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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.
Highlands East artists Victoria Ward and Gary Blundell at the sawdust burner that inspired the artwork featured in their "Burner Herzog" exhibit on display from August 22 to November 23, 2024 at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre. The married artists first stumbled upon the site of the lumber mill near their log home 15 years ago and have since revisited the location many times, watching nature take the land back from the abandoned site. Along with the exhibit, there will be a trip to visit the sawdust burner as well as a film screening. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Ward and Gary Blundell)

Art exhibit inspired by abandoned lumber mill in Harcourt comes home to Minden’s Agnes...

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'Burner Herzog' exhibit by Haliburton County husband-and-wife artists Gary Blundell and Victoria Ward runs from August 22 to November 23.
With guided hikes led by local and passionate volunteers, the annual Hike Haliburton Festival is one-of-a-kind in Ontario. With paid excursions from local tour companies and guided and self-guided hikes across the Haliburton Highlands, the festival returns from September 19 to 22, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Hike Haliburton)

Passionate and knowledgeable volunteer hike leaders make the Hike Haliburton Festival a one-of-a-kind experience

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The award-winning festival returns for its 21st year from September 19 to 22 with guided and self-guided hikes, paid excursions, and more.
A long line of traffic on Highway 28 in July 2024 waiting to proceed through the Eels Creek bridge construction zone located halfway between Burleigh Falls and Apsley, where automated traffic lights control single-lane vehicle access through the 150-metre-long zone. At peak times on weekends when traffic is primarily travelling either northbound or southbound, ill-timed lights can result in back-ups of over 15 kilometres long, with some drivers waiting up to an hour or more to get through the lights. (Photo: Daniel Armchuk)

North Kawartha mayor proposes ‘coalition of Highway 28 mayors’ to lobby Ontario government to...

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Carolyn Amyotte is also requesting the MTO deal with traffic back-ups and delays from Eels Creek bridge reconstruction on the provincial highway.
The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra is teaming up with the Peterborough Field Naturalists for an afternoon of learning and listening at the orchestra's first-ever Musical Nature Walk. On September 14, 2024, field naturalists will take guests on short walks through Buckhorn's Tecasy Ranch to learn about the area's flora and fauna while stopping for intermittent short performances from orchestra musicians. (Photo: Tecasy Ranch)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra to hold its first ‘Musical Nature Walk’ in early fall

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Held in collaboration with Peterborough Field Naturalists, September 14 guided walk through Tecasy Ranch will include four stops with performances from orchestra musicians.
If you're looking for a career in aviation, the Peterborough Airport is home to 22 businesses in the aerospace sector that employ more than 500 workers in a wide range of positions. Leading the continued expansion of the Peterborough Airport is The Loomex Group, which has grown from five employees in 2008 to more than 100 today. "Whatever you want to do, there's a career in aviation," says The Loomex Group's President and CEO Trent Gervais. (Photo courtesy of The Loomex Group)

‘Whatever you want to do, there is a career in aviation’: The Loomex Group

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Diverse company at the Peterborough Airport is leading growth in the aerospace industry in Peterborough & the Kawarthas.
A detail from "Kawartha Highlands Reflected" (2023, acrylic on canvas) by Paul Nabuurs, a visual artist known for his triking works with a bold colour palette. His studio at 1580 English Line North in Harcourt is Tour Stop 36 during the 40th anniversary Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, organized by the Art Gallery of Peterborough and taking place September 28 and 29, 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Art Gallery of Peterborough)

Celebrate 40 years of the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour on September 28 and 29

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New this year, the self-guided tour organized by the Art Gallery of Peterborough features the KAST Passport, Emerging Artists Hub, and a 40th anniversary celebration.
Liftlock Pest Control founder Terry King (right) and his family at the Haliburton Home & Cottage Show in 2024. Launched this spring, the family-run Ennismore business offers interior and exterior pest control services at residential, commercial, and cottage properties across the greater Kawarthas region and the Muskokas. Services range from insect treatments, to bat exclusion and wildlife trapping and removal, to eradication of poison ivy and noxious weeds. (Photo courtesy of Liftlock Pest Control)

Know Your Locals: Get rid of unwanted summer visitors with Liftlock Pest Control

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Terry King's Ennismore-based family business offers insect treatments, bat exclusions, rodent and wildlife removal, and poison ivy eradication.
New to the 2024 Apsley Autumn Studio Tour, Brenda Rudder is a wildlife artist who specializes in painting on natural wood, using acrylic on reframed wood scraps. Alongside fibre artists Judy Ranieri and Valerie Foster, her works will be on display and available for purchase at Studio E on Chandos Lake during the self-guided tour that runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 21 and 22. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Rudder)

Experience it: the Apsley Autumn Studio Tour returns for its 31st year on September...

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Free self-guided tour features 30 artists and artisans, including four new to the tour this year, working in 11 cottage country studios.
Six local entrepreneurs recently received support from Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development to bring their innovative tourism business ideas to market. Pictured are (left to right, top and bottom) Sanctuary Flower Fields, Heritage Blooms UPick, Lovesick Kayaking, N2Adventures, muttmix, and Rice Lake Arts. (Photos: Mary Zita Payne, Claudia MacDonald, Alex Grant, Nikki Nelson, Amy Deroche, Claire Foran)

Six staycation destinations to visit in Peterborough & the Kawarthas this summer

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Six local entrepreneurs received support from Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development to bring innovative tourism business ideas to market,
Chef Martin Carbajal pictured in the window of La Mesita Restaurante at 247 George Street North in downtown Peterborough. Chef Martin, who owns the award-winning restaurant alongside his wife Kelly, serves the authentic Mexican cuisine on which he was raised while growing up in Mexico City. Not only is he expanding the restaurant's menu, but La Mesita can also be found at four local farmers' markets, and Chef Martin also offers catering for events of all sizes, with customizable menus beyond Mexican fare. (Photo courtesy of La Mesita Restaurante)

Know Your Locals: Peterborough’s La Mesita Restaurante serves up authentic Mexican cuisine and more

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Chef Martin Carbajal, who is expanding the restaurant's menu, can also be found at local farmers' markets and is available to cater events of all sizes,
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