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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.
Participants of the 2025 International Women's Day rally outside Peterborough City Hall organized by Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC) and Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC) and supported by the Peterborough Public Library. The YWCA Peterborough Haliburton is also partnering with the organizations for the 2026 event on Saturday, March 7, which includes a rally and march to a community event at the library featuring music, food, a keynote, and conversations. The event aligns with this year's United Nations' International Women's Day 2026 theme of "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls." (Photo courtesy of KSAC/KWIC)

KWIC, KSAC, and YWCA Peterborough Haliburton team up to fight for justice this International...

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Free March 7 event includes a rally beginning at 11:30 a.m. at city hall followed by a march and community gathering at the Peterborough Public Library at 1:30 p.m.
Turtle Guardians, a project of The Land Between charity, has designed, installed, and tested all-new ecopassages at four locations in Haliburton County and Peterborough County to mitigate turtle road mortality. (Photo courtesy of The Land Between)

The Land Between aims to protect Ontario’s at-risk turtle species with groundbreaking ecopassage designs

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Designed to steer turtles and other wildlife away from roadways, the durable passage have been installed at four locations in Haliburton County and Peterborough County.
Peterborough-area artists of Peterborough will have a new art supply store to access premium art supplies as Artspace turns its Gallery II into a satellite operation for Art Factory, an arts centre based in Renfrew, with sales to begin in early March. The partnership with Art Factory means Artspace will receive 25 per cent commission on all sales, helping to reduce the gap between operational costs and government funding. (kawarthaNOW collage of Art Factory video)

Artspace home to a new art supply store in partnership with Renfrew’s Art Factory

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Peterborough's artist-run centre will also be building movable walls to invite creative exhibition displays in the main gallery.
Through free, flexible, and goal-focused learning, Fleming College's Academic Upgrading program helps students develop the skills they need to enter college, apprenticeships, or the job market. With access to financial support and community resources, students can set their own pace and schedules and begin anytime online or in-person in Peterborough, Cobourg, Lindsay, and Haliburton. (Photo courtesy of Fleming College)

Fleming College’s free and flexible Academic Upgrading program provides tailored support to help learners...

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Community collaborations, financial supports, and central locations aim to break down barriers to access.
A member of the Peterborough Police Service at a booth during Family Literacy Day at Peterborough Square on January 24, 2026 sharing information with the community about the refreshed N0H8 ("No Hate") public education and awareness campaign. The campaign aims to bring awareness to hate and bias incidents and to provide resources on how such incidents can be reported. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough Police Service aims to increase reporting of hate and bias incidents through N0H8...

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Campaign is intended to raise awareness about what hate looks like, provide educational resources, and encourage the reporting of hate-motivated incidents.
Some of the participants of the United Way Haliburton Kawartha Lakes inaugural Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk in 2024. Taking place in communities across Canada, the initiative invites participants to get out of the comfort of their homes to experience life on the streets for vulnerable and unhoused people while raising funds for local charities. In the Kawarthas region, the 2026 walk is taking place on Saturday, February 28 in Lindsay, Peterborough, Cobourg, and Port Hope. (Photo courtesy of United Way Haliburton Kawartha Lakes)

‘Coldest Night of the Year’ community walks taking place in Lindsay, Peterborough, Cobourg, and...

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Canada-wide event on February 28 supports local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness.
Located in the Township of Cavan Monaghan, Staples Maple Syrup is a family business that has been producing award-winning maple syrup for over five decades, with its products available at local businesses and farmers' markets including the Peterborough Farmers' Market. Since they are often too busy to promote their product, the farm is an active participant in agricultural programs led by Peterborough County, including Kawartha Choice FarmFresh and the Kawartha Local Food Wholesale project. (Photo courtesy of Staples Maple Syrup)

The Local Advantage with Peterborough County: Staples Maple Syrup taps into local economic development...

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Cavan Monaghan producer strengthens local network through Kawartha Choice FarmFresh and Kawartha Local Food Wholesale projects.
Rose Terry as the Queen of Hearts and Hermoine Rivision as Lady Macbeth for Heather Doughty's latest photography project "Villains." Launching ahead of International Women's Day on March 6, 2026 at Doughty's studio in downtown Peterborough, the visual and audio exhibition explores how media, social media, and mob mentality can completely change a narrative and turn a strong and powerful woman into a villain. (Photos: Heather Doughty Photography)

Local women tell the silenced stories of female villains in Peterborough photographer Heather Doughty’s...

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Launching during the First Friday Art Crawl ahead of International Women's Day, 'Villains' shares the 'true' stories of villainized women in history and fiction.
Charmaine Magumbe, chairperson of the Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough and co-founder of the Afrocentric Awareness Network of Peterborough, addresses the crowd at Peterborough City Hall on April 28, 2025 during a protest of Mayor Jeff Leal's use of a racial slur while giving a guest lecture at Trent University. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Charmaine Magumbe says anti-racism in Peterborough means accountability and action, not silence

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As Black History Month comes to an end, the founder of the Afrocentric Awareness Network of Peterborough shares how harmful 'invisible' racism can be.
Elisha Rubacha, community campaign officer for the United Way Peterborough & District, collected more than 6,000 menstrual hygiene products for the organization's Period Promise campaign at the Women's Business Network of Peterborough Galentine's Day event on February 4, 2026. Formerly called Tampon Tuesday and now being held for its 10th year, the campaign aims to create conversations around period poverty and stigma while collecting a record-breaking 25,000 products to donate to the Kawartha Food Share for distribution to local partner agencies. (Photo courtesy of United Way Peterborough & District)

United Way’s Period Promise campaign aims to collect 25,000 menstrual hygiene products for those...

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Products donated by March 13 will be given to Kawartha Food Share to distribute to local member agencies in the city and county of Peterborough.
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