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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.
Scotiabank small business advisor Kevin Miller speaks at Community Futures Peterborough's 2024 ScaleUP graduation celebration at Venture North in downtown Peterborough on September 17, 2024. The celebration was in honour of the third cohort of the program, and the second one held in partnership with Scotiabank. By supporting individual small businesses through programs like ScaleUP, Scotiabank is also supporting broader economic development by creating jobs, increasing local spending, and fostering a culture of entrepreneurship. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

By supporting Community Futures Peterborough’s ScaleUP program, Scotiabank is investing in the community

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Graduating entrepreneurs who learned how to expand their established businesses could create a ripple effect in the local economy.
Charlene Vanderburg and Tammy Thurston of Lindsay's Board & Nibble Catering Co. are giving back to the community by using all leftover food to create pay-what-you-can weekly meals through their Making Meals Matter Kawartha Lakes project. Residents can purchase an affordable home-cooked meal or choose to pay it forward and buy a meal for someone else in need. (Photo: Board & Nibble Catering Co. / Facebook)

A Kawartha Lakes catering company is ‘making meals matter’ by giving back to the...

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Charlene Vanderburg and Tammy Thurston of Lindsay's Board and Nibble Catering Co. use leftover food to provide affordable weekly meals to those in need.
Peterborough's Tiffany Arcari is the host of "The Tiffany Show," a show dedicated to sharing uplifting and entertaining stories from members of the community with a focus on positivity. With season two of her popular show now underway, she reflects back on some of the most valuable lessons she has learned so far. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany Arcari)

Peterborough’s Tiffany Arcari shares what she has learned from ‘The Tiffany Show’

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With season two underway, Arcari shares advice for following your dreams, finding authentic connections, and for getting creative.
When Melanie Buddle began working at Trent University more than 20 years ago, shortly after first arriving in Peterborough, she wouldn't have thought she would one day be principal of the Peter Gzowski College which was just being built at the time. As the college celebrates its 20th anniversary, it's a chance for Buddle to reflect on more than two decades as a professional at Trent University and as a mother and active member of the Peterborough community. (Photo courtesy of Trent University)

Gzowski College’s Melanie Buddle reflects on her time in Peterborough as the college celebrates...

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Principal of Trent University's youngest college has herself spent more than 20 years as a professional, mother, and active community member.
Grady's Feet Essentials owners Tony and Kelli Grady in 2012, cutting the ribbon during a grand opening of their former location in Peterborough's Lansdowne Place Mall following a major storefront renovation. Now located again in downtown Peterborough and celebrating 40 years in business, the couple reflects on the ups and downs of running their successful business. (Photo courtesy of Grady's Feet Essentials)

Grady’s Feet Essentials in Peterborough celebrates 40 years in business

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Owners Tony and Kelli Grady reflect on four decades of selling comfortable, built-to-last shoes.
Sarah Budd, outgoing CEO and president of Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce, speaks at the launch of the chamber's inaugural Luminary Awards, held at Bennett's Furniture and Mattresses in Peterborough on September 18, 2024. With five categories, the awards celebrate women in business in the city and county of Peterborough, both those in leadership roles and those who lead from behind the scenes. Nominations are now open until January 17, 2025. (Photo: Heather Doughty Photography)

New Luminary Awards to shine a light on Peterborough-area women in business

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Inaugural awards from Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce open for nominations in five different categories until January 17.
Owner Nancy Wiskel has rebranded Dan Joyce Clothing as DJC Modern Apparel and is hosting a grand opening at the store's new location at 1525 Chemong Road on October 5, 2024. (Photo courtesy of DJC Modern Apparel)

‘A stylist in your pocket’: legacy meets modern as Peterborough’s Dan Joyce Classic Clothing...

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Owner Nancy Wiskel is hosting a grand opening of her new store at its new Chemong Road location on October 5.
During Circular Economy Month in October, Clean Up Peterborough is encouraging residents, schools, and businesses and schools to collect their used and broken writing instruments for recycling. The collected items will then be supplied to the non-profit organization TerraCycle through their free recycling program at Staples stores. TerraCycle then cleans the items, separates them by material type, and recycles them into raw formats that manufacturers use to make new products. (Photo: Barta IV / Flickr)

Clean Up Peterborough organizing two collections of hard-to-recycle items for Circular Economy Month

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During October, volunteer group encourages residents, businesses, and schools to collect their old writing instruments and used batteries to divert waste from landfill.
Five years in the making, 'The Monarch Ultra' documentary will premiere at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on October 23, 2024. Weaving in the story of the monarch butterfly and interviews with pollinator advocates across North America, the documentary by Rodney Fuentes takes a behind-the-scenes look as a group of long-distance runners followed the 4,300-kilometre migratory path of the monarch butterfly from Peterborough to Mexico during the inaugural Monarch Ultra relay run in fall 2019. (Photo: Rodney Fuentes)

Five years in the making, ‘The Monarch Ultra’ documentary to premiere in Peterborough

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Rodney Fuentes' film documenting the 4,300-kilometre multi-national ultra run following the monarch butterfly's migratory path will screen at the Market Hall on October 23.
Pumpkin picking at the patch at McQuaid's Country Market in Omemee is one of many family-fun activities happening at farms throughout Kawartha Lakes during the 22nd annual Kawartha Farmfest on October 12, 2024. The self-guided tour will take participants to explore agricultural attractions across the region to engage in festive activities, take home local produce and meats, and learn about life on the farm. (Photo: Evan Aube Photography)

Celebrate the fall harvest by touring local farms and rural attractions during Kawartha Farmfest

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The annual self-guided tour in Kawartha Lakes offers family fun, food, and much more on October 12 during the Thanksgiving long weekend.
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