The Strong Mayor, Building Homes Act was originally pitched as a way to help municipalities expedite housing projects, but ...

This week saw two examples of the impacts of strong mayor powers in the city of Peterborough.

Social service workers were assigned to work in the downtown location of the Peterborough Public Library (PPL) in the spring of 2022. Intended to help overburdened library staff meet the needs of ...

The draft 2026 budget shows that worrisome trends in municipal taxation are continuing. (Photo: David Tough) You’re reading the November 14, 2025 edition of the Peterborough Currents email newsletter.

As part of this year’s budget proceedings, Peterborough Police Chief Stuart Betts and the Peterborough Police Services Board are requesting a 9.22 per cent increase to the city’s contribution to their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Protestors gathered outside of Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith’s office on Chemong Street to protest the Ford government’s Bill 5 on Monday. (Photo: Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay) This article ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...