Canada’s banning single-use plastics, July is plastic-free month globally and a Peterborough social enterprise has tips for citizens to choose greener alternatives. The Trudeau government says it will ban single-use plastics by 2021. Plastic straws, cotton buds, drink stirrers, plates, cutlery and balloon sticks are some of the items that will be no longer allowed. […]
By providing street-level supports and offering continuous enrollment options, the community can help support young people who are homeless and want to finish high school. These are but two findings of research conducted by Jayne Malenfant, along with Dr. Naomi Elizabeth Nichols, for a project exploring the challenges and opportunities for youth who are homeless […]
With the theme of bringing people together, an upcoming festival this summer celebrates diversity and inclusion in Peterborough. The New Canadians Centre announced Wednesday the launch of its annual Multicultural Canada Day Festival. “This family-friendly event with the theme #bringpeopletogether is a well-loved celebration of community, diversity and inclusion,” The New Canadians Centre says. The […]
With grandpa on the guitar and grandma playing the keys and calling out chord changes, eight-year-old Austin Carson strums along from his post at the back of the stage. Omemee’s Coronation Hall is packed with an elderly crowd in its Sunday best, out for a good time on a Friday night with live music, round-dancing […]
While more people are composting in a Peterborough neighbourhood courtesy of a recent citizen-led initiative, community-building is at the heart of what’s stemming from the dirt. Mark Woolley and a few of his neighbours extended a call earlier this year to others residing in the Avenues area of the city to consider composting or to […]
Making market-fresh wares accessible to everyone is the goal behind the expansion of a local food-purchasing power initiative. Nourish is broadening its scope by making its Nourish Market Dollars now acceptable for use at additional locations in Peterborough city and county. Since 2013, Nourish has been working with the Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market to connect […]
An agent of healing is being explored through the creative processes of melting wax, needle felting and card-making. Diana Primavesi, who is the supervisor of an arts drop-in program for women running at the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC), believes strongly that art is a form of therapy. Diana is a clinical counsellor and an […]
Creating livable and sustainable spaces for the community and the environment are top of mind for stakeholders involved in a project to re-vitalize areas of Peterborough’s downtown. The Downtown Vibrancy Project, led by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA), is a collaboration that is “breathing life” back into several neglected areas of the core, […]
From curling up on friends’ couches to other on-the-fly sleeping arrangements, being homeless and attending high school had its challenges for Jayne Malenfant. After leaving home in Saskatoon and being expelled from high school at age 16, Jayne moved from one temporary abode to another. “I don’t think I realized how precarious I was until […]
From wire workers to fabric artists, Peterborough residents can enjoy the mastery of local artisans and crafters later this summer. Artisans Centre Peterborough presents the inaugural Creative Hands On Festival, running from Sept. 13-15 at Peterborough Square. “This festival is very much an opportunity to promote artisan craft and artisans in Peterborough,” say festival organizers […]