The Peterborough Examiner
Officer's guilty plea in public's interest, chief says
Peterborough's top cop says his No. 1 priority was ensuring disgraced officer Mackenzie Rogers never wore the uniform again, even though he believes the Ontario Provincial Police had a strong case that could have gone to trial. In an interview with...
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Dragon boat festival returns to Little Lake this weekend
Sixtynine teams. One thousand, two hundred and seventythree participants. Thousands of dollars in donations. Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival — a perennial breast cancer fundraiser in support of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation...
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New Trent chancellor calls for critical thinking on AI
Zabeen Hirji was officially installed as Trent University’s 13th chancellor during a convocation ceremony at Trent’s Symons campus on Wednesday. Hirji, a business executive who served as chief human resources officer at the Royal Bank of Canada, will...
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Lacrosse player remembered after fatal crash near Omemee
Lacrosse was in Eric Hainer's blood. The 18yearold grew up in a Peterborough lacrosse family — his dad Mike has deep roots within the city's minor lacrosse association, expanding his reach into Cobourg and Belleville; his older brother Jackson is a...
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Mem Centre memories unite inductees to hall
Many ties bind a community and for the 2026 Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame induction class the Peterborough Memorial Centre is a common thread. John Grant Jr. (Athlete: Lacrosse), Jeff Twohey (Builder: Hockey) and Terry Paul (Athlete:...
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John McNutt remembered for `immeasurable' impact
Nine entrepreneurs were inducted into the JA Business Hall of Fame on Thursday night during a ceremony at The Venue. The 11th annual event included a special tribute recognizing the extraordinary contributions of John McNutt and his wife Sheryl...
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Harness racing season back on track at Kawartha Downs
Better late than never, said Kawartha Downs officials of their shortened 2026 harness racing schedule. The Fraserville standardbred facility's 54th year, which kicks off Saturday with 12 races and a 6 p.m. post time, has been shortened from 18 to 16...
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Fundraiser to aid teen injured in fatal car crash
The community is doing what it can to support families affected by a fatal motor vehicle collision near Bobcaygeon. Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police said the headon collision occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of...
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Winter shelter strategy approved
The City of Peterborough will be moving forward with a winter shelter strategy after a deferral introduced by Mayor Jeff Leal failed during a council meeting Monday. Leal's deferral on the winter strategy, which would have had city staff report back...
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OPSEU workers set to escalate job action
Striking Community Living Trent Highlands workers are prepared to ramp up efforts following a busy first week of picketing, with no response from the province. Ontario Public Sector Employees Union Local 358 Jessica Bushey said a “Week of Action” has...
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Local acts announced for Future Sound Series stage
Not to be confused with its main stage acts, Peterborough Musicfest has released its lineup of local musicians that will play on the second, Future Sound Series stage before the main concerts this summer. Musicfest has announced the return of the...
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`We deserve to know what's happening'
Peterborough teacher Janice Keil urged Canada's nuclear regulators to oversee the planned demolition of the shuttered General Electric factory — a site that she described as perhaps the most contaminated in the city. “I remember one person, a former...
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GE demolition plan still unclear
BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada in Peterborough has not been given any detail yet about GE Vernova's plans to tear down most of its shuttered manufacturing plant on Park Street North. BWXT leases four buildings from GE Vernova, the spinoff company that...
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Caregiver strike has mom worried
“Fight, fight, fight” is a mantra that has echoed in Grace King's head for more than 50 years. At first, it drove advocacy to ensure her daughter Rochelle had the services she needed. Her efforts saw Rochelle become one of the first children to attend...
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Council defers strategy despite public pleas for winter shelter
A winter shelter strategy will have to wait after councillors deferred a decision on a city staff report. The report included options for a temporary shelter to operate at the former fire hall on Carnegie Avenue which has operated intermittently as a...
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System pushed to the brink, union says
Roughly 300 area community and public service workers have joined thousands of colleagues on strike as part of the provincewide “Worth Fighting For” campaign. In April, 27 union locals jointly issued a letter to Premier Doug Ford calling for the...
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Lacrosse camp faces funding challenge
The future of the Peterborough Junior Lakers summer lacrosse camp is in jeopardy after it was denied Youth Canada summer jobs funding for the first time in its 30 years, say camp officials. The camp was started in 1996, operating out of the...
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City hails community boosters at annual Civic Awards celebration
Jenisha Sanjit Arora says when she came to Canada as an international student in 2023, she could see how difficult it was for other students like her, coming from a completely different lifestyle. Her business studies at Fleming College were keeping...
