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1 week ago | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Brett Throop
When Shannon Mak opened Le Petit Bar (now called Bijoux Bar) on Water Street in 2012, it was the continuation of a long family history in downtown Peterborough. Starting in the early 1900s, Mak’s great grandfather Jim Hum owned a popular Chinese restaurant just three blocks from where Bijoux Bar is located today.
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1 week ago | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Brett Throop
The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board has issued lay-off notices to 71 elementary teachers as it deals with declining enrolment and a multi-million-dollar deficit, according to a union representative. David Berger, president of the Kawartha Pine Ridge local of the Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario, said he hopes the board will be able to recall most of those teachers over the summer as the board’s financial situation becomes clearer.
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3 weeks ago | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Brett Throop
This article was originally published as the cover story for the Spring 2025 issue of the Peterborough Currents Magazine, which Currents released on May 12, 2025. The magazine is free or pay-what-you-can, so if you prefer to read long, in-depth stories such as this one in print, feel free to grab a copy. More information here. Andrea Dowey, 52, ties a blue-and-white Toronto Maple Leafs apron around her waist, and begins cracking eggs into a bowl. “I’m in my retirement,” she says.
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1 month ago | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Brett Throop
The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPRDSB) is looking to shrink the size of its workforce as it considers making millions of dollars of budget cuts to eliminate a projected deficit of nearly $16.6 million. Potential staffing cuts are on the table for “all employee groups,” including teachers, principals, school support staff and board administrative staff, according to Greg Kidd, executive officer of corporate affairs.
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1 month ago | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Alex Karn |Brett Throop
Janet and Greg Hayes had never been to a political debate before. But faced with “the most important election” of their lives, the local couple wanted to hear what the federal candidates for the Peterborough riding had to say, as they faced off during a debate at Lakefield College School on April 8. “We really want to not be connected in any way to the U.S.-style politics that are happening right now,” Janet Hayes said following the debate, which focused on business issues.
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2 months ago | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Will Pearson |Brett Throop
Reception CentresThe city is operating three “reception centres” as a refuge for people who need to warm up, charge devices, or just get out of the house for a bit. Showers are also available at the reception centres. The reception centres do not offer a Wi-Fi connection, a city spokesperson said. The three reception centres are:Healthy Planet Arena (911 Monaghan Rd). Open all day on April 1 and overnight until at least 12:00 noon on April 2.
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2 months ago | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Brett Throop
You’re reading the March 11, 2025, edition of the Peterborough Currents email newsletter. To receive our email newsletters straight to your inbox, sign up here. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Peterborough Currents newsletter. A new street safety campaign in Peterborough suggests pedestrians avoid walking after dark, among other tips. Pedestrian advocates say that message is not helpful and ignores what’s really needed to make walking safer in Peterborough.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Brett Throop
You’re reading the March 4, 2025, edition of the Peterborough Currents email newsletter. To receive our email newsletters straight to your inbox, sign up here. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Peterborough Currents newsletter. Peterborough-Kawartha stayed PC blue in last week’s snap provincial election, despite a close challenge by first-time Liberal candidate Adam Hopkins, who lost by just over 2,000 votes. Meanwhile, the NDP’s vote share locally and province-wide continued to shrink.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Brett Throop
Election campaign signs buried in snow. Volunteers shut inside by snowstorms. Candidates braving unplowed sidewalks to knock on doors. Ontario’s first winter general election in decades has presented many trials for candidates in the Peterborough-Kawartha riding. Aside from one held on the cusp of spring in March 1981, the province’s last general election in the dead of winter was in January 1905.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
peterboroughcurrents.ca | Will Pearson |Brett Throop |deeply. He’s written
Ontario is headed to the polls on February 27, 2025, after Premier Doug Ford called a snap election 16 months earlier than scheduled. During the week of February 3, Peterborough Currents interviewed three of the four community members who had put their names forward to become Peterborough-Kawartha’s next MPP: Jen Deck, Lucas Graham, and Adam Hopkins.
