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Jodi Forestell became a holistic nutritionist after struggling with feeling like herself in her mid-forties and finding healing through holistic practices. Now through Jodi-Lee Nutrition & Wellness, she helps clients who are struggling with mental health, weight loss, hormonal imbalances, low energy, and inflammation feel like themselves again by focusing on nutrition as the foundation to the four pillars of health. Forestell is giving clients the chance to think about their New Year's resolutions by offering $100 off her Metabolic Balance Program until December 31, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Jodi-Lee Nutrition & Wellness)

Know Your Locals: Start feeling like yourself again in 2025 with Jodi-Lee Nutrition & Wellness

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Holistic nutritionist Jodi Forestell is offering $100 off her Metabolic Balance Program when booked by the end of the year.
Shannon Gray, the founder and owner of Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio in downtown Peterborough, is a Master Educator of Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring services. She and her team stay up to date on the latest sugaring techniques and methods to ensure clients get the best service. Since launching in 2011, Sugar Me Right! has continued to expand by offering a range of beauty services including facials, lash and brow lifts and tints, laser hair removal and body contouring, and relaxation massages. (Photo courtesy of Sugar Me Right!)

Shop The Boro: Peterborough’s Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio does more right than just sugaring

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Shannon Gray's downtown Peterborough business also offers facials, lash and brow lifts and tints, laser hair removal and body contouring, and massages.
Pictured with their shop dog Luna, Tony and Kelli Grady are the owners of Grady's Feet Essentials at 231 King Street in downtown Peterborough. Both in store and online, Grady's offers a range of top footwear products for your Christmas gift-giving needs, including cozy slippers, comfortable boots including a huge selection from Blundstone, the new Skechers line of comfort shoes, compression socks, and much more. (Photo courtesy of Grady's Feet Essentials)

Shop the Boro: Buy gifts to treat the feet of everyone on your list at Grady’s Feet Essentials

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Tony and Kelli Grady's downtown Peterborough store offers high-quality and comfortable shoes and boots, cozy slippers and socks, customizable gift cards, and more.
Peterborough's Lavender Moon is a downtown boutique offering an ever-changing inventory of crystals, tarot, clothing, and work from local artists and artisans. Owner Bethany Telford believes in using the space to cultivate community and does so by participating in the First Friday Art Crawls, hosting workshops in collaboration with other local business owners, and offering discounts to students and loyalty club members. (Photo courtesy of Lavender Moon)

Shop The Boro: Downtown Peterborough’s boutique shop Lavender Moon is a ‘safe space’ for all

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Owner Bethany Telford sells crystals, tarot, clothing, and locally made artwork and builds community by hosting regular workshops.
The Christmas Boutique has returned to Peterborough's Shop the Lake, offering a one-stop shop for all your holiday needs. Located at 1525 Chemong Road, the outdoor furniture retailer's showroom is full of festive decor, sweet treats, and unique gifts. Beginning November 30, 2024, Shop the Lake will also be selling premium balsam fir Christmas trees harvested in Nova Scotia, with $5 from each tree sale donated to the YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign in support of children, youth, and families facing financial barriers. (Photo courtesy of Shop The Lake)

Know Your Locals: Get holiday decor, treats, gifts, and real trees at Shop the Lake’s Christmas Boutique

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Owned by Niki and Jason Pulchinski, the Peterborough outdoor furniture store will donate $5 of each Christmas tree purchase to the YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign.
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) Holiday Shopping Passport has returned for 2024. The annual customer incentive program rewards people for supporting downtown Peterborough's independent businesses during the holiday season. For every $10 you spend at 160 participating businesses, you earn a passport stamp. Each completed passport of 20 stamps will be entered into three early bird draws for a $500 Boro gift card during December and a grand prize draw for a $1,500 Boro gift card in January. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Shop local in downtown Peterborough and win with Holiday Shopping Passports

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Three draws for $500 Boro gift card will be held on Wednesdays in December with a $1,500 grand prize draw on January 8.
Kingan Home Hardware, downtown Peterborough's only hardware store, is making it easy to get holiday ready by launching a clearance sale on all Christmas items. Beginning November 25, 2024, customers can get discounts on decorations, ornaments, holiday décor, gift wrap, and more. It's also a great destination for Christmas gift shopping. (Photo courtesy of Kingan Home Hardware)

Shop the Boro: Find old-timey charm when shopping Christmas at downtown Peterborough’s Kingan Home Hardware

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The Merrett family's 174-year-old hardware store is launching a clearance sale on Christmas items beginning November 25.
While The Avant-Garden Shop in downtown Peterborough is known for its garden and birding supplies, owner Brenda Ibey also offers functional and decorative home décor. The shop is stocked with high-quality and eco-friendly products, including many Canadian-made products such as these beautiful mugs featuring hand-carved and painted birds from Peterborough-based potter Cathy Allen — the perfect gift for the bird-lovers in your life. (Photo courtesy of The Avant-Garden Shop)

Shop the Boro: Find Canadian-made home and garden decor at downtown Peterborough’s The Avant-Garden Shop

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Along with gardening and birding supplies, owner Brenda Ibey offers many Canadian-made and eco-friendly interior decor and home products.
A passionate knitter herself, Deanna Guttman has owned Needles in the Hay at 385 Water Street in downtown Peterborough since 2016. The shop sells only top-quality, all-natural yarns in a myriad of colours and offers a place for fibre enthusiasts to connect in the educational space above the shop called The Hayloft. From November 29 to December 2, 2024, Needles in the Hay is running their annual Black Friday Sale, providing savings on top-selling brands and clearance items, and giving out two times the points on all purchases to Needle Point members. (Photo courtesy of Needles in the Hay)

Shop The Boro: Get project ready by shopping Black Friday online sales at Peterborough’s Needles in the Hay

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Alongside discounts on top-quality natural fibre brands, Needle Point members will get two times the points when shopping online during the sale.
Located at 400 Grassy Road in Omemee, Potash Creek Farms is one of 11 tree farms located in or near the greater Kawarthas region where people can get fresh, locally grown Christmas trees for 2024. Owner Dan Vanderzwet says a relatively wet summer means he has more trees available this year than in past years. (Photo courtesy of Potash Creek Farms)

Where to get a fresh locally grown Christmas tree in the Kawarthas region

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Tree farms offering cut-your-own or pre-cut trees are located in Millbrook, Cavan-Monaghan, Omemee, Fenelon Falls, Colborne, Campbellfcroft, Cobourg, and more.
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