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Spain's King Felipe VI returns to Lakefield for surprise honour
King Felipe VI of Spain looks back with some fondness of the bears, blackflies and brutally cold weather of his high school days in Lakefield 41 years ago, but it was the friendships made there that left indelible memories. “Time inevitably changes...
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OPSEU workers to begin strike action Saturday
Roughly 300 Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton community and public service workers will be taking on strike action Saturday with full picket lines forming Monday morning. Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 358 president and...
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Bahamas, Begonia highlight Folk Festival
Peterborough Folk Festival organizers have released their first list of artists set to perform at this summer's highlyanticipated event. Awardwinning songwriter Bahamas, powerhouse vocalist Begonia, harmonydriven trio The Pairs and acclaimed...
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Behavioural incidents at library spike by 75%
The Peterborough Public Library saw a 75 per cent increase in behavioural incidents, including suspected substance use and medical emergencies, in the first quarter of this year compared to last year. This is according to a report from Melissa Redden,...
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CHOPPER CLASSROOM
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force's 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron dropped down for a visit at North Shore Public School in Keene on Thursday. Students and staff were shown how the helicopter works in rescue situations.
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Church softball league worries it could be down to its last inning
Children's church league softball is struggling to survive and a new city fee for use of school diamonds doesn't help, say organizers. Founded in 1950, the Peterborough Community Church Softball League once boasted more than 125 teams but has...
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Musicfest reveals summer soundtrack
Peterborough Musicfest organizers shed a little light on an otherwise dreary Wednesday morning with the release of its free summer concert series lineup. For the festival's 39th season, 16 acts will be taking to the Fred Anderson Stage at Del Crary...
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Demolition gets underway on historic Martin House
A planned demolition has begun on the Martin House, a large derelict 1930s home at 1400 Monaghan Rd. Meanwhile, the redevelopment plans for the property have been updated from an apartment complex to five building lots. Here's more: The developer's...
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THE ROYAL TREATMENT
Sandy Needham displays her colourful fascinator as guests gathered for the Royal Garden Party at Mapleridge Recreation Centre in Peterborough on Saturday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday. The late monarch, whose birthday was April 21,...
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Kindergarten gets a reboot with focus on reading and math
Hundreds of public school educators will take part in training over the coming months in preparation for the launch of the new kindergarten curriculum. Coming into effect in September, the new curriculum changes how children will be taught to read,...
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Transport minister, MP meet with Alto protesters
Dozens of protesters concerned about the planned Alto highspeed rail project gathered outside the Peterborough & Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce offices on Friday to speak to the federal transport minister. Minister Steven MacKinnon came to...
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Dr. Jenny Ingram honoured at Luminary Awards night
Dr. Jenny Ingram was the winner of the Legacy Award at the second annual Luminary Awards for businesswomen on Thursday. The Luminary Awards are organized by the Peterborough & Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce and were handed out at a lunch in the Great...
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Three Days Grace gets shoutout with sign in hometown Norwood
No one has done more to put Norwood on the map than Three Days Grace. Now a sign on County Road 45 leading into town proclaims Norwood as “Home of Three Days Grace.” The band, fresh off a sold-out show at Oshawa’s Tribute Communities Centre on Monday...
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A DAY TO REMEMBER
Hiawatha Chief Laurie Carr says racism is still alive in 2026. On Tuesday, Carr spoke to a large crowd gathered outside city hall for a ceremony to mark Red Dress Day, a day set aside to grieve an estimated 4,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women,...
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New vision for downtown
Mayor Jeff Leal sees opportunity rather than cost in a new events centre that could transform Peterborough. Vision 2096 is a concept Leal and a working committee unveiled for generational change to the city's downtown and waterfront. A new sports and...
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Sports artist rebounds in big way
If you want a hint into the type of artwork Murray Henderson creates and sells to millionaire athletes and billionaire business people, just look at his shoes. His red Nike Air Jordans are splattered with paint muck like the canvas creations currently...
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Trio of candidates running for mayor
Just after 9 a.m. Friday, Michael Eamon became the first person to officially register to run in this year's municipal election for Peterborough — one of three mayoral hopefuls who registered on the first day of the nomination period. Eamon, currently...
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Council will review options for new arena
Peterborough city council will review a staff report outlining the next steps toward approving and building a proposed multiuse sport and entertainment centre during a general committee meeting set for Monday. Options set out in the report detail the...
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Education workers rally for funding, transparency
When it comes to supporting education, many workers say the provincial government receives a failing grade. It's a message those representing education unions and associations, from kindergarten to postsecondary, shared during a rally outside MPP...
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Foundation launching Business Cares program
The Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation launched a new partnership program Tuesday aimed at empowering local businesses to strengthen connections with customers and the community while raising money for patient care. Business Cares is part...
