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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.
Since being established in January 2025, volunteer rescue group Tail Trackers Kawartha has helped find more than 100 pets in the Kawartha Lakes, including two of six Great Pyrenees dogs that were found abandoned in Little Britain during the March 29 ice storm. Pictured is Chauncey, the last of the six brothers who is still looking for his forever home after being brought to the Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes. (Photo: Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes)

Volunteer organization Tail Trackers Kawartha has helped find more than 100 missing pets since...

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Through on-the-ground volunteers with tracking equipment and educational initiatives, the organization's goal is to reunite Kawartha Lakes pet owners with their companions.
The New Canadians Centre is hosting the 2025 Canadian Multicultural Festival from June 18 to 27, featuring a series of events including dance lessons, a discussion panel, a cooking class, and more in Peterborough, with an additional event in Northumberland County. The festival culminates on Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27 with the New Canadians Centre 46th anniversary block party outside its Peterborough location at St. James United Church. (Photo courtesy of New Canadians Centre)

Celebrate the diverse cultures that make up Peterborough at the Canadian Multicultural Festival

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Organized by the New Canadians Centre and running from June 18 to 27, events highlight dance, music, food, and customs from vibrant cultures around the world.
Dr. Katie O'Reilly, pathologist and medical director of laboratory medicine at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), examines a tissue sample. The PRHC Foundation has made it a priority to invest in the future of cancer care by bringing digital pathology to the regional hospital, with the help of donors. An area of focus for the Foundation's $60 million Campaign for PRHC, the state-of-the-art technology will produce efficient and more accurate diagnoses, reduce turnaround time, and empower world-class healthcare close to home. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

With digital pathology, a new era of cancer care is in reach at Peterborough...

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Donations are needed to fund the state-of-the-art technology that will support faster and more accurate cancer diagnoses and treatment plans.
Millbrook Mercantile is a destination shop in the Township of Cavan Monaghan with more than 100 cheeses, meats, and boutique wines, as well as all-natural clothing, home decor, and art made from small businesses and artisans based locally, across Canada, and around the world. A menu of sandwiches, charcuteries, and salads use locally sourced produce, meats, and ingredients which can be enjoyed on a seasonal streetside patio. (Photo courtesy of Millbrook Mercantile)

The Local Advantage in Peterborough County: Millbrook Mercantile is a destination one-stop shop supporting...

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From menu ingredients to its retail shelves, the Township of Cavan Monaghan shop focuses on locally sourced, small batch, artisan products.
Grassroots advocacy group Our Future Peterborough has released an open letter to Peterborough city council and the Peterborough Public Library board calling for a reversal against staffing cuts being made at the library. More than 100 notable authors, musicians, educators, and performers have signed the letter, including Margaret Atwood, Neil Young, Lois Lowry, Drew Hayden Taylor, and Linda Kash. (Photo: Our Future Peterborough)

Margaret Atwood and Neil Young among signatories of open letter opposing Peterborough Public Library...

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Open letter from Our Future Peterborough has been signed by more than 100 celebrated writers, artists, educators, and performers.
To commemorate their time as poet laureate of Peterborough, Ziysah von Bieberstein has published "At the Risk of Listening," a collection of speeches, addresses, and poetry that were composed and performed at various events when they were poet laureate. During a two-night launch event on June 13 and 14, 2025 at Take Cover Books in Peterborough, Ziysah will be performing some readings and songs alongside Ottawa musician Nathanael Larochette. (Photo: Julie Gagne)

Ziysah von Bieberstein launches collection of pieces written as Peterborough’s poet laureate

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Accompanied by musician Nathanael Larochette, the poet will read from 'At the Risk of Listening' on June 13 and 14 at Take Cover Books in Peterborough.
19-year-old Curve Lake First Nation artist Soraya Whetung of Soraya Beads selling her handmade jewellery at the 71st annual Curve Lake Pow Wow in September 2024. Her handmade beaded bracelets will soon be available for purchase through Canadian off-price department store chain Winners. (Photo courtesy of Soraya Whetung)

Handmade bracelets by 19-year-old Curve Lake entrepreneur Soraya Whetung to be sold at Winners

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Soraya Beads are also available through Biskane, an e-commerce marketplace for verified Indigenous artists.
Peterborough residents Steve Paul (right) and Peter Hewett captured a potentially injured trumpeter swan along the Trent Canal trail just south of the Parkhill swing bridge on June 4, 2025, with Paul then driving it to the Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge. Two days earlier, Hewett and Karen Hjort-Jensen had sat with the swan for more than two hours after noticing the swan was behaving strangely and reached out to various organizations for help, including Trumpeter Swan Conservation Ontario which connected them with volunteer Paul. (Photo: Karen Hjort-Jensen)

Peterborough residents team up to help a wild trumpeter swan

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After hours of sitting with the potentially injured bird, Karen Hjort-Jensen and Peter Hewett connected with Steve Paul who took the swan to Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge.
In celebration of Local Food Week, City of Kawartha Lakes economic development officer for agriculture Kelly Maloney was at the Fenelon Falls Farmers' Market on June 6, 2025 to give away Kawartha Choice FarmFresh insulated grocery bags. The municipality is reminding residents looking to source local food that they can visit the Kawartha Choice FarmFresh website, which connects consumers with local food through farms, farmers' markets, retail stores, restaurants, and agri-tourism experiences. (Photo: Kawartha Choice FarmFresh / Facebook)

City of Kawartha Lakes celebrates agriculture as a major economic growth sector during Local...

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From June 2 to 8, Kawartha Lakes is reminding residents of the Kawartha Choice FarmFresh directory of local food in the region.
Canadian actor, playwright, and director Cameron Grant performing as Montague in the Stratford Festival's 2021 staging of "Serving Elizabeth" by Marcia Johnson, which offers a different perspective of Princess Elizabeth's 1952 trip to Kenya when she learned she had become the Queen of England than was portrayed in the hit Netflix series "The Crown." Grant will be reprising the role when New Stages Theatre presents a staged reading of the play at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on June 14, 2025. (Photo: David Hou)

New Stages Theatre wraps up 2024-25 season with staged reading of the royally entertaining...

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A response to 'The Crown' episode about Queen Elizabeth's trip to Kenya in 1952, Marcia Johnson's play will be performed at Market Hall in Peterborough on June 14.
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