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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · 5d

Can anyone think of any commercial or industrial properties that have sold in Peterborough in the last year or two? Not properties that have been put up for sale, but ones that we know did indeed sell. Need to find some examples for an analysis I'd like to do.

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Peterborough Currents @ptbocurrents.bsky.social · 18d

Much of Canada's reckoning with its colonial past and present has focused on the history and legacy of residential schools. But there were also 699 day schools across Canada, including one in Curve Lake First Nation. A new book uncovers that history. peterboroughcurrents.ca/in-depth/cur...

Uncovering the history of the Curve Lake Day School

New book reveals a pattern of abuse, cultural erasure, and systemic neglect by the Canadian government

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · 25d

New from me! The GE property at 107 Park Street generates more than $500,000 in property taxes for the city each year. That number stands to decrease if a proposal to demolish many of the buildings on the 50-acre site goes ahead.

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Why the GE demolition plan could hurt Peterborough's tax base | Peterborough Currents

With fewer buildings on it, the GE property will likely be taxed less. That would mean higher bills for everyone else.

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Sep 27

It's time for my second annual DOGS OF PRIDE roundup. Here are the top four. Happy Pride, PTBO/NOGO!

A dog with a rainbow bandana walks in the Peterborough/Nogojiwanong Pride Parade on September 27. 2025.

A dog sits watching the 2025 Peterborough/Nogojiwanong Pride Parade on September 27, 2025.

A dog walks in the 2025 Peterborough/Nogojiwanong Pride Parade on September 27, 2025.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Sep 12

A B.C. court has granted an injunction against a group of people blocking a logging road on southern Vancouver Island. The decision paves the way for the RCMP to move in, stirring memories of the Fairy Creek conflict 4 years ago thenarwhal.ca/walbran-vall... #bcpoli

Walbran Valley logging blockade escalates with injunction | The Narwhal

Four years after Fairy Creek, a new battle over B.C.’s old-growth forests looms in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Aug 30

The Ontario government is giving a portion of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park to the town to boost the local economy. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social visited on a late August weekend to understand the precedent this sets and how the piping plover and its summer home might fare.

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The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 27

Oh and totally agree there are other holes crying out for development more than this one was! If I could pick this building up and put it at Hunter and Water, I would.

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 27

A lot of people certainly hate it! I have no idea what the general consensus is, though. Maybe there isn't one.

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 27

They're not "wrong." They just don't like how it might change the neighbourhood; fair enough. As for other matters such as how it'll impact the housing market and municipal finances, I think it's a good thing. But these are complicated topics so I've appreciated hearing the opposing viewpoints.

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's not perfect. But I'm relieved to see this got approved last night. More please.

kawarthaNOW @kawarthanow.bsky.social · Aug 26

#Ptbo city council votes to approve zoning by-law amendment for 17-storey high-rise in East City. Ashburnham Ward councillors Keith Riel and Gary Baldwin and Town Ward councillors Joy Lachica and Alex Bierk voted against the motion.
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Peterborough city council votes to approve zoning by-law amendment for 17-storey high-rise in East City | kawarthaNOW

By Bruce Head. Ashburnham Ward councillors Keith Riel and Gary Baldwin and Town Ward councillors Joy Lachica and Alex Bierk voted against the motion.

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 24

amazing, thank you! 🙏

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 23

Cool! That's one of the names that caught my eye, too. A bunch of other local names on it. There's a Northumberland News article that suggests the artist, Michael Behnan, lived in Gore's Landing and died in 1982, just a couple of years after this record was released.

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 23

Found this at Bluestreak today. From 1980. Never heard of the artist but it seems to have a bunch of Peterborough connections. Anyone know anything?

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Peterborough Examiner @ptboexaminer.bsky.social · Aug 22

Cost to accommodate Peterborough Police in two renovated buildings goes over budget by $25.4 million

Cost of planned $65.5 million projects has surged to $91.9 million.

www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yea I follow her work!

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thanks!

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Will Pearson @quillpearson.bsky.social · Aug 15

Meet me! thenarwhal.ca/will-pearson...

Meet Will Pearson, assistant editor for The Narwhal

Will Pearson, co-founder of Peterborough Currents, brings his keen eye for storytelling to The Narwhal's reporting on the natural world

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Paloma Pacheco @palomahazel.bsky.social · Aug 15

It's us! Happy @thenarwhal.ca debutante day, @quillpearson.bsky.social 🐋

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Aug 15

At The Narwhal, we read every email sent our way — so you might have already met our new assistant editors, Will and Paloma, who monitor our inbox and respond to readers! They recently joined The Narwhal to ensure our stories are accurate, typo-free and beautiful to look at. Get to know them: (1/3)