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Authors Articles by Paula Kehoe

Articles by Paula Kehoe

Paula Kehoe
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A regular contributor to kawarthaNOW, Paula Kehoe is a writer based in Peterborough. She is the owner of Red Rock Communications supporting brands with copywriting and content creation services. You can follow Paula on Twitter @pkehoe1 and Instagram @redrockwrites or visit www.redrockcommunications.ca.
Hard Winter Bread Company, a wood-fired sourdough bakery in Lakefield owned by Jessica Arsenault and Graham Thoem, found demand for their handmade baked goods, including their popular Montreal-style bagels, grew quickly beyond their expectations. They applied for and received matching funding through the Community Futures Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) to help them hire additional staff and build a new wood-fired oven. (Photo courtesy Hard Winter Bread Company)

Community Futures funding helped Lakefield bakery expand

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Community Futures Peterborough now accepting applications under Eastern Ontario Development Program for 2018,
Peterborough MPP and Minister Responsible for Small Business Jeff Leal (third from left) with Starter Company Plus program coordinator Madeleine Hurrell (right) and the owners of seven local small businesses that shared $26,000 in funding from the third intake of the Starter Company Plus program offered by the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre. The first intake for Starter Company Plus in 2018 takes place in February. (Photo: Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

Starter Company Plus helps local entrepreneurs on their path to success

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Program offered through Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre has guided 45 entrepreneurs through business training and pitches to compete for micro-grants.
Jayne Lewis, Michelle White, Janet Martin, and Nicole Robert star in ShaggyPup Productions' production of "Menopause the Musical" at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough on March 8th and 9th. (Publicity photo)

Women celebrate ‘the change’ with the hilarious musical parody Menopause the Musical

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Hit musical at Showplace Performance Centre in March weaves humour and song to make light of one of life's once-taboo milestones.
Located at 11 Queen Street in Lakefield, The Chocolate Rabbit specializes in high-quality handcrafted truffles and chocolate specialties, as well as seasonal gifts, delightful wedding and business packages, hot chocolate, tea, coffee, tea accessories, jams, and much more. (Photo: Paula Kehoe / kawarthaNOW.com)

Life is a box of high-quality handcrafted chocolates at The Chocolate Rabbit in Lakefield

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Owner and master chocolatier Lois MacEachen is sweetening the lives of chocoholics around the Kawarthas.
Since META4 Contemporary Craft Gallery opened at 164 Hunter Street West in downtown Peterborough in November, it has quickly become a top destination for fine art and craft. The retail gallery offers a compelling selection of work by over 120 of Ontario's finest artists and artisans. (Photo: Paula Kehoe / kawarthaNOW.com)

Peterborough’s new META4 gallery offers an incredible range of work by Ontario artists and...

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Downtown artistic hub also offers art supplies, workshops and classes, and holiday shopping specials.
Louise Racine is the owner of Thirteen Moons Wellness, a wellness retreat based outside of Norwood that has been catering to women-only individual and intimate small groups for 16 years. She's also the brainchild behind Peterborough's International Women's Day conference. After a successful inaugural event in March 2017, the full-day conference is returning to Peterborough again in 2018 with Louise at the helm as committee chair. (Photo: Ash Naylor Photography)

Louise Racine is empowering women, helping them to find their voice and to take...

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Owner of Thirteen Moons Wellness and brainchild behind Peterborough's International Women's Day conference believes when you empower a woman, you empower a community.
Located at 165 Sherbrooke Street in downtown Peterborough, The Avant-Garden Shop specializes in home and garden decor and accessories, backyard bird supplies, and art pieces from more than 75 Canadian artisans and some from abroad. (Photo: The Avant-Garden Shop)

Celebrating 15 years in business, The Avant-Garden Shop is more than just a garden...

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Award-winning downtown Peterborough shop features the finest in Canadian-made home and garden decor, gardening accessories, and backyard bird supplies.
Located at 383 Water Street in downtown Peterborough, Watson & Lou specializes in local and one-of-a-kind handmade goods by more than 30 artists and makers from Peterborough and the Kawarthas, and others from across North America. (Photo: Watson & Lou)

Unique gift boutique Watson & Lou gives valuable exposure to local artists

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New downtown Peterborough store with studio and workshop space showcases one-of-a-kind handmade goods and art pieces.
The hands-on construction and design team at Lindsay-based Gilbert + Burke prides itself on developing strong client relationships built on trust and integrity, from design concepts to completed construction, to create a space everyone is happy with. (Photo: Gilbert + Burke)

trendsNOW – Gilbert + Burke can create the home (or room) of your dreams

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The Lindsay-based firm involves clients at every step, from design through construction.
Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas is a not-for-profit organization that helps passionate entrepreneurs launch and grow tech-based or innovation-based businesses across the Peterborough and Kawarthas region.

Peterborough’s Innovation Cluster helps tech and innovative startups get a boost

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Business incubator nurtures ambitious and motivated entrepreneurs to achieve success.
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