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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

Trinity Centre allows overnight guests to use opioids

Also in this week's newsletter: Social assistance rates deemed "wildly insufficient" as cost of living increases and city council gives final approval to Bonnerworth pickleball complex

Audio Lessons learned from Peterborough’s latest homelessness initiatives

Highlights from a panel discussion at the 2024 Community Symposium on Housing and Homelessness

Peterborough surpasses housing target — if you count long-term care beds

Also in this week's newsletter: Downtown's new donut-carrying outreach team, an update on the construction on Parkhill Road, and a $58 million price tag for a second police station.

Downtown businesses have a new number to call when they see someone in distress

Peterborough Currents hit the streets with the Unity Project, the downtown's new donut-carrying outreach team

Fire erupts at former rooming house — again

Also in this week's newsletter: Peterborough's warmest winter ever, raises for police officers, and why our new public library branch may get corporate branding.

PHOTOS: Hundreds rally in support of Palestine in downtown Peterborough

Demonstrators called for an end to the war in Gaza and denounced arms exports to Israel

Peterborough’s apartment vacancy rate returns to all-time low of 1.0%

Rents are soaring. And one local advocate says tenants are settling for inadequate housing due to a scarcity of units.

Young and old learn side by side in Trent’s “intergenerational classroom”

Course focuses on the psychology of aging, and older adults are present every week to share their knowledge

Trinity Community Centre aims to continue One Roof’s legacy. But without a proper kitchen, that’s a challenge.

$250,000 needed to install commercial kitchen so Trinity can offer full meals to people facing food insecurity

Downtown gallery that showcased local women’s art to close this month

Ludmila Gallery's director and curator Laurel Paluck said sales had been declining amid the rising cost of living

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