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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.
Peterborough-based charitable organization Farms at Work was formed in 2010 to support new farmers, keep farmland in production, and promote on-farm environmental stewardship in east Central Ontario. (Photo: Peterborough County Economic Development)

Know Your Locals: Farms at Work aims to keep farmland in production with resources...

The Peterborough-based organization offers an online platform for farmland owners to advertise available land, the Making Good Farmland Agreements Guide, farm tours, and more.
80-year-old Peterborough resident Allan Saltern received vascular care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) after being unable to walk due to restricted blood flow in his legs. When he had severe complications following the complex vascular surgeries, he was required to spend three weeks in the hospital learning how to walk again. With a hybrid operating room at PRHC, Saltern would have been able to receive multiple minimally invasive surgeries at the same time, reducing stress on him and his family and reducing his recovery time in hospital. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Hybrid operating room at PRHC will mean reduced risk, faster recovery times for vascular...

PRHC Foundation is fundraising for state-of-the-art technology that will allow surgeons to perform multiple procedures on the same patient at the same time.
Red Mill Maple Syrup co-owner Sebastien Poulin (left) leads a tour about maple syrup production at the Millbrook producer's sugar shack. He and his wife Julie Vallieres, who were both raised in a region of Quebec well-known for maple syrup, have been producing maple syrup at their 10-acre property since 2011 and launched the Red Mill Maple Syrup brand in 2017. The business is a member of Kawartha Choice FarmFresh to promote their products to consumers and is interested in participating in the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale program to reach more wholesale buyers. (Photo courtesy of Red Mill Maple Syrup)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Red Mill Maple Syrup brings Quebec’s love for...

Owners Sebastien Poulin and Julie Vallieres promote their Millbrook business through the Kawartha Choice FarmFresh program.
Fleming College Institute is launching an all-new specialized program in October 2026 designed for senior leaders to step into their full potential. Intended for seasoned executives and emerging senior leaders, the P.E.A.K. Executive Leadership Program provides practical frameworks and leadership mastery opportunities to empower participants to lead with purpose, and by design. (Photo courtesy of Fleming College Institute)

Fleming College Institute to launch new P.E.A.K. Executive Leadership program this fall

Senior leadership program to be facilitated by experienced leadership coach Sophie Mathewson,
Brothers Lance and Beau Dixon perform in "Footnote to Freedom" presented by New Stages Theatre at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on November 9, 2025. The acclaimed show uses song and story to explore the life of their grandfather George Dixon, who served in Canada's only segregated Black battalion during World War I. The Dixon brothers will perform the show again at the Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre on August 13, 2026, one of four performances New Stages is presenting as part of the William and Nona Heaslip Foundation Summer Festival. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

New Stages Theatre once again partners with Trent University for the William and Nona...

Free Thursday evening series from June 4 to August 20 at Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre in downtown Peterborough features 12 outdoor performances of theatre and music.
New Stages Theatre presents a staged reading of Lynn Nottage's award-winning dramatic comedy "Clyde's" at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough featuring (left to right, top and bottom) Sterling Jarvis, Ordena Stephens-Thompson, Chelsea Russell, René Escobar Jr., and Tim Walker. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

New Stages Theatre closes its season with staged reading of Lynn Nottage’s award-winning dramedy...

The play at Peterborough's Market Hall on June 14 follows a group of truck-stop diner ex-con employees seeking second chances — and the perfect sandwich.
Matt Anderson is the founder of Chemong City Greens in Peterborough, an indoor vertical farm that grows nutritious and organic microgreens year round. To help expand his retail and wholesale customer base, Anderson is a member of Kawartha Choice FarmFresh and participates in the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale Program. Both economic development initiatives are supported by Peterborough County. (Photo courtesy of Chemong City Greens)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Chemong City Greens reaching more local buyers through...

Microgreens producer Matt Anderson says Kawartha Local Food Wholesale Program helps bridge the gap between producing and sales.
A couple walks along the Trent Severn Waterway in Lindsay. The new Visitor Research Program delivered by Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) allows business operators, municipalities, and tourism partners within Kawarthas Northumberland to access visitor data collected through Environics Analytics based on mobile device detection. The program can be used to access insights on who visitors are, where they come from, and how they can best be reached. (Photo: Fred Thornhill)

Regional Tourism Organization 8 launches new Visitor Research Program to support operators in making...

Virtual information sessions for the program which supports tourism operators and partners within Kawarthas Northumberland are being held on June 2, 9, and 16.
Hunnabees Honey & Co. owners David and Keri Nicolaous's daughter examines a beehive frame at the Millbrook farm, which sells various honey flavours, maple syrup, and other related products with a focus on ethical and sustainable beekeeping. Agricultural programming from Peterborough County will help Hunnabees expand its educational tours and experiences to help visitors connect with the land, including by offering "bee therapy" with an apitherapy cabin. (Photo courtesy of Hunnabees Honey & Co.)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Hunnabees Honey Co. is buzzing with opportunities thanks...

Co-owner David Nicolaou says participating in the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale program will provide more time for the Millbrook business to focus on agri-tourism.
Retired Ontario Superior Court Justice and poet James Clarke (middle) watching a rehearsal on April 28, 2026 of Trent Valley Archives Theatre's "The Kid from Simcoe Street," based on his 2012 memoir of the same title, along with his grandson and script consultant David Francis Clarke and his old friend Murray Byrne, who he was recently reunited with after 73 years and who makes a cameo in the play, which is being staged at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre for four performances from June 4 to 7, 2026. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

‘The Kid from Simcoe Street’ tells the real-life story of James Clarke overcoming adversity...

Trent Valley Archives Theatre's adaptation of retired justice's 2012 memoir sees its world premiere at the Market Hall from June 4 to 7.

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