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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.
After a three-year pandemic absence, Parks Canada's Lock & Paddle event returns to the Peterborough Lift Lock on August 26, 2023. Paddle alongside hundreds of canoes and kayaks along the Trent-Severn Waterway towards the world's tallest hydraulic lift lock, where the two tubs will be packed full as everyone is sent 65 feet in the air. (Photo: Parks Canada)

18 things to see and do in the Kawarthas during August

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Celebrate the final month of summer with theatre, live music, festivals, family fun, and more.
The popular annual Ladies' Night event, hosted by the Millbrook Business Improvement Area (BIA), returns to downtown Millbrook on August 3, 2023, for a fun-filled evening of music, line dancing, karaoke, food, drinks, shopping, and more from 4 to 9 p.m. (Photo: Patrick Stephen / Millbrook BIA)

‘Better than ever’ Ladies’ Night returns to downtown Millbrook on Thursday

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Hosted by Millbrook BIA, August 3 evening festivities include live music, line dancing, vendors, food, entertainment, karaoke, and a fashion show.
Best friends since high school and now business partners, Shay-Lynn Hutchings and Sarah Comer opened the Wellness Hub eight months ago to meet the needs of wellness services in Haliburton and to bring together a network of wellness businesses. Located at 135 Industrial Park in Haliburton, the Wellness Hub is a "one-stop shop" of independent businesses in the region focused on providing wellness products and services. Services include yoga, psychiatrists, chiropractic, group fitness, nutrition, and more. (Photo: Danielle Meredith Photography)

Two lifelong friends took their passion for health and created the Wellness Hub in...

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Shay-Lynn Hutchings and Sarah Comer have created a 'one-stop shop' of independent businesses and services focused on spiritual, physical, and mental wellness
For 12 years, Selwyn's Lakeshore Designs has been decorating the grand prize cottages in the Princess Margaret lotteries with expert touches from owner and principal designer Angela Jones. Pictured is the main living space in the $2.8-million grand prize in this summer's The Princess Margaret Cottage Lottery, an almost 3,000-square-foot open-concept cottage on Buckhorn Lake. (Photo: Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation)

How Angela Jones of Lakeshore Designs styled this summer’s Princess Margaret lottery cottages

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For 12 years, owner and principal designer of Selwyn company has been adding her expert touches to the lottery's cottage prizes.
A retired municipal politician, Haliburton Highlands resident Larry O'Connor wasn't taught about his Anishinaabe (Odawa) Métis heritage during his childhood. In the early 1990s, when the Métis Nation of Ontario was established, he began exploring his family's roots and is now a recognized member of the Sheshegwaning First Nation band. (Photo courtesy of Larry O'Connor)

Haliburton Highlands resident Larry O’Connor will never stop sharing stories of Indigenous culture

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On his Canoe FM radio show 'Tales of the Big Canoe', the Odawa Anishinaabe Metis Knowledge Holder interviews Indigenous people from every walk of life.
Haliburton Highlands resident Olivia Irvine was just 11 years old when she started Roasty Toasty Campfire Company two years ago. Inspired by a financial book she read, combined with her interest in her father's own small business and her own dream to go to college or university, Olivia began by selling firewood and expanded her business to offer everything needed for a night by the campfire, including fire pits, camp chairs, apparel, and more. (Photo: Haliburton County Economic Development & Tourism)

13-year-old Haliburton Highlands entrepreneur Olivia Irvine is an inspiration to her community

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Roasty Toasty Campfire Company sells everything you need for an evening around the campfire from firewood to sweaters, camp chairs, and fire rings.
Fifteen years ago, Verne and Angella Windrem launched Green Street to share their love for electric bikes. At the time, in Ontario, e-bikes were only being piloted, and the husband-and-wife duo felt much resistance to them. Now, sales are continuing to increase, and e-bikes are seen all over the streets. Green Street sells e-bikes, e-bike accessories, and does repairs on both electric and traditional e-bikes. (Photo courtesy of Green Street)

Peterborough’s Green Street celebrates 15 years of selling e-bikes

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Driven by their eco-conscious values, owners Angella and Verne Windrem were among the first to begin to sell e-bikes in Ontario.
Sandra Morrison became a "bee hero" last year during the annual Bee a Hero Competition created by the Kawartha Lakes and the Kawartha Lakes Environmental Action Committee by transforming grass and weeds into this pollinator-friendly garden featuring native plants and shrubs including over 25 different plant and flower species. This year's Bee a Hero Garden Challenge is open for submissions until September 15. (Photo courtesy of City of Kawartha Lakes)

‘Bee a hero’ in Kawartha Lakes by growing a pollinator-friendly garden

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Fourth annual Kawartha Lakes Bee a Hero Garden Challenge open for submissions until September 15.
Peterborough's fusion electric violinist Victoria Yeh has created a six-concert music series called "Travel by Sound" running from September to December in Peterborough and Cobourg. As well as live music, ticket holders get exclusive pre-show specials at local eateries, discounts for overnight stays at local accommodations, and more. (Photo: Trevor Hesselink / Groundswell Photography)

Peterborough violinist Victoria Yeh’s ‘Travel by Sound’ series turns live music into a complete...

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Fusion electric violinist is partnering with local restaurants and accommodations in Peterborough and Cobourg to give ticket holders specials and discounts.
Kelli Marshall is an Anishinaabe from the Mississauga territory of Hiawatha First Nation, representing the Pike Clan. While she has used dance as a method of healing from a young age, she didn't explore the traditional dance forms of her Indigenous culture and heritage until she was in her 30s. Now, through her role as the Indigenous enrolment advisor for the First People's House of Learning at Trent University, she is helping Indigenous learners connect to their culture and heritage. (Photo courtesy of Public Energy)

Kelli Marshall helps reconnect Indigenous people with their culture through traditional dance

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Now an Indigenous enrolment advisor at Trent University, Marshall was disconnected from her own Anishinaabe heritage for most of her life.
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