In three, 26-foot voyageur canoes, they paddled around the Kawartha Lakes region for a week. Strangers to one another, the youth came from the Micmac First Nation in Nova Scotia, the Mohawk First Nation from Akwesasne, and the Curve Lake and Alderville First Nations. Youth from New Zealand, Australia and Mexico and nine non-Indigenous youth […]
“Free coffee for your thoughts,” the sign in pale lettering just off a McDonnel St. sidewalk read. It was a drizzly Friday morning in mid-August. Sheltered by a pop-up tent, three pre-teen boys filled paper cups with steaming hot liquid while talking with the two people standing behind a table covered in an assortment of […]
We are fast approaching the Peterborough municipal election, which occurs on October 22. An election is not just a changing of the guard in leadership. It is also an ideal time to start a conversation about the kind of city, and the kind of future, we want to build. There are many challenges facing this […]
One passionate and down-to-earth Peterborough woman is quickly making it hard to shrink behind excuses when it comes to crushing climate change. As someone who’s made some pretty huge life decisions herself in support of what’s best for the environment, Jessica Correa is putting out a message that is thawing the stiffening effects of the […]
We are fast approaching the Peterborough municipal election, which occurs on October 22. An election is not just a changing of the guard in leadership, but is also an ideal time to start a conversation about the kind of city, and the kind of future, we want to build. There are many challenges facing this […]
Glenn Goodberry gives two to three days of his week looking for ways to support people in downtown Peterborough. Right now, for example, he’s collecting donations of work boots for people who are landing the kinds of jobs that require work boots, but aren’t able to afford them. While he has ties with the Salvation […]
With a glass of beer or tea at the elbow, a small group converses on all things politics at the Garnet Pub every Thursday at 5pm. Open to folks of any declared political stripe, the tone is intentionally light and the conversation is hosted only to the degree that it’s ensured everyone knows each other’s […]
She walked by the large-windowed, tiny room on George Street several times before “working up the nerve,” as she put it, to step inside. Since then, she’s been back to the space two to three times a week, often with a family member. She always comes eager to make art, to encourage other newcomers in […]