Author: Karen Graham
Local Curler Ready to Chase Paralympic Gold
Jon Thurston receives an enthusiastic send off by one hundred of his fellow Peterborough Curling Club members. This will be his second Paralympic competition for Jon whose team took home bronze in 2022. Jon…
ALTO High Speed Train Organizers Plan Route
Peterborough is one of seven stops along the high-speed train project. Presentations about the high speed, electric passenger rail line connecting Toronto to Quebec City with stops in seven cities including Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal…
Darts for Hearts Raises $ for Heart and Stroke
Participants Throw Darts for a Cause at the Legion last Saturday. Last Saturday, the Millbrook Legion hosted another Darts for Hearts event. With the exception of two covid-year cancellations, the legion has hosted this…
Winners of Lions’ Roar for Chocolate Event Announced
The ballots have been cast and Moody’s Bar & Grill took top honours at last month’s chocolate-themed contest. Pictured is Moody staff member Kate DeKlerck, Lion David Goode and Chef Jess Jenkins with a…
Comment – March 2026
I’m wary of the coming impact of artificial intelligence on just about everything we do. There is potential for help as well as harm. No doubt it will deliver both. A friend of mine…
Minor Hockey Tournament Organizers Collect Donations For Foodshare
Pictured are some of the food items collected by Millbrook Minor Hockey U15 and U 18 teams at the Winter Classic Tournament last month. The event featured an empty hockey net in the foyer…
Eight Ender Shot
In the exciting fourth end in their game, Team Khuth scored a rare eight ender on Wednesday, February 18th at the PTBO Curling Club. The perfect end happened during the Wednesday Night Open League.…
New Proposal Seeks to Protect Trees in Environmentally – Sensitive Areas
Cavan Monaghan is exploring the implementation of a new by-law to regulate tree removal insensitive areas. It’s a topic that has been discussed from time to time since 2011 but to date has yet…
Third Kitchen Party Fundraiser to Support Erin’s House Financing
On March 27, we will have the third Kitchen Party Fundraiser for Erin’s house, a project managed by One City Peterborough to house the homeless. This home was purchased in remember of Erin Sullivan’s…