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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.
Mija Bakeshop is a Peterborough-based pastry shop selling tarts, pies, madeleines, bread, custom cakes and more through local retailers, pop-up events, and the weekly Peterborough Farmers Market. As she approaches the one-year anniversary since launching her business, pastry chef Miyeon Park reflects on her time learning to bake and run a business after spending years adjusting to the culture in Canada after moving from South Korea. (Photo courtesy of Mija Bakeshop)

Peterborough’s Mija Bakeshop approaching one-year anniversary of selling decadent custom pastries

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Owner Miyeon Park talks about discovering her passion, being a newcomer to Canada, and overcoming the fear of starting her business.
Clean Up Peterborough founder organizer Steve Paul has found that his moose sighting along the Lang-Hastings Trail has served as an entryway to begin conversations around nature, environmental issues, and mental health with the many people he meets while walking the trail daily and while leading walks for the Peterborough Field Naturalists. Clean Up Peterborough will hold its first clean-up event along Technology Drive and Lang-Hastings Trail on April 15, 2024 followed by an Earth Day clean-up on the east shore of Little Lake. (Photo courtesy of Steve Paul)

New Peterborough volunteer group proves that caring for the planet is good for everyone

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Clean Up Peterborough is hosting its first community clean-up April 15 along Technology Drive and Lang-Hastings Trail followed by an Earth Day clean-up at Little Lake.

‘We wear it as a badge of honour’: Diane Wolf on why it’s important...

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In times of uncertainty, the Peterborough-based psychotherapist is providing the tools to help prioritize the self.
Fenelon Falls Secondary School students participating in an Earth Week clean-up in 2019. The City of Kawartha Lakes is encouraging residents to celebrate Earth Week 2024 by registering for a 20-Minute Community Clean-Up from April 21 to 27, one of several events on or around Earth Day across the greater Kawarthas region. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Celebrations and clean-ups for Earth Day 2024 in Peterborough and the Kawarthas

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Community litter clean-ups, educational events, contests, and more are taking place on and around April 22.
In 2024, Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development is hosting three different in-person workshop series for small business owners, including the Business Fundamental Workshop series, presented in collaboration with Community Futures Peterborough and the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas, which is ideal for those looking to launch their business or seeking a refresher. The other workshop series are Small Biz Social Navigator and Digital Excellence Unleashed. (Photo: Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development is opening doors for small business owners with...

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Workshops in the Business Fundamentals, Small Biz Social Navigator, and Digital Excellence Unleashed series are led by industry experts.
Located east of Peterborough in Donwood, Gardens Plus is a garden retailer about to open for its 27th season. Owner Dawn Golloher has created a haven of perennial plants with hundreds of species of hostas, cone flowers, daylilies, and more. The display gardens and greenhouses will be open beginning May 9, 2024 from Thursday to Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Gardens Plus)

A beginner’s guide to maintaining a healthy perennial garden with Dawn Golloher of Gardens...

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Now in its 27th season, the garden retailer in Donwood just east of Peterborough is opening May 9.
Brighton resident and dog trainer Kyla McNeill and her four-year-old border collie Lennan are currently in training to head to Brittany, France, next month to compete at the IFCS World Agility Championships. The duo are on the ACC National Agility Team competing in agility courses in the 24"/60 cm maxi division between May 1 through May 5, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Kyla McNeill)

Northumberland dog trainer and her border collie heading to France for agility championship

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Kyla McNeill and four-year-old Lennan are training for the competition taking place from May 1 to 5.
After less than two weeks of ticket sales, upwards of $11,500 dollars has already been raised for a 50/50 draw in support of the Peterborough Humane Society. More than $5,000 has also been raised through Owen's 'Ruff'le, where a winner will receive two patio chairs valued at over $1,700 in honour of Lakefield's late Instagram star Owen The Griff. Ticket sales end at noon April 17, 2024 with the draw occurring at 1 p.m. (Photo: Marlon Hazlewood)

Peterborough Humane Society’s inaugural 50/50 lottery surpasses $11,500 in the pot with three weeks...

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Tickets are available until April 17, including for a separate raffle in honour of Lakefield's late Instagram star Owen The Griff.
"Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny" is returning to Port Hope on April 13, 2024, although the Crazy Craft race will not take place this year due to the closure of the Sylvan Glen Bridge for replacement. Instead, there will be a shorter "Floaty Your Fanny" race where participants will use inflatable floaties from Optimist Park to Fanneyvile. However, all other elements of the event will continue, including prizes and awards, the Fannyville outdoor event village, and more. (Photo: Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny website)

Port Hope’s ‘Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny’ returns April 13, but without the...

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Due to the Sylvan Glen Bridge closure, the annual event will feature a new shorter inflatables race for this year.
For her thesis project, Carelton University public history master's candidate Holly Benison has launched a video series that combines the cooking network with the history channel. In "The Backwoods Kitchen," she follows recipes from Upper Canada settler Catharine Parr Traill's 1854 book "The Female Emigrant's Guide" such as preserved apples. Throughout the series, she shows historical cooking practices and shares other 19th-century history, all while using the Fitzpatrick House at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. (kawarthaNOW video screenshot)

Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene is the stage for Holly Benison’s 19th-century cooking...

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Carleton University public history grad student crafts recipes from Catharine Parr Traill for 'The Backwoods Kitchen' video project.
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