Peterborough and climate change rally September 21
The results of human-induced climate change are apparent in the melting of Arctic ice and the increasing frequency of extreme climatic events. For example, in 2004 in Peterborough there was …
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UCycle & Share the Road
Designed to increase cycling among post-secondary students in Ontario, UCycle is a new project coordinated by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition. In its first ever pilot season, UCycle will …
Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre
The Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre is a community-based charitable non-profit organization that provides counselling, workshops and groups, crisis support, accompaniment, and public education for survivors of recent and historical sexual …
Community and Race Relations Committee
In response to racially motivated hate crimes towards International students at Trent University and Fleming College in the 1980s, the Community and Race Relations Committee of Peterborough (CRRC) emerged as …
Operation Catnip! Helping feral and abandoned cats
What is the difference between a feral and an abandoned cat? The volunteers with Operation Catnip! Trap/Neuter/Return of Feral & Abandoned Cats hear this question often. They can tell you …
Meet (some of) The Candidates in Peterborough
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to speak with some of the candidates who are running in 2014 provincial election in Peterborough. Unfortunately I haven’t been able …
Interview with Gary Beamish – Green Party
You’re involved with Legalize It Tax It—could you explain what that is for those who don’t know? Well I was asked after the last provincial election to hold a unified …
Interview with Sheila Wood – NDP
It’s been a long time since a provincial NDP candidate wasn’t Dave Nickle. Who are you and what new ideas do you bring to the table? I’ve lived in the …
Interview with Jeff Leal – Liberal Party
You recently said “if one person is looking for a job in Peterborough that’s one person too many,” but the unemployment rate in Peterborough is the highest in the country, …
How to Vote in the Provincial Election
As the June 12 provincial election draws near, post-secondary students still living in Peterborough are beginning to think not only of who to vote for, but also how to actually …