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Bruce Head is kawarthaNOW.com's managing editor, chief technical officer, and a contributing writer. If he has any spare time, he enjoys songwriting, playing acoustic guitar, and taking photos of Cait the border collie.
Guelph-based Fill it Forward is one of nine winners of the global "Beyond The Bag" environmental innovation challenge. Founded by Peterborough native Matt Wittek, the company produces stickers and tags that can be affixed to reusable bottles, cups, and bags. When people refill their bottle or reuse their bag, they can scan the sticker using the free Fill it Forward app, and the company contributes to charitable projects around the world. (Photo: Fill it Forward)

Social enterprise founded by Peterborough native wins global environmental innovation challenge

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Matt Wittek's company Fill it Forward the sole Canadian winner of 'Beyond The Bag' competition.
Dave Ross, whose company Branded Heron Leatherworks creates handcrafted leather goods, is one of 12 entrepreneurs participating in the winter intake of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre's Starter Company Plus. At the end of the eight-week program, six of the entrepreneurs will each be awarded a grant of $5,000. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

businessNOW: 12 new Starter Company Plus applicants announced

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Also featuring Kawartha Controls, New Canadians Centre, Nexicom and 4th Line Theatre, Peterborough DBIA, Fenelon Falls Chamber, and more.
Friends John Millard and Waleed Abdulhamid bring together their very different cultural and musical backgrounds in "John & Waleed", a performance featuring both traditional and original music and storytelling. Public Energy is streaming the previously recorded performance online for free on January 31, 2021, following a real-time Q&A with the two musicians. (Supplied photo)

West meets East in Public Energy’s January 31 online presentation of ‘John & Waleed’

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Free Theatre Passe Muraille production features culturally blended music & stories from John Millard & Waleed Abdulhamid.
Manjit Minhas, founder of the 10th largest brewery in the world and one of the “dragons” on CBC’s popular Dragons’ Den TV series, is one of the keynote speakers at the StrikeUP virtual conference for female entrepreneurs, hosted by Northumberland CFDC on March 4, 2021. (Photo via StrikeUP website)

businessNOW: Manjit Minhas and Amber Mac keynote speakers at StrikeUP virtual conference for...

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Also featuring The Avant-Garden Shop, Peterborough Microgreens, Movingmedia Canada, Women Breaking Barriers, Workforce Development Board, and more.
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEEPO) has purchased the Leslie M. Frost Natural Resource Centre in Haliburton County for $3.2 million. The 40.63-acre property has 1,480 feet frontage along Highway 35 and 2,800 feet of shore line on St. Nora Lake. It includes 21 buildings that can accommodate more than 200 people in a mix of dorm-style rooms and cottages, a full kitchen, dining, hall, and recreation centre. (Photo: CBRE Limited Real Estate Brokerage)

OPSEU buys historic Frost Centre in Haliburton from Ontario government for $3.2 million

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Government employee union intends to 'breathe new life and purpose into the property' to serve its members and the broader community.
Hillary Flood begins her new role as communications manager of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) on January 6, 2021. She is replacing Joel Wiebe, who will be joining the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce as its new government relations coordinator on January 25, 2021. (Supplied photo)

businessNOW: Hillary Flood is new communications manager of Peterborough DBIA

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Also featuring new faces at the Peterborough Chamber, EC3, Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre, and more.
The biggest news story of the year was of course the COVID-19 pandemic, which destroyed and disrupted countless lives but also brought governments and communities together. Wearing face masks inside businesses became mandatory in the Kawarthas in July, and The Big Apple bakery and restaurant on Highway 401 in Colborne in Northumberland County showed its support by installing a face mask on the iconic 12-metre tall Mr. Applehead. (Photo: The Big Apple / @bigapple401 on Instagram)

2020 in review – kawarthaNOW’s top stories show communities pulling together

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A comprehensive look back at the year that changed everything.
Neil Young performing 'Comes a Time' at an empty Coronation Hall in Omemee. He is making the film of his 2017 'Hometown' concert in Omemee, directed by his wife Daryl Hannah, available for free on his website during the month of December. (Screenshot)

Watch Neil Young perform ‘Comes a Time’ at an empty Coronation Hall in Omemee

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Musician is promoting the film of his 2017 'Hometown' concert in Omemee, free to watch on the Neil Young Archives during the holidays.
The Crepes of Wrath is a take-out restaurant in the former location of Hunter Street Books in downtown Peterborough that offers both sweet and savoury crepes. (Photo: Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area)

businessNOW: The Crepes of Wrath restaurant opens in downtown Peterborough

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Also featuring Starter Company Plus grant recipients, Publican House's new heated patio, Jason Wilkins' Tim Hortons cup design, and more.
A Canadian version of the 24 Good Deeds advent calendar, first founded in Germany in 2011, is now available thanks to Lakefield resident Ute Shaw. A minimum donation of at least $24 to order a calendar will ensure each of the 24 daily good deeds in the calendar is accomplished. The Canadian edition supports 24 different charities and charitable projects, including 11 in Canada and 13 around the world. (Photo: 24 Good Deeds)

Lakefield resident launches Canadian edition of advent calendar supporting a charity a day for...

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Ute Shaw was inspired by European version of 24 Good Deeds calendar that has supported 216 projects in 57 countries since being founded in Germany in 2011.
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