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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.
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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.
Garreth Dias and Jesvyl Dsilva with their dogs Lexie and Leo near the tulip patch on their 50-acre farm near Rice Lake south of Bailieboro. In 2021, the couple sold their Oakville condo and moved to northern Northumberland County despite not having any farming experience. Since then, Dias and Dsilva have been raising chickens and growing food on Eyra Estate and has seen a huge demand for their tulip agri-tourism experience where they invite people learn about farm life. (Photo courtesy of Garreth Dias and Jesvyl Dsilva)

From growing vegetables on a condo balcony to becoming a tulip destination: Eyra Estate...

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Former Oakville residents Garreth Dias and Jesvyl Dsilva are building a sustainable farm and agritourism experience through trial and error and a willingness to 'just jump in'.
Fresh off a Governor General Literary Award win last year, Trent University French studies professor Sylvie Bérard has earned a 2026 French-language Trillium Book Award nomination for "Mes morts jeune." The autobiographical essay offers reflections on memory and grief told through a series of portraits of late loved ones. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

Trent University professor’s book on grief is a French-language finalist for the Trillium Book...

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Sylvie Bérard's 'Mes morts jeune' is a work of autobiographical fiction exploring memory and grief through portraits of deceased loved ones.
Based in Peterborough, Mudslide Window and Eavestrough Cleaning offers high-quality service that goes above and beyond for residential, commercial, and cottage properties across the Kawarthas. From cleaning of interior and exterior windows to clearing eavestroughs and flushing downspouts, power-washing, and providing minor roof repairs, David Hillis and Georgia Fisher's small business provides flexible and full-service solutions to get homes ready for the summer months. (Photo courtesy of Mudslide Window and Eavestrough Cleaning)

Know Your Locals: Get your home summer ready with Mudslide Window and Eavestrough Cleaning

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David Hillis and Georgia Fisher's Peterborough-based business is offering 15% off for all first-time clients.
kawarthaNOW founder, CEO, and publisher Jeannine Taylor accepting the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's inaugural Legacy award of the Luminary Awards for women in business in 2025, one year before the 30th anniversary of the digital media company she founded on May 1, 1996 in the early years of the internet. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

kawarthaNOW celebrates 30 years of local media innovation

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Founder, publisher, and CEO Jeannine Taylor reflects on building one of Canada's longest-running independent digital news publications after starting as the only woman in the boardroom.
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