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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.
Tickets are available until November 25, 2024 for the third annual 50/50 fundraiser of the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (OTCC), a registered charity that helps to protect and conserve Ontario's native turtle species and their habitats by operating a turtle hospital that treats, rehabilitates, and releases injured turtles, by performing extensive research in the field to further conservation initiatives, and by running a comprehensive education and outreach program. (Photo: OTCC)

Proceeds from Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre’s 50/50 draw will support outreach and educational programming

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With the pot of the third annual fundraiser already surpassing $20,000, tickets are available until November 25.
Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR) recently celebrated the completion of its Leahy's Lane development providing affordable homeownership to 53 families in the community. For the celebratory event, one unit was staged with furniture and décor entirely from the organization's ReStores in Lindsay, Peterborough, and Lakefield. The non-profit home improvement stores and donation centres sell both new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials, and appliances, with proceeds supporting Habitat PKR's work to build affordable homes. (Photo courtesy of Habitat PKR)

Habitat for Humanity’s ReStores are a win for shoppers, donors, the environment, and affordable...

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Home improvement stores and donation centres in Lindsay, Peterborough, and Lakefield sell both new and gently used items at great prices.
Sunshine Therapy Dogs was founded in 2020 to support those in the community facing mental and emotional illness and loneliness. Backed by research on the benefits of human-animal interaction, the charity enlists volunteers to bring their dogs to organizations, institutions, and individual homes to provide companionship, and to reduce symptoms of depression and stress. The Toronto-based charity has recently expanded its coverage regions and is seeking volunteers based in the Peterborough area. (Photo courtesy of Sunshine Therapy Dogs)

Sunshine Therapy Dogs supporting mental and emotional health with expansion to Peterborough

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The Toronto-based charity is seeking volunteers to bring their dogs to community events and organizations.
Since the creation of the Peterborough Airport Master Plan in 2009, Peterborough and the Kawarthas has continued to grow as a global leader in the aerospace and aviation sector with the airport's ideal location, cutting-edge training and research programs, the presence of international and expanding businesses, and specialized services. (Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Airport)

The Peterborough Airport continues to soar with aerospace employment opportunities

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Full-time jobs have doubled to more than 500 since 2009, with 22 businesses now located at the airport and more to come.
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation donor, volunteer, and ambassador Jennie Ireland shared her story about receiving cancer care close to home at a cheque presentation for Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival. The PRHC Foundation is inviting patients, former patients, volunteers, or anyone else who has been impacted by PRHC to share their personal care stories to inspire others to contribute to the Foundation's $60 million Campaign for PRHC, which will support advancements in critical care areas at the regional hospital. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

The Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation wants to hear your story

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The Foundation is looking for those willing to share their great care stories to inspire support for the $60 million Campaign for PRHC.
Peterborough's New Stages Theatre is getting unscripted with some of musical theatre's brightest stars in "What's in Your Songbook" at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre on Sunday, November 17. Music director Ryan deSouza will host an intimate and interactive evening with performers Hailey Gillis and Mike Nadajewski to share songs, laughs, and behind-the-scenes stories about life on the stage in Canada. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Peterborough’s New Stages Theatre’s gets unscripted with Canada’s brightest musical theatre stars on November...

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Hosted by Ryan deSouza, 'What's in your Songbook' will see Hailey Gillis and Mike Nadajewski sharing songs and stories about life on the stage.
Located in downtown Peterborough, Tiny Greens Plant Shop is a family-run oasis for plant lovers in Peterborough. As well as being stocked with both common and rare plants, decorative pots and planting kits, and growing supplies and accessories, the shop also has a planting studio where you can get creative on your own with a planting project, joining a guided workshop, or booking the studio for a group. To give back to the community, owner Tina Bromley has recently launched a customizable fundraising model to support local organizations in their initiatives. (Photo: Tiny Greens)

Know Your Locals: Peterborough’s Tiny Greens Plant Shop is a plant lover’s oasis

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Owner Tina Bromley offers everything you need to bring your space to life, a planting studio and workshops, and a new fundraising model to support community groups.
Filmmaker and Haliburton native Kate Campbell (in the brown jacket) will be in attendance at the 2024 Haliburton International Film Festival (HIFF) for a screening of her short film "Boundless" about women pilots during World War II and to share an update on her efforts to turn the short into a full-length film. Featuring seven feature films, HIFF runs at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion in Haliburton from November 1 to 3. (Photo: Samantha Falcon)

Watch films you can’t see anywhere else at the Haliburton International Film Festival

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Those Other Movies is bringing the best from this year's film circuit to the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion from November 1 to 3.
For the second production in its 31st season, Public Energy Performing Arts is presenting the world premiere of "Out of Wounds," a contemporary Indigenous dance performance bymultidisciplinary artist and champion hoop dancer Sandra Lamouche that was inspired by her experience with and research into a sacred fungus. Lamouche will perform "Out of Wounds" at Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space at Trent University on November 1 and 2, 2024. (Photo: Lowell Yellowhorn)

‘I was like that broken tree that had grown medicine out of wounds’: Indigenous...

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Peterborough's Public Energy presents world premiere of 'Out of Wounds' on November 1 and 2 at Nozhem First People Performance Space.
Delivered by Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development and partners in summer 2024 with funding from the federal and provincial governments, the Build & Soar program matched high school students with local businesses in the high-demand sectors of construction and aviation. By introducing young people to employment opportunities in the region, the program aims to build a talent pipeline while meeting the growing demand for trained workers. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

High school students take their career plans to new heights with the Build &...

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Through eight-week placements at local businesses, students engaged in hands-on learning in construction and aviation industries.
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