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Peterborough CurrentsAn Update From CurrentsPeterborough Currents is going through some big changes. A key piece of our funding has dried up, which has necessitated some tough conversations about what lies ahead for our community-powered local news outlet. At the same time, we're transitioning to become a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors. It's a lot! In this episode, karol orzechowski interviews Currents publisher-editor Will Pearson about everything that's going on at Currents. karol is the board chair of the Peterborough Association for Local News, the brand new non-profit that will be assuming ownership of Peterborough Currents in...2025-05-081h 28
posh unfilteredposh unfiltered episode 14 with Barry FryPosh Director of Football Barry Fry is back in the studio to talk his two loves of the game, Birmingham City and Peterborough United as the two gear up for their Wembley battle!Barry talks us through some of his history as a bluenose, life at Posh, the anticipation he feels for the Wembley final and what he thinks the summer is going to look like with all the transfers and changes to come! Plus he adds his thoughts on the season so far, what it's like being in the dugout and a few other surprising...2025-04-0353 min
Peterborough CurrentsAn Interview With Andrew RoudnyOntario is heading to the polls on February 27, 2025, and Peterborough Currents has interviewed four of the candidates running to be Peterborough-Kawartha's next MPP. In this episode, we chat with Andrew Roudny, who is running for the New Blue Party of Ontario.
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Peterborough CurrentsAn Interview With Jen DeckOntario is heading to the polls on February 27, 2025, and Peterborough Currents interviewed three of the candidates running to be Peterborough-Kawartha's next MPP. In this episode, we chat with Jen Deck, who is running for the Ontario New Democratic Party.
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Peterborough CurrentsAn Interview With Lucas GrahamOntario is heading to the polls on February 27, 2025, and Peterborough Currents interviewed three of the candidates running to be Peterborough-Kawartha's next MPP. In this episode, we chat with Lucas Graham, who is running for the Green Party of Ontario.
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Peterborough CurrentsAn Interview With Adam HopkinsOntario is heading to the polls on February 27, 2025, and Peterborough Currents interviewed three of the candidates running to be Peterborough-Kawartha's next MPP. In this episode, we chat with Adam Hopkins, who is running for the Liberal Party of Ontario.
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Peterborough CurrentsA Guide to Peterborough's 2025 BudgetWelcome to Peterborough Currents' podcast coverage of the city's 2025 budget process! In this episode, Brett Throop and Will Pearson discuss what's behind next year's proposed tax increase and how the city might solve its budget troubles without resorting to tax hikes. We also discuss a couple of key topics we've reported on, including the city's capital shortfall and discretionary benefits for social assistance recipients.TIMESTAMPS(0:00) Community rallies against cuts to arts and community grants(6:38) Why are citizens facing a big tax hike for the second year in a row?(17:26) Councillors met for two days to...2024-12-031h 26
Up The PoshcastSpalding vs. Peterborough, Posh+, The GH Display Stand, the new Home shirt and Posh vs. West BromHarry, John, Ashley, Charlie, Del and Lodz give their reaction to the weeks talking points at Peterborough United.2024-07-2253 minPeterborough CurrentsLessons Learned from City's Latest Homelessness InitiativesIn 2023, the City of Peterborough implemented two new initiatives to respond to homelessness in the city and to offer low-barrier services for people whose needs were not being met by the existing shelter system at the time.Those two initiatives were the modular housing community on Wolfe Street, where 50 sleeping cabins replaced a tent encampment, and the Trinity Community Centre, which was funded to provide overnight shelter for six months of the year and a daytime drop-in program year-round.In February 2024, four people who were instrumental in designing and delivering these two initiatives participated in...2024-03-2640 minPeterborough Currents2024 Budget Podcast Episode FivePeterborough has a budget! Councillors gave it their final approval at the city council meeting on December 11, 2023. During the council meeting, councillors made a couple of last-minute changes to lower the tax increase to 7%, including dipping ever further into the city's reserves and voting to raise transit fares by $0.25 per ride.Sebastian, Abbigale, and Will discuss what the implications of these decisions might be. Then, they reflect on the budget process as a whole.Thank you so much for listening to this podcast series. We can't wait for the 2025 budget!!MUSIC: Th...2023-12-1617 minPeterborough CurrentsNo sidewalks? Blame the city budget.Episode four of our series on the 2024 municipal budget, which we're producing in partnership with Arthur Newspaper. In this episode, we dive into the capital budget.We start this episode on Sherbrooke Street near the city's western limit, where there's stretch of road that is nasty to navigate as a pedestrian. Folks who walk along this part of Sherbrooke wish the city would build a sidewalk to make their commutes easier and safer.But it doesn't look like they'll get their sidewalk any time soon. That's because the city is struggling to keep up with...2023-12-0733 minPeterborough CurrentsFive Stories From The 2024 Budget TalksCity councillors went through the 2024 draft budget page by page and line by line last week. By the end of the process, they'd whittled the proposed property tax increase down from 9.59 percent to 7.38 percent. But they accomplished that by shifting some of the tax burden away from residential property owners and on to business property owners — they didn't make any major cuts to the 2024 spending proposed by city staff.The budget process reveals so much about the city and how it works. In this episode of our podcast series on the 2024 municipal budget, we're covering five stories tha...2023-11-2836 minPeterborough Currents2024 Budget Podcast: Episode TwoIn this episode of our podcast series covering Peterborough's 2024 municipal budget deliberations, we discuss the November 14 and November 15 finance committee meetings, where citizens and community groups addressed city council about the draft budget.What happened? A variety of community groups pleaded with councillors to reverse a proposed cut to their municipal grants. The proposed 3.6% cut to community service grants would save the median household $0.67 on their tax bill next year. Meanwhile, Chief of Police Stuart Betts made the case for a 15.3% police budget increase that would cost the same household about $106 in additional taxes next year.2023-11-2035 minPeterborough CurrentsIt's City Budget Season!Peterborough city staff presented councillors with a draft of the 2024 municipal budget on November 6. The budget proposes hiking property taxes by 9.6 percent next year to continue delivering municipal services.What's behind the increase? Inflation is one cause. Another is a big budget ask from the Peterborough Police — they're asking for $4.6 million more in 2024 than they received in 2023.But the budget isn't set in stone. Councillors will debate it over the next month before giving it final approval. Peterborough Currents has teamed up with Arthur Newspaper to bring you a podcast series covering the municipal budget del...2023-11-1318 minPeterborough CurrentsThe War on Drugs Escalates in PeterboroughOn October 5, 2023, Peterborough Police Chief Stuart Betts announced a new "no tolerance" approach to policing illicit drug use in public. Effective immediately, police officers will direct people who are using drugs in public to move along to a different location. If they don't, officers will arrest them, Betts said. "Police officers will not tolerate people injecting and smoking up in front of public places, places where our community members should feel safe," Betts said.The announcement was quickly criticized by Peterborough Public Health, which said the new approach "differs significantly from an evidence-based, public