On February 11, independent news outlet Peterborough Currents launched a project that tracks the votes of Peterborough city councillors. Will Pearson, co-founder and editor at Peterborough Currents, designed the project. “It all started during the 2022 municipal election,” says Pearson. “I got curious about the voting records of the incumbent councillors in my ward […]…
From Feb. 27th to March 2nd, Peterborough-based independent bookstore, Take Cover Books, is hosting the Highly Likely festival – a series of music and literature performances. Take Cover owners, Andrew and Sean Fitzpatrick, have partnered with Michael Duguay’s Miracle Territory project to organize the lineup of 18 different performers. Each performance will take place in the…
On February 3rd, Peterborough City Council voted against a motion to open a temporary, emergency, shelter in response to extreme cold. The motion, led by Councillors Keith Riel and Alex Bierk, would allocate $150,000 from the Social Services Reserve to support the creation and operation of an additional shelter during winter months. Riel and Bierk,…
Multiple days of extreme cold weather have prompted Peterborough’s Housing and Homelessness Portfolio co-chairs, Councillors Keith Riel and Alex Bierk, to issue a public statement asking for Mayor Jeff Leal to use Strong Mayor powers to open temporary emergency shelter space. Strong Mayor Powers was legislation introduced by the Ontario government in 2022 to give…