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Emails show how city staff rushed to open shelter
Hours after Lakelands Public Health issued a cold alert for Peterborough on Thursday, Jan. 22, Coun. Lesley Parnell sent an email to CAO Jasbir Raina and director of emergency services Jodi DeNoble, inquiring about the city's readiness. Temperatures...
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Friends, family gather to give Paul Wilson a pubstyle sendoff
A few tears were shed, a lot of laughs were had and a few toasts were made in a “bloody marvellous” sendoff for community builder Paul Wilson. Trent University's inaugural athletics director — a longtime city councillor, a fixture in local rugby and...
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Councillors frustrated with effort to amend planning tools
Frustration was palpable from the outset of a general committee meeting of Peterborough city council Thursday as councillors met to discuss the city's draft Community Permit Planning System bylaw. What had initially been proposed as a thorough review...
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Business owner says expansion in doubt
Brian McIlhargey, president of Bravo Awards, says there's a 90 per cent chance he'll abandon his company's planned expansion at 280 Jameson Dr. if the city proceeds with levying more than $859,369 in development charges. In an interview with The...
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Witness `jumped' in jail, trial told
The surviving victim in the Jesse Rowe murder trial told a Peterborough jury Wednesday he was assaulted inside jail, testimony that came out during a tense and at times heated crossexamination that was followed by another delay in the...
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LIBRARY'S BEST FRIEND
The Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale happens this Friday and Saturday in the lower level of Peterborough Public Library and a massive array of used books will be available — mostly for $1 each. The sale opens Friday at noon (until 7 p.m.) and...
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Peterborough remembers city booster John McNutt
Business owner, champion for entrepreneurs and accessibility advocate John McNutt has died. He was 76. McNutt died on April 17, 2026. He was the CEO and president of Junior Achievement Northern and Eastern Ontario for more than two decades. The...
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Council to discuss builder's concerns
A complaint related to development charges levied by the City of Peterborough is set to be discussed during a meeting of city council on Monday. The matter hinges on the passage of two subsequent development charge bylaws, one in 2024 and another in...
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`I took your knife, then I stabbed your girl'
After a threeweek delay, the jury in the murder trial of Jesse Rowe returned to court Friday and heard new evidence. This included testimony about an alleged confrontation between the accused and the surviving victim inside a correctional...
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State of emergency declared in Minden
As heavy rain and snow melt continue to raise local water levels, many local municipalities are facing flood watches and warnings and in one case, a state of emergency. Minden Hills declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in response to flood...
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Daycare parents hoping for extension following eviction
Northview DaySchool, a daycare in Northview Community Church on Fairbairn Street in the city's north end, has been evicted from the church after 43 years. They have until July 31 to move out. It's not much notice, say both the daycare operator and...
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Parkhill apartment plan gets green light
A sixstorey, 75unit building at 349 Parkhill Rd. E. is moving forward after Peterborough city council voted unanimously to approve a zoning bylaw amendment allowing for the development Monday evening. Councillors did, however, make a single change...
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People living in tents near train tracks told to move
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railway has told unhoused people living in tents along an active railroad near Wolfe Street in downtown Peterborough to move along for their safety. “Warnings have been issued advising those trespassing on the...
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Fleming merger plan has unions worried
Fleming College in Peterborough and St. Lawrence College in Kingston have agreed to voluntarily merge by April 1, 2027 — a move that college administrators say will expand program options for students while stabilizing the finances for both...
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United Way wraps up with a 'massive success'
“Giving is an act we're all capable of on some level, if not monetarily than by the selfless provision of our time, talent and spirit.” No truer words can be spoken to sum up the last year for United Way Peterborough District's campaign chair Paul...
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Developer prepares to break ground on East City building
A developer hopes to break ground late this summer on a 17storey apartment building outside Mark Street United Church, over the continued objections of neighbours who have said the building will be far too tall. “To me, it's an abomination, this...
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Kawartha Lakes council opposes Alto rail plan in current form
Kawartha Lakes council supports progress but sometimes the cost is too high. “This is something that is not great for our community,” said Deputy Mayor and Ward 8 Coun. Tracy Richardson during Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting regarding a...
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`Peterborough is a better city because of people like Brian'
Brian Christoph, a longtime union leader who devoted himself in recent years to helping Peterborough's unhoused and marginalized residents, has died. He was 71. Michelle Bates, a close friend, was at Christoph's side along with another friend when he...
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Murder trial gets another delay
The jury in the murder trial of Jesse Rowe will not return until April 13, marking another delay as legal arguments continue before Justice Bhavneet K. Bhangu. Jurors were previously told to return Tuesday, but that date was pushed back ahead of the...
