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Peterborough gardeners have a new foe to contend with: hungry rabbits decimating their plants.
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Wildfire smoke intensifies young people’s climate dread
Lilian Dart tried to be hopeful as her nephew blew out his birthday candles last week, she writes, but she couldn’t shake her niggling fear for the future
Old public works yard “most likely” one source of Jackson Creek fuel spill, City says
City also investigated a fuel leak in the area last fall, emails reveal
Curtis Creek’s east-city journey was shortened long ago. But it still remembers its old way.
The creek was diverted long ago. But when it floods, Curtis Creek returns to its old route toward Little Lake.
Local environment activist Malaika Collette reports back on COP26
Collette offers a youth perspective on the climate change conference and why it was ‘disappointing’
City’s watershed planning moves into final phase
Peterborough’s advisory committee on the environment receives a report on the status of the City’s watershed plan.
Three easy ways you can protect creeks
You can promote creek health by installing structures that reduce stormwater runoff, avoiding use of harmful chemicals outside and by participating in local environment clean-up days.
Harper Creek: An ice-age miracle in a Peterborough business park
It looks like any other roadside ditch. But if you look a little closer, Harper Creek reveals wonders.
Bears Creek: A fragile ecosystem coursing through Edmison Heights
Fish survive in Bears Creek, despite water quality that degrades as the stream travels through the urban environment
Wildfire smoke intensifies young people’s climate dread
Lilian Dart tried to be hopeful as her nephew blew out his birthday candles last week, she writes, but she couldn’t shake her niggling fear for the future
Old public works yard “most likely” one source of Jackson Creek fuel spill, City says
City also investigated a fuel leak in the area last fall, emails reveal
Curtis Creek’s east-city journey was shortened long ago. But it still remembers its old way.
The creek was diverted long ago. But when it floods, Curtis Creek returns to its old route toward Little Lake.
Local environment activist Malaika Collette reports back on COP26
Collette offers a youth perspective on the climate change conference and why it was ‘disappointing’
City’s watershed planning moves into final phase
Peterborough’s advisory committee on the environment receives a report on the status of the City’s watershed plan.
Three easy ways you can protect creeks
You can promote creek health by installing structures that reduce stormwater runoff, avoiding use of harmful chemicals outside and by participating in local environment clean-up days.
Harper Creek: An ice-age miracle in a Peterborough business park
It looks like any other roadside ditch. But if you look a little closer, Harper Creek reveals wonders.
Bears Creek: A fragile ecosystem coursing through Edmison Heights
Fish survive in Bears Creek, despite water quality that degrades as the stream travels through the urban environment
