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PETERBOROUGH CANDIDATES ASKED TO FACE THE MUSIC AT CANDIDATE KARAOKE

Wednesday September 16, 6:30 pmShoeless Joe’s Peterborough The Wire Megazine invites every council and mayoral candidate to take the stage on Wednesday September 16th. The Wire Megazine is turning down the campaign speeches and turning […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Petes, The OHL, And The 0-Million Question

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 […]

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 […]

City Survey: Help shape Peterborough’s Cultural Future

The City of Peterborough is in the middle of shaping a new Municipal Cultural Plan — a document that will help decide where the city puts its money, attention, and long-term energy when it comes […]

Peterborough’s Last Tree Stands Are Becoming the City’s Quiet Battleground

Peterborough has always sold itself as a city with one foot in town and the other in the woods. The river, the trails, the parks, the old neighbourhood maples throwing shade over sidewalks that were […]

Bicycle in Peterborough? The difference between infrastructure and symbolism.

Peterborough’s bike-lane argument usually gets framed like some culture-war yard sale: drivers on one side, cyclists on the other, everyone acting as if a painted line on asphalt is either the dawn of civilization or […]