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Rally not enough to save Petes season
It was a heartbreaking way for the Peterborough Petes season to end Saturday night. After rallying from a 31 thirdperiod deficit to lead 43, the Petes were 5.4 seconds away from forcing Game 7 in their Ontario Hockey League Eastern Conference...
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`Best version' of Petes on brink of elimination
It was by far the Peterborough Petes' best game of the series. Yet their season will be on the line in Game 6 of their Ontario Hockey League Eastern Conference quarterfinal on Saturday night. North Bay Battalion goalie Jack Lisson's 44 saves stole...
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MP says Alto station is not about to be nixed
Peterborough MP Emma Harrison said she has never advocated for the federal government's Alto highspeed passenger rail project to set up a station in Kingston, rather than in Peterborough. “Peterborough's stop is earmarked for Peterborough,” Harrison...
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Conservatives want train project cancelled: Poilievre
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday on a farm east of Peterborough that Conservatives oppose the proposed Alto highspeed rail project, calling it a “$90billion boondoggle.” Poilievre was at Indian River Cattle Company on...
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Two people arrested following vandalism at safe consumption site
A man and a woman were arrested after graffiti was spraypainted on the exterior of the Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) building at Simcoe and Aylmer streets in downtown Peterborough on Friday night, said Peterborough police. The former...
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Peterborough residents show up to `Fight Ford'
A large crowd turned out to “Fight Ford” in Peterborough on the weekend. Demonstrators gathered outside MPP Dave Smith's constituency office on Chemong Road Saturday. Many held signs and chanted to voice opposition to several policies introduced by...
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ACTION HEATING UP
Peterborough Petes goalie Easton Rye watches the puck deflect off his pads and into the net during Game 1 against the North Bay Battalion on Thursday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. After an opening game 10 loss, Peterborough was back in...
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Board chair wants to preserve trustee voice
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board chair Kevin MacKenzie is encouraging local trustees — and those across the province — to remain focused, engaged, and prepared to advocate as the province plays fast and...
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Coffee shop pays tribute to copilot killed in crash
The favourite Peterborough coffee roastery of the late pilot Mackenzie Gunther was bustling on Wednesday as people streamed in to enjoy Gunther's favourite brew — on the house. Rapids End Coffee Roastery is in a plaza on Rye Street. Owner Daniel Biro...
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Killed pilot was grad of local flight school
The manager of Peterborough's airport — home to the Seneca College flight school that trained Air Canada pilot Mackenzie Gunther — says he feels for all the aviation students reeling from the news of Sunday's horrific crash at New York's LaGuardia...
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`A real difference in the lives of local kids'
Volunteers and local hosts took to the air on Sunday during the 54th annual Easter Seals Telethon. The telethon was broadcast live on YourTV and Global Peterborough in support of Easter Seals Ontario, to raise funds for children and youth with...
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Clinic aims to address doctor shortage
The Connect Clinic aims to address a local doctor shortage the Peterborough Family Health Team calls a crisis. New funding has allowed for expanded services at two clinics formerly called the PFHT Health Clinic — rebranded this week as the Connect...
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Golden Thurston receives hero's welcome at Petes game
Jon Thurston is basking in the glory of a Paralympic gold medal, knowing how difficult it is to win the big one. The viceskip of Canada's wheelchair curling team, a Dunsford native and Peterborough Curling Club member, got a hero's welcome Thursday...
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`Discussion needs to be open and free,' Smith says of FOI
PeterboroughKawartha MPP Dave Smith doesn't buy the argument that proposed changes to Ontario's Freedom of Information laws undermine government transparency or accountability. The changes include the exclusion of communications between Premier Doug...
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One City's outreach program to end in May
One City Peterborough announced Wednesday it will be ending its outreach program in midMay and cited shifts in funding for the reason behind the decision. “As the needs at the Trinity hub continue to grow, we have made the difficult decision to focus...
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Health leaders decry Ford's defunding of CTS sites
The Ford government's decision to defund seven consumption and treatment services (CTS) sites within 90 days is raising concerns among provincial healthcare advocates, while being defended locally by PeterboroughKawartha MPP Dave Smith. “Our focus...
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Stabbing victim begins testimony at Peterborough murder trial
Jurors in the murder trial of Jesse Rowe heard testimony Monday from the man who survived the stabbing that killed Cynara Lewis inside a downtown Peterborough apartment. Daycota Csiszar, 33, testified in the Superior Court of Justice before Justice...
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`Crazy Canucks' big hit on Austrian ski hill
A nod to the “Crazy Canucks” turned Peterborough's Bill Lett and three friends into celebrities and media darlings for three days in Austria. Lett, owner of Unity Design Studio, and three friends from Blue Mountain Ski Resort in Collingwood fulfilled...
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