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Jeannine Taylor
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Jeannine Taylor is the CEO, founder and publisher of kawarthaNOW.com. Jeannine is an multi-award-winning media and communications professional with over 28 years of experience in digital marketing and website development. She has been a digital media publisher since kawarthaNOW.com was launched online as Quid Novis in 1996. She's a self-professed tech and news geek and an early adopter. Jeannine would rather be kayaking or hanging out with @caitthebordercollie. Connect with her on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky.
When discarding your Christmas tree, make sure you've removed all the decorations and do not wrap the tree in a bag or netting (photo: kawarthaNOW)

How to dispose of your Christmas tree in the Kawarthas

Depending on where you live, you can leave at the curb for collection or take it to a landfill ... or feed it to a goat!
Dr. Justin Clouthier is a vascular surgeon at Peterborough Regional Health Centre who specializes in a surgical procedure that reduces risks to vulnerable patients. The equipment used in this procedure was funded in part by donations to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation.

Fighting the silent killer

Donations to the PRHC Foundation help bring life-saving procedure to hospital.
Paul and Suzanne Leroux are owners of The Pasta Shop in downtown Peterborough. In 2011, Paul suffered a heart attack and was diagnosed with both a coronary arterial blockage and diabetes. He received care at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

First vacation in six years … and then a heart attack

Local business owner Paul Leroux is grateful for care he received and encourages people to donate to hospital Foundation.
A 10-piece band featuring a dynamic rhythm section and a powerful horn section, The Rocket Revue performs with special guests Bobby Watson, Bridget Foley, and Jane Archer on Saturday, December 27 at the Market Hall in Peterborough

Real horns and real music with The Rocket Revue

Peterborough's premier rhythm and blues band returns to the Market Hall on December 27.
The Red Dog Olde Christmas Pageant is a fundraiser for Homegrown Homes, which provides affordable housing to Peterborough residents

A Red Dog Christmas

Benefit concert for Homegrown Homes at the Historic Red Dog Taven in Peterborough on December 13.
Faith Dickinson with her "Citizen of the Year" Award from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism (photo: Carrie Dickinson)

12-year-old Faith Dickinson named Citizen of the Year

Her non-profit Cuddles for Cancer organization has made a thousand blankets for cancer patients, soldiers, and children.
Founder and organizer Jay Lough Hayes during the first Santas for Peterborough Seniors campaign in 2012 (photo: kawarthaNOW)

Santas for Peterborough Seniors – now in its third year!

Hundreds of Peterborough seniors will receive Christmas gifts again this year thanks to community giving.
Mary Blair, Jane Ulrich, and Monique Cantin founded "Circles of Friends" after a close friend passed away from pancreatic cancer

“Circles of Friends” raises $91,500 for pancreatic cancer research

Proceeds from inaugural "Glass Gala" event will go to Circles of Friends Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund.
The concert takes place on Saturday, December 6 in the auditorium of Peterborough Collegiate

Dan Fewings & Friends Community Christmas Concert

Third annual family-friendly fundraiser for Teachers for Kids takes place on December 6 in Peterborough.
Tanah Haney, Michael Ketemer, Rob Fortin, Susan Newman, and John Hoffman performing as Carried Away

In From the Cold returns on December 12 and 13

Annual Christmas concert at the Market Hall in Peterborough has raised almost $90,000 for Peterborough's Youth Emergency Shelter.

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