The Contentious Topic of the Peterborough Parkway
The Peterborough Parkway seems like a topic that will never find its way off of the official plan of City Council. With vehement opposition on both the local and provincial …
Parkway Corridor and Extension
Why are we still talking about The Parkway?
The Parkway is a divisive issue in Peterborough and draws on a long history of controversy. This long history can make it seem like the Parkway has been debated for …
City budget: Parkway, participatory politics, and police spending
The City of Peterborough is set to finalize its 2015 budget on February 2. The budget was first proposed in early December and has since finished its reviews by individual …
Letters to the Editor: Volume 49 Issue 7
Jackson Park needs to be protected from Parkway Re: “Parkway good for the city” (letters, issue 4, September 30) Dear Arthur, Your letter-writer Joan Reeves [Letters, Issue 34] claims to …
Letters to the Editor: Issue 4
Parkway is good for city (re: issues 0 and 2) As an active environmentalist since the first Earth Day 44 years ago, I applaud the activities of Sustainable Trent. However, …
Election Focus: The Parkway Expansion
This is the first in a five-part series of articles detailing various local issues that student voters are going to be most interested in come voting day, October 27. Next …
Despite Overwhelming Public Opposition, Council Approves Bridge Over Jackson Park: But it’s Not Over Yet
Co-written with Shannon LeBlanc Another deflating battle in the 60-year saga of a debate concerning the fate of Jackson Park has been waged and lost, with Peterborough City Council voting …
Paving Paradise: City of Peterborough vs. Jackson Creek Park
A proposal to build a car bridge through Jackson Creek Park as an extension of the Parkway is still being discussed by city planners. The proposal was originally voted down …