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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.
Fibre artist Judy Ranieri is the founder and organizer of the Apsley Artisan Festival, which is returning to the North Kawartha Community Centre on June 27, 2026. The free-admission event held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will see 26 regional artisans selling a range of artwork including jewellery, fibre arts, acrylics, food, and more. The festival will be accepting donations to Community Care Apsley and holding free draw prizes of local artwork. (Photo courtesy of Judy Ranieri)

Celebrate the vibrant arts of North Kawartha at the Apsley Artisan Festival on June...

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Third annual event at the North Kawartha Community Centre to feature 26 local artists including jewellers, woodworkers, painters, fibre artists, and more.
Trent Health in Motion sports medicine physician Dr. Jessica Hewitt shows her colleagues how to use a portable ultrasound unit during a team in-service, illustrating the clinic's integrated and collaborative approach with a focus on evidence-informed healthcare. Located within the Trent University Athletics Centre in Peterborough, Trent Health in Motion provides personalized care for sports rehabilitation, injury recovery, and overall wellness, with services including orthopedic physiotherapy, pelvic physiotherapy, chiropractic care, massage therapy, personal training, dietitian services, hydrotherapy, and sport medicine physician consultations. (Photo courtesy of Trent Health in Motion)

From athletes to new moms and seniors, Trent Health in Motion supports integrated and...

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Integrated Peterborough health clinic offers specialized programming and education.
Located at 2300 Pigeon Lake Road in Bobcaygeon, Globus Theatre is a professional theatre company founded in 2003 by husband-and-wife duo Sarah Quick and James Barrett that stages original Canadian plays along with comedy and music performances, with an optional dinner available for many performances. (Photo courtesy of Globus Theatre)

Globus Theatre’s extended 2026 season offers mystery, comedy, romance, and holiday fun in Bobcaygeon

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Subscriptions are still available for the professional theatre company's 23rd season.
Just six months after opening LóLa Cakes and Coffee in downtown Peterborough, owner Nino Ante is already ready to expand. Bringing years of experience working for global hospitality groups and in private kitchens, the trained chef opened LóLa to offer a space where people can enjoy coffee and cake along with other desserts. The restaurant also offers a breakfast and lunch menu. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area)

After years working in high-intensity kitchens, Nino Ante finds his calling with LóLa Cakes...

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Just six months after opening his downtown Peterborough coffee shop and bakery, the chef is already scoping out opportunities for a second location.
Located in Bridgenorth overlooking Chemong Lake in Selwyn Township, Chemong Lodge uses local ingredients wherever possible, including herbs and produce grown on site and products sourced through weekly regional farmers' markets. To make it easier to source local, Chemong Lodge is interested in participating in the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale program supported by Peterborough County, which connects local buyers with local food producers. (Photo: Bryan Reid, courtesy of Chemong Lodge)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Chemong Lodge shares tastes of The Kawarthas by...

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Adam Brown, co-owner of the Bridgenorth restaurant and events venue, is interested in joining the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale program/
The New Canadians Centre (NCC) has announced the 2026 Canadian Multicultural Festival will take place from Wednesday, June 17 to Friday, June 26. Pictured at the announcement at NCC's Romaine Street location on June 10 are, from left to right, Dianely Hernandez of Dianely Fitness Dance, NCC Manager of Wellness and Community Education Bhisham Ramoutar, NCC Fund Development Officer Asuka Ballantyne, Priyanka Menghi, NCC Executive Director Jeeniraj (JJ) Thevasagayam, NCC Director of Fundraising and Communications Katelyn Rothenbush, NCC Peterborough Immigration Partnership Officer Michelle Nguyen, and Ivan Etcuban. (Photo: Jordan Lyall / kawarthaNOW)

New Canadians Centre’s Canadian Multicultural Festival returns for a fifth year

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Free events from June 17 to 26 in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland will celebrate food, dance, and cultures from around the world.
Volunteers participate in restoration work at the Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, a property protected by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The reserve is part of the Rice Lake Plains, a 40,000-hectare ecosystem at the east end of the Oak Ridges Moraine in Northumberland County that is home to Canada's easternmost tallgrass communities. Over more than two decades, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and its partners have worked to protect and restore the globally rare tallgrass prairie and oak savanna of Rice Lake Plains. (Photo: Chelsea Marcantonio / Nature Conservancy of Canada)

Two decades of transformation: Restoring rare tallgrass in the Rice Lake Plains

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The Nature Conservancy of Canada and key partners are bringing hope for rare habitats and native species near Peterborough.
In fall 2024 after a 25-year career in media, Darren Murphy purchased The Market, a gourmet food shop in Lakefield. Since stepping into the new role, the Young's Point resident has maintained the quality and variety of products that can be found at the store, while transitioning to work with more Canadian suppliers and producers, crafting more prepared meals, and growing a social media presence by becoming "Murph at The Market." (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

From decades in media to becoming ‘Murph at the Market’, Darren Murphy is relishing...

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The former Peterborough Examiner publisher looks back at a year and a half of owning the Queen Street gourmet food shop after leaving the media industry.
Still from Trent University associate professor Kelly Egan's 2016 film "Athyrium Filex Femina (For Anna Atkins)," a "quilt film" that pay homage to the work of pioneering female artists. During FilmCraft Collective's summer residency at Artspace in Peterborough, Egan will be working on the third quilt film in a series where she takes Hollywood film trailers and cuts them into quilt patterns. To engage the public, Egan will be taping the quilt film patterns to the windows of the gallery space, using the windows as natural light boxes. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Egan)

New experimental film collective to take part in Artspace Peterborough’s inaugural collaborative summer residency

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Throughout the summer, FilmCraft Collective will be hosting film screenings, weekly drop-in sessions to see the artists at work, and a workshop on camera-less animation.
Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) executive director Nour Mazloum walks downtown wearing a T-shirt with the original DBIA logo from when the organization was founded in 1981. The merchandise is being rolled out as part of a celebration for the organization's 45-year anniversary, just as Mazloum reflects on her two years at its helm. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area revives original logo as it celebrates its 45th year

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After two years as executive director, Nour Mazloum says the organization remains focused on drawing people downtown while highlighting the businesses that keep it vibrant.
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