health approach to s...2023-10-0714 minPeterborough CurrentsThe Legacy of PCVSA conversation about growing up and fighting for what you believe in featuring two generations of young people from Peterborough.Ella Cunningham and Eloise Harvey are two local teenagers who are members of the cast of Give 'Em Hell, a new play about the efforts waged by students to save PCVS during the school's final year. Collin Chepeka and Sara Farley are both PCVS alumni — they were students at the highschool during its last year and they participated in the protests.Together, Ella, Eloise, Collin and Sara discuss growing up, finding a place to belong, an...2023-09-1338 minPeterborough CurrentsTen Years of TTOK and a Roller Derby DoubleheaderIn this episode, two stories from Trent Radio's Local Journalism Initiative reporter Eddy Sweeney. First up: Peterborough's roller derby team is prepping for a doubleheader this weekend. Learn about the team and the sport in advance of the bouts. And second: The Theatre on King celebrated its tenth anniversary last weekend. Eddy interviewed founder Ryan Kerr about the theatre and asked other members of the local arts community why they love the venue.TIMESTAMPS1:59Peterborough Area Roller Derby preps for its double header this weekend. 8:22The tenth anniversary of th...2023-07-2118 minPeterborough CurrentsWhy six young rowers from Spain are in Peterborough for the summerOn this episode, two stories brought to you through Peterborough Currents's partnership with Trent Radio and their Local Journalism Initiative reporter Eddy Sweeney. Plus, an update on the City's big affordable housing initiative, and why some families are worried the plan will lead to their displacement.Timestamps:PHC Update (0:45)Six Young Rowers From Spain Visit Peterborough (2:05)John Climenhage Paints The Only's New Sign (7:55)Connect with us:www.peterboroughcurrents.cawww.facebook.com/ptbocurrentswww.instagram.com/ptbocurrentshttps://twitter.com/PTBO...2023-07-1315 minPeterborough CurrentsDowntown cafe Dreams of Beans becomes a social enterpriseEddy Sweeney speaks with Andrew MacGregor and Aurynn Jacobs Parkin, the new owners of Dreams of Beans cafe in downtown Peterborough. MacGregor and Parkin discuss: How the two decided to open a business together while working side by side at the One Roof Community CentreWhy they're operating as a social enterprise, and what that meansWhy they've decided to pay employees $25 per hour, but not allow tipsWhat plans they've got for their new business (including getting a liquor license.)Eddy's Sweeney's reporting is funded by the federal government's Local Journalism Initiative and produced for Trent Radio in partnership w...2023-06-0608 minPeterborough CurrentsRent control, vacancy control and the strategies MPP candidates would use to address the housing crisisPeterborough is one of the toughest places in Ontario to find an affordable home to rent. A report from earlier this year put Peterborough at the very bottom of Ontario cities for rental vacancies, with only a one percent vacancy rate. The same report also showed that the average rent for vacant units was increasing at a much steeper rate than the average rent for occupied units. Because of these pressures in the local housing market, Peterborough Currents invited all of the major party candidates in the Peterborough area running this 2022 provincial election to speak to their p...2022-05-3128 minPeterborough CurrentsPeterborough MPP candidates on drug decriminalization and safe supplyEarlier this month, Peterborough’s board of health sent a letter calling for the provincial government to take more action to curb the harms of the opioid crisis. The letter includes a call for the province to support and advocate for the decriminalization of drugs at the federal level, to expand safe supply programs, and revise the requirements for safe drug consumption sites. As the provincial election approaches, Peterborough Currents asked the four major party candidates running in Peterborough—Kawartha to share their positions on these policies. Three candidates agreed, and in this episode of our podcast serie...2022-05-2813 minPeterborough CurrentsHow local MPP candidates would approach policing in PeterboroughIn Ontario, each municipal police force is overseen by a police services board. These boards play a key role in setting the tone of policing in their community. Among other responsibilities, police services boards set priorities for their local police service, appoint members to the force, recruit and appoint the chief of police and monitor the performance of the chief.In Peterborough, the local police board has five members. Two are city council members who are appointed by the mayor. One is a citizen who is selected by city council. And two are appointed by t...2022-05-2511 minPeterborough CurrentsWho’s running for MPP in Peterborough—Kawartha?The 2022 Ontario election is on June 2. In Peterborough—Kawartha, six candidates are trying to unseat the Progressive Conservative incumbent Dave Smith, who is running for reelection.Those candidates are: Jen Deck (New Democratic Party), Greg Dempsey (Liberal Party), Robert Gibson (Green Party), Tom Marazzo (Ontario Party), Rebecca Quinnell (New Blue Party), and Dylan Smith (None of the Above Party).Peterborough Currents invited the four major-party candidates in the riding to sit for an interview to discuss why they’re running and what they’ll do about some of the biggest issues facing our community.Deck...2022-05-1933 minPeterborough CurrentsThe Greatest Show: an oral historyThe Greatest Show was a performance art production that took over Peterborough’s collective imagination in the summer of 1988. Local musicians, performing artists, theatre technicians and more were brought together by renowned Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer. They put their creative efforts together to create a “circus of the damned” in Del Crary Park. This haunted and twisted circus was an experimental production that challenged the audience by forcing them to participate and experience a show that was taking place all around them.Artist and academic LA Alfonso reached out to some of the artists involved in The Gr...2022-05-1428 min
PTBO Chamber PodcastBuisness + Elected Officials - 2022 Power HourOn March 16th via Zoom, the Power Hour event featured our signature four-way panel discussion between our elected leaders, with questions supplied by the business audience. Honourable Philip Lawrence, MP Northumberland-Peterborough South Honourable Dave Smith, MPP Peterborough-KawarthaWarden J. Murray Jones, County of PeterboroughMayor Diane Therrien, City of PeterboroughThank you to our Event sponsorsCogeco + YourTVTD Bank GroupCody & James Chartered Professional Accountants Merit Precision Moulding Ltd.MicroAge Peterborough-WhitbyCherney Properties2022-03-171h 31
Peterborough CurrentsInterview: Dr. Thomas Piggott on his role in public healthPeterborough Public Health (PPH) is facing two compounding health crises: the third wave of the COVID pandemic fueled by the Omicron variant and the epidemic of opioid-related deaths. In the midst of these concerns, the organization has taken on a new medical officer of health, Dr. Thomas Piggott. Piggott took up the post in December, moving to Peterborough from Labrador, where he was medical officer of health for Labrador-Grenfell. Prior to that, he worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo with Médecins Sans Frontières.His first few months as head of PPH have bee...2022-02-2332 min
The Living Library Podcast ProjectPeterborough Is A Drop of Heaven - Esther‘s StoryWhen Esther Izarnotegui and her family of five relocated to Peterborough in 2014 from Peru, they were quickly met with many changes to their way of life. From language and culture to weather and nature. While she laughs at those experiences now, she remembers being anxious at the time. In this episode, Esther recalls some stories of her settlement and tells us why Peterborough has become her "drop of heaven."2021-10-2729 min
Insight PeterboroughDyslexia Awareness Month; 5-Phase Study about keeping Peterborough Moving; Current State and Future Changes to Peterborough Transit
October is International Dyslexia Awareness Month. We begin this episode by chatting with Alicia Smith, CEO of International Dyslexia Association Ontario in general, and specifically, about Read October.
