Experimental Lakes Area to move in to the Future
It is a hopeful future for scientists and their experiments as the uncertainties of Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) is to become a thing of the past in the next few …
Month: October 2013
Trent Student Spotlight: Sarah Poole and Black Bear Ecology
It would be hard to find someone more in love with bears than Sarah Poole. Currently completing her Master of Science at Trent University, Poole’s lifelong fascination with this furry …
Evan MacDonald Kicks Off “Free Fall” Residency at the Garnet
I arrived downtown nice and early, only to have the show-going, promoter side of me facepalm at the common knowledge that shows almost always kick off at least half an …
Peterborough Slam Team hoping to compete at Nationals
The Peterborough slam team is looking to show off their talents at the 2013 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word this November. The national competition will be held in Montréal from …
Suburban Bitchiness as Inspiration: Interview with Alexandra Oliver
I’m guessing that the overlap of artists who have been featured on both CBC Radio One and Lollapalooza is relatively small. Alexandra Oliver is one who finds herself in this …
Local Tunes: The Lonely Parade
The circumstances were less than ideal. Not only were we locked outside, but it had started to rain. Augusta, Anwyn, and Charlotte of the local, emerging, all-girl band, The Lonely …
Live this week in Peterborough: Toronto Folk-Punk band Revisionist
When I tell others of my increasing obsession with folk punk, I’m usually greeted with looks of general confusion and a resounding “Folk punk? What the hell is that?” It’s …
The Warming Room: Emergency Winter Shelter Run by Volunteers
The Warming Room is a collaborative project between several non-profit organizations in Peterborough with the support of the City of Peterborough and the Canadian Mental Health Association. The purpose of …
Art Therapy and Community
I was first introduced to art therapy during my stay at Stonehenge, an in-patient, long-term rehab facilitation centre in Guelph. At a difficult time in my life, art therapy made …
Food Review: How the Thai?
Earlier, I was hungry, but alas, no longer. Welcome to another of my food foibles, wherein bite off more than I can chew. Real Thai Cuisine opened up fairly recently, …