Councillors voted 6-5 to keep funding health benefits for social assistance recipients last week. But Parnell, who voted in favour, indicated she wanted to retroactively change a vote. The post Social assistance health benefits at risk as Councillor Parnell appears ready to change vote appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
Dozens of local non-profits are facing 25 percent cuts to their municipal funding The post Community rallies to defend arts and social services from cutbacks appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
For many locals, organizing against the war in Palestine helps to ease a sense of hopelessness. Protesting has "stabilized my sadness and heartbreak,” one organizer said. The post A world away from Palestine, Peterborough residents choose action over despair appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
City councillors approved zoning amendment for renovation last month. But tenants say they haven't heard anything from their landlord. The post “Where are we supposed to go?”: East City tenants face eviction while owner builds addition appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
East City resident Sioux Lily Dickson was crossing the Hunter Street bridge on her way to a doctor’s appointment on Monday morning, when her wheelchair began to skid through a […] The post Make clearing sidewalks a priority, accessibility advocates urge City appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
It looks like any other roadside ditch. But if you look a little closer, Harper Creek reveals wonders. The post Harper Creek: An ice-age miracle in a Peterborough business park appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
The Occupational Disease Reform Alliance is pushing the WSIB to approve more compensation claims for workplace cancer and other diseases The post Workers and widows confront MPP Smith over denied WSIB claims appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
For our fourth episode of the Budget Week podcast, Peterborough Currents called up Michael Papadacos, head of the City’s infrastructure management division to talk about how the City approaches climate […] The post The climate change action plan and the municipal budget: interview with Michael Papadacos appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
A detailed look at the draft budget’s proposed contributions towards climate change The post Care about climate change? Here’s what we know about the City’s action plan for 2021 appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
A detailed look at the draft budget’s proposed changes for social services The post Care about social services? Here’s your guide to the City’s 2021 draft budget appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
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 […] The post Arts and the city budget: interview with Su Ditta appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
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 post Dean Pappas on the 2021 budget deliberations and the impacts of COVID-19 appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
Listen to the audio describe version of the Peterborough Currents micro-newspaper: Operation Catnip helps feral cats and you can too! Based on the accessible plain-text version. Access other versions of the zine here: https://peterboroughcurrents.ptbopodcasters.ca/2019/05/04/micro-newspaper-operation-catnip-helps-feral-cats-and-you-can-too/ The post Micro-newspaper: Operation Catnip helps feral cats and you can too [audio describe] appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
We’re so pleased to be nominated for the Best Podcast award by the Digital Publishing Awards! We submit our Food, Housing and Transitions episodes for consideration and we’ve been nominated alongside seven other stellar programs. … The post We’ve been nominated for a Digital Publishing Award! appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
When the director of Evans Contemporary, Paolo Fortin, announced that the gallery and it’s sister galleries Star X and Coeur Nouveau were closing, he took the opportunity to discuss several issues. He wrote, “Unfortunately, we … The post Arts and culture in the downtown appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
This season, catch Peterborough Currents live on Trent Radio (92.7 FM) every Sunday morning from 10:00-11:30 a.m. You will hear extended versions of interviews and documentaries which will appear in the podcast. Plus there will … The post Peterborough Currents live on Trent Radio appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
The MENDing program at the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre works with men in the Peterborough area to educate and prevent gender-based violence. The program approaches ideas of gender expression and how violence factors into how … The post Ending gender-based violence, one man at a time appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
If you drive North of downtown Peterborough, after about a half hour you will pass through the village of Burleigh Falls. There’s a roadside inn, a gas station, a restaurant, a boat launch — and … The post Operation Catnip helps feral cats and you can too appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
The election on October 28, 2018 wound up being an historic event – because this newly inaugurated City Council is the first in Peterborough’s history that has representation of Black Canadians. And we elected not … The post Meet Peterborough’s first black City Councillors appeared first on Peterborough Currents.
Gender Journeys is a program offered by the Canadian Mental Health Association — and it’s a program I’ve heard about a lot over the last few years from friends of mine. It’s a support program … The post Gender Journeys program supports trans people and their loved ones appeared first on Peterborough Currents.