Peterborough
is undergoing a 5-phase study about keeping Peterborough moving,
regardless of whether it’s traffic management, pedestrian traffic, or
bus transportation. I speak with Vinod Soman, who reviews the five
phases for us.
And
finally, Laurie Stratton and Trevor Perreira chat with me about the
current state and future changes regarding Peterborough Transit.
2021-10-181h 04Insight PeterboroughSimple Savings; TOPS—Taking Off Pounds Sensibly; Fundraisers for CCB Peterborough.
We begin with a chat with Lynda Todd and her monthly feature entitled Simple Savings. Because October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, Lynda has a look at many of the employment agencies in and around Peterborough that will assist people with disabilities in searching for employment for free.
Next,
excess weight isn’t good for many people with disabilities. I chat
with Lucy Pitcher about an organization called TOPS—Take Off Pounds
Sensibly.
This
is the time of year when the Peterborough chapter of the CCB—Canadian
Council of The Blind does much of its fundrais...2021-10-1157 min
Peterborough CurrentsHow would local federal candidates respond to the housing crisis?With less than a week to go until the 2021 federal election, housing continues to be one of the most important issues facing Canada.
And it’s a key issue in Peterborough, too. According to United Way Peterborough, average rents have risen so much recently that there are no longer any types of apartment in the city which are affordable to someone who makes $30,000 per year.
Meanwhile, the local hot housing market is pushing renters out of their homes and the City of Peterborough has measured a 20 percent increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in the first six months of...2021-09-1549 min
Peterborough CurrentsMeet the candidates running for Peterborough-Kawartha in 2021Election Day is a matter of days away, and to help you make an informed decision about who to vote for, Peterborough Currents has interviewed all six candidates running for Peterborough–Kawartha in the 2021 federal election.We asked each candidate to introduce themselves, why they're running for office and what are the key takeaways from their platform. Take a listen and meet the candidates who want to represent our community at the federal level.Candidate interviews begin at the following timecodes:01:24 Robert Bowers, Independent candidate09:40 Michelle Ferreri, Conservative Party of Canada candidate17:07 Joy...2021-09-0950 minInsight PeterboroughAMI’s coverage of the upcoming Paralympic Games; Interview with Two-time Olympian and Peterborough Native Cody Caldwell; Upcoming Old-Time Radio Marathon.
We begin with the latest news on coverage of the
upcoming Paralympic Games that will be supplied by Accessible Media
Inc.—AMI in co-operation with CBC.
Next,
I speak with two-time Paralympian and Peterborough native Cody Caldwell
before he leaves for his wheelchair rugby tournament in Tokyo.
Finally,
I chat with Larry Gassman from Fullerton, California about an old-time
radio marathon scheduled for Saturday, August 28.
2021-08-1642 minInsight PeterboroughSeveral Items from Fighting Blindness Canada, Including Ride for Sight: Recycling Project by The East Peterborough Lions Club, Promo for Paralympic Update, Demonstration of E-Sight.
First, Doug Earle, Executive Director of Fighting
Blindness Canada speaks with us about various ongoing projects and
fundraising activities, not the least of which is Ride for Sight.
Next,
Frank Hewitt and Mike Brioux from the East Peterborough Lions Club tell
us how recycling pill bottles, eye glasses, and hearing aids can
benefit people around the world. I talk about a daily podcast which
I’ll be doing during the Paralympic Games because the TV coverage is so
poor compared to what the coverage of the Olympics was, and play a promo
for the podcast. Finally, I dig...2021-08-0958 minInsight PeterboroughMonthly feature called Simple Savings; Peterborough Chamber presents information for seniors.
We begin by chatting with Lynda Todd on our monthly feature called Simple Savings. She touches on all the free goods you can access by going to Facebook, a free Microsoft certification course provided by CNIB, and, last but most certainly not least, a $5,000 grant that home owners can apply for.
Next,
rather than presenting a Seniors’ Summit this year, the Peterborough
Chamber of Commerce has made seminars available for your listening
pleasure on its website.
2021-06-1454 minInsight PeterboroughTaking A Gander Raffle; Ride, Don’t Hide; Covid Canine Miracle.
We begin this episode by chatting with Andrea
Dawson, Chair of the board for Peterborough Council for Persons with
Disabilities about a fundraising raffle called Taking A Gander. The
first prize is a trip for two to Gander, Newfoundland.
Next,
I speak with Kelly Curtis, the health promoter for the local chapter of
the Canadian Mental Health Association about a fundraiser currently in
progress called Ride, Don’t Hide.
