That morning, the city had released Peterborough’s proposed Climate Change Action Plan 2.0. Replacing a region-wide plan from ...

As the owner of Bijoux Bar, Shannon Mak is continuing a family legacy in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Brett Throop) When Shannon Mak opened Le Petit Bar (now called Bijoux Bar) on Water Street in ...

This article was originally published as the cover story for the Spring 2025 issue of the Peterborough Currents Magazine, which Currents released on May 12, 2025. The magazine is free or ...

It’s hard to believe, but Peterborough Currents is five years old. Co-founder Ayesha Lye and I sent our first email newsletter in March 2020 and launched our website a few months after that. When we ...

MP candidates debated housing and homelessness issues at All Saints Anglican Church on April 9. (Photo: Alex Karn) Janet and Greg Hayes had never been to a political debate before. But faced with “the ...

Caution tape warned pedestrians and motorists of downed power lines after a multi-day ice storm in Peterborough, Ontario. (Photo: Will Pearson) Tens of thousands of Peterborough residents remained ...

Chris Lawson and Emily Minthorn preparing to host the Choose Your Own Adventure show on Trent Radio. (Photo: Alex Karn) Chris Lawson and Emily Minthorn settle into Studio A at Trent Radio on a Sunday ...

Logging continues to be permitted in Algonquin Provincial Park. (Screenshot courtesy of Logging Algonquin) The Catholic church hall in Downeyville, Ont., comes alive with song and dance on St. Patrick ...

Last year, when city councillors approved the 2024 city budget with a 7 percent tax hike, they called the budget a “course correction.” Mayor Jeff Leal explained that additional investments were ...

Peterborough’s children’s aid society has operated at a deficit in recent years as core provincial funding has decreased. (Photo: Will Pearson) Ontario Minister of Children, Community and Social ...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, young people waged a “dark onslaught” of pranks and mischief every Halloween. It led to a crackdown by Peterborough’s early police force. Foster a more ...