Peterborough Transit fare hikes take effect in February
Price hikes range from a quarter for a cash pass ($3) to an additional $25 for an annual senior pass, which will be $275, beginning Feb. 1.
Economy
Jan 25
Good Friday and Easter 2024 in Peterborough: What’s open and closed
The City of Peterborough notes curbside collection of garbage and green bins and recyling collection on Good Friday all will move to Monday, April 1.
Consumer
Mar 28
Family Day 2024 in Peterborough: What’s open and closed
A number of services and businesses in Peterborough will be closed on Family Day, Feb. 19. The city will be hosting Snofest events on the weekend.
Consumer
Feb 15
Modular cabins for homeless in Peterborough, Ont. to cost $1.9M annually: report
A city report says the modular cabins project cost $2.4 million for construction and setup costs and will cost $1.9 million yearly to operate.
Canada
Mar 8
Most bed bug ridden cities across Canada are in Ontario. Here’s which ones
Orkin Canada, a pest control company, has released its annual list of the "bed buggiest" cities, with Toronto taking the top spot for the seventh straight year.
Canada
Mar 19
Peterborough, HKPR District public health units agree to voluntary merger
Ontario's Ministry of Health has offered to provide one-time transition funding and three-year merger support for public health units that combined resources by Jan. 1, 2025.
Health
Feb 28
Overcrowding at Crestwood schools prompts program changes at 2 Peterborough area schools
The changes aim to address enrolment pressures at both Crestwood Secondary School and Crestwood Intermediate School. Both are expected to be overcapacity in September 2024.
Education
Feb 28
Peterborough city councillors spar over future of portfolios system
Coun. Keith Riel argued he was not consulted on proposed charges to the councillors' portfolios structure, which would drop the number of portfolio roles from 27 to 12.
Canada
Feb 27
March madness: Sun brings al fresco dining to Toronto as West shivers under ice, snow
March weather was both lion and lamb in Canada on Monday, with Toronto residents dining al fresco in sun-splashed parks while Saskatoon residents carved paths through snow drifts.
Weather
Mar 4
Is a Via Rail high-speed train between Toronto and Montreal inching closer to reality?
A high-speed train between Montreal and Toronto is being billed as the most important transit project of our lifetime. But there is no budget and no timeline.
Canada
Feb 20
Peterborough Transit adds new southeast end route, makes changes starting in 2024
The City of Peterborough says a new Route 12 Otonabee serving the southeast end of the city will begin on Jan. 2.
Traffic
Dec 19, 2023
Patricia Bromfield named next chief of Peterborough County-City Paramedics
Patrica Bromfield will replace longtime paramedics chief Randy Mellow, who is retiring at the end of 2024. This year he will mentor her to help ease the transition to the role.
Health
Feb 7
‘Significant’ snowfall, risk of freezing rain for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes
Environment Canada say between 10 and 15 centimetres of snow is expected in the region on Tuesday with a risk of freezing rain to follow.
Weather
Jan 8
Student overflow prompts program changes at Peterborough’s Kaawaate East City P.S.
The school in September will be a JK to Grade 6 dual-track school, down from Gr. 8. It's expected the school will be at 125 per cent of capacity this fall with 847 students.
Education
Jan 23
UPDATE: Peterborough police locate 2 missing 14-year-old girls in Toronto
The Peterborough Police Service says the two were reported missing around 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 18. They were located in Toronto a day later.
Canada
Jan 19
Strike averted as Peterborough Transit workers ratify new 3-year deal with city
Peterborough Transit workers voted 86.5 per cent in favour of ratifying a new three-year agreement with the City of Peterborough on Saturday. The union represents 123 employees.
Economy
Nov 19, 2023
What’s open and closed in Peterborough during Christmas and New Year’s weekends
Public skates will be held at the Healthy Planet Arena over the holidays from Dec. 27 to Dec. 31, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Consumer
Dec 21, 2023
Tentative deal struck between transit workers and City of Peterborough
The members of ATU Local 1320 will vote on the deal at a ratification meeting on Saturday. The union represents 103 full-time and 20 part-time employees at Peterborough Transit.
Economy
Nov 17, 2023
Strike looms for Peterborough Transit as union, city hold final contract talks
Peterborough Transit workers last went on strike in 2005. The union representing staff says if a deal isn't reached by the weekend, workers could be on the picket line on Nov. 20.
Economy
Nov 14, 2023
Peterborough Quaker Foods City Square to host tree lighting Dec. 15, rink may open
The city on Thursday installed a 35-foot-tall tree sourced from the village of Ennismore at the downtown Charlotte Street park. A tree lighting ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 15.
Environment
Nov 30, 2023