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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.
Rice Lake Arts is a new organization located on the five-acre property that was formerly ZimArt's Rice Lake Galley in Bailieboro. While Rice Lake Arts will be focused on visual art workshops and events featuring local and regional artists, it will follow in the footsteps of its predecessor by combining art and nature and by hosting outdoor summer concerts. (Photo courtesy of Miriam Davidson / Rice Lake Arts)

Rice Lake Arts launches at former home of ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery in Bailieboro

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Artist Miriam Davidson's new venture offers artist-led creative workshops, community outreach with local organizations, and summer outdoor concerts.
Between on-road, gravel, and mountain bike trails, there are nearly 40 curated cycling routes accessible throughout the Haliburton Highlands. The Haliburton County Rail Trail features stone benches in four spots along the trail, which are perfect locations to take a break and rest up while enjoying the breathtaking scenery. (Photo courtesy of Haliburton Highlands Economic Development & Tourism)

Find your adventure by exploring the Haliburton Highlands by bike this spring

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From beginner-friendly to advanced trails to bike share programs and group rides, there are many ways to explore the region on two wheels.
Emily Whetung, Chief Emerita of Curve Lake First Nation and director of Indigenous Partnerships, Business Development at Ontario Power Generation, will be sharing stories about the women who inspire her while in virtual conversation with Women United chair Maryam Monsef on May 27, 2024 in the third instalment of the Women United Speaker Series presented by United Way Peterborough & District. (Supplied photo)

Emily Whetung to join Maryam Monsef for United Way Peterborough & District’s Women United...

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Chief Emerita of Curve Lake First Nation will speak about the women who inspire her during free lunchtime webinar on May 27.
This 1985 Italian porcelain figurine entitled "Dama a Cavallo" (Lady Riding a Horse), signed by artist Guiseppe Armani, is up for auction in Lot #6 of Curated's May consignment auction. From online valuations and appraisals for art and antiques to arranging consignment auctions for larger collections, Peterborough-based Curated is determined to find a solution that honours each item in a collection. (Photo courtesy of Curated)

For Melinda Richter of Curated, an object’s true value is in the story it...

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Richter's Peterborough-based business offers both appraisal and auction services, with this month's online consignment auction open until May 28.
The Enactus Fleming College team was awarded the 2024 RBC Future Launch Project Accelerator Best Project at the Enactus Canada National Exposition which took place in Toronto from May 14 - 16, 2024. Fleming College and Trent University set their competition aside to support each other and represent Peterborough on the national stage. (Photo: Enactus Canada)

Peterborough ‘punches above its weight’ at Enactus national competition for Canada’s future leaders

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Teams from both Fleming College and Trent University participated, with Fleming winning the RBC Future Launch Project Accelerator Best Project,
16-year-old bagpiper Brodick Ewing, also known as The Port Hope Piper, is gearing up for competition season with the Durham Police Pipes and Drums. This summer, with the help of his family, he will be going to competitions across Ontario playing his current favourite tune "Sweet Maid of Glendaruel" in solo competitions and competing with his band. He is also available to be booked for weddings, funerals, and other community gatherings. (Photo courtesy of Ewing family)

Port Hope teen tuning up his bagpipes for competition season

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16-year-old Brodick Ewing will be competing in the Northumberland Scottish Festival and Highland Games on June 15.
Canadian Canoe Museum executive director Carolyn Hyslop and Silver Bean Café owner Dan Brandsma celebrated their new partnership in 2022 by donning each other's T-shirts and raising a cup of coffee to their future together. The Silver Bean Café at the new Canadian Canoe Museum at 2077 Ashburnham Drive on the shores of Little Lake opens along with the new museum on May 13, 2024. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

Silver Bean Café brewing up a second location at Peterborough’s new lakefront Canadian Canoe...

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Opening May 13, the expansion of the popular café was made possible with support from Community Futures Peterborough.
Lucas Pronk (left) as the 19th-century Upper Canada politician Peter Robinson with Nathan Govier as wealthy English landowner Lord Kingston. In a scene from Trent Valley Archives Theatre's play "Tide of Hope" being staged at at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Peterborough on May 15 and 16, 2024, Lord Kingston tries to impress Robinson by explaining his woes in feeding so many poor Irish families while rounding up Irish rebels, and finally attempts to convince Robinson to take them all off his hands by settling them in Upper Canada. (Photo: Suzanne Schroeter)

Trent Valley Archives Theatre’s ‘Tide of Hope’ to connect audiences to local history

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The inaugural production, to be staged at Peterborough's Market Hall on May 15 and 16, is a fictionalized prequel to the immigration story of Peter Robinson,
This year's East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale will be held rain or shine on May 11, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a vast selection of toys, DVDs and books, clothing, furniture, knickknacks and more spread across more than 90 homes in Peterborough's East City. Now in its fourth year, the community yard sale is an opportunity to connect with neighbours while contributing to local fundraising initiatives. (Photo courtesy of Ashley Bonner)

More than 90 homes to be included in Peterborough’s East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale

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Now in its fourth year, the community yard sale is returning on Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
An 1874 engraving published in The Illustrated London News shows Irish emigrants preparing to leave the Queenstown port in County Cork, Ireland for North America. Peterborough actor Elaine Day, who is a descendant of one of the Irish emigrants who came to Upper Canada in 1825 as part of a settlement initiative by Peter Robinson, plays the role of The Descendant in Trent Valley Archives Theatre's inaugural production "Tide of Hope," which takes place in Ireland in 1825 and tells the story of one of the emigrants. The play will be performed for the public on May 15 and 16, 2024 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre. (Public domain image)

Descendant of Peter Robinson settler performs in Trent Valley Archives Theatre’s ‘Tide of Hope’

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Elaine Day's ancestor also had a connection to one of the characters in the history play premiering at Peterborough's Market Hall on May 15 and 16.
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