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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.
Grateful patient Diana Freeman donated $5,800 to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation on January 31, 2025, which she raised while undergoing breast cancer treatment at PRHC after she was diagnosed in March 2024. One of the most difficult parts of her cancer journey was the loss of hope she endured between the time she received her initial diagnosis and when she knew what her path forward would be. Freeman is supporting the PRHC Foundation's $60 million Campaign for PRHC and sharing her story to help the hospital introduce digital pathology to improve accuracy and reduce turnaround time for cancer diagnoses. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Digital pathology will help patients like Diana Freeman maintain hope during their cancer journey

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Donations to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation will allow the hospital to provide faster and more accurate cancer diagnoses.
Ramune Luminaire is a visual artist, educator, and writer who works out of her home studio on her 50-acre property in Big Cedar in North Kawartha Township. Her debut novel, "Coming of Age ... Again" is launching on May 15, 2025 at Take Cover Books in Peterborough. A love story for older women, the novel is based in a fictional town in the Kawarthas called Colville. (Photo courtesy of Ramune Luminaire)

Local artist Ramune Luminaire launches her debut novel set in a fictional rural town...

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Launching at Peterborough's Take Cover Books on May 15, 'Coming of Age ... Again' is a love story centred around a 61-year-old female protagonist.
One of the 100 homes that participated in last year's East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale. The 2025 event takes place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, with individual homes selling everything from clothing and furniture to books, toys, and hidden treasures. As well as offering bargains, the annual event is an opportunity to connect with neighbours and help build a resilient community. (Photo: Ashley Bonner)

Peterborough’s East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale offers bargains while building community

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Held annually on the Mother's Day weekend, the May 10 event has 75 houses across East City participating with more to come.
John Rufa (middle) with his daughter Donna and her husband Daryl Coombs in July 2024 celebrating the 20th anniversary of their award-winning family-owned business Kawartha Country Wines. Located just north of Buckhorn in Peterborough County, the winery has always made it a priority to support local by sourcing fruits and berries from Ontario farms, selling its products to local restaurants and businesses, stocking the gift shop with products from local makers, and inviting local small business owners, artists, and musicians to lead events and workshops in their event space. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Country Wines)

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: Kawartha Country Wines is pouring local pride

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The family-owned winery near Buckhorn uses Ontario-grown fruit and berries and regularly supports other local businesses.
Bobcaygeon Brewing Company is celebrating 10 years of success with an all-day party on April 26, 2025 at its Peterborough taproom featuring live music, pie from Peterborough's Kia Ora Pie Co., and the launch of four brand new brews. The party is part of a week-long celebration of special events including a multi-course dinner with beer pairings, Bobcaygeon-themed trivia, a cornhole tournament with pizza, and a Sunday brunch. (Photo courtesy of Bobcaygeon Brewing Company)

Know Your Locals: Bobcaygeon Brewing Company to celebrate 10 years with a party and...

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April 26 party at Peterborough taproom is part of a week-long celebration of the craft brewery co-founded by Richard Wood in 2015.
For the past five years on Easter Sunday, Peterborough resident John Mitchell has gone door to door throughout his neighbourhood in Peterborough's East City wearing a vintage Easter Bunny costume to deliver chocolate to children, seniors, and young families. A retired early childhood educator, the 72-year-old does so despite living with osteoporosis which causes severe pain in his back when he walks. (Photo: Doug Ramsay)

72-year-old ‘friend of the Easter Bunny’ delivers chocolate to children in Peterborough’s East City...

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Retired educator John Mitchell has been delivering the chocolate for more than 5 years despite living with a painful disability.
This winter, the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha reinitiated the Buddy Bench program to foster friendships by donating colourful benches to École Catholique Monseigneur-Jamot and St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School in Peterborough, for a total of 12 benches placed in school yards across the region. Pictured with the "Banc de L'amitié" bench at École Catholique Monseigneur-Jamot are (left to right) principal Yves Tambo, Taylors Recycled Plastic Products co-owners Matt and Thaddeus Vidler, Rotary president Dean Ostrander, Rotary chair of new generations committee Jaymes Winch, Rotary Buddy Bench project lead Brenda Booth, school secretary Andrea Hatton, and grade 12 student council president Stefan Tafoka. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Booth)

‘More than just a seat’ – Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha relaunches Buddy Bench...

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This winter, the organization gifted the inclusive benches to École Catholique Monseigneur-Jamot and St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School.
Bancroft's artist-run collective A Place for the Arts is presenting the fourth annual North Hastings High School Student Art Show in the Annex Gallery until April 27, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Gayle Crosmaz)

Bancroft’s A Place for the Arts partners with local high school for student exhibition

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Featuring work from North Hastings High School students, the exhibit is on until April 27 in the Annex Gallery.
85-year-old Peterborough resident Doug Armstrong credits his longevity to the cardiac cath lab at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), where he underwent three angioplasties in two years to clear arterial blockages to his heart before having quadruple bypass surgery in Toronto. Armstrong, who remains active by golfing in the summer and curling in the winter, is a longtime supporter of the PRHC Foundation and is sharing his personal healthcare story to encourage donations so the hospital can continue to upgrade its technology and equipment, like it did with the cardiac cath lab in 2022 thanks to $3.55 million in early investments of the $60 million Campaign for PRHC. (Photo courtesy of Doug Armstrong)

Doug Armstrong credits his longevity to the cardiac cath lab at Peterborough Regional Health...

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The 85-year-old Peterborough resident has undergone three angioplasties at the cath lab, upgraded in 2022 thanks to community donors.
Denise Gater and Kerrigan Hogan of Shop The Lake in the outdoor furniture retailer's indoor showroom at 1525 Chemong Road in Peterborough. Owned by local entrepreneurs Niki and Jason Pulchinski, Shop The Lake offers a wide selection of high-quality product lines at a variety of price points, including from Canadian makers and suppliers like Ratana and Cabana Coast and Protégé Casual. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Shop for outdoor furniture at Shop The Lake in Peterborough and support Canadian businesses

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Conveniently located near cottage country, the locally owned outdoor furniture store offers custom orders, design services, and affordable delivery.
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