Peterborough Currents

Four stories: (2:05) why the members of the Avenues neighbourhood have so many rainbow flags; (16:05) a profile of You’re Welcome, an adult boutique in Downtown Peterborough; (20:20) Derek Newman-Stille recalls Peterborough’s very first Pride parade; (27:10) the need for Pride in rural communities and how Norwood is leading the way.

Many thanks to John Whelan for the music in this episode.

Stories and episode produced by Ayesha Barmania.

In December 2018, following the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, Maryam Monsef joined Peterborough Currents host Ayesha Barmania for an interview about gender-based violence. Monsef is the Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha and cabinet minister for the Status of Women.

During the previous months there had been several stories of women in the local area being murdered by their intimate partners. The conversation begins by discussing these recent incidents of violence before delving into the Government’s plan for ending gender-based violence in Canada.

Four stories: 02:15 a story about the volunteers who help feral, abandoned and stray cats in the Peterborough area called Operation Catnip; 14:00 excerpts from our interview with new mayor Diane Therrien; 25:00 Kemi Akapo and Stephen Wright become Peterborough’s first black City Councillors; 31:10 an interview on a support program for trans people and their loved ones called Gender Journeys.

Many thanks to John Whelan for the music in this episode. Support his music on Bandcamp.

The stories were produced by Ayesha Barmania.

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During the 2018 municipal election, Peterborough voters cast their ballots and elected in Diane Therrien, who previously served as a city councillor for Town Ward. Peterborough Currents invited Mayor-elect Diane Therrien to join us on our live radio show, broadcast through the facilities of Trent Radio.

Co-hosts Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson interviewed Therrien and opened the phone lines (with some technical difficulty) for listeners to ask questions.

During the 2018 municipal election, Peterborough Currents set out to interview each of the candidates for the KPRDSB Board of Trustees. This special program includes nine interviews with the City of Peterborough candidates, the County of Peterborough candidates and those who were acclaimed, and interviews with the student-elected trustees.

Find time codes below for when each interview begins:

There are five other elected trustee positions representing areas in the region served by the KPRDSB but these areas are not in the County of Peterborough so I have not included them in this episode. There is also one appointed position representing the First Nations in the KPRDSB region, which rotates every year in November, at the time this program was recorded, the new trustee had not yet been selected.

This episode was hosted and produced by Ayesha Barmania. Original music composed and performed by John Whelan.

One story today in a bit of a different format than usual: Bill Templeman joins Ayesha to discuss the two candidates for Peterborough’s next mayor. Bill interviewed Diane Therrien during the summer at the beginning of the campaign and Ayesha interviewed Daryl Bennett at the end of September. In this episode you hear Ayesha and Bill discuss the candidates and play clips of the candidates from their interviews.

You can find the full interviews on Bill’s podcast Pints & Politics also on the PIP network: https://pintsandpolitics.ptbopodcasters.ca/podcast

Hi everyone! It’s been a while … we’re back to explain why, and share a story about a bat’s rehabilitation at the Kawartha Wildlife Centre.  Enjoy!

In 2018, the Peterborough Currents team created themed episodes as a way to explore stories in the community. This episode about food delved into six stories about growing food, selling food, making food, working with food, and the politics of food.

Find time codes below for when each story begins:

This episode was hosted and produced by Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson. With contributions by Mauricio Interiano and Josh Skinner. Music composed and performed by John Whelan.

In 2018, the Peterborough Currents team created themed episodes as a way to explore stories in the community. This episode about housing delved into seven stories about homes and housing.

Find time codes below for when each story begins:

This episode was hosted and produced by Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson. With a contribution by Mauricio Interiano. Music in this episode is courtesy of Olias, Nick Ferrio, and original compositions by John Whelan.

Seven stories: what’s a farming family to do when the next generation doesn’t want to farm; (7:00) old residents visit their former homes in the Avenues; (19:15) the City of Ptbo revamps their approach to housing and homelessness; (23:20) a group of seniors creates living space for themselves; (26:50) students face unique challenges and come up with creative solutions; (34:15) Christian Harvey speaks on The Warming Room and homelessness, and (41:30) an interview Janice Keil who is assembling an all women construction crew to build a passive house in Northumberland. County.

This episode was hosted and produced by Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson. With a contribution by Mauricio Interiano. Music in this episode is courtesy of Olias, Nick Ferrio, and original compositions by John Whelan.