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Ayesha Lye
Ayesha Lye is a journalist, sound artist and filmmaker. They have a deep love for sound as a catalyst for ideas, art and community formation.
For many years, they worked as a radio journalist and writer. They’re the co-founder of Peterborough Currents and Peterborough Independent Podcasters. Now, they are pursuing film and television – learning as an apprentice to do film sound and working on their own scripts for independent production.
Ayesha's Latest Articles
Podcast: Who’s running in Peterborough—Kawartha?
Candidates Jen Deck, Greg Dempsey and Robert Gibson introduce themselves in this first episode of our provincial election podcast
The Greatest Show: The performance that left a legacy through Peterborough’s performing arts history
The 1988 production of R. Murray Schafer’s Patria 3, aka The Greatest Show, lives on in the memories of the artists who made it happen.
Peterborough’s new opioid response hub opens, as pressure mounts on province to fund supervised drug consumption site
More site renovations are scheduled for the coming weeks.
Housing in Peterborough and the federal election
How would local federal candidates respond to the housing crisis?
Meet Chanté White, Green Party candidate running to be MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
“If you’re not the son or daughter of a politician, but want to get involved in serving your community, the Green Party is definitely the place for you”
Meet Joy Lachica, NDP candidate running for MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
“My heart has shifted from education to what we need to fight for today, which is climate change, [and] measures that are safe and healthy as we face a fourth wave with the Delta variant”
Meet Michelle Ferreri, Conservative candidate running for MP of Peterborough–Kawartha
"The choice to run really came down to being able to do something bigger; and for me, it’s implementing a mental health facility here in the riding of Peterborough-Kawartha.”









