This article was originally published in the Spring 2025 issue of the Peterborough Currents Magazine, which Currents released on May 12, 2025. The magazine is free or pay-what-you-can, so if you would ...

As the owner of Bijoux Bar, Shannon Mak is continuing a family legacy in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Brett Throop) When Shannon Mak opened Le Petit Bar (now called Bijoux Bar) on Water Street in ...

This article was originally published as the cover story for the Spring 2025 issue of the Peterborough Currents Magazine, which Currents released on May 12, 2025. The magazine is free or ...

The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is mulling millions of dollars of spending cuts as it grapples with a projected deficit of nearly $16.6 million. (Photos: Will Pearson) The Kawartha Pine ...

MP candidates debated housing and homelessness issues at All Saints Anglican Church on April 9. (Photo: Alex Karn) Janet and Greg Hayes had never been to a political debate before. But faced with “the ...

Caution tape warned pedestrians and motorists of downed power lines after a multi-day ice storm in Peterborough, Ontario. (Photo: Will Pearson) Tens of thousands of Peterborough residents remained ...

One of the biggest privately owned lots and development opportunities in downtown Peterborough is expected to be listed for sale soon. The owner of 375 Aylmer Street — site of the former Baskin ...

“People are driving way too fast these days,” says Patti Watson. “Something has to be done to try to slow them down.” (Photo: Brett Throop) Taking Buddy the dog for a walk on High Street is no longer ...

Last year, when city councillors approved the 2024 city budget with a 7 percent tax hike, they called the budget a “course correction.” Mayor Jeff Leal explained that additional investments were ...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, young people waged a “dark onslaught” of pranks and mischief every Halloween. It led to a crackdown by Peterborough’s early police force. Foster a more ...

Fleming College scrapped 29 programs this spring, after another round of cancellations last year. (Photo: Will Pearson) Many contract faculty at Fleming College are seeing their work hours and ...

Rockina Bird and Aydan Taylor of Curve Lake First Nation gathering mnoomin from Chemong Lake . (Photo: Alex Karn) Curve Lake First Nation elder Janet McCue sat at the stern of a pontoon boat as it ...