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Will Pearson

Will Pearson co-founded the local news website Peterborough Currents in 2020. For five years, he led Currents as publisher and editor until transitioning out of those roles in the summer of 2025. He continues to support the work of Peterborough Currents as a member of its board of directors. For his day job, Will now works as an assistant editor at The Narwhal.

Will's Latest Articles

A composite image with photos of Michelle Ferreri, Maryam Monsef and Joy Lachica
Housing in Peterborough and the federal election

How would local federal candidates respond to the housing crisis?

A composite image with photos of Robert Bowers, Michelle Ferreri, Joy Lachica, Paul Lawton, Maryam Monsef and Chanté White.
Meet the candidates running for Peterborough-Kawartha
Workers and widows confront MPP Smith over denied WSIB claims

The Occupational Disease Reform Alliance is pushing the WSIB to approve more compensation claims for workplace cancer and other diseases

Newsletter: Structure of new municipal housing corporation begins to take shape
Undercurrent: Local artists capture the fleeting beauty of flowers
Health Canada grants conditional approval of consumption and treatment services site

Partner agencies now awaiting provincial decision on whether to fund the site

Homeward Bound is removing the barriers between single mothers and a new career

The program provides housing, childcare and mentorship so women can focus on their studies. This month, three participants will graduate from college and one is already employed.

Gordon Johnston pens playful and attentive portraits of the non-human world
Review: Dymaxion by Garbageface and Wolfagram

Peterborough rapper delivers a stark vision of technological alienation on latest record

Peterborough’s urban forest is a “key asset” in our fight against climate change. Here are the new plans to help preserve it.

With a new bylaw and more ambitious planting targets, Peterborough hopes to end the carnage in its urban forest

This is the make-or-break year for Peterborough Currents — the year that will determine if our small but impactful news outlet survives. We need 50 new monthly supporters to keep on track. Will you take the leap?