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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.
Jena Trimble founded Zen Home and Cottage Cleaning Services in 2020 to support clients across The Kawarthas. Now taking on more residential clients, the company and its dedicated team offers deep cleans and regular maintenance as well as additional services including wash-and-fold laundry services with free pickup and delivery. Jena's team of full-time and part-time cleaning professionals uses an original all-natural and all-purpose cleaner that's also available for purchase and refills. (Photo: Zen Home and Cottage Cleaning Services)

Know Your Locals: Zen Home and Cottage Cleaning Services will clean your space and...

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Owner Jena Trimble's Havelock-based business offers personalized plans with sustainable cleaning practices, laundry services, and more.
Nadine Djoury, Naomi Snieckus, and Paloma Nuñez in the Lindsay episode of "I'm Also Here," a new comedy anthology TV series produced by Firecracker Department and C'mon Mort Productions and premiering on Bell Fibe TV1 on February 12, 2026. Entirely written, directed, and starring women and non-binary artists, each episode of the six-part series explores a different Ontario small town, including Lindsay, Cobourg, and Bobcaygeon. The Lindsay episode, about an indecisive bride who finds herself forced to choose which friendships deserve a place beside her, was filmed at the Cornapalooza cornhole festival in Lindsay. (Screenshot courtesy of Firecracker Department)

Lindsay, Bobcaygeon, and Cobourg set the stage in new comedy anthology TV series created...

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Filmed in six Ontario towns, 'I'm Also Here' by Firecracker Department and C'mon Mort Productions premieres on Bell Fibe TV1 on February 12.
Students in the 2025 cohort of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board's Youth Leadership in Sustainability (YLS) program plant native pawpaw trees in Peterborough's Ecology Park with the help of GreenUP. Applications are now open for the fall 2026 class of the one-semester four-credit program which helps high school students learn about being a leader for sustainability through experiential learning opportunities and field trips led by local community organizations. (Photo courtesy of YLS)

Youth Leadership in Sustainability prepares students to be leaders in the fight against climate...

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Peterborough experiential integrated curriculum high school program is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort.
Walton Wood Farm founder Leslie Bradford-Scott, now living in Roseneath, has written a memoir based on an investigation of a manuscript her late criminal father wrote in prison. 'The Liar's Playbook: A Memoir of Family and Crime', to be released by Simon & Schuster on May 5, 2026, recounts her journey to discover the truth about her father and her efforts to overcome intergenerational trauma. (Photos courtesy of Leslie Bradford-Scott)

Roseneath writer Leslie Bradford-Scott seeks to uncover the truth of her father’s criminal past...

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Based on an investigation of her late father's prison manuscript, 'The Liar's Playbook' will be released by Simon & Schuster this spring.
"Spring" (2025, resin cast) by Angela Burdon was one of the sculptures chosen to be displayed in planters in downtown Fenelon Falls as part of the 2025 Downtown Sculpture Exhibition led by the Fenelon Arts Committee and the City of Kawartha Lakes. Submissions for the 2026 seasonal public art exhibition are now open to artists across Canada until March 20, 2026. (Photo: Fenelon Arts Committee / Facebook)

Fenelon Arts Committee calls for submissions to 2026 Downtown Sculpture Exhibition

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Submissions for the public art project that will decorate planters in downtown Fenelon Falls close on March 20.
The audience at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough during the 2025 ReFrame Film Festival. According to the festival's executive director Kait Dueck, ReFrame brings people together for thought-provoking shared experiences that can help counter physical and emotional isolation during what is figuratively and literally the darkest time of the year. The 2026 festival runs in-person in downtown Peterborough from January 30 to February 1 and online across Canada from February 3 to 8. (Photo courtesy of ReFrame Film Festival)

‘The arts are not a luxury’: executive director Kait Dueck on the importance of...

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Social and environmental justice documentary film festival returns to downtown Peterborough January 30 to February 1 and virtually across Canada February 3 to 8.
Allegra Fulton and Ari Cohen in a scene from "Nine Letters," a short film noir written and directed by Linda Kash and produced by Gina Dineen. Also starring Peterborough's own Megan Murphy, the film will be one of up to 12 curated short films from Toronto's Cabbagetown Short Film Festival screened during "PAPA Loves Shorts in Feb," a love-inspired short film festival being hosted by the Proactive Academy of Performing Arts (PAPA) on February 6, 2026 at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Proactive Academy of Performing Arts bringing love-inspired short films to Peterborough to fundraise for...

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February 6 'PAPA Loves Shorts in Feb' event at Market Hall to feature up to 12 short films about love from Toronto's Cabbagetown Short Film Festival.

‘Much more than a machine’: Peterborough manufacturer Quickmill competes globally in large-scale CNC machining

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Over four decades, Quickmill has grown into a world leader in large-scale CNC machining centres designed, built, and serviced from its Rye Street facility.
A sold-out crowd of 200 people attended the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's inaugural Luminary Awards celebration at the Great Hall of Trent University's Champlain College on May 8, 2025, which saw awards in five categories that recognize women at all stages of their careers presented to Sheena Howard, Jenisha Sanjit Arora, Rachel Stark, Tiffany Arcari, and Jeannine Taylor. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

You still have time to nominate an inspiring woman in business for the second...

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Nominations close on January 26 for the seven categories of the awards organized by the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce.
Peterborough filmmaker Rob Viscardis during the 2024 ReFrame Film Festival speaking about his film "Kirby's House" in a Q&A with moderator Luka Stojanovic. Since screening his first feature documentary at the festival in 2016, Viscardis has been a regular attendee at the annual festival and will be taking part in a Q&A alongside Duoro artist Garrett Gilbart following the screening of "Echoes in Steel" on Friday, January 30 at 4:45 p.m. at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough during the 2026 ReFrame Film Festival, and will also be available online. (Photo courtesy of ReFrame Film Festival)

How the ReFrame Film Festival is supporting new and experienced local filmmakers

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2026 social and environmental justice film festival returns to downtown Peterborough from January 30 to February 1 and virtually from February 3 to 8
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