Finally,
we hear the story of how international co-operation made it possible
for a Peterborough woman to get a guide dog from a training centre in
Mic...2021-05-0359 min
Peterborough CurrentsNeighbours podcast: Peter Williams on how “connection, community and belonging” are at the core of harm reduction
Peter Williams has a long history doing harm reduction work, though he didn’t necessarily realize it as such at the time, but he notices now looking back on it. “What I know now looking back is that I was doing harm reduction work but that wasn’t necessarily the framework for it,” he says during our conversation for the Neighbours podcast.
He started out working with an HIV/AIDS hospice in Toronto during the 1980s, the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and continuing that work as he worked for a number of agencies and then when he...2021-04-0928 minInsight PeterboroughPeddle for Hope Campain; Get Together with Kim, featuring scanners and scanner apps; and Derrick Newman-Still re. his three books.
April is Cancer Month, so we begin by talking with
Alison Payne with the Peterborough office of the Cancer Society. Our
main focus is this year’s Peddle for Hope campaign which is already
underway.
Next
up is our monthly feature, Get Together with Kim. This month, I chat
with Kim Kilpatrick from Get Together with Technology about scanners and
scanner apps.
Finally,
we reach back into the archives to early June of 2019, and listen once
again to a chat that former co-host Simon Treviranus and I had with
Derrick, Newman-Still, who is a writer with...2021-04-0555 min
Peterborough CurrentsNeighbours podcast: How Peterborough Drug Strategy brings together a dozen organizations in a coordinated response
The Peterborough Drug Strategy was started in 2009 as a way to bring different organizations together to coordinate a joint response to the drug crisis. Today, they’re the name behind the projects making headlines responding to the overdose crisis: from the Consumption and Treatment Services site to the Mobile Supportive Overdose Resource Team and many more.
It is an unincorporated collective with four core member organizations that each represent one of the four principles that underlies the group’s approach to drug use: Peterborough Public Health represents prevention; the Peterborough AIDS Resource Network (PARN) represents harm reduction; Four...2021-03-2425 minInsight PeterboroughSave-On Energy and Greensavers; Glaucoma Awareness Week; Article about Medical Aid in Dying legislation; Audiocraft Festival.
The show begins with a chat with Michael Thomassi,
an outreach co-ordinator with Greensaver, a non-profit organization
which assists people to conserve energy through energy-saving products.
Next,
I reach back into the archives to 2019 for a chat with Maureen Summers,
the low vision therapist with the CNIB office here in Peterborough
about the prevention and treatment of glaucoma.
Next, we listen to an article from the Toronto Star about the recently passed legislation about Medical Aid in Dying.
Finally,
we give yet another listen to an interview that I did with Ayesha
Barmania...2021-03-2256 minPTBO Chamber PodcastPower Hour Episode 5: A Panel Discussion with Elected OfficialsOn March 18 2021 The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2021 Power Hour a Panel Discussion with our elected officials: MPP Dave Smith Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien Peterborough County Warden J Murray Jones MP Maryam Monsef www.peterboroughchamber,ca 2021-03-191h 18PTBO Chamber PodcastPower Hour Think Tank Episode 4: MP Maryam MonsefOn March 18th via Zoom, the Power Hour event will once again feature our signature four-way panel discussion between our elected leaders, with questions supplied by the audience.Leading up to the Power Hour event we will be releasing 4 Power Hour podcasts, called The Think Tank: individual conversations with each of the politicians, hosted by Peterborough Chamber CEO Stuart Harrison. Honourable Maryam Monsef, MP Peterborough-Kawartha and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, and Rural Economic DevelopmentHonourable Dave Smith, MPP Peterborough-KawarthaWarden J. Murray Jones, County of PeterboroughMayor Diane Therrien, City of PeterboroughRegister now t...2021-03-0231 minPTBO Chamber PodcastPower Hour Think Tank Episode 3: Peterborough County Warden J Murray JonesOn March 18th via Zoom, the Power Hour event will once again feature our signature four-way panel discussion between our elected leaders, with questions supplied by the audience.Leading up to the Power Hour event we will be releasing 4 Power Hour podcasts, called The Think Tank: individual conversations with each of the politicians, hosted by Peterborough Chamber CEO Stuart Harrison. Honourable Maryam Monsef, MP Peterborough-Kawartha and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, and Rural Economic DevelopmentHonourable Dave Smith, MPP Peterborough-KawarthaWarden J. Murray Jones, County of PeterboroughMayor Diane Therrien, City of PeterboroughRegister now t...2021-03-0132 minPTBO Chamber PodcastPower Hour Think Tank Episode 2: Peterborough Mayor Diane TherrienOn March 18th via Zoom, the Power Hour event will once again feature our signature four-way panel discussion between our elected leaders, with questions supplied by the audience.Leading up to the Power Hour event we will be releasing 4 Power Hour podcasts, called The Think Tank: individual conversations with each of the politicians, hosted by Peterborough Chamber CEO Stuart Harrison. Honourable Maryam Monsef, MP Peterborough-Kawartha and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, and Rural Economic DevelopmentHonourable Dave Smith, MPP Peterborough-KawarthaWarden J. Murray Jones, County of PeterboroughMayor Diane Therrien, City of PeterboroughRegister now t...2021-03-0129 minInsight PeterboroughMarch is Kidney Month; Peterborough Lions Club Loan Cupboard; Demonstration of E-Sight.
Today is a day to dive deep into our archives.
First, we hear an interview that former co-host Simon Treviranus and I
did with Shelley Greene from Kidney Canada in order to mark Kidney
Month.
Next,
we hear an interview that Simon did back in 2018 with RayOstopovich, a
Lion for the past fifty years who oversees the Peterborough Lions Club’s
loan cupboard of wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and canes.
Finally,
Leslie Yee does a demonstration of a technical device called E-sight,
which can be of great help to people with low vision.
2021-03-0158 minPTBO Chamber PodcastPower Hour Think Tank Episode 1: MPP Dave SmithOn March 18th via Zoom, the Power Hour event will once again feature our signature four-way panel discussion between our elected leaders, with questions supplied by the audience.Leading up to the Power Hour event we will be releasing 4 Power Hour podcasts, called The Think Tank: individual conversations with each of the politicians, hosted by Peterborough Chamber CEO Stuart Harrison. Honourable Maryam Monsef, MP Peterborough-Kawartha and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, and Rural Economic DevelopmentHonourable Dave Smith, MPP Peterborough-KawarthaWarden J. Murray Jones, County of PeterboroughMayor Diane Therrien, City of PeterboroughRegister now t...2021-03-0131 minInsight PeterboroughCELA and the newly Rebuilt Peterborough Public Library.
