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Stop! Budget time! Let’s break it down

This year, the Peterborough Police Service are requesting an extra $3.5 million for their operating budget, a 9.22 per cent ...
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Peterborough’s police budget has grown almost 50 per cent in four years. Does that make sense?

As part of this year’s budget proceedings, Peterborough Police Chief Stuart Betts and the Peterborough Police Services Board ...
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A new way to look at waste and sustainability

The circular economy is a way of rethinking our economy to consider the value of resources beyond their initial consumer use.
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The River magazine features low-income poets and artists

Gabe Pollock is the co-editor of Peterborough Currents. He’s a writer, editor, and arts administrator based in ...
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Uncovering the history of the Curve Lake Day School

On her first day of school, Valorie (Val) Whetung was “terrified. I was a wimp.” Born in 1948, she was one of five siblings who attended the Curve Lake Day School, which was operated at the time by ...
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‘This is what reconciliation looks like’: Peterborough’s new CHC focuses on Indigenous health

Alderville First Nation elder Kathy McLeod Beaver opens the Peterborough Community Health Centre in the Peterborough Square mall. (Photo: David Tough) The Peterborough Community Health Centre was ...
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Why the GE demolition plan could hurt Peterborough’s tax base

GE Vernova is proposing to demolish most of the buildings on its historic GE campus. Some buildings, such as 2A, seen here on the left, will remain. (Photo: Will Pearson) City council voted not to ...
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A century on, descendants of early Chinese restaurant owners still run businesses in Peterborough

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 ...
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Families fight to find housing for their loved ones with disabilities

This article was originally published as the cover story for the Spring 2025 issue of the Peterborough Currents Magazine, which Currents released on May 12, 2025. The magazine is free or ...
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“There’s no money in the music business.” But that’s not stopping local artists.

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, ...
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Peterborough Currents launches city council vote tracker

Which city councillors voted to hire more bus drivers in 2025? Who supported the plan to eliminate staff positions at the Peterborough Public Library? And who voted to restore grant funding to arts ...
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“Disappointing”: Peterborough moves away from traffic calming, despite data showing pilot projects led to reduced speeds

“People are driving way too fast these days,” says Patti Watson. “Something has to be done to try to slow them down.” (Photo: Brett Throop) Taking Buddy the dog for a walk on High Street is no longer ...