Greetings, it’s Currents co-editor Gabe Pollock, here with your weekly Peterborough Currents email newsletter! Discussion is heating up around Alto, the high-speed rail network that may actually be ...

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Peterborough kicked off 2026 with the investigation and subsequent arrest of Peterborough Police officer Ethan Mamers, charged with careless discharge of a firearm.

In November, world leaders, climate activists, lobbyists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) went to Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26. The stated aim was to unite ...

In a resolution passed by Alderville First Nation’s band council, Rice Lake has been granted legal personhood status. This move asserts the lake’s right to exist, to flow, and even to sue would-be ...

You can promote creek health by installing structures that reduce stormwater runoff, avoiding use of harmful chemicals outside and by participating in local ...

Angela Wallwork offers tobacco on the shore of Pigeon Lake. (Photo: Ayesha Lye) Community members gathered in Michi Saagiig territory this weekend for the annual Water Awareness Walk, which saw ...

Jonathan Semugaza with his well-loved Pentax K1000 film camera. (Photo taken by Will Pearson , then developed and scanned by Peterborough Photo Service) When photographer Jonathan Semugaza has a paid ...

There are five candidates running to be the next mayor of Peterborough. Read through who they are and what they’re promising in our round-up below. The Peterborough Currents team has prepared a short ...

The story of The Greatest Show’s unlikely 1988 production at Peterborough’s Del Crary Park is worthy of a small book. In composer/author R. Murray Schafer’s notes to the performers describing his ...

As outreach workers, Will Bartley (left) and Jason Smith aim to bridge the gap between local businesses and people experiencing the housing, mental health, and poisoned drug crises. (Photo: Will ...

Residents opposed to the Bonnerworth Park redevelopment gathered in front of city hall before Tuesday’s general committee meeting. (Photo: Brett Throop) City council voted against reconsidering a plan ...