Category: Portfolio
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Meet Robert Bowers, independent candidate running for MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
Marking his eighth political campaign in the city, Robert Bowers is running as an independent candidate to represent Peterborough-Kawartha riding in parliament. Longtime Peterborough residents may recall him as “Bob Bowers” on previous election ballots: this election is his fourth federal campaign, though he has also run for several provincial elections. Bowers’ focuses are on…
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Meet Maryam Monsef, Liberal candidate running to remain MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
Incumbent candidate Maryam Monsef is running for the third time to represent the Liberal Party of Canada for the Peterborough-Kawartha riding. Monsef has been the riding’s Liberal candidate and Member of Parliament since 2015, ousting Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro. When the most recent sitting of parliament was dissolved, she held cabinet positions representing Women…
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Meet the candidates running for Peterborough-Kawartha
Election Day is a matter of days away, and to help you make an informed decision about who to vote for, Peterborough Currents has interviewed all six candidates running for Peterborough–Kawartha in the 2021 federal election.
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Kelli Marshall dances to honour residential school survivors and victims
Kelli Marshall has been dancing all of her life. And in the last nine years she has bridged her passion for dance with her Anishinaabe culture and teachings. As she learns and engages with these dances, Marshall says she wants to offer healing dances to honour survivors and victims of residential schools. She is organizing…
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The local — and national — effort to count cyclists
Early this morning, Kalen Alexander was sitting on the corner of Charlotte and George Streets making note of each cyclist who passed. She is volunteering her time in the first ever national cyclist count, called the Pedal Poll, organized by Vélo Canada Bikes. Alexander sat for two hours this morning, from 7 to 9 a.m.,…
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In photos: Community mourns for children lost to residential schools
An impromptu memorial has sprung up at Peterborough city hall. Community members are leaving children’s toys, teddy bears and shoes to mourn the unknown number of children who died in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools.
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LA Alfonso explores a stranger’s strange archive in Agent Sunless
Peterborough-based media artist LA Alfonso broadcasts “the real-time edit of a documentary,” in his new series.
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Safer supply pilot project will study viability for small cities and rural communities
The Peterborough 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic is leading a research project that explores how communities like Peterborough can provide a legal and regulated supply of opioids to people who use drugs
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Health unit’s vaccine transparency report discloses when doses are given to ineligible recipients
We took a look through the health unit’s vaccine transparency report and here’s what we found.
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Newsletter: The City says it wants dialogue with citizens. How should that work in practice?
Good morning,This is the Peterborough Currents News and Updates newsletter, where we bring you local stories straight to your email inbox. As a journalist, a fair amount of my time is spent tracking down information: the whats, the whens, the whos of notable current events – a lot of that information is available publicly if…