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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.
The Class of 2023: Peterborough-area entrepreneurs who graduated from either the "Spark" Mentorships and Grants Program or the Starter Company Plus program and launched or grew their businesses in 2023. Both small business programs are offered through Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development. (Photo: kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development celebrates the Class of 2023

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'Spark' Mentorships and Grants Program and Starter Company Plus helped 35 Peterborough-area entrepreneurs launch or grow their small businesses.
Peterborough actor Naomi Duvall waits as the production crew including Pawel Dwulit, Christian Moes, Drew Antzis, and Rob Viscardis prepares for a scene during the Paradigm Pictures filming of a proof-of-concept mini-series called "Grist" at Lang Pioneer Village in Keene in September 2023. Dwulit is involved in the Peterborough Kawartha Film Office, a not-for-profit organization currently curating a list of shooting locations as part of a three-phase plan to establish the region as a film production destination. (Photo: Zach Ward)

Not-for-profit Peterborough Kawartha Film Office aims to put the region on the map for...

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The project will build a database of hyperlocal filming locations and production talent, offer teaching opportunities, and develop a virtual production stage.
Rachelle Richard Mack is a nature and wildlife photographer based in Viewlake, a community just west of Janetville in Kawartha Lakes. Her home on Lake Scugog gives her plenty of inspiration and opportunity to capture nature from the most unexpected perspectives. Of the abundance of wildlife that she has turned into a subject, Sid the Heron is one of the most popular, having been regularly featured in various publications and often shared through kawarthaNOW's social media channels. (Photo: Rachelle Richard Mack)

Kawartha Lakes photographer Rachelle Richard Mack captures nature from every perspective

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The award-winning nature and wildlife photographer shows life on and around Lake Scugog by getting down and dirty with the flora and fauna.
An elderly gentleman bears a gift for someone named Lucy in a touching and heartfelt ad campaign for the Peterborough Humane Society created and donated by Peterborough-based creative agency Unmanned. The ad encourages community members to support the Peterborough Humane Society through adoption, donation, or volunteering, at a time when it is needed the most. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Unmanned ad)

Furry friend finds forever home in heartwarming holiday campaign ad for Peterborough Humane Society

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Peterborough-based creative agency Unmanned partnered with the organization and created the ad free of charge.
Erica Dillon is the owner of Stonefields Farm in Douro, where she and her four-year-old son Gavin care for rescued animals. The hobby farm is the home to Highland cattle, peacocks, pot-bellied pigs, ducks, and horses. Visitors can schedule times to tour the farm to interact with the cows, feed the animals, or see the stunning renovated barn where Stonefields Farm hosts photography shoots and an annual holiday market. (Photo: Wild Lace Photography)

Douro’s Stonefields Farm has grown into more than a hobby farm of rescued animals

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After a successful holiday market, owner Erica Dillon is looking forward to inviting more visitors to the farm.
Peterborough real estate broker Linz Hunt feels privileged to be an independent woman and single mother who leads by example when it comes to empowering women. Passionate about supporting at-risk women, she is currently a matching donor for YWCA Peterborough Haliburton's holiday campaign at a time when Peterborough has reached epidemic levels of intimate domestic partner violence. She has also been a major supporter of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, a charity helping women's shelters and one of the main reasons she chose to become an agent of Royal LePage. (Photo: Ash Nayler)

Peterborough real estate broker Linz Hunt gives back to women in the community

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A top donor to the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, Electric City Real Estate owner has played a major role in supporting YWCA Peterborough Haliburton.
Peterborough author Scott Kalbfleisch has independently published his debut children's book, "The Story of A Goat," about a goat named Wishwash with over-sized horns who learns to celebrate his differences. The writer will be selling and signing copies at a book launch at the GreenUP Store in downtown Peterborough from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on January 10, 2024. The book is currently available on Amazon. (Photo: Shared Dreams for Independent Living / Facebook)

Peterborough GreenUP to host book launch in January for debut children’s author Scott Kalbfleisch

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Illustrated by Sarah Crane, 'The Story of A Goat' teaches children it's okay to be different.
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development and the City of Kawartha Lakes are currently accepting applications from local food producers and local food buyers for the "Growing the Local Food Wholesale Market in Kawartha Region" project. The multi-phase and multi-year project will expand local food consumption and develop a more robust availability of locally produced food by training, coaching, and connecting producers and buyers at no cost. The project is accepting applications until December 22, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

New project aims to grow the local food wholesale market in the Kawartha region

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Collaboration project between Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development and City of Kawartha Lakes is accepting applications from food producers and buyers until December 22.
With the theme of "Christmas Around the World," the 20th anniversary of A Cozy Christmas benefit concert at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough at 2 p.m. on December 17, 2023 will feature members of the Foley family along with all-new performers telling stories and singing songs to celebrate holidays around the world while raising funds for underpaid teachers in West Africa as well as a young African woman studying to become a nurse in her own community. (Photo courtesy of Theresa Foley)

20th anniversary of Peterborough’s ‘A Cozy Christmas’ raises funds for teachers and students in...

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The Foley family and friends present the annual benefit concert at Showplace on December 17 along with a silent auction and local artisan market.
External renovations have begun at the Pinnguaq Association's new world-class STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) education and community hub at 12 Peel Street in Lindsay. The not-for-profit organization is bringing its vision of an accessible state-of-the-art facility to life with the help of Downeyville and Lindsay-based contractor O'Neil and Carroll and Fenelon Falls-based design firm Home by Tim + Chris. (Rendering courtesy of Pinnguaq Association)

Pinnguaq Association’s new world-class STEAM education community hub in Lindsay expected to open next...

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New downtown facility on Peel Street will offer almost seven times the space as the not-for-profit organization's current Adelaide Street makerspace.
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