Film
ReFrame 2027 Opens the Door for Filmmakers
ReFrame is once again calling for the kind of films that don’t just fill a screen, but rattle around in your head long after the credits roll. Submissions are now open for the 2027 ReFrame […]
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Community
Peterborough Crime: The Numbers, The Noise, And The Feeling On The Street
When the front window at La Mesita Mexican Restaurant on George Street was smashed a few nights ago, it became the kind of small downtown story that says more than the damage report. According to […]
Miss Advice
Miss Advice: June 2026
Dear Miss Advice,It’s June in Peterborough and I think I’m falling for someone I keep seeing on patios and around downtown. Is this how summer love starts?— Hopeful for No Reason Dear Hopeful,Yes. That’s exactly […]
Horror Scopes
HorrorScopes: June 2026
Aries June arrives and immediately convinces you that impulse is a personality trait. You’ll volunteer for something you don’t fully understand, spend money you don’t fully have, and start an argument you don’t fully remember […]
Community
Grass, Cash and Civic Breathing Room: What Peterborough’s Parks Are Really Worth
Peterborough’s parks are easy to take for granted. Grass. Benches. Ball diamonds. Splash pads. A place to walk the dog, wear out the kids, catch a summer concert, or sit by the water and pretend […]
Community
Peterborough’s 2026 New Music Awards: The Afterglow Edition
Yes, we’re late to congratulate…. But sometimes being late is the proper rock and roll entrance. The lights have already come up, the last drink has been cleared, the photo tags are still bouncing around […]
Community
HSR: Don’t Pass Us By
For decades, Canadians have talked about high-speed rail the way Peterborough talks about a second Costco — constantly, passionately, and with absolutely nothing happening. Meanwhile, Europe quietly built the future. You can step onto a […]
Community
The Petes, The OHL, And The $170-Million Question
There is a quieter pressure campaign running underneath Peterborough’s proposed new downtown arena, and it wears a maroon jersey. For all the talk about concerts, tournaments, tourism, downtown revitalization, and economic spin-off, one of the […]
Community
EC3 Welcomes New Team Members
EC3 has welcomed two new staff members to its team, with Chelsea Day joining as Director of Granting and Marcela Moreno taking on the role of Operations and Administration Manager. Chelsea Day is a Peterborough/Nogojiwanong-based […]
Politics
City Hall says “Build it and they might come.”
Peterborough is preparing to spend somewhere in the neighbourhood of $170 million on a new downtown Multi-Use Sport and Event Centre, and the sales pitch arrives wrapped in all the usual municipal vocabulary: revitalization, tourism, […]