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  • Proposed Peterborough bylaw amendment aims to diffuse tension with Food Not Bombs
    The City of Peterborough has issued no-trespassing notices to Food Not Bombs in recent weeks. For years the group has served food at Confederation Park without a permit.
    Politics
    Apr 8
  • Proposed overhaul of Peterborough area school boundaries aims to tackle overcapacity
    The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board has four concepts to address student overcapacity. Changes could impact two dozen schools in Peterborough city and county.
    Education
    Apr 5
  • Food Not Bombs Peterborough to work permit-free in park with bylaw amendment
    City council has approved an amendment to a Parks and Facilities bylaw to allow staff to grant and revoke exemptions for specific activities in Confederation Square.
    Canada
    Apr 10
  • Otonabee Conservation issues flood watch for Trent-Severn Waterway in Peterborough area
    Otonabee Conservation warns flooding is possible for the Kawartha Lakes from the Tri-Lakes (Buckhorn, Pigeon and Chemong) eastward to the Otonabee and Trent Rivers and Rice Lake.
    Weather
    Apr 15
  • ‘Carve him like a Thanksgiving turkey’: Ontario mayor apologizes for remark to councillor
    Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal apologized for his 'intemperate language' toward Coun. Alex Bierk during the April 2 city council committee meeting.
    Canada
    Apr 9
  • Land, buildings sought as need for Peterborough County child-care spaces surges
    As of April, there are 3,700 children in Peterborough city and county on a wait-list for a child-care service.
    Canada
    Apr 17
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  • New online directories help Peterborough area residents find health, community services
    A new partnership between the Peterborough Ontario Health Team, Peterborough city and county have added two directories which can find services via topic, location and keyword.
    Health
    Mar 27
  • Ontario provides Kawartha Lakes $1.56M for reaching 90% of 2023 housing targets
    With 431 new housing units, the City of Kawartha Lakes achieved 90 per cent of its housing target in 2023. The municipality has been tasked with 6,500 home builds in eight years.
    Economy
    Apr 4
  • 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
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  • Toxic drug supply identified in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County: health unit
    Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit alerted community partners and first responders about a spike in suspected opioid drug poisonings.
    Health
    Apr 9
  • Naloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in Alberta
    A street drug containing fentanyl and a sedative called bromazolam — which is in the benzodiazepine family — linked to nine deaths in Eastern Canada is showing up in Alberta.
    Health
    Apr 19
  • 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
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  • Remote work and how it’s shaping where people are now buying homes in Ontario
    Home sales prices across Ontario and the proportion of employees working remotely are both down from record highs but remain elevated from pre-pandemic levels.
    Canada
    Mar 27
  • Charges dropped against 3 Ontario police officers for killing toddler in shooting
    The SIU say a Kawartha Lakes OPP shooting in 2020 claimed the life of 18-month old Jameson Shapiro and his dad, William Shapiro. OPP were responding to a reported abduction.
    Crime
    Mar 25
  • Peterborough Police Association new 5-year contract includes annual wage increases
    The new five-year collective agreement include wage increases each year. The Peterborough Police Association says the contract is 'reflective of parity' with other police services.
    Economy
    Mar 5
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  • Renovations for Peterborough police stations to cost $40M: report
    The city notes a $3.2-million price proposed by the consultant is eight per cent based upon an estimated construction cost of $40 million for both stations.
    Economy
    Mar 8
  • 32,000 residents in Peterborough area without family doctor; 63K by 2026: report
    In 2023, an Ontario College of Family Physicians survey over more than 1,300 family doctors showed 65 per cent plan to leave or change their practice in the next five years.
    Health
    Feb 29
  • Fleming College, Trent University ‘encouraged’ by $1B for Ontario post-secondary institutions
    The Ontario government announced $1.3 billion in new funding for post-secondary institutions that may be impacted by the federal government's cap on international students.
    Education
    Feb 27
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  • 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, 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
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