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This endangered butterfly is the focus of Kawartha Land Trust's most recent seminar, in partnership with the Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Recovery team.

Despite concerns around transparency and allotment of funds from reserve, the grant will enable Redpath to plan its proposed addition to local treatment services.

Members will no longer be able to have cell phones on their person during council meetings.

"I’ve always really loved acting, so [sketch] has been a really great way to pursue that in university," said co-organizer Drew Freemantle.

Arthur asks the five lesbians if they eat the quiche.

INGA is an emotional look into the lives of Ukrainians displaced by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

The latest collaboration from Gemunu de Silva and Gnostic Front is a devastating glimpse into a global death machine.

A proposed amendment to meeting procedure could see the amount of public delegations posted per meeting curtailed.

"At All Kosts" gives weight to the common sentiment that art is and of itself an act of resistance.

Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol and Marie-Dominique Michaud's "Ocean Seen From The Heart" is an empathy-driven call to protect marine biodiversity.

The building could host up to 225 new residential units.

The Afrocentric Awareness Network of Peterborough's response to the IC findings regarding Mayor Leal's racial slur use last year.

“The law is a system of violence. The role of the lawyer, in my view, is to minimize that violence through advocacy.”

Rather than moving toward a conventional narrative arc, Agatha’s Almanac settles into a rhythm shaped by repetition, attentiveness, and ecological time.

“We reach for the past because we have unfulfilled desires. And what reaches back can surprise us.”

Leal recused himself from delegations to Peterborough City Council on his use of the N-word last March, despite having no pecuniary interest at stake.

What do you know about the acrid taste of one man's lifetime tainted by nuclear dread?

“It really shows that behind the veneer of politicians speaking on behalf of other politicians’ genocidal projects, we have this corporate machinery that’s really profiting off the mass carpet bombing and mass murder of civilians.”

A new documentary covers a local farmers fight against the CFIA’s claim of scrapie in her herd.

"Holloway" acts as an important testimony to the fact that everyone should be approached with empathy and care rather than presumptions.

"Fairy Creek" reminds us of the importance of grassroots organizations' capability to stand up against unjust, exploitative governments and private industries.

“If a comment is inappropriate and merits a recommendation that such a slur be spelled out as forbidden on a Council Code of Conduct, how could that use of a slur not meet the threshold?”

Riel lauded the findings of Integrity Commissioner Guy Giorno, which he says "exonerate" him and called on the police board to investigate Chief Stu Betts.

Cultural Studies intern Athena Emmanouil introduces ReFrame 2026 while reflecting on her internship at the festival.

“My period has gone nuts. When it comes, it’s unstoppable and I bleed through everything. I’ve never felt so out of control.”

A film about a smiler, which might well make you one, too.

Complainants alleged that Riel's remarks during a July 2024 meeting and email correspondence with City staff violated Council Code of Conduct and Staff Relations Policy.

"I hope to be sitting across from you at a bar table someday, arguing over Sopranos trivia."

Integrity Commissioner Guy Giorno finds Leal's use of an "odious, vile, dehumanizing racial slur" in a Trent lecture to not be within the purview of the Code.

"Land acknowledgments have become a controlled burn: just enough heat to release the pressure, not enough to change anything."

Old Growth Trees, Deep time, and what Peterborough owes its oldest residents.

How institutions script our voices, silence our instincts, and shape the questions we’re allowed to ask.

What audiences remember most is not just Lizeh Basciano's technique—it's her emotional honesty within it.

Trent student Andrea Sturgis on her Nourish to Flourish initiative.

PHS staff speak about the face of their fundraiser and the direction the organization is going in.

The "biggest night in gaming" continues to be a three-hour commercial for a shell of an industry.

Contributor Marcille de Sade pens a heartfelt letter to Trent's IT department.

Give A Sheet Press' first offerings in 30 years feature poetry and short stories from local authors and artists.

The two-day conference ended in an announcement of the return of Trent's Restoration Ecology program for Fall 2026.

The Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade celebrated its 50th year the weekend of December 6th.

With the adoption of the 2026 budget, democracy dies. Allegedly.

Trent slashes noise records at Saturday’s varsity volleyball game

"One Battle After Another" is a three-hour masterpiece of shit I love to hate.

Threatening notes to Peterborough police determined to have not been sent by DBIA.

A tribute to the life and artwork of Star Wars and Indiana Jones poster artist, Drew Struzan.

