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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.
Pictured with their two sons, Ashley and Joe Curry knew they wanted to include a donation to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation when making their estate plans. After considering the many different options, they decided to gift a life insurance policy. Over the course of 20 years, they will pay approximately $100,000 in premiums but, when the policy is paid out after they pass on, the PRHC Foundation will receive $1 million. (Photo courtesy of Curry family)

Leave a legacy of health with an estate gift to the PRHC Foundation

Supporting world-class care close to home, financial advisor Joe Curry has donated a life insurance policy to the PRHC Foundation.
Bancroft's A Place for the Arts is calling on local artists to help revitalize the mural on the west side of the 23 Bridge Street building. With the blessing of the original mural's artist, Arne Roosman, the revitalization will be done throughout July and August 2025 and will include overlaying a collage of natural scenes to fill out two giant dragonflies and a firefly in the mural's foreground. (Photo: Megan Gallant / kawarthaNOW)

Bancroft’s A Place for the Arts calls on artists to help revitalize Arne Roosman...

Two-month revitalization project will add natural depictions to the 10-year-old mural depicting Bancroft's history since the arrival of settlers.
To encourage the exploration of creative expression, the Art Gallery of Peterborough offers educational arts programming for people of all ages and skill levels, all led by established educators and artists from within the local community. From the Art Start! program for young children to the portfolio development program for teens and the art camp for adults, there are many programs exploring a range of art practices scheduled in 2025. (Photo courtesy of Art Gallery of Peterborough)

Art is for everyone with the Art Gallery of Peterborough’s range of educational programs

Affordable art workshops are available for younger and older children, teens, and adults to explore their creativity.
Community members at the Peterborough Public Library for the 2024 International Women's Day community event organized by the Kawartha World Issues Centre and the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre. This year's free community event takes place from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the library, following a rally and march that begins at 11:30 a.m. at Peterborough City Hall. The community event will include speakers, panellists, resources, performances, a kids' corner, and more. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha World Issues Centre)

KWIC and KSAC to ‘Accelerate Action’ in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough for International Women’s Day

Free March 8 celebration includes a rally and march beginning at city hall followed by a community event at the Peterborough Public Library.
Toronto-based singer and actor Lia Luz will be one of the powerhouse female artists who will be on stage March 8 and March 9, 2025 during the first theatrical concert of the season at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. A special International Women's Day celebration, "Billboard Concert: The Power of Women" will feature regional female performers covering iconic songs from top-charting female singers including Jann Arden, Aretha Franklin, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, and more. (Photo courtesy of Capitol Theatre)

Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre to showcase ‘The Power of Women’ during first Billboard concert...

International Women's Day shows on March 8 and 9 feature local and regional female musicians performing top hits from well-known female artists.
Mexican of Yoema Nation and Basque heritage, Norma Araiza is a Toronto-based performing artist who will present her work-in-progress "Ewi, What A Dream!" at Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space on February 28 and March 1, 2025, along with a Guatemalan American performing artist Heryka Miranda who will present her new work "Toj." (Photo: Alejandra Higuera)

New works by two Indigenous performing artists coming to Nogojiwanong/Peterborough on February 28 and...

Public Energy and Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space present 'Ewi, What a Dream!' by Norma Araiza and 'Toj' by Heryka Miranda.
Based just outside of Lakefield, image consultant Tess St. Pierre has leveraged her lifelong love of style and fashion to become The Style Servant. The two-time cancer survivor who was once an official poster girl for the Terry Fox Foundation is now helping others express themselves by finding their own unique style. (Photo courtesy of Tess St. Pierre)

Image consultant Tess St. Pierre found a ‘lifeline’ in style during her childhood cancer...

Today, she is shifting her identity from cancer survivor and Terry Fox Foundation poster girl to The Style Servant.
Montreal contemporary ice skating company Le Patin Libre will perform "Murmuration" on April 8, 2025, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre as the final production in Public Energy Performing Art's 2024-25 season. Combining ice skating and dance, this unique performance will see 15 virtuoso skater from seven countries move at high speeds around the entire rink, nearly careening into each other, coming together as one, instantly changing direction, and splitting into separate groups. (Photo: Rolline Laporte)

‘Murmuration’ will see 15 virtuoso skaters take to the Peterborough Memorial Centre rink on...

Public Energy presents Montréal ice skating company Le Patin Libre's acclaimed performance inspired by the synchronized formations of flocks of birds.
With Valentine's Day falling on the Friday before the 2025 Family Day long weekend, there are plenty of festivals, celebrations, and other events happening across the Kawarthas region, including the annual Snofest winter festival in Peterborough. (Photo: Peterborough Tourism)

Celebrate your loved ones with Valentine’s Day and Family Day events in the Kawarthas

Galantine's Day parties to family festivals and outdoor extravaganzas will help you spend the long weekend with those you love most.
In February 2025, young Peterborough entrepreneurs Mallory Cardinal and Dylan Stadtke are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their business Pristine Plumbing. Combining Cardinal's business experience and Stadtke's plumbing expertise, the business provides clients in Peterborough, Lakefield, Stoney Lake, and surrounding areas with responsive and high-quality services, including for emergencies and sewage backups as well as water treatment systems, renovations, and more. (Photo courtesy of Pristine Plumbing)

Know Your Locals: Pristine Plumbing celebrates one year of customer-focused and high-quality service

Young Peterborough entrepreneurs Mallory Cardinal and Dylan Stadtke believe in educating clients on how they can avoid future plumbing issues.

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