Returning this summer, Catharine Parr Traill College, in partnership with New Stages Theatre, is presenting a Summer Festival of music and theatre at the Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre. Trent Radio spoke to Alexzandra Boyd, Programming and Events Intern at Traill, to find out more about what makes this festival special. The 2026 William and Nona Heaslip…
At the end of a Peterborough city council general committee meeting on June 8th, Mayor Jeff Leal introduced a motion during Other Business to reduce the city’s development charges by 50%. The motion intends to take advantage of a new Development Charge Reduction Program announced by the province of Ontario on June 1st, which will…
On Monday, June 1st, Rob Hailman accused Peterborough city council of systemic neglect for the lives of Peterborough’s homeless population, which he called “social murder.” This week on SWITCHBOARD, he explains his rationale to LJI Reporter Evan Robins, and responds to whether or not he thinks such rhetoric was justified. SWITCHBOARD is a live news recap…
Culture X, an annual showcase of art created by students in Cultural Studies at Trent, opens to the public on June 5th in the Sadleir House Senior Common Room. This year is the first time the event is located at Sadleir House. Previous iterations of Culture X have been held at Artspace in downtown Peterborough….
Peterborough’s 2026-27 emergency winter shelter plan passed at a city council meeting on June 1st, despite a proposed deferral from Mayor Jeff Leal at general committee the week before. For the second week in a row the gallery was full as council waded into their consent agenda, with both members of the Northcrest Ward neighbourhood…
The City of Peterborough recently launched a new parking survey to receive feedback from residents about their experience parking downtown. The survey covers a number of topics, including on-street parking, signage, parking meter charges and maintenance, the HotSpot parking app and a potential city-wide switch to cashless parking payment. However, the survey takes for granted…
SWITCHBOARD is a live news recap and interview programme hosted by Evan Robins, Trent Radio’s full-time broadcast journalist through the local journalism initiative. You can listen live on Thursdays at 5:00 PM on 92.7 FM in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong and the surrounding area, or online at trentradio.ca This week she sits down with Mickayla Simpson-Carty, President of…
At a General Committee meeting on May 25th, Peterborough City Council was met with heated debate as they considered a motion to fund an emergency winter shelter in the coming year. Mayor Jeff Leal moved to defer the approval of the winter plan until the next session of council in August, a move which city…
At the Peterborough Police Service (PPS) Board meeting on May 19th, Police Chief Stu Bett’s contract was officially extended until December 31st, 2032, which had been announced in a press release the week before. Betts and Staff Inspector Peter Sejrup also outlined new initiatives by the police to “crowd-source” information on suspected criminals in ongoing…
A financial report presented to Trent University’s Board of Governors on May 8th says the university is facing a deficit of at least $2.7 million dollars. According to the Board Financial Report, the university suffered a decrease in enrollment 0.2% greater than expected, from 13,206 to 12,323.8 full-time equivalent students, instead of the anticipated 12,342….
