Some thoughts on how to best organize a response to the KPRDSB decision to close PCVS: For a protest to work, i think it has to be multifaceted: 1. Get letters and petitions to City Council, Jeff Leal, Leona Dombrowski, Dalton McGuinty, and, yes, Trustees. 2. Get bodies in front of City Hall. Protest. Daily. […]

[EDIT: I have heard back from two members of Council, including Mayor Bennett. Please see below for their responses.] Dear City Council Members, Enclosed, via a link to my blog, is an open letter to the KPRDSB Trustees. I have also sent copies of this letter directly to each Trustee. Click here for that letter. […]

Dear Board Trustees, As a professional who worked for a decade in the downtown core, I am writing to express my concern over the potential closure of PCVS. The school and the city share a long held symbiotic relationship. Each benefit from the presence of the other, and each benefit from the presence of students […]

The print edition of my Peterborough This Week Farm to Table column is out today. Here’s a link to the online edition. This time around, I feature Greg Roy and Anna Petry of Deep Roots Farm. It is the 2nd of a 2 part series on young farmers in the Peterborough area. Deep Roots Farm […]

The current edition of Trent Magazine has been landing in mailboxes across Canada and in the small corners of the globe. I’m proud of the work put into this edition by everyone involved. Some early feedback from the Trent Magazine mail bag: “Superb issue. I just wrote Lee Hays and told her (now telling you!!) […]

The funny thing about predictions is how unpredictable they are. And this is why I feel I’m taking a bit of a risk in making one about the fate of the “new” Google+. Let me get my prediction out of the way, right here at the beginning. That way, anyone who feels the need to […]

The Lunchtime Concert Series, Season 2. Episode 1. Friendly Fire. It’s back. After a summer hiatus, the Concert Series is back for a second season. And like the first season, it is probably going to be made up of songs that I haven’t played in awhile. I also hope to include some works in progress. […]

Edit: I’ve removed the video from my YouTube account. Sadly, there were too many comments from students applauding the dangerous driving act. Edit: CHEX NewsWatch, the Peterborough Examiner, www.ptbocanada.com, and several blogs have used the capture of this video. It is wonderful to see social networking successfully provide such immediate community-based reporting and support. This […]

From my Farm to Table blog at MyKawartha.com Be sure to check it regularly, and watch for my monthly Farm to Table, local, seasonal cooking column in the print edition of Peterborough This Week. For the entire article, please see my MyKawartha.com blog. Click here for the article and full recipe. Excerpt #1. Krista and […]