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Megan Gallant
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Megan Gallant is an adventure lover who holds an M.A. in Critical and Creative Writing from the University of Gloucestershire. Her favourite place to be is near the water and between the pines in her worn-out hammock, reading true crime, drinking coffee, and cuddling her adorable goldendoodle.
Zephyr Bugelli gives a high five to his sister Trinity as they restore the iconic sunflower mural at The Only Café in downtown Peterborough, which was originally painted by Jeremy Moore more than 25 years ago. Zephyr says it feels like a full-circle moment as the siblings' mother used to take them to The Only when they were children. (Photo: Zach Ward)

The Only Café in downtown Peterborough revitalizes landmark mural for its 35th anniversary

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Zephyr Bugelli and his sister Trinity, long-time patrons of the restaurant, have restored the iconic sunflower mural on the outside wall.
Executive Director Devon Girard speaks with her team at Community Futures Peterborough, which has announced its participation in CANtrade™, a new flexible loan program that will support established for-profit businesses in the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County in adapting to trade uncertainty. The program offers loans from $5,000 to $150,000 with reduced interest rates, interest-only payments for the first six months, and repayment terms are available up to 60 months with no penalties for prepayments. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

New CANtrade™ loan program now available from Community Futures Peterborough to help businesses adapt...

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The program supports established businesses in the city and county of Peterborough through flexible financing with reduced lending rates.
Kelly Convery left her stressful career working as a paramedic for Peterborough County to begin Sanctuary Flower Fields in the Township of Selwyn. Growing cut flowers as well as offering photography sessions and regular wellness events, retreats, and workshops in partnership with many local businesses and artisans, the farm is committed to offering a destination location to connect with nature for health and rejuvenation. (Photo: Mary Zita Payne Photography)

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: the local economy blooms at Sanctuary Flower Fields

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Kelly Convery's farm in the Township of Selwyn collaborates with dozens of local businesses, photographers, and entrepreneurs.
Chris Brackenridge of Squirrel Creek Farm teaches Millbrook resident David McNab about farming for a video about the farmers' way of life and the challenges they face. What began with a kind gesture from the Brackenridge family to visiting farmers from the Galapagos Islands led to McNab filming four seasons' worth of footage on the farm. The footage was recently sold to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture for enough money to support six years of school for the 12-year-old son of a female farmer in Kenya that McNab has been sponsoring. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of David McNab video)

Millbrook’s farming community is helping support the education of a Kenyan farmer’s 12-year-old son

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With the help of Squirrel Creek Farm, David McNab used the proceeds from selling farming life footage to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture to create a scholarship.
The Peterborough Folk Festival's 2025 Emerging Artist Award winner Jeanne Truax performing at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough in February 2024. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist released her debut single "I Know What Your Like" in May 2025 with the help of her brother Nathan, who won the Emerging Artist Award in 2022. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Jeanne Truax is the Peterborough Folk Festival’s 2025 Emerging Artist

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The 22-year-old musician, who recently released her debut single 'I Know What You Like', will open for headliner Basia Bulat at August 14 kick-off concert.
Literally and figuratively in the "out" house at their 2006 wedding on the Haida Gwaii islands in British Columbia, Peterborough healthcare professionals Sheena Howard and Vanita Lokanathan were among the first same-sex couples in Canada to be legally married. Today, the couple share why Pride Month celebrations are so important for showing solidarity and providing a safe space for LGBTQ+ people. (Photo courtesy of Sheena Howard and Vanita Lokanathan)

Sheena Howard and Vanita Lokanathan on the need to advertise safe spaces for LGBTQ+...

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The two Peterborough healthcare professionals were among the first same-sex couples to be legally married in Canada.
Peterborough city councillor and deputy mayor Joy Lachica, Peterborough County warden Bonnie Clark, and North Kawartha mayor Carolyn Amyotte are elected officials in the Kawarthas region who have pledged to "Elect Respect" by signing a new motion that calls to stand up to abuse and harassment faced by politicians, especially those who are women or ethnic minorities. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Peterborough-area politicians join province-wide movement to ‘Elect Respect’

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Joy Lachica, Bonnie Clark, and Carolyn Amyotte are among the signatories pledging to restore civility and respect to public service.
A sixth-generation family farm first settled in 1902, Woodleigh Farms in the Township of Cavan Monaghan is focused on improving soil health through sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices including no-till farming (pictured), rotational grazing, and composting. Most recently, the farm has launched an innovative and award-winning pilot project that will turn forest waste wood into biochar, a form of pure carbon used as a carbon-sequestering soil amendment. (Photo courtesy of Woodleigh Farms)

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: Woodleigh Farms is growing a sustainable future through...

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The Township of Cavan Monaghan farm's award-winning pilot project is transforming waste wood into a carbon-sequestering soil amendment.
The New Canadians Centre's fifth annual "Lessons from the Land" event on July 1, 2025 features a range of Indigenous-led programs and activities at the Jiimaan Kinomaagewin / Canadian Canoe Museum in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough. With a focus on learning from the water, the day will include a Voyageur canoe tour of Little Lake led by the museum. All events are free and family friendly, though advanced registration is required for the canoe tour. (Photo: The Canadian Canoe Museum)

New Canadians Centre invites the community to learn and reflect at “Lessons from the...

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Fifth annual family-friendly event will include water-inspired activities led by Indigenous leaders at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough.
Leading up to the Kawartha Land Trust's 25th anniversary in 2026, the land conservation charity is celebrating 20 years of protecting East Syndicate Island, the largest undeveloped island on Stony Lake. One of the first properties protected by Kawartha Land Trust, the five-acre property off the northern shore of the lake is home to diverse ecosystems that provide habitat for at-risk species including bats and turtles. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)

Kawartha Land Trust celebrates 20 years of protecting East Syndicate Island on Stony Lake

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Donated by the late Norman Cowan, the five-acre property was one of the first protected by the land conservation charity and remains the largest undeveloped island on the lake.
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