Hedda Gabler a Winner
Peterborough appreciates good art and the current production of Henrik Ibsen’s historic treasure, Hedda Gabler, fits the bill. Directed by Bea Quarrie for The Peterborough Theatre Guild on Rogers St. …
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Peterborough, Are You Paying Attention? #IdleNoMore
Although passed before the Senate and given royal assent, Stephen Harper’s omnibus budget Bill C-45 will fail to remain law when Parliament resumes in late January 2013, if the Idle …
Snofest Comes to Peterborough
Alright, people! It is winter and that means snow. Luckily for everyone in the Peterborough area, there is Snofest. Snofest is a festival put on throughout the month of January …
Haunted Histories
Happy Halloween kids! Maybe by the time we reach university one is too mature for bobbing for apples and dressing up like spiderman (yeah right), but no one is ever too …
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 …
PETERBOROUGH PRIDE 2012
photos: Tori Silvera Peterborough Pride has been a part of the Peterborough community since 2003, when the event was officially recognized by Mayor Sylvia Sutherland. In the last 10 years …
Making Art a little less “Precious”: Gallery in The Truck
One of the many highlights of Peterborough’s Arts Week is a travelling art gallery in the back of a U-Haul. The brainchild of curators Carolyn Code, Elizabeth Fennel and Ann …
Nogojowanong Migwe Dodaa: I Live At The Mouth of the River
Name gaye wabidi ndiniwemaag. Bawating gaye Obishkikaang ndoonjibaa. Ojibway Anishinaabeg ndaaw. Waaseyaa’sin ndizhnikaaz. Nogojowanong, Michi Saagiig Anishinaabegogamig migwe dodaa. The preceding is an introduction in the Anishinaabe language that identifies …
Peterborough’s average hourly wage the lowest
In 2010, Peterborough had the lowest average hourly wage among 34 major centres in Canada. In a study released last month by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Peterborough …
Funding, not just Lower Enrolment, Closing Schools Across Ontario, Critics Say
Along with a declining birth rate, critics say an out-of-date funding model is closing the doors at hundreds of schools across Ontario, like PCVS. When the Ontario advocacy group People …