Starting today, the Peterborough County-City Health Unit will officially be known as Peterborough Public Health.
Health agency now known as Peterborough Public Health
musicNOW – June 2016
On the cusp of summer, June is an interesting month for live music. Music series really start to ramp up, patios are open, and the nights are long and chock full of entertainment. Here are just a few of the great things happening in Peterborough and the Kawarthas this month.
Peterborough’s Sarah McNeilly is feeling the love in a very big way
It’s a familiar script that’s as heartwarming as it is predictable: the Peterborough’s arts community coming together in a very big way to help one of its own.
Peterborough artist, actress and musician Sarah McNeilly has felt the love in a very big way the past few weeks.
Experience the Lift Lock in The Canadian Canoe Museum’s Voyageur Canoe
Hundreds of years ago, French Canadian voyageurs used large birchbark canoes on the Great Lakes and the Ottawa River to transport and trade furs. This summer, you can experience a taste of the voyageur’s life by taking the Voyageur Canoe Tour, one of many “on the water” programs offered by Peterborough’s Canadian Canoe Museum.
Speak out, share your story, and end the silence around violence against women
In recognition of Canada’s Victims and Survivors of Crime Week (May 29th to June 4th), YWCA Peterborough Haliburton has launched a new website to collect stories from survivors of violence against women and from those who know women who have experienced abuse.
Washboard Hank’s guide to the best breakfasts in Peterborough – Part 3
In this four-part series, local musician and greasy spoon expert Washboard Hank guides his daughter, food writer Eva Fisher, through some of the best diners in Peterborough. This week features The Speak Easy Cafe.
Inspiration behind design for new Canadian Canoe Museum revealed at public meeting
It makes much more sense to be near the creek with a paddle than up it without, and the sooner the better if you’re in any way connected to the Canadian Canoe Museum.
That was the core message passed on Thursday night at the museum (910 Monaghan Road, Peterborough, 705-748-9153), as the museum outlined the inspiration for the design for the museum’s planned new home adjacent to the Trent-Severn Waterway.
False idols – a review of X-Men: Apocalypse
We fear what we do not understand. This simple yet elegiac adage has been the rhetoric of the X-Men since issue #1 was printed on September 10th, 1963, a time that is still greatly associated with rebellion and social-political upheaval.
15 years of watering young minds at Peterborough Children’s Water Festival
For 15 years now, the Peterborough Children’s Water Festival (PCWF) has been delivering water-related education through a variety of hands-on, interactive activities.
Lakefield College School actors tackle intense subject in The Laramie Project
As the school year winds down, high school drama groups all over North America are ramping up their annual year-end productions. But while the high school musical is the expected fare of the season, the students at Lakefield College School are taking on a much intense production.
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