For today’s show, I dug back in the archives to January, 2018, when co-host Simon Treviranus and I devoted the whole show getting our guests to highlight both the services of CELA, the Centre for Equitable Library Access, and the improved accessibility of our rebuilt library. Our guests were Lindsay Tyler from CELA in Toronto, and Karen Bischopp from the Peterborough Public Library.
2021-01-1157 min
Peterborough CurrentsCity council votes to approve the 2021 municipal budget
On Monday, Peterborough’s city council sat for the last meeting of 2020 and voted to approve the budget documents drafted by city staff with amendments. Peterborough Currents has been covering these deliberations for the past month and in this episode, co-publishers Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson go over the highlights of this meeting so you can hear what happened.
Episode transcript
Ayesha 0:00
Hey – Ayesha here, before we get into the podcast, I wanted to let you know about something that we’re trying at Peterborough Currents. As we look ahead into 2021, things are still...2020-12-1720 min
Peterborough CurrentsPeterborough residents said housing was their top priority for the 2021 budget – here’s how it’s being addressed
In our sixth episode of the Budget Week podcast, co-publishers Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson go over how the draft 2021 municipal budget addresses the issue of affordable housing and homelessness. In particular, we look at funding for the city’s shelters, rent supplements, incentives for affordable housing, and changes to funding from higher levels of government.
Episode transcript
Ayesha Barmania 0:02
Hello, you’re listening to Peterborough Currents. I’m Ayesha Barmania. In this episode of the Budget Week podcast, we’re going to talk about the thing that came at the top of the list...2020-12-0423 min
Peterborough CurrentsThe climate change action plan and the municipal budget: interview with Michael Papadacos
For our fourth episode of the Budget Week podcast, Peterborough Currents called up Michael Papadacos, head of the City’s infrastructure management division to talk about how the City approaches climate change action.
The interview in this episode is an edited version of our conversation; to listen to the unedited version click here. Read an article rounding up climate change projects in the budget by clicking here.
Episode transcript
0:06 Ayesha
Hello you’re listening to Peterborough Currents. I’m Ayesha Barmania. This is episode four of our series on the 2021 municipal budget...2020-11-2523 min
Peterborough CurrentsDiving into the proposed changes to social services in the 2021 municipal budget
For our third episode of the Budget Week podcast, Peterborough Currents co-publishers Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson dive into the proposed changes to the budget for the City’s Social Services Division.
Read an article write-up of the changes to the division by clicking here.
Episode transcript
0:01 Ayesha
Hello, you’re listening to Peterborough Currents. I’m Ayesha Barmania.
This is episode three of the Budget Week podcast, and today we’re going to dive into what’s been proposed for the 2021 Social Services Division budget.
And to tell us...2020-11-2019 min
Peterborough CurrentsArts and the city budget: interview with Su Ditta
For our second episode of the Budget Week podcast, Peterborough Currents spoke with Su Ditta, executive director of the Electric City Culture Council to learn more about the role of advocates in the budget process and what she’s advocating for the 2021 municipal budget.
The audio in this episode is an edited version of the interview. To listen to the unedited interview, click here.
Episode transcript
0:02 Ayesha
Hello you’re listening to Peterborough Currents, I’m Ayesha Barmania. This is the second episode of our series on the 2021 Budget Week, and today...2020-11-1815 min
Peterborough CurrentsDean Pappas on the 2021 budget deliberations and the impacts of COVID-19
To kick off our Budget Week podcast, Peterborough Currents spoke with Dean Pappas, city councillor for town ward and chair of the finance committee about the impact of COVID-19 on the city budget and how the process is unfolding this year.
The audio in this episode is an edited version of the interview. To listen to the unedited interview, click here.
Episode transcript
0:01 Ayesha
Hi there, you’re listening to Peterborough Currents. My name is Ayesha Barmania.
I feel like I almost don’t need to say it anymore but...2020-11-1624 min
Peterborough CurrentsIntroducing the Budget Week podcast
Introducing a new podcast from Peterborough Currents all about the 2021 municipal budget deliberations.
On Monday November 16, 2020, citizens will have one of their last opportunities to publicly address city council regarding the 2021 draft budget. The following week, city council will sit as the finance committee to deliberate and make any changes to the budget it deems necessary. City council is scheduled to approve the budget on December 14, 2020.
The municipal budget shapes how our city will operate for the next year and beyond — the decisions that are made during budget week range from how much funding will th...2020-11-1303 minInsight PeterboroughCCB Peterborough’s annual poinsettia sale, How to Store Passwords on Get Together with Kim, and Keeping Your Devices Secure.
First, Leslie Yee, Chair of the CCB Peterborough chapter, speaks with Devon about the chapter’s annual poinsettia sale. Next, Devon talks about how to store passwords with Kim Kilpatrick, co-ordinator of CCB’s Get Together with Technology program. Because October was Cybersecurity Month, Devon’s final chat is with Ian Thomson, manager of Trent University’s Technology Department.
2020-11-0253 min
Peterborough NattersPeterborough Natters Urdu - episode 1Welcome to the first Peterborough Matters Podcast in Urdu!
Our reporter Shariqua Ahmed will be bringing the latest news from Peterborough to Urdu speakers on alternate Thursdays, in a quick 5-minute format.2020-08-2705 minInsight PeterboroughCovid Alert, Astronomy for People with Disabilities, Hepatitis C.
We begin by speaking with author and software
consultant, Michael about a new app available in Ontario, and soon to be
released across the country called Covid Alert.
Seeing
that this is once again the time of year when Earth experiences the
Perseid Meteor Shower, we dig back into the archives for last year’s
interview with David Mills, President of the Peterborough Astronomical
Association about how astronomy can be enjoyable for people with
disabilities as well.
Finally, we hear an interview with Dr. Morris Sherman about hepatitis C.
2020-08-0856 minInsight PeterboroughPCPD Announces Survey Re. Transit Route Changes, and Magician and Entertainer Tells His Story.
