Will Pearson
@quillpearson.bsky.social
🏕 🎾 🎞 📸 📚 🗞 🚴♂️ 🌮 🃏 🕰 assistant editor @thenarwhal.ca founding board member @ptbocurrents.bsky.social
It's been a year since Toronto passed a bylaw that increased the burden on landlords evicting to renovate. And renovictions appear to be way down. www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
Since Toronto’s renoviction bylaw took effect a year ago, calls about such evictions have ‘all but disappeared’
Since Toronto’s renoviction bylaw took effect one year ago, lawyers and advocates say calls about this type of bad-faith eviction have ‘all but disappeared.’
thestar.com
After weeks in court, The Narwhal is in the home stretch of our press freedom trial against the RCMP — final arguments are wrapping up. We’re standing firm in our conviction that journalists must be given access to cover the actions of powerful government institutions like the police.
The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
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Check out my latest on @ptbocurrents.bsky.social. Taking a look at the current strike by the OPSEU local at Community Living, the wider tensions with the province that it represents, and the vulnerable communities it affects the most. peterboroughcurrents.ca/in-depth/dev...
Tensions boil over into a strike at Community Living (and across the province)
Chronic underfunding and a wage cap lead to coordinated labour actions across the province
peterboroughcurrents.ca
I've enjoyed writing a little for @thephilanthropist.ca lately. Here's a new one on declining volunteerism in Canada, and one local effort to turn the trend around. (Get out there and participate, people!) thephilanthropist.ca/2026/06/less...
Lessons from one local effort to rekindle a culture of volunteering - The Philanthropist Journal
Volunteer Peterborough aims to buck a national trend of declining volunteerism by supporting people to find opportunities that match their skills and interests.
thephilanthropist.ca
Downtown's big pit now has a list price! This property, which is assessed for $188,000 for property tax purposes, is for sale for $3 million. Remember, "If you're undertaxing a [property] ... you’re going to be overtaxing somebody else." peterboroughcurrents.ca/news/this-mi...
Ontario is lifting the tuition freeze. MPP Smith defended the freeze and used it to attack an opponent in a debate last year. "Are you suggesting, in economic hard times, that you want students to pay more, and you want parents to pay more, and you want families to have less money?" Smith said.
The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 6mo ago
In a first for Ontario, Alderville First Nation has granted Rice Lake legal personhood. “We’ve always seen the lake as a mother, a provider," says Chief Taynar Simpson. "As a family member.” peterboroughcurrents.ca/environment/...
Alderville First Nation grants legal personhood to Rice Lake
Exploring an alternate solution to climate change, and a growing international movement
peterboroughcurrents.ca
The Narwhal is suing the RCMP to protect press freedom for all Canadians, and our case will be heard in a Vancouver courtroom beginning next week. We’re counting on your support as the case unfolds, so here’s what you need to know. 🧵
Competition for space underneath roads in Ontario is fierce; municipalities need that space for all sorts of infrastructure. So why does a fossil fuel company get to put its pipelines there for free? (Peterborough's deal with Enbridge was signed in 2023 🫠)
The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 8mo agoWaterloo Region and Guelph are holding out on renewing contracts that allow Enbridge Gas to build pipelines on public land for free. Toronto and Ottawa are also pushing back, and more Ontario municipalities could follow: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbr...
Prominent #Ptbo lawyer, former city councillor, and civic leader Ann Farquharson has passed away. The widely respected volunteer and community advocate has died at 68, leaving a legacy of service spanning law, politics, and countless local organizations. kawarthanow.com/2025/11/24/p...
Prominent Peterborough lawyer, former city councillor, and civic leader Ann Farquharson has passed away | kawarthaNOW
By kawarthaNOW. The widely respected volunteer and community advocate has died at 68, leaving a legacy of service spanning law, politics, and countless local organizations.
kawarthanow.com
Now Leal is asking airport manager, Kyle Bruce, whether there will be "big signs" for the airport following its official name change. "I mean REALLY big signs," he repeats as Bruce explains there are restrictions on the size of signs in Peterborough. Mercifully, we are on break now.
The convictions are suspended pending a constitutional challenge, in which lawyers will argue the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is unconstitutional. 👀
The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 9mo agoEris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were found guilty of trafficking meth, heroin and cocaine yesterday morning by Justice Catherine Murray.
In Alberta, landowners can’t deny oil and gas wells on their properties, but they’re entitled to compensation. Some companies fail to pay those bills — and rural Albertans are tired of waiting. They're also tired of that repayment, eventually, coming from taxpayers. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-land...
Rural Albertans face growing problems with oil and gas wells | The Narwhal
The Alberta government is pushing a new plan to deal with years of regulatory failure. Alberta landowners aren’t convinced
thenarwhal.ca
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.
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
peterboroughcurrents.ca
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. peterboroughcurrents.ca/analysis/ge-...
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.
peterboroughcurrents.ca
It's time for my second annual DOGS OF PRIDE roundup. Here are the top four. Happy Pride, PTBO/NOGO!
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 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. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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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It's not perfect. But I'm relieved to see this got approved last night. More please.
kawarthaNOW@kawarthanow.bsky.social · 11mo ago#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. kawarthanow.com/2025/08/25/p...
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?
Cost to accommodate Peterborough Police in two renovated buildings goes over budget by $25.4 million
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.
thepeterboroughexaminer.com
It's us! Happy @thenarwhal.ca debutante day, @quillpearson.bsky.social 🐋
The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 12mo agoAt 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)
We're hiring! As our newsroom's founding members depart to pursue new opportunities, we're seeking someone to take up the mantle and continue our work of delivering in-depth and community-centred local news to our audience. Details here: peterboroughcurrents.ca/announcement...
We're hiring an editor.
This is an opportunity to shape the future of non-profit news in Peterborough. Apply by August 19.
peterboroughcurrents.ca
News! After five years leading Peterborough Currents, I'm moving on and now I work at @thenarwhal.ca! That means Currents needs a new editor. So we're hiring! This is an opportunity to shape the future of non-profit news in Peterborough. peterboroughcurrents.ca/announcement...
We're hiring an editor.
This is an opportunity to shape the future of non-profit news in Peterborough. Apply by August 19.
peterboroughcurrents.ca
'The Queen is dead': Pollinator Parade buzzes downtown Peterborough
'The Queen is dead': Pollinator Parade buzzes downtown Peterborough
Pollinator Parade brings attention to bee populations.
thepeterboroughexaminer.com
@royinori.bsky.social spent a night worm picking and came back with so many mind-boggling facts. Nearly all bait worms are harvested in one small corner of southern Ontario? Today's worms aren't even native to North America?? #longreads thelocal.to/ontario-nigh...
On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local
Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once...
thelocal.to
