The circular economy is a way of rethinking our economy to consider the value of resources beyond their initial consumer use.

Peterborough Transit is facing a slew of potential service cuts after city council froze transit funding earlier this year. City staff are recommending significant cuts to weekend transit service, as ...

Take a look inside Peterborough’s 2021 municipal budget deliberations, with interviews and storytelling by Peterborough Currents co-publishers Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson.

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You’re reading the April 17, 2025 edition of the Peterborough Currents email newsletter. To receive our email newsletters straight to your inbox, sign up here. Hello, and welcome to the arts and ...

Which city councillors voted to hire more bus drivers in 2025? Who supported the plan to eliminate staff positions at the Peterborough Public Library? And who voted to restore grant funding to arts ...

Jonathan Semugaza with his well-loved Pentax K1000 film camera. (Photo taken by Will Pearson , then developed and scanned by Peterborough Photo Service) When photographer Jonathan Semugaza has a paid ...

There are five candidates running to be the next mayor of Peterborough. Read through who they are and what they’re promising in our round-up below. The Peterborough Currents team has prepared a short ...

This year’s IOAD event in Peterborough featured music and poems performed in front of a backdrop of white crosses. (Photo: Alex Karn) Families gathered at Millennium Park on Friday, August 30 to ...

“People are driving way too fast these days,” says Patti Watson. “Something has to be done to try to slow them down.” (Photo: Brett Throop) Taking Buddy the dog for a walk on High Street is no longer ...

Last year, when city councillors approved the 2024 city budget with a 7 percent tax hike, they called the budget a “course correction.” Mayor Jeff Leal explained that additional investments were ...