We begin this week’s edition of Insight
Peterborough with an interview with John McNutt, Executive Director of
PCPD, in which he urges all of us to fill out an upcoming survey about
the changes made by Peterborough Transit.
Next,
we dig back into the archives a couple of years for an interview that
previous co-host Simon Treviranus did with entertainer and magician
Jason Chessar, (excuse the spelling, Jason).
I
end by encouraging anyone who has used Cannabis for medicinal purposes
to get in touch for an upcoming special, regardless of whether you liked
it or...2020-07-2153 minInsight PeterboroughJuly’s Get Together with Kim, Changes to Peterborough Transit, and Upcoming Medicinal Cannabis Special.
This being the first Monday of the month, we begin with July’s Get Together with Kim segment, in which we talk about Facetime.
Next, we repeat the chat with officials from Peterborough Transit, now that the new routes have been in effect for a week. If you have comments for or against, which you’d like to have played on an upcoming show, contact me at:
insightpeterborough@gmail.com
Finally, I announce an upcoming hour-long special on medicinal cannabis. Once again, if you have experiences you’d like to share, both for and ag...2020-07-0957 minInsight PeterboroughThree guests from Peterborough Transit, and Deafblind Awareness Month.
First, as a result of the temporary changes being
made to Peterborough Transit routes, I speak with Transit Manager Laurie
Stratton, as well as Jennifer and Trevor from the planning team.
Next, I chat with Samantha Marren, Communications Director of Deafblind Ontario, because June is Deafblind Awareness Month.
2020-06-231h 00Insight PeterboroughNational AccessAbility Week with A Difference, Peterborough’s Evolving Accessibility Status, and Get Together with Kim.
Leslie Yee wears many hats, but this time, she
chats with me in her capacity as treasurer of the Peterborough Council
of Persons with Disabilities—PCPD about the comparatively few activities
that have been planned for National AccessAbility Week.
Next,
we air a conversation that I had last year at this time with
Peterborough native Barb Robinson about how accessibility in this city
has evolved down through the years. By the way, if you were listening
last Monday, you would have heard Barb tell us about the walk she was
planning in order to raise funds for the...2020-06-0855 minInsight PeterboroughWashing Hands Properly, Sighted Guiding During The Pandemic, CNIB Guide Dogs Pup Crawl, and The Oracle Talking Glucometre
We begin with a lesson from Peterborough Public Health Inspector Matt Ferris on how to wash our hands properly.
Next, Devon reads an information sheet from CNIB on how to guide someone who is blind or partially sighted during the pandemic.
Devon then speaks with Diane Bergeron, president of CNIB Guide Dogs about a virtual Pup Crawl which is currently taking place.
Finally, we hear a repeat of a demonstration of the Oracle Talking Glucometre.
2020-05-1153 minInsight PeterboroughPeterborough author, Derek Newman-Stille, and The Coronavirus and Your Eye Health
We begin this episode by digging back into the archives for an interview done last June 3 with Peterborough author Derek Newman-Stille.
Coming back to the present day, Devon chats with Doug Earle, CEO of Fighting Blindness Canada about Coronavirus and your eye health. Doug also urges people to go to the website to fill in a survey by May 15.
2020-04-2056 minInsight PeterboroughOn-line Auction for Dog Guides of Canada, and A Demonstration of The Victor Reader Trek.
We begin by listening to a chat that Devon had with
Judy Jenkins from the East Peterborough Lions Club about an on-line
auction to raise funds for Dog Guides of Canada.
Next, John Morris takes us outside so that he can conduct a demonstration of the Victor Reader Trek.
2020-04-1652 minInsight PeterboroughAltered Cancer Society campaign, Get Together with Kim, and Demonstration of E-sight.
Devon begins this episode by chatting with Alison
Payne, Senior Manager of the Cancer Society’s Durham Peterborough office
about the services still available in spite of the need to keep our
distance, and about the alterations that have necessarily had to be made
to the society’s annual campaign.
Next is the monthly feature Get Together with Kim, in which Devon and Kim Kilpatrick discuss the conferencing program Zoom.
Finally, we hear a repeat airing of a demonstration of a product called E-sight.
2020-04-0656 minInsight PeterboroughPeople First, and scholarships for students with disabilities.
First, Devon digs back into the archives to
December of 2018 for an interview with two representatives of the
Peterborough chapter of People First.
Next,
Devon chats with Frank Smith from NEADS, the National Educational
Association of Disabled Students about several scholarships that can
still be applied for.
At the end of the interview, Frank reveals another side of his life.
2020-03-3155 minInsight PeterboroughPeterborough Disability Tax Services, Get Together with Kim, and Lift Locks and Leg Drops
We begin this busy episode by chatting with Lyle Saunders, owner of Peterborough Disability Tax Services. Next, Devon speaks with Kim Kilpatrick from Get Together With Technology about the difference between podcasts and internet radio. Finally, we talk to Katie McIntosh from the Canadian Mental Health Association about a wrestling event to raise funds which will take place at Mark Street United Church.
2020-03-0856 minInsight PeterboroughHost of Disenabled, and Podcast 101 for people with disabilities
First, we speak with Justin Evangelho, host of a Trent Radio show called Disenabled, who tells us how he copes with university life as someone with a visual impairment.
Next, Ayesha Barmania, General Manager of PIP—Peterborough Independent Podcasters invites us to participate in Podcasting 101 for people with disabilities.
2020-02-2356 minInsight PeterboroughCoronavirus and Get Together With Kim
First we speak with Nathan Coopman, a nurse with the Peterborough Public Health Department about the coronavirus and the precautions that we should be taking on the local level to guard against any type of viral illness.
Next, Devon speaks with Kim Kilpatrick, one of the coordinators of Get Together With Technology, which is a program of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB). Get Together With Kim will now be a monthly feature of Insight Peterborough, airing the first Monday of the month.
2020-02-0954 minInsight PeterboroughCardiac Catheterization Unit and White Cane Week ActivitiesWe begin by chatting with Dr. Warren Ball from the Peterborough Regional Health Center Foundation about the need to raise funds for two cardiac catheterization units. Next, we talk with Leslie Yee, chair of the local chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) about White Cane Week activities.
