As supportive housing waitlists grow, some local families are creating their own solutions. But advocates say the housing challenges for people with disabilities are too big for a handful of dedicated ...

MP candidates debated housing and homelessness issues at All Saints Anglican Church on April 9. (Photo: Alex Karn) Janet and Greg Hayes had never been to a political debate before. But faced with “the ...

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, ...

High Street has a new pedestrian walkway and is now one-way for vehicles. (Photo: Brett Throop) Many other Peterborough residents want something done about speeding in their neighbourhoods, too. The ...

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 ...

An archaeological crew is excavating the site of a 19th-century church that once stood on George Street. (Photo: Brett Throop) Archaeologists have unearthed a stone foundation belonging to one of ...

Good morning and welcome to the arts and community newsletter from Peterborough Currents. I’m Alex, and I send this email every Friday to catch you up on what’s happening in the community. This week, ...

David King is a fourth-year cultural studies student at Trent University, a staff writer for Volume 59 of Arthur Newspaper, and the chair of Arthur’s board of directors.

How did the City of Peterborough evolve from a small town plot in the 1820s to the much bigger city that we know today? Through a series of incremental boundary expansions that, one by one, added to ...

Rockina Bird and Aydan Taylor of Curve Lake First Nation gathering mnoomin from Chemong Lake . (Photo: Alex Karn) Curve Lake First Nation elder Janet McCue sat at the stern of a pontoon boat as it ...

The Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society says it is laying off 25 staff as a result of rising costs and inadequate provincial funding. (Photo: Brett Throop) Peterborough’s local child welfare ...