This week on SWITCHBOARD Evan Robins breaks down the mechanics of Peterborough city council, from how council cycles work to what’s on the agenda for this coming week. 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…
Ontarians looking for a secular alternative to a religious wedding ceremony now have more options at their disposal, thanks in part to Peterborough MPP Dave Smith. Smith co-sponsored a bill amending the marriage act which allows MPPs to officiate civil ceremonies. The Peterborough MPP says he was inspired to offer a secular and accessible option…
If you’re a close patron of independent community media in Peterborough you may have noticed a call for submissions circulating from a newspaper named Arthur. Arthur Editor-in-Chief David King joins Evan Robins to talk about the paper, and explain what exactly it is that “Issue 0” is. SWITCHBOARD is a live news recap and interview programme…
For the past year Will Pearson has been cataloguing and restoring photos from Peterborough’s past with the help of the Trent Valley Archives. Now the co-founder of Peterborough Currents is ready to share them with the city. Starting August 7th, 2026, A Peterborough Summer: 1976 will be on display at Dreams of Beans in downtown…
The full extent of a data breach at Lakelands Public Health (LPH) is only now becoming apparent, and more than 60,000 people may have been affected. A June 30th press release from LPH confirmed that approximately 60,000 current or former patients in the city and county of Peterborough had been affected by a data breach…
Patricia Wilson is trying to break down barriers which dictate who can access Peterborough and the Kawarthas’ outdoors. The Peterborough local is the founder of the Diverse Nature Collective, an organization which hosts nature hikes and outdoor-skills workshops for Black and racialized nature lovers. This year the group is expanding their programming with a a…
In the last several months you might have seen posters around town for a thing called SWARM. It’s a project of local musician Charlie Watson, who is aiming to create an all-ages space for young musicians to be able to play to a crowd. Despite being busy with high school, Watson has already managed to…
For ten years Bennett Bedoukian has been producing letterpress posters, broadsheets, and books through his one-man operation as O, Underworld Press. Bedoukian, who is based out of Havelock, ON, assembles his publications by hand on manual relief presses and using hand-placed lead type. I had the opportunity to visit Bedoukian’s Havelock workshop with my friend…
At the end of June Dr. Stephen Stohn will officially end his term as Chancellor of Trent University. The television producer and Trent Radio alum joined LJI Broadcast journalist Evan Robins in studio this week to reflect on his pivotal role in student culture in the early days of Trent University, and the seven years…
Clean Streets Peterborough aims to make Peterborough’s waste collection rules more permissive and less opaque in an effort to curtail dumping in parks and other public property in the city. The pilot project was approved in June of 2025, and came back before council on May 25, 2026 at general committee to consider additional changes…