2020-02-0253 minInsight PeterboroughThe Relevance of Braille today, and Saves4CFFirst, we listen as panelists John Morris, Debora Thomas, and Justin Evangelho celebrate World Braille Day by discussing the continued relevance of braille in their lives in spite of emerging technology.
Next, Devon speaks with Candace McGuigan, vice-president of Peterborough’s chapter of Cystic Fibrosis Canada about a yearly fundraiser with the Peterborough Petes called Saves4CF.
2020-01-1953 minInsight PeterboroughThe Blindshell phone, and Appropriate Dog Toys.We begin by hearing a repeat of a video describing the Blindshell phone which actually has buttons you can feel. Next, we speak with Wendy Campbell, a groomer with one of the PetValu stores in Peterborough about toys that are appropriate to various sizes and breeds of guide, service, and pet dogs.
2019-12-1857 minInsight PeterboroughPeterborough New Horizons Band and Old Time Radio MarathonWe begin by chatting with Kayanne Houghton about the enjoyment she gets from playing in the Peterborough New Horizons Band, and about the band’s upcoming annual Christmas concert.
Next, Devon speak with Larry Gassman from Fullerton, California about an upcoming old-time radio holiday marathon which you can enjoy from the comfort of your home right here in Peterborough.
2019-12-011h 01Insight PeterboroughWar Amps and a Poinsettia Fundraiser.We begin by chatting with Jamie Lunn and Rachel Quilty, both of whom grew up in the Peterborough area as amputees. They now work in Ottawa with War Amps.
Next, we speak with Leslie Yee, chair of the Peterborough chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind about their ongoing poinsettia fundraiser.
2019-11-1055 minInsight PeterboroughBeing Kind to The Environment, and The Human Book Project.We begin by speaking with Dave Douglas, Manager of the city of Peterborough’s Waste Diversion Section about how we as people with disabilities can be a little kinder to the environment.
Next, we chat with Jennifer Jones, Executive Director of the Peterborough library about the first-ever Human Book project to be held in this area.
2019-11-0855 minInsight PeterboroughAccessible Federal Election, and Harmonious HauntingsWe begin by talking with Alec Denys, who is the Accessible Elections officer for the riding of Peterborough-Kawartha. He provides us with important information regarding the upcoming federal election.
Next, Devon speaks with Debby Haryett and Aileen Hill about a fundraising event coming up for the Peterborough chapter of the Canadian Council of The Blind called Harmonious Hauntings.
2019-10-0755 min
7 Questions PeterboroughSeason 2, Episode 1: The New Canadians Centre turns 40!Join us as we kick off Season 2 of 7 Questions Peterborough with a special segment recorded live at a 40-year anniversary gathering for the New Canadians Centre2019-09-2600 min
Peterborough CurrentsFun & CreativityThree stories today: (00:25) Chris Lawson on the purpose of fun in our lives and society; (14:30) media artist Lester Alfonso on finding his creativity; (17:00) a preview of the next episode of Peterborough Currents …2019-09-1500 minInsight PeterboroughBurgers to Beat MS and Peterborough’s Home for People Who Are DeafblindWe begin the last episode of the Summer season by chatting with Anne Driscoll, Fundraising and Outreach Co-ordinator for the Peterborough office of the MS Society about a fundraiser being run on August 22 called Burgers to Beat MS. Next, we listen to a recorded tour of a home on Earlwood Drive that has been particularly designed with people who are deafblind in mind. Members of area Lions Clubs were on hand to ask all the questions along with Devon.
2019-08-1558 minInsight PeterboroughIntroduction of a new co-host, A demonstration of audible traffic signals, and people with disabilities can enjoy astronomy, tooDevon begins by introducing a new co-host, Bob Crysler, a veteran broadcaster with both CHEX-TV and CHEX Radio, and a current member of the Peterborough Amateur Radio Club. Next, we hear a repeat airing of a live demonstration of audible traffic signals with Leann Carpenter, Orientation and Mobility Specialist with the CNIB office here in Peterborough. Finally, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Devon speaks with David Mills, president of the Peterborough Astronomy Association about how people with disabilities can enjoy the hobby of astronomy along with everybody else.
2019-07-2558 min7 Questions PeterboroughEpisode 9: Interview with Kim DolanAs the Executive Director of PARN Kim Dolan is committed to building a Peterborough where everyone is welcome. Join Andrew and Carol as they sit down and learn more about Kim and her vision for a better world – for everyone.2019-04-1800 min7 Questions PeterboroughEpisode 8: Interview with Rick FinesPlease join Andrew and Carol as they sit down with this Canadian icon of roots music for the most recent episode of 7 Questions Peterborough. In this episode you will hear Rick play excerpts from two new songs as well.2019-04-0500 min7 Questions PeterboroughEpisode 6: Interview with Tessa DeSouzaMeet Tessa DeSouza Tessa is a Special Education Resource Teacher in Peterborough who happens to be a gold medal Masters division kayaking champion. Balancing these two passions can be a hard trick, especially when kayaking with alligators. When speaking to Carol and Andrew it is clear that she finds a way to do this with … Continue reading "Episode 6: Interview with Tessa DeSouza"2019-03-0400 min
Peterborough CurrentsLGBTQ+ Pride in PeterboroughFour stories: (2:05) why the members of the Avenues neighbourhood have so many rainbow flags; (16:05) a profile of You’re Welcome, an adult boutique in Downtown Peterborough; (20:20) Derek Newman-Stille recalls Peterborough’s very first Pride …2019-02-2800 minInsight PeterboroughAll About Taxes!Lyle Saunders of Peterborough Disability Tax Services spends the whole hour answering questions as we prepare to enter tax season. We also honour Peterborough-resident Greg Wells for his recent Grammy win.
2019-02-1657 minInsight PeterboroughSt. Paul’s Presbyterian Church and The Peterborough Independent PodcastersAccessibility is the word of the day! First, we speak with Sheryl Smith about the accessibility of the new space at The Mount which the congregation of St. Paul’s is about to move into. Next, we speak with Angelica Cooper board member of PIP (Peterborough Independent Podcasters) about their brand new accessibility team.
