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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.
A co-founder of Blue Wave Taekwondo in Peterborough, Linda Touzin will be representing the Taekwondo Ontario team at the 2026 Taekwondo Canada National Championships in Halifax from February 5 to 7 in the female over 65 category of poomsae, which are choreographed non-contact defensive and offensive movements performed in a set pattern. At 67 years old, Touzin is an advocate for not only women and girls in taekwondo but for seniors, as poomsae can improve balance, strength, bone health, and flexibility. (Photo courtesy of Blue Wave Taekwondo)

67-year-old Linda Touzin of Peterborough to represent Ontario at the Taekwondo Canada National Championships

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Blue Wave Taekwondo co-founder earned a spot by winning gold in the 'poomsae' category at the Taekwondo Ontario Team Selection Games.
On December 20 and 21, 2025, Peterborough's Time 2 Hoop will be hosting one-day basketball and volleyball clinics in partnership with Nike Sports Camps for youth ages nine to 17. The clinics will help participants develop a variety of skills specific to each sport, as well as important life skills like teamwork and sportsmanship. (Photo courtesy of Time 2 Hoop)

Time 2 Hoop offering one-day youth basketball and volleyball clinics in Peterborough over the...

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Presented in partnership with Nike Sports Camps, the December 20 and 21 clinics offer skills-focused and character-building sport experiences for ages nine to 17.
"Down on the Farm, Way Back When" is a memoir written by Stephen Nelson that contains over 200 stories about growing up on his family's small dairy farm just north of Campbellford. Available in hardcover, paperback, and as an e-book, the book is a "walk down memory lane" for people who grew up on a farm throughout the 1960s to 1980s and provides insight into farm life for those who did not. (Photos courtesy of Stephen Nelson)

Stephen Nelson’s memoir is a ‘walk down memory lane’ about growing up on a...

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'Down on the Farm, Way Back When' features hundreds of funny and touching recollections on rural life and what it means to be a farmer.
Victoria SL is the owner of T-Elle Boutique by VSL, a woman's fashion and beauty shop in downtown Peterborough that stocks made-in-Canada outfits by Canadian designers like Joseph Ribkoff and Frank Lyman and offers unconventional dresses for weddings and special occasions as well as casual wear. During the 2025 holiday shopping season, the Charlotte Street store is offering discounts on summer wear collection items and gift certificates as well as Black Friday savings. (Photo courtesy of T-Elle Boutique by VSL)

Shop the Boro: T-Elle Boutique by VSL offers big holiday savings on Canadian-designed women’s...

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From discounted gift certificates to Black Friday deals, the downtown Peterborough fashion and beauty shop is helping shoppers find thoughtful gifts and perfect outfits.
Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon is presenting the traditional British panto "Jack and the Beanstalk," a comic retelling of the classic fairytale by artistic director Sarah Quick, from December 3 to 17, 2025. Quick, who both watched and performed in pantos during her childhood in England, has written and produced Globus Theatre's panto every year for almost two decades, most recently including (left to right, top and bottom) 2021's "Mother Goose," 2022's "Cinderella," 2023's "Puss in Boots," and 2024's "Aladdin." (kawarthaNOW collage of photos courtesy of Globus Theatre)

Sarah Quick brings British panto magic back to Bobcaygeon with ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

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Globus Theatre's annual holiday tradition returns December 3 to 17 with a comic retelling of the classic fairytale for the entire family.
The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra (PSO) will be joined by Québécois vocal quartet Quartom (baritone Benoit Le Blanc, bass-baritone Philippe Martel, tenor Joé Lampron-Dandonneau, and baritone Julien Patenaude) for "Quartom Sings Noël," the PSO's annual holiday concert on December 6, 2025 at the Emmanuel United Church. The quartet will perform a mix of French versions of familiar Christmas carols, carols popular in Quebec, and English-language family favourites, with the orchestra also playing works by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, French composer Georges Bizet, and Canadian composer Ronald Royer. (Photo: Antoine Duguay)

Québécois vocal quartet Quartom joins the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra for annual holiday concert

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'Quartom Sings Noël' at Emmanuel United Church on December 6 will feature a mix of familiar and not-so-familiar Christmas carols and more.
Rob Arkell of Wild Rock Outfitters takes a look at clothing brought in by a customer to the trade-in desk for the downtown Peterborough outdoor gear retailer's Wild Again program. Customers can trade in their lightly used premium gear for store credit, which can be used to purchase new or used products or donated to the company's ComPassion Project. The Wild Again program not only makes high-quality outdoor clothing and equipment more affordable for other customers, but diverts items from the landfill and reduces the demand for new production. (Photo: Jeff Faulds / Wild Rock Outfitters)

Shop the Boro: Save money and the planet by trading in your outdoor gear...

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The 'Wild Again' program gives customers store credit while making premium gear affordable for others and keeping it out of landfills.
At Centre & Main Chocolate Co. in Warkworth, award-winning chocolatier Angela Roest (second from right) and her team (Lisa Giraldi, Martin Albert, and Brenna Card) craft artisan chocolate bars, bonbons, and other treats using unique locally sourced products like kimchi, popcorn, and bee pollen. (Photo: Gary Mulcahey)

Centre & Main Chocolate Co. in Warkworth crafts stunning artisan chocolate using unexpected locally...

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Chocolatier Angela Roest creates innovative flavour combinations like blueberry and bee pollen, pretzel and mustard, and tea and toast.
Peterborough psychotherapist Spring Berriman (back, second from left) has rebranded her practice to Rhapsody Psychotherapy & Counselling to represent that therapy is often raw, honest, and human. In-person in Peterborough and online across Ontario, Spring and her team offer therapy services for men and women, children and teens, couples and families, and the LGBTQIA2S+ community using a holistic approach and a range of modalities. (Photo courtesy of Rhapsody Psychotherapy & Counselling)

Know Your Locals: Spring Berriman rebrands her Peterborough psychotherapy practice to Rhapsody Psychotherapy &...

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Available in-person or online across Ontario, the clinic continues to offer clients trusted and accessible holistic therapy using a range of modalities.
For one night only on November 18, 2025, Public Energy Performing Arts is presenting "Bijuriya," a solo drag show by award-winning Montréal composer, experimental vocalist, and interdisciplinary performer Gabriel Dharmoo at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Moving fluidly between singing, lip-syncing, sound experimentation, and theatrical vignettes, the show features original songs, imaginative vocal effects, and both costume and character transformations. (Photo: Jonathan Goulet)

Public Energy presents a thunderbolt of queer South Asian creativity at Peterborough’s Market Hall

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Gabriel Dharmoo's acclaimed solo drag spectacle 'Bijuriya' on November 18 combines original songs, experimental sound design, and theatrical vignettes.
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