A cohousing development on 736 Maryland Avenue could bring up to 42 new affordable residential units to Peterborough.

Wicked: For Good carries a lot of heart and lessons about friendship.

The 2026 Peterborough Police Services budget currently sits at $41.3 million.

Peterborough residents weigh in on the debate of when to put up Christmas decor.

The exhibit focuses on carnivorous dinosaurs from the Jurassic, Triassic and Cretaceous periods.

This guy just doesn't get it... What's "it," you ask? Arthur's jolliest diviners and sorcerers have convened right here to tell you!

A staff report recommended for council to take control of the settlement payments.

On November 3rd, City Council rehired OneCity to operate Peterborough's sole low-barrier shelter, months after it discontinued much of its funding. But could this all have been avoided?

Dr. Patricia Morton reflects on the legacy of late Trent alumni Ann Farquharson.

After two days of budget deliberations, the big cheeses at Peterborough City Council slightly reduced the all-inclusive tax rate. Here's what this spells out for you.

Executives voted against a motion from Halifax's SUNSCAD to strike for divestment from financial instruments of the Palestinian genocide.

Take notice: Arthur is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) next Friday in the Board Room at Sadleir House and we want YOU to come out and vote!

Councillors voted down a motion to cap the police station expansion budget at $75 million.

Mulcair says he "won't express an opinion on this until a verdict has been determined by the International Court of Law."

Dr. Yipeng Ge and Rachel Small spoke on Canadian complicity in the Palestinian genocide and anti-war organizing.

The grassroots group has now proudly served over 1,000 meals to the Peterborough community.

Couzyn van Heuvlen's massive sculptural exhibition is a prominent display of Inuit celebration and resilience on display at the AGP until January 4th, 2026.

Wesley Braid reviews Guillermo Del Toro's 2025 film Frankenstein.

Let’s support school nutrition programs in Peterborough.

Saeed Teebi on memory, imagination, and the Palestinian narrative.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist black comedy thriller opens to mixed audience reactions.

A plea for wonder in a world that has mistaken data for divinity.

"It all started with one night I was sort of contemplating things in an existential moment, going, who am I? What's happening? And I looked up at the night sky."

Prom reimagined as "a safe space for people to come and be themselves."

The Bonnerworth chapter finally comes to a chaotic, strange close.

"It’s not that the Chainsaw Man movie isn’t good, it’s that it is competent to the point of being uninspired."

New policies aim to streamline rezoning and City-owned property disposal processes, in hopes of creating more affordable housing.

The current draft increases the all-inclusive tax rate by 7.43% for 2026.

PACAC recommends additional buildings and facades to be added the complex's heritage designation after its council-directed assessment.

Student life; politics; voices are under attack from the Ford government.

There's a lot of reasons school might not be for you. Thankfully, Arthur's top astrologists and diviners know exactly why you left academia behind and what awaits you instead.

Local businesses came together for Halloween in the Booro, where local children could trick-or-treat while exploring downtown Peterborogh

This year's Friends of the Library book sale saw books, CDs, DVDs, and even vinyl records fly out the door.

Peterborough is once again grappling with the nightmare of its industrial legacy.

Free jazz history and sonic environment convene in the “instant compositions” of this instrumentalist duo.

Accessible parking—and accessibility more broadly—have suffered under Trent’s recent construction projects.

The disappearance of dead-end plots is symptomatic of a new age of TV writing.

"Demolishing these buildings will put the community at great risk of exposure to highly toxic residues,” says local resident Dale DeMatteo.

A visit to two restored Peterborough homes gives community contributor J.A. Forrester a glimpse into nearly 200 years of local history.

Tesco World Heritage Site is an exciting debut from a local band with incredible promise, says Evan Robins. She hopes it’s the start of something important.

An upcoming report from City of Peterborough staff will detail the total costs of the damage inflicted by the historic storm earlier this year.

Members of council raised concerns over granting a permit to demolish parts of the GE property not in line with an assessment of its heritage character.

A recap of Melissa Wilson's impactful creations and her "Stab and Gab" felting workshop.

Season 17 of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is a triumphant return to form for the sitcom series

From the bear from Cocaine Bear (2023) to the other characters from Cocaine Bear (2023), we've divined the stars to assign you an archetypal slasher character based on your sign

In a shocking turn of events, Peterborough City Council is once again on the coals for not reading a report.

