We all know the negative effects that unemployment can have on a community and the familiar frustration of being just one name in a stack of resumes for the handful of job openings that can actually be found. With Statistics Canada pinning unemployment at %11.7 in Peterborough this April, I wanted to reach out and [...]
Dance in Peterborough: Emergency #20 a Great Community-Builder
Public Energy’s Emergency festival celebrated its 20th year this year. The annual festival celebrates the creative works of emerging and established artists alike, performing and presenting all forms of art. A hallmark of this festival would seem to be that it brings performance and art out of the gallery and turns the streets of downtown [...]
Trent Athletics Department Cuts Swimming and Fencing Varsity Teams
The Trent Athletics department has announced that they are making significant changes to the Trent Varsity Team line-up. This decision was made for a number of reasons including “gender equity” and budgetary issues/changes. Bill Byrick, Director of Athletics talked to Arthur about some of the factors at play in this decision making process. Trent Athletics [...]
Trent Athletics Department Makes Changes to Varsity Line-up
This article was originally published on the Peterborough Sports Scene blog. After the receipt of the results of an external review last Thursday day, the Trent Athletics Department wasted little time implementing some of its recommendations. In little more than 24 hours after receiving the findings of the assessment the athletic department announced the removal [...]
Letter: Trent Athletics Centre Ignoring Success of Swimmers
I am a graduating student from Trent University and I swam on the varsity swim team this past year. I find it incredibly disappointing that the varsity swim team has been cut. I personally feel that the Trent Athletics Department has neglected the swim team all year, and I haven’t felt they demonstrated any interest [...]