Will Pearson
@quillpearson.bsky.social
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assistant editor @thenarwhal.ca
founding board member @ptbocurrents.bsky.social
assistant editor @thenarwhal.ca
founding board member @ptbocurrents.bsky.social
The convictions are suspended pending a constitutional challenge, in which lawyers will argue the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is unconstitutional. 👀
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were found guilty of trafficking meth, heroin and cocaine yesterday morning by Justice Catherine Murray.
DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum didn’t have permission to sell tested drugs despite good intentions, court finds.
thetyee.ca
November 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The convictions are suspended pending a constitutional challenge, in which lawyers will argue the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is unconstitutional. 👀
Still looking! Anyone know?
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.
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Still looking! Anyone know?
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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
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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...
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.
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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.
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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
October 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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...
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-...
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
October 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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-...
peterboroughcurrents.ca/analysis/ge-...
It's time for my second annual DOGS OF PRIDE roundup. Here are the top four. Happy Pride, PTBO/NOGO!
September 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It's time for my second annual DOGS OF PRIDE roundup. Here are the top four. Happy Pride, PTBO/NOGO!
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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
thenarwhal.ca
September 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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
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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...
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
thenarwhal.ca
August 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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...
thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
It's not perfect. But I'm relieved to see this got approved last night. More please.
#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...
kawarthanow.com/2025/08/25/p...
Peterborough city council votes to approve zoning by-law amendment for 17-storey high-rise in East City | kawarthaNOW
By Bruce Head. Ashburnham Ward councillors Keith Riel and Gary Baldwin and Town Ward councillors Joy Lachica and Alex Bierk voted against the motion.
kawarthanow.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It's not perfect. But I'm relieved to see this got approved last night. More please.
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?
August 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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?
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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.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cost to accommodate Peterborough Police in two renovated buildings goes over budget by $25.4 million
Meet me! thenarwhal.ca/will-pearson...
Meet Will Pearson, assistant editor for The Narwhal
Will Pearson, co-founder of Peterborough Currents, brings his keen eye for storytelling to The Narwhal's reporting on the natural world
thenarwhal.ca
August 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Meet me! thenarwhal.ca/will-pearson...
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It's us! Happy @thenarwhal.ca debutante day, @quillpearson.bsky.social 🐋
At 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)
August 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's us! Happy @thenarwhal.ca debutante day, @quillpearson.bsky.social 🐋
This is great ... hope it works out!
The Mount Community Centre moves to purchase of The Village on Argyle
The Mount Community Centre moves to purchase of The Village on Argyle
Group plans to create space for low-income tenants.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is great ... hope it works out!
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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...
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
August 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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...
Details here:
peterboroughcurrents.ca/announcement...
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...
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
August 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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...
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...
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'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.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
'The Queen is dead': Pollinator Parade buzzes downtown Peterborough
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@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
July 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
@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...
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NEW: Since 4 Toronto safe consumption sites were forced to close, the number of overdoses per week at Metropolitan United Church has gone from 1 to as many as 6. "It's just carnage all the time. I feel like I’m staring at a bad motor vehicle accident."
www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...
Churches see alarming overdose spike on-site since safe consumption site closures
‘It's just carnage all the time. I feel like I’m staring at a bad motor vehicle accident,’ says one church property manager
www.torontotoday.ca
July 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
NEW: Since 4 Toronto safe consumption sites were forced to close, the number of overdoses per week at Metropolitan United Church has gone from 1 to as many as 6. "It's just carnage all the time. I feel like I’m staring at a bad motor vehicle accident."
www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...
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#StarExclusive: This confidential report reveals Ontario is spending millions to warehouse kids under Children’s Aid care in hotels and other unlicensed settings
This confidential report reveals Ontario is spending millions to warehouse kids under Children’s Aid care in hotels and other unlicensed settings
The report presses the province to create more specialized treatment options to address the growing number of kids housed in inappropriate placements.
www.thestar.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#StarExclusive: This confidential report reveals Ontario is spending millions to warehouse kids under Children’s Aid care in hotels and other unlicensed settings
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Carol Linnitt, co-founder of The Narwhal, flew to Vancouver in April, took a glass elevator up a glimmering skyscraper and entered a boardroom full of lawyers. There she was grilled, for hours, about details of The Narwhal’s press freedom lawsuit against the RCMP.
July 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Carol Linnitt, co-founder of The Narwhal, flew to Vancouver in April, took a glass elevator up a glimmering skyscraper and entered a boardroom full of lawyers. There she was grilled, for hours, about details of The Narwhal’s press freedom lawsuit against the RCMP.
I moved to Halifax in 2012. Within 60 seconds of my arrival by train, I was reading The Coast to learn about my new city and get engaged. Coming from smaller city, I was amazed at all those music listings!
This is a bummer.
This is a bummer.
We've taken my article about The Coast out from behind the paywall
The erosion of The Coast: Founders of Halifax's storied alt weekly have quit, and the new owner is publishing AI slop - Halifax Examiner
With nothing more than grit, hard work, and determination, Christine Oreskovich and Kyle Shaw created and built the famed alt weekly, The Coast.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
July 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I moved to Halifax in 2012. Within 60 seconds of my arrival by train, I was reading The Coast to learn about my new city and get engaged. Coming from smaller city, I was amazed at all those music listings!
This is a bummer.
This is a bummer.
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Most of my reporting on jail conditions this year has focused on Maplehurst in Milton. But the dysfunction in Ontario's jails is system-wide. Today's story shows how the inhumane conditions across the province impact staff, inmates & the judicial system as a whole. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
Ontario’s jail conditions are inhumane and disgraceful, judges say. Criminals are serving shorter sentences as a result
As the premier calls for bail reforms that would see more people locked up while awaiting trial, Ontario’s jails are “in a state of growing crisis.”
www.thestar.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Most of my reporting on jail conditions this year has focused on Maplehurst in Milton. But the dysfunction in Ontario's jails is system-wide. Today's story shows how the inhumane conditions across the province impact staff, inmates & the judicial system as a whole. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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#Breaking: More than 10,000 Ontario college staff laid off, 600 programs cancelled or suspended over past year
New numbers reveal 10,000-plus Ontario college layoffs, 600 programs cancelled or suspended over past year
Post-secondary layoffs and program cuts — spread across 24 public colleges — have hit both urban and rural communities and nearly every discipline.
www.thestar.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
#Breaking: More than 10,000 Ontario college staff laid off, 600 programs cancelled or suspended over past year