The voting period is set to last from October 10th to 17th.

Ian wax bucolic and nostalgic about fall, ‘spooky season’, and childhood.

Evangeline Robins wields her unemployment as analytical weapons as she delves into the day-to-day lives of teenagers at space school

S4P members say Trent never responded to their demands or acknowledged the initial vandalism of the bridge

The Transit Pass Program is set to offer free public transport access during evenings, weekends and summer months to local high schoolers beginning next Fall

The exhibition will be running until November 22nd

Contributor J.A. Forrester explores how the Divine Right of Kings is so back, but at a cost.

Developer CEO Amit Sofer says the project "will be in the City of Peterborough for many, many, many years...[and] the contribution to the city's tax base will continue indefinitely"

Construction costs for a new Lansdowne Street police station increased from $66.5 million to $91.9 million since the capital project's initial approval

The continuation of the previous week's agenda items saw a deferral back to City staff over a $25 million increase to a $66M two-site police facilities renovation budget.

This is the second encampment eviction since Peterborough opened its new Carnegie Ave. emergency shelter seven days ago

Evan Robins is out to pasture.

Fear not, frightened freshman, for Arthur's top fortune-tellers and oracles have divined messages from the stars just for you

The Trend’s kitchen will be closed, replaced with a self-service system and the college will no longer host first-year students in residence.

A semi-true story of contributor JC Buuck's first time in downtown Peterborough.

Self defense advice for fellow true crime-audience-member/potential-victims

What happens to music when TikTok clips and influencer-led bandwagons become our primary means of engaging with it?

Trent talks a big game about being "Canada's leading environmental university," but how eco-friendly are they really?

One encampment resident alleges he was tackled while trying to gather his belongings during the eviction

Concerned residents spent three out of six hours delegating against the proposed erection of a 17-storey mixed-use residential building in East City.

A minor inconvenience at the polls is not the same thing as actual abuse, no matter what Trent's resident poster might claim.

"A city or town is not just a collection of moving parts; it is a tapestry of humanity."

What does a political economy of polyamory look like?

An examination of how Canadian immigration policy and Trent University’s budget strategy place international students in financially and legally precarious positions

"I'm very motivated by the joy of capturing connections and real moments with people.”

The trans philosophy collective's self-published debut novel, Reverse Tomboy, comes out this week in paperback.

J.A. Forrester takes Arthur on a tour of adapted heritage properties in Prince Edward County.

The shed is a shed, but the research and people there are interesting.

What will we tell the Peterborough of tomorrow about the Peterborough of today?

Students and Faculty 4 Palestine say they're appalled at the defacement of the names of Palestinian children killed by Israel, and by Trent's lukewarm response.

The position of Physician Recruitment Coordinator could become permanent, with compensation increased to $134, 000 yearly

Vandal scrawled Stars of David and pro-Israel slogans over the names of dead children.

The story of a dead girl in a box and fifty-some people dressed as bees, trying to levitate the Pentagon.

The camp aims to create opportunities for young musicians whose gender leaves them otherwise marginalized within the rock n' roll scene.

I Hate Sex vocalist Nicole Boychuk talks screamo with Louanne Morin to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the band's cult-hit EP "Circle Thinking."

“It's good to keep the team on track and make sure that we understand that we're still working toward a goal, but also balancing it with enjoying our summer."

“If you want to have a martini, we don't do that. If you want to have a World's Best sandwich with extra pickles and a pint of this and listen to the Rolling Stones, we’ve got that.”

Conservation biologists and amateur lepidopterists alike convene to celebrate the nationwide event brought to Trent by assistant professor Sarah Jamieson

People have been asking. Send them to me.

We are once again asking you to subject yourself to Arthur.

“It’s not like we don’t exist in every city. We do. But when buildings exclude us, where do we congregate to celebrate who we are?”

"All the Dead Melt Down as Rain" is Uboa's triumphant return to the sound of her early career

“When these services disappear, the people using them don't. They move into parks, doorways, alleys and emergency rooms,” says One City's Auden Palmer.

Maybe the reason I hate this country is that I wish it could be better.

Andor is not only good television, it’s the best thing Star Wars has made in years.

The June 23rd meeting of Peterborough City Council’s general committee saw discussions over a meeting package of over 900 pages of reports, consultations, and site plans for endorsement. Over the course of a seven-hour meeting, council discussed 14 items of note—only one of which passed on the consent agenda.