2019-02-0957 min7 Questions PeterboroughEpisode 3: Interview with Kate StoryKate Story: artist, director, writer, dancer and performer - Andrew Wilton and Carol Lawless sat down with Kate just before the holidays to discover more about one of Peterborough's most revered artists.2019-01-1800 min
Peterborough CurrentsMaryam Monsef: an interview about gender-based violenceIn December 2018, following the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, Maryam Monsef joined Peterborough Currents host Ayesha Barmania for an interview about gender-based violence. Monsef is the Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha and cabinet minister for the Status of Women.
During the previous months there had been several stories of women in the local area being murdered by their intimate partners. The conversation begins by discussing these recent incidents of violence before delving into the Government’s plan for ending gender-based violence in Canada.
2018-12-3134 minInsight PeterboroughPeterborough’s first wheelchair curling bonspiel and World AIDS Awareness DayFirst we speak to Pauline Orpwood from the Peterborough Curling Club about Peterborough’s first ever wheelchair curling bonspiel. And then we chat by phone with Bob Leahy about World AIDS Awareness Day.
2018-12-1158 min
Peterborough CurrentsTransitionsFour stories: 02:15 a story about the volunteers who help feral, abandoned and stray cats in the Peterborough area called Operation Catnip; 14:00 excerpts from our interview with new mayor Diane Therrien; 25:00 Kemi Akapo …2018-11-3000 minInsight PeterboroughPeterborough New Horizons Band and Diabetes CanadaDevon speaks with Margaret Condy about her involvement in the Peterborough New Horizons Band as someone with a disability, and the upcoming PNHB Christmas concert.
Kalpa Pathak from Diabetes Canada delivers a presentation to the East Peterborough Lions Club about diabetes, and her husband Mel who is a local pharmacist was also on hand to answer questions.
2018-11-2456 minInsight PeterboroughPeterborough Disability Tax Services and Canadian Assistive TechnologiesLyle Saunders talks about his new business called Peterborough Disability Tax Services – which assists people with disabilities with tax returns.
Then we go all the way to Vancouver to chat with Steve Barclay from Canadian Assistive Technologies – a warehouse of cross-disability products.
2018-11-1556 min
Peterborough CurrentsDiane Therrien reflects on 2018 election win
During the 2018 municipal election, Peterborough voters cast their ballots and elected in Diane Therrien, who previously served as a city councillor for Town Ward. Peterborough Currents invited Mayor-elect Diane Therrien to join us on our live radio show, broadcast through the facilities of Trent Radio.
Co-hosts Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson interviewed Therrien and opened the phone lines (with some technical difficulty) for listeners to ask questions.
2018-11-041h 24
Peterborough CurrentsSpecial coverage of the 2018 KPRDSB Board of Trustees electionDuring the 2018 municipal election, Peterborough Currents set out to interview each of the candidates for the KPRDSB Board of Trustees. This special program includes nine interviews with the City of Peterborough candidates, the County of Peterborough candidates and those who were acclaimed, and interviews with the student-elected trustees.
Find time codes below for when each interview begins:
(00:06:40) Wayne Bonner, candidate for the City of Peterborough
(00:18:30) Dennis Hildebrand, candidate for the City of Peterborough
(00:26:40) Rose Kitney, candidate for the City of Peterborough
(00:39:15) Steve Russell, candidate for the City of Peterborough
(00:51:24) Diane Lloyd, acclaimed trustee for...2018-10-131h 50
Peterborough CurrentsGet to know the Peterborough mayoral raceOne story today in a bit of a different format than usual: Bill Templeman joins Ayesha to discuss the two candidates for Peterborough’s next mayor. Bill interviewed Diane Therrien during the summer at the beginning …2018-10-1100 min
Peterborough CurrentsPeterborough Currents update and Kawartha Wildlife CentreHi everyone! It’s been a while … we’re back to explain why, and share a story about a bat’s rehabilitation at the Kawartha Wildlife Centre. Enjoy!2018-07-1400 min
Peterborough CurrentsGrowing, cooking, and eating good food in PeterboroughIn 2018, the Peterborough Currents team created themed episodes as a way to explore stories in the community. This episode about food delved into six stories about growing food, selling food, making food, working with food, and the politics of food.
Find time codes below for when each story begins:
(0:24) Another season of gardening kicks off at Seedy Sunday;
(4:40) an interview with a Peterborough Farmers’ Market vendor, as the beleaguered organization tries to put its reseller controversy behind it;
(12:40) Shannon Mak serves up a cocktail at Le Petit Bar;
(16:20) Martin Carbajal (of La Mesita Restaurante) ex...2018-03-3045 min
Peterborough CurrentsFinding housing in PeterboroughIn 2018, the Peterborough Currents team created themed episodes as a way to explore stories in the community. This episode about housing delved into seven stories about homes and housing.
Find time codes below for when each story begins:
(00:40) an afternoon on the farm of Peter and Ada Leahy;
(07:20) visiting with current and historical residents of homes in The Avenues;
(19:10) an interview with Rebecca Morgan-Quinn, Manager of Housing at the City of Peterborough about the City’s review of the Housing and Homelessness Plan;
(23:20) Dewey Jones organizes a group of seniors in Lakefield towards creating a...2018-02-2058 min
Cllr Julie StevensonPeterborough Green Party, BBC Radio Cambs 'Should Peterborough's MP personally pay for fly tipping action' 4 August 2017Julie Howell, Coordinator of Peterborough Green Party on why parishing Peterborough and making available FREE fly tip amnesties is the way to tackle the problem of fly tipping in Peterborough.2017-08-0409 min
Cllr Julie StevensonPeterborough Green Party, BBC Radio Cambs 'Littering in Peterborough' 10 July 2017Peterborough City Council has contracted controversial private company Kingdom to fine residents it catches littering on the streets of Peterborough. Fiona Radic from Peterborough Green Party asks why PCC isn't tackling this issue itself and asks why a private company is allowed to pocket 50% of the fines.2017-07-1105 min
Cllr Julie StevensonPeterborough Green Party, BBC Radio Cambs 'Drifting' 24 August 2016Package of interviews with Julie Howell of Peterborough Green Party, residents of Orton Goldhay, and contributions from PCC and Cambs Police on the subject of anti-social behaviour in the form of 'drifting' on Orton Southgate Industrial Estate in Peterborough. Background and full transcript: http://howell4ortonwaterville.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/the-menace-of-speeding-on-our-streets.html2016-08-2934 min