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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.
RN Rachel Whiteside and RPN Carly Ryan are two nurses at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) who have been recognized through the donor-funded PRHC Foundation Nursing Innovation Awards, held at PRHC's inaugural Nursing Symposium during National Nursing Week in May 2025. Whiteside collaborated with local paramedics to add warming mattresses to every ambulance for babies 28 days old or younger, and Ryan conducted an evidence-based review that introduced a faster-acting cream for procedural pain control in pediatric patients. (Photos courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Peterborough Regional Health Centre champions groundbreaking nursing innovations

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Rachel Whiteside, RN and Carly Ryan, RPN are two of the nurses awarded the PRHC Foundation Nursing Innovation Awards at the inaugural Nursing Symposium,
A student enrolled in the Peterborough Suzuki School of Music, a non-profit membership organization fostering piano music education for children through performance and community enrichment opportunities. The school promotes the Suzuki Method, a music education philosophy that believes any child can learn to play an instrument in the same way any child can learn a new language. (Photo courtesy of Lenore Parajka)

Peterborough Suzuki School of Music prioritizes learning piano through listening and building community

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Based on a philosophy of learning by listening, the membership-based non-profit organization hosts recitals, workshops, masterclasses, and opportunities for connection.
The New Canadians Centre at 221 Romaine Street in Peterborough is a non-profit organization supporting immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers to the Peterborough area that recently purchased its long-time home, the historic St. James United Church building that was built between 1908 and 1917. The church congregation continues to be a tenant in the building, along with St. James Players and the Kawartha Youth Orchestra. The building is one of the new additions to Doors Open Peterborough 2025, a free community event on Saturday, September 13 that invites visitors to tour 12 buildings and sites that are not typically not open to the public. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Know Your Locals: ‘Discover a Story Behind Every Door’ during Doors Open Peterborough 2025...

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William Dixon House, New Canadians Centre, and Lock 19 are among the new locations for the free event, which will also provide bonus answers to the annual Heritage Hunt launching September 5.
Owned by Haley and Bryan Bates since 2023, Stoney Point Marina in the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen on Kasshabog Lake stocks products from local businesses in store, sources from local food purveyors, and invites local musicians to perform in the restaurant and bar. The marina has received lots of support from the local community after losing their shop and boat storage supplies in an unexpected electrical fire in August. (Photo courtesy of Stoney Point Marina)

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: Stoney Point Marina supports local businesses, musicians, and...

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After a fire destroyed their shop just weeks ago, the marina in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township found support from the Kasshabog Lake community.
A one-of-a-kind massive print of the Hunter Street Bridge, which connects Peterborough's downtown to East City, is one of several items up in the "Keys To Hope" fundraising auction. Proceeds from the auction will support the Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawarthas Region build in collaboration with Our Daughters' Home that will provide a safe, permanent home for seven women living with developmental disabilities on Sophia Street in East City. Open to community members to donate items as well as to bid, the online auction is running now until midnight on October 10, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Ashley Bonner)

Peterborough’s East City community launches ‘Keys to Hope’ auction fundraiser in support of build...

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Featuring items donated by local businesses and community members, online auction will run until October 10.
The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra's 2025-26 season conducted by music director Michael Newnham features "Bright Lights" on Novemeber 1 with tabla player Shawn Mativetsky, "Quartom Sings Noël" on December 6 with vocal quartet Quartom, "Stars of the Silver Screen" on February 7 and 8 featuring music from James Bond and more, "Inspired" with flutist Gillian Derer on April 12, and "The Creation" with The Peterborough Singers on May 9 and 10. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra invites listeners to ‘Look to the Stars’ during 2025-26 season

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Single tickets now on sale for the five-concert season running from November to May at Showplace Performance Centre and Emmanuel United Church.
Upbeat! is a free music program offered by the Kawartha Youth Orchestra that provides high-quality string music education to young students every Tuesday and Thursday after school. The program also offers a nutritious meal to students just before practice, with the menu created by food and nutrition lead Lisa Dixon. (Photo: Lisa Dixon)

At Kawartha Youth Orchestra’s Upbeat! music program, chef Lisa Dixon crafts nutritious meals for...

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Registration for the 2025-26 season of the free after-school program in downtown Peterborough closes on September 7.
Former CHEX Television personality and current executive director of BGC Kawarthas Amy Terrill is now also a published author with the release of her debut historical fiction novel "No Secrets Among Sisters." Based on the writings and stories of her Great Aunt Frankie who worked in a Toronto munitions factory during World War I, the dual-timeline novel tells the story of a modern-day journalist contemplating pursuing her political ambitions while uncovering the secrets of her great aunt's involvement in the suffrage movement. (Photo courtesy of Amy Terrill)

Amy Terrill’s debut novel ‘No Secrets Among Sisters’ is based on her great aunt’s...

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Former CHEX Television personality and current executive director of BGC Kawarthas in Lindsay was inspired by a memoir her great aunt wrote in her 90s,
Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawarthas Region (Habitat PKR) is hosting its second Women Build Retreat from October 3 to 5, 2025 at Camp Timberlane in the Haliburton Highlands. In addition to supporting Habitat PKR's affordable homeownership builds, the retreat will see participants spending the weekend relaxing, engaging in yoga and other outdoor activities and events, and constructing a bunkie that will be auctioned off by Places for People, an affordable rental housing charity in Haliburton County. (Photo courtesy of Habitat PKR)

Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region to host second Women Build Retreat in...

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With relaxation and fun events combined with opportunities to help build a bunkie, the retreat from October 3-5 will support affordable homeownership.
"Wild Wagi" by David Grieve, one of the 33 artists participating in the 32nd annual Apsley Autumn Studio Tour on September 20 and 21, 2025. With a summer studio on Jack Lake, Grieve has a distinct painting style using thick swatches of oil paint on canvas to create images inspired by Ontario landscapes. During the tour, he will be at Studio G, located at 17 Fire Route 52A in Apsley, with mosaicist Anja Hertle. (Photo: David Grieve / Instagram)

The Apsley Autumn Studio Tour is back for its 32nd year on September 20...

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Free self-guided tour features 33 local and visiting artists, including four new to the tour this year, at 12 studio locations in North Kawartha.
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