The scale of change the plan calls for is massive. As is the $2.2 billion of public and private investment required. A recent Peterborough Examiner editorial argues the city won’t be able to drum up ...

Local musicians Cormac Culkeen and Michael Cloud Duguay are longtime creative collaborators and close friends. (Photo: Luke Best) This article was originally published in the Spring 2025 issue of the ...

Those warnings came in advance of the Ford government’s recent announcement of funding levels for the 2025/26 school year. Those funding numbers were released last week, and KPRDSB is set to get a ...

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 ...

Matthew Stewart signed up to volunteer at the YWCA’s “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” event during the volunteer fair. (Photo: Alex Karn) Matthew Stewart says volunteering with the Council for Persons ...

Currents reached out to Ontario’s Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services for this story. The ministry’s media team did not answer when asked why fewer people with developmental ...

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 ...

Peterborough musician Charlie Glasspool with four recent local records — and his dog Myrtle. (Photo: Will Pearson) A glowing smile crosses Charlie Glasspool’s face as he looks at the striking, ...

Gabe Pollock is a writer, editor, and arts administrator based in Peterborough, ON. He was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Electric City Magazine, and has written extensively about music, ...

Councillors voted not to continue the city's traffic calming initiatives during their 2025 budget deliberations. Instead, they want to look into lowering the city's speed limits.

The Peterborough Currents podcast dives into the 2025 municipal budget in its latest episode. (Photo: Will Pearson) Last year, when city councillors approved the 2024 city budget with a 7 percent tax ...

Ravon Yates draws a creepy critter at their Compost Craft booth at the Queer Maker Market in September 2024. (Photo: Will Pearson) Ravon Yates has always loved bugs, worms, and other creepy critters.