Arthur goes to Council: what we learned October 17
Diane Therrien, Cat Herder Diane Therrien is an honest to god cat herder attempting to coax a group of people all of which own at least one Bon Jovi album …
Peterborough City Council
Arthur goes to Council: what we learned October 11
Keith Riel: Wounded Wolf Peterborough City Councillor Keith Riel is a wounded wolf of Main Street who is haunted by the direction the world has gone in since the ‘80s. …
City council excursions: what we learned on October 3
City council excursions is a weekly column directed at disseminating to people all around the county the meat and potatoes of what happens Monday nights at City Hall, with a …
Artist weighs in: Peterborough gateway sign emulates the city
In collaboration with local landscape architecture firm, Basterfield and Associates, Peterborough is in the process of creating a new gateway sign along Highway 115. Basterfield handed in their submission …
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 …
Gender and municipal politics: Women in City Hall
It is a definitional aspect of democracy that all citizens are represented in government. Historically and continuing into contemporary times, men are drastically over-represented in the Canadian government at all …
How to get something done at Peterborough City Hall
Say you have a great idea for Peterborough. It’s a very reasonable project or policy that would vastly improve the quality of life for residents of the city. It’s something …
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 …
Trent University’s legacy in municipal politics
The municipal election on October 27 surprised me in its attempted outreach to post-secondary students. There were several events held on campus by various student organizations, and furthermore, there were …
Election Focus: Environment
This is the fourth in a multiple-part series of articles detailing various local issues that student voters are going to be most interested in come voting day, October 27. Next …