Category: Photography
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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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Transgender patrons of the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre reflect on proposed gender-neutral change rooms
The new design for an inclusive universal locker room at PSWC proposes to replace gendered change rooms. Here’s what four transgender patrons of the gym think of the proposed plan.
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Voices from Confederation Square (Sep. 30)
It was a peaceful gathering for most of the day. The counter rally ‘Love Lives Here’ congregated at Emmanuel United Church, across the street from the park where a rally planned by a known white supremacist was expected to be held.
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A book town waiting for the buyers: Students no longer frequenting local booksellers
Peterborough’s used bookstores are plentifully concentrated in the downtown core. They used to be a helpful institution for students to use in order to get steeply discounted books rather than pay the full price for new books at the university bookstore.
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Photo Essay: History is written underfoot in the Avenues
The Avenues is a neighbourhood of Peterborough that is host to a wealth of history and culture. The name ‘the Avenues’ refers to the series of small residential roads that run between Bolivar and Charlotte Street. In the architecture of the homes as well as in the infrastructure of the streets, Peterborough’s history is laid…