May 5th is Red Dress Day, a national day of awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada. More than a hundred people gathered outside of Peterborough City Hall on the morning of May 5th to honour and mourn the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2-Spirit People. Present at the…
Nominations for the 2026 Peterborough Municipal elections officially opened at 8:30 a.m. on May 1st. Three candidates submitted their paperwork to run for mayor on Friday, followed by another on Monday morning. CFFF spent Friday at Peterborough City Council talking to candidates. Listen to hear mayoral and council hopefuls speak about their platforms, experience, and…
Local foodies braved the weather on Saturday, April 25th, to attend the fourth annual Mac & Cheese festival organized by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area. Despite the rain, people gathered in Quaker Square to sample the creative cheese-based offerings, and to enjoy live music and entertainment. Listen to hear from local band VANCAMP and…
On the morning of April 28th members of Peterborough’s District Labour Council, as well as the families of workers killed and injured on the job, gathered at Peterborough City Hall to observe the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety’s National Day of Mourning. The annual observance commemorates members of the workforce who have died,…
Peterborough residents gathered outside MPP Dave Smith’s office on the afternoon of Saturday, April 25th, to voice their frustrations with Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government. The protest was one of many province-wide demonstrations, occurring on the same day, in response to recent changes to Freedom of Information legislation, and the Premier’s purchase of a…
Peterborough City Council met on Thursday, April 23rd to discuss the City’s draft community planning permit system by-law. As a condition of the City’s agreement with the federal government, this draft must be approved by June 30th to receive funding from the Housing Accelerator Fund. Before the meeting could start, councilors exchanged heated words over…
Since its inception, the bi-annual book sale organized by the Friends of the Peterborough Public Library has raised over $800,000. Volunteers sort heaps of used books to sell for one dollar each—with all proceeds being donated to the Library and its programming. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Friends of the Library book…
Lakelands Public Health warns residents of South Lake in Minden Hills Ontario against drinking water pulled from the lake. The cause for concern stems from a fuel spill which occurred over the weekend, and remains on parts of the lake. Listen to hear Lakelands PH Environmental Health Manager Bernie Mayer explain the recommendations being issued…
Take Cover Books (59 Hunter St E) took advantage of a nation-wide celebration of Canadian filmmaking to raise money for an organization doing street-level outreach closer to home. The independent bookstore, owned by brothers Andrew and Sean Fitzpatrick, screened Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie for National Canadian Film Day on April 15th in…
A Lakelands Public Health (LPH) Board of Health meeting on April 15th included a report detailing their efforts to educate the public about the potential risks of radon gas. Manager of Emergency Services & Healthy Environments, Julie Bromley, presented the report on LPH’s public information radon campaign, as well as attempts to better appraise radon…