Formal complaints and reports to Trent's sexual violence prevention and response office increased from 17 in the 2023-2024 school year to 33 in 2024-2025.

We sat down with the Director of Athletics and Recreation here at Trent and asked him what he does. We talk the gym, fitness area, volleyball, and other jock stuff.

Another Arthur-patented "Extreme Weather Letter."

Members of Peterborough City Council and City staff presented the preliminary direction of the 2026 Draft Budget to residents while weathering feedback from concerned citizens. Naturally, chaos ensued.

Breaking! Old White man says it’s okay to say the N-word as long as you don’t really mean it!

Trent hopes to accommodate 1,300 new residential units by the project's completion in 2028.

Two flags have become the topic of controversies at Trent. One's presence is an artifact of a institutional apathy, and the outrage over the other's absence underscores the need for a smarter left.

Is "The Best" even a thing worth being?

Only nine hours after the previous evening’s city council meeting, City of Peterborough staff presented the financial and municipal pressures influencing the direction of the 2026 Budget to City Council.

The June 9th City Council meeting saw Council ratify Ashburnham Councillor Gary Baldwin's motion to not penalize Mayor Jeff Leal for two breaches of Council Code of Conduct last April, despite over 90 minutes of delegations from community members imploring otherwise.

Rob Hailman voices concern about Peterborough City Council's response to the Integrity Commissioner report.

"For primary care teams, this means more crisis management, greater outreach needs, and fewer opportunities to focus on long-term, preventative care," writes Danielle Howson of 360 Degree Clinic.

Peterborough City Council voted to recommend no penalty and seek remedial amendments to the City's Council Code of Conduct after a spirited debate at the June 2nd general committee meeting.

In the first instalment of her column "Portrait of a Dumpster on Fire," Louanne Morin takes on the delicious disaster that is Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Fire Punch."

Press and community members of note were invited to tour the Four Counties Addiction Treatment Services Team's new residential treatment facility in historic Auburn House.

Trent instructor and artist-activist Derek Newman-Stille hosted a panel presentation on disability arts at the Peterborough Public Library on May 27th alongside local artists.

An investigation by Integrity Commissioner Guy Giorno finds that Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal contravened the City's Council Code of Conduct twice last April, with the report revealing new information about the Mayor's conduct during an April 2nd, 2024 general committee meeting.

Drone Day 2025 sees local musicians and experimental music amateurs convene to create twelve hours of continuous sound.

City Council met on the evening of May 20th to vote on the instalment of speed cameras in the city, the designation of new heritage sites, and a request for the Province to amend Bill 6, Safer Municipalities Act, 2025.

I was really going to be somebody by the time I was 23.

Local artist Brooklin Stormie speaks to Arthur about her newfound love of Peterborough, reconnecting with her inner child, and her new children's graphic novel "Astronautical!"

In this slightly delayed upload, we speak with Stephen Stohn, Chancellor of Trent University, producer of Degrassi, and co-founder of Arthur. We speak to him about his then-recently released album, as well as spirituality, Arthur's founding, and the Beatles.

Library users rallied together on the evening of May 15th to show support to librarians and community programs affected by the Peterborough Public Library's recent staffing cuts.

The May 12th general committee meeting of Peterborough City Council sees the implementation of recommendations for a new Automatic Speed Enforcement system in the city, new incentives for affordable housing development as part of the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan, and the presentation of a report on the progress of the City's physician recruitment efforts.

The summer staff of Arthur disembark from their journalistic Gundam to bring you their summer plans.

Earlier this week Arthur received a press release from a Web3 startup who claim they've invented an AI model that can replace human city councillors. Not knowing what else to do, we've reproduced it here for you to laugh at with us.

After publishing her reply to a concerned citizen's email, former Peterborough mayor Sylvia Sutherland says Mayor Jeff Leal's use of a racial slur is permissible because he has a "good heart."

In his first editorial, David King reflects on his metamorphosis from "deranged staff writer" to "boring editor" by means of Arthur.

Ian reminisces and rambles about Arthur's legacy, what he's been up to, and his dreams for the future. He also threw a fit because we wouldn't let him start a sentence with "and".

In Louanne Morin's Volume 60 Entrance Editorial, she recounts the role Arthur has played in her personal and professional growth, as well as her aspirations as Co-Editor.

