Category: Writing
-
Diving into the proposed changes to social services in the 2021 municipal budget
For our third episode of the Budget Week podcast, Peterborough Currents co-publishers Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson dive into the proposed changes to the budget for the City’s Social Services Division. Read an article write-up of the changes to the division by clicking here. Episode transcript 0:01 Ayesha Hello, you’re listening to Peterborough Currents. I’m Ayesha…
-
Arts and the city budget: interview with Su Ditta
For our second episode of the Budget Week podcast, Peterborough Currents spoke with Su Ditta, executive director of the Electric City Culture Council to learn more about the role of advocates in the budget process and what she’s advocating for the 2021 municipal budget. The audio in this episode is an edited version of the…
-
Dean Pappas on the 2021 budget deliberations and the impacts of COVID-19
To kick off our Budget Week podcast, Peterborough Currents spoke with Dean Pappas, city councillor for town ward and chair of the finance committee about the impact of COVID-19 on the city budget and how the process is unfolding this year. The audio in this episode is an edited version of the interview. To listen…
-
Introducing the Budget Week podcast
Introducing a new podcast from Peterborough Currents all about the 2021 municipal budget deliberations. On Monday November 16, 2020, citizens will have one of their last opportunities to publicly address city council regarding the 2021 draft budget. The following week, city council will sit as the finance committee to deliberate and make any changes to…
-
Hub for free clothing and items closes its doors, shifts to a new model
OPIRG Peterborough recruiting volunteers to operate The Free Market Working Group.
-
The science and ethics of mandatory masks
In July, when Peterborough was operating under stage two of the province’s reopening plan, Karen Taylor, director of programs at the Canadian Canoe Museum, was in the midst of planning the museum’s reopening. “There was a lot of work that went into how to interpret the protocols that we received from Peterborough Public Health and…
-
Pandemic puts the squeeze on parents and childcare facilities
It’s been almost five months since public schools and childcare centres were first closed in Ontario, forcing parents to find alternatives to look after their children. Now, childcare centres are gradually reopening along with the rest of the province, but it’s still unclear what the school year will look like in September. The personal and…
-
Getting Started With Audio Editing in Reaper
Reaper is an audio editing software that strikes a great balance between price and function.
-
The bands play on!
With venues closed and many summer festivals cancelling their 2020 editions, many musicians are finding themselves without work and without a way to share their art. Peterborough Currents caught up with four local musicians to see how they are adapting to life without gigs. Benj Rowland Benj Rowland is a folk musician and one half…
-
Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre sees 50% jump in crisis line usage during pandemic
The Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre has seen a 50% increase in usage of its crisis line during the pandemic, according to the Centre’s administration and volunteer supervisor Lindsay Haacke. This comes as a new report from the United Nations warns that coronavirus lockdown measures are causing a surge in violence against women and girls worldwide,…