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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.
Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory Centre Manager Rose Terry (middle with the blue jacket) with the fall 2024 graduating class of Starter Company Plus, a provincially funded entrepreneurial training program administered for the first time by Community Futures Peterborough. Not only was this the program's largest cohort ever, representing 21 small businesses in the City and County of Peterborough, but each participant who completed the program received a micro-grant of up to $5,000 to grow their business. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

Starter Company Plus program run by Community Futures Peterborough concludes with its largest-ever cohort

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The program has wrapped up with 21 businesses in the City and County of Peterborough building connections and each receiving micro-grants up to $5,000.
Jodi Forestell became a holistic nutritionist after struggling with feeling like herself in her mid-forties and finding healing through holistic practices. Now through Jodi-Lee Nutrition & Wellness, she helps clients who are struggling with mental health, weight loss, hormonal imbalances, low energy, and inflammation feel like themselves again by focusing on nutrition as the foundation to the four pillars of health. Forestell is giving clients the chance to think about their New Year's resolutions by offering $100 off her Metabolic Balance Program until December 31, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Jodi-Lee Nutrition & Wellness)

Know Your Locals: Start feeling like yourself again in 2025 with Jodi-Lee Nutrition &...

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Holistic nutritionist Jodi Forestell is offering $100 off her Metabolic Balance Program when booked by the end of the year.
Nick Beamish, pictured with his wife and two sons, is encouraging donations to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation's $60-million Campaign for PRHC to reimagine healthcare in region, including an electrophysiology lab so the hospital can assess and diagnose problems in the heart's electrical system. After experiencing a cardiac emergency in 2018, the Selwyn resident had to spend his Christmas at Kingston General Hospital away from home because PRHC did not have the facilities to perform the procedure. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Community support of the Campaign for PRHC will mean patients like Nick Beamish can...

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In 2018, the Peterborough high school teacher had to spend Christmas in an ICU hours from home after experiencing a cardiac crisis.
Shannon Gray, the founder and owner of Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio in downtown Peterborough, is a Master Educator of Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring services. She and her team stay up to date on the latest sugaring techniques and methods to ensure clients get the best service. Since launching in 2011, Sugar Me Right! has continued to expand by offering a range of beauty services including facials, lash and brow lifts and tints, laser hair removal and body contouring, and relaxation massages. (Photo courtesy of Sugar Me Right!)

Shop The Boro: Peterborough’s Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio does more right than just...

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Shannon Gray's downtown Peterborough business also offers facials, lash and brow lifts and tints, laser hair removal and body contouring, and massages.
Founded in Peterborough in 2023 and now with four locations in southern Ontario, Country Bakery & Market serves up a taste of Britain with traditional freshly baked goods including meat pies, biscuits, cakes, tarts, pasties, and scones as well as specialty pantry staples imported directly from the United Kingdom. (Photo courtesy of Country Bakery & Market)

Get traditional British baked goods and U.K. groceries you can’t find anywhere else at...

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Founded in Peterborough in 2023 by Rebecca and Steve Daynes, the popular shop has already expanded to Courtice, Scarborough, and Whitby.
Jennifer Garland, RP, founder and program director of The Mane Intent in Indian River, with her late horse Sunny. After meeting Sunny in 2011, Garland learned first-hand how horses can be very healing and impactful on mental health. Ten years ago, she was inspired to give up her corporate communications career in Toronto to open The Mane Intent, becoming a Registered Psychotherapist and helping others find healing through intentional interactions with horses. (Photo courtesy of The Mane Intent)

The Mane Intent celebrates 10 years creating ‘magical’ moments through equine-assisted psychotherapy

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Founder and Registered Psychotherapist Jennifer Garland is accepting new clients for virtual, in-person, and equine-assisted sessions.
Pictured with their shop dog Luna, Tony and Kelli Grady are the owners of Grady's Feet Essentials at 231 King Street in downtown Peterborough. Both in store and online, Grady's offers a range of top footwear products for your Christmas gift-giving needs, including cozy slippers, comfortable boots including a huge selection from Blundstone, the new Skechers line of comfort shoes, compression socks, and much more. (Photo courtesy of Grady's Feet Essentials)

Shop the Boro: Buy gifts to treat the feet of everyone on your list...

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Tony and Kelli Grady's downtown Peterborough store offers high-quality and comfortable shoes and boots, cozy slippers and socks, customizable gift cards, and more.
Brooke Roberts with her daughters Sofie (left) and Stella. Before Sofie passed away on May 17, 2024 from brain cancer at the age of nine, she told her mother she hoped her experience would help other families facing similar situations. That's why the family is partnering with Peterborough hair salon Hair by Fusion to raise funds for pediatric cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC). Until December 14, 2024, proceeds from all blow dries and select product sales will be donated to the PRHC Foundation and, for a $20 donation to the fundraiser, donors will have the chance to win one of four gift baskets. (Photo courtesy of the Roberts family)

Fundraiser for pediatric cancer care at PRHC honours 9-year-old Sofie Roberts who died from...

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Sofie's family and Peterborough hair salon Hair by Fusion raising funds until December 14, two days before what would have been her 10th birthday.
Peterborough's Lavender Moon is a downtown boutique offering an ever-changing inventory of crystals, tarot, clothing, and work from local artists and artisans. Owner Bethany Telford believes in using the space to cultivate community and does so by participating in the First Friday Art Crawls, hosting workshops in collaboration with other local business owners, and offering discounts to students and loyalty club members. (Photo courtesy of Lavender Moon)

Shop The Boro: Downtown Peterborough’s boutique shop Lavender Moon is a ‘safe space’ for...

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Owner Bethany Telford sells crystals, tarot, clothing, and locally made artwork and builds community by hosting regular workshops.
The Christmas Boutique has returned to Peterborough's Shop the Lake, offering a one-stop shop for all your holiday needs. Located at 1525 Chemong Road, the outdoor furniture retailer's showroom is full of festive decor, sweet treats, and unique gifts. Beginning November 30, 2024, Shop the Lake will also be selling premium balsam fir Christmas trees harvested in Nova Scotia, with $5 from each tree sale donated to the YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign in support of children, youth, and families facing financial barriers. (Photo courtesy of Shop The Lake)

Know Your Locals: Get holiday decor, treats, gifts, and real trees at Shop the...

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Owned by Niki and Jason Pulchinski, the Peterborough outdoor furniture store will donate $5 of each Christmas tree purchase to the YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign.
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