Category: Writing
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Newsletter: Storm leaves city in a state of emergency
You’re reading the May 25, 2022 edition of the Peterborough Currents email newsletter. To receive our email newsletters straight to your inbox, sign up here. A “derecho” – that’s the name for the storm that swept through Southern Ontario on Saturday. It’s a type of windstorm that forms around severe thunderstorms and moves very fast and…
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Meet Chanté White, Green Party candidate running to be MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
The youngest candidate in the Peterborough-Kawartha election race, Chanté White is running as the Green Party of Canada (GPC) candidate for the riding. She replaces previous Green Party candidate Andrew MacGregor. White is a recent graduate of Trent University’s Environmental Studies program with passions for approaching the climate crisis, mental health and addictions issues, and…
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Meet Joy Lachica, NDP candidate running for MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
Newcomer to the city Joy Lachica is running as the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Peterborough-Kawartha riding. She replaces previous NDP candidate Candace Shaw. A teacher by training, Lachica has worked with teachers’ unions to support workers, students, and families’ experiences with the Ontario public education system. Peterborough Currents spoke with Lachica ahead…
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Meet Michelle Ferreri, Conservative candidate running for MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
Michelle Ferreri is running as the Peterborough-Kawartha riding candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). She replaces previous Conservative Party candidate Michael Skinner, who is now her campaign manager. Ferreri may be familiar in the area from her previous work on CHEX Television (now Global News Peterborough), and from her current work online as…
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Meet Paul Lawton, People’s Party candidate running to be MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
A member of the party since its founding in 2018, Paul Lawton is running as the candidate for the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) for the Peterborough-Kawartha riding. He replaces previous PPC candidate Alex Murphy. Lawton is an alum of Trent University (2003-2008), and works for Sykes Enterprises. Peterborough Currents spoke with Lawton ahead of…
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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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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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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.