cold temperatures and icy road conditions can make for a challenging drive to work on winter mornings. You can forego scraping your windshield, shoveling your driveway, and keeping up with all the winter car maintenance. All it takes is a helmet and a bicycle! Winter Bike to Work Day is coming up on Friday, February 12th.

Getting to the heart of matters at Activity Haven

The free Heart Healthy Seniors Fair takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 11 at Activity Haven at 180 Barnardo Avenue in Peterborough

Minute by minute, hour by hour, day after day, it works very hard to your immense benefit.

It’s time to give back.

With February being Heart Month, Activity Haven Senior Centre (180 Barnardo Avenue, Peterborough, 705-876-1670) is providing the opportunity to pay some serious attention to keeping your ticker healthy.

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