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Walking with Bhante Bodhicitta

Local monk leads visitors on free walking tours of Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden, and shares journey to monastic life.

Circles of Support and Accountability – restorative justice at work in Peterborough

Local community members supporting people who have committed sexual offences to safely return to community life.

TandemEyes gives cyclists with vision loss a way back onto two wheels

Local cyclists celebrate their final group tandem ride of the season.

Queer refugees find community in Peterborough, as Canada tightens rules that helped them arrive

“My family, my government, my religion, and the whole country is against me for being gay.”

Local event organizers navigate rising costs and red tape

Local event organizers share their struggles as costs and requirements accumulate.

Newcomers to Nogojiwanong learn Lessons from the Land

New Canadians Centre and Canadian Canoe Museum partnered to bring community together for alternative July 1 celebration.

Riel commits to investing in buses

Would support Transportation Master Plan as mayor, despite uneven record as councillor

What do transit users think of the transit system?

Most voters in Peterborough never ride the bus

Promoting preparedness in East City

A grassroots movement aims to help neighbours out in the next big storm

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