Trent professor Aaron Kreuter returned to Take Cover Books on May 1st to launch his novel "Lake Burntshore," a coming-of-age satire about a Jewish summer camp in the Muskokas.

Ciara Richardson presents an anecdotal, more researched case study of the "dopamine detox" trend, detailing her month-long sabbatical without using social media.

As election traditions go, karol orzechowski's is slightly unconventional. The local musician, who performs as "garbageface," hosts screenings on the night of major elections in which he scores the results with a live noise show. Evan catches up with karol to talk about this off-beat tradition, and the politics with which it intersects.

A letter to the city I hate and the friends I love.

Didn’t I just write this one? Arthur returns to the polls alongside the rest of Canada, and brings election night coverage from the ground. In a very serious piece, in which we relay all of the weight and severity a federal election deserves, we detail the goings on, thoughts and words of the night directly from the election night rally, held at the Canadian canoe museum. Spoiler, I have no canoe anecdotes to share.

The Association are calling for students to demonstrate outside City Hall on Monday night, though some have expressed concerns that the event overlaps with the voting period for the federal election.

A review of Djo's new album, "The Crux"

Trent alum Fred Rapson implores voters to carefully consider each party and leader's attitude to transparency and the media.

As Abbigale and Evan's tenure draws to a close, so does the hope that one book will make it out alive.

Trent students are speaking out following a statement from Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal which apologized for using “a racial slur that is deeply offensive and hurtful,” in a guest lecture at Trent University.

Read the platform for the team running to lead Arthur into her 60th year of publication.

A friendly letter to everyone.

Concerned students speak out against the relocation of 2025 spring convocation.

Let’s face it: the United States of America is now dominated by Confederate Republican politicians.

It’s not that the things council are discusses are not important, it's just that sometimes the ways in which they actually talk about them is simply more interesting.

Arthur attended the Trent Central Student Association's Meet the Candidates event for the Association's Spring General Election on March 12th, where candidates debated parking, food security, and the possibility of alternate venues for the upcoming convocation ceremony.

In a meeting the bulk of whose agenda was approved on consent, Otonabee Ward councilor Lesley Parnell singled out Heritage Register listings as an item of interest, moving to remove three properties from a list of 56 presented to council for heritage designation out of fear that designation might impede potential development interests.

Student Piper Etheridge wrote to Arthur on February 4th, 2025 submitting their platform for change at Trent.

Community contributor J.A. Forrester takes a deep dive into the family history, oligarchy, and tactics of the current American president to ask the question, "Who created Donald Trump?"

After months of promises, Friends of Bonnerworth Park again failed to deliver clarity to concerned residents at their first meeting March 7th. Despite retooling themselves after a failure to file an injunction in November of last year, the incorporation presented a new logistical direction and convoluted financials.

Traill Cabinet representatives criticized the TCSA's promotion of an on-campus polling station from which Traill students were later barred from voting on February 27th as making Trail, Annex, and off-campus students feel like "an afterthought" to the Association. Graphic by Louanne Morin.

The Department of Horoscopes, Occult and the Extranatural (HOE) returns to scry the clovers and read your fortuens for the month of March.

Mikaela Lewis asks: "What is a coming of age story?"

In the first installment of Arthur's multi-part election night coverage, Ian Elliott Vansegbrook covers Dave Smith's triumphant election night rally, and also gets slightly in trouble. Read all about a night filled with small sandwiches, seniors, and socializing, mixed in with long bouts of standing around.

"America First" is the present refrain of the dogmatic American right wing, but from where exactly did this mantra arise? James Forrester details a history of U.S. exceptionalism which has seen the country further its own agenda while making the rest of the world pay.

Peterborough-Kawartha MP Michelle Ferreri says that, if elected, a Conservative government would force Canada’s homeless population and “woke sympathizers” to build the newly announced Alto high-speed electric rail project—for free.

Many Trent University students residing on campus were left unsure where they could vote after posts from the Peterborough YNDP alleged some would be ineligible for an on-campus polling station promoted by the university and the TCSA. Further investigation by Arthur revealed widespread misinformation about student voter eligibility, which was proliferated by Trent, the TCSA, and YNDP.

Journalist Ciara Richardson's thoughts and analysis on the impact and inspiration of civil rights activist Audre Lorde.

With Spring Elections on the horizon, we want YOU to run for editor of Arthur. It's a good job, we promise.