Tag: Peterborough Currents
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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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The Greatest Show: The performance that left a legacy through Peterborough’s performing arts history
The Greatest Show was a performance art production that took over Peterborough’s collective imagination in the summer of 1988. Local musicians, performing artists, theatre technicians and more were brought together by renowned Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer. They put their creative efforts together to create a “circus of the damned” in Del Crary Park. This…
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Interview: Dr. Thomas Piggott on his role in public health
Peterborough Public Health (PPH) is facing several compounding health crises: the third wave of the COVID pandemic fueled by the Omicron variant and the epidemic of opioid-related deaths. In the midst of these concerns, the organization has taken on a new medical officer of health, Dr. Thomas Piggott. Piggott took up the post in December,…
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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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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.