Peterborough city Coun. Stephen Wright spent 11 days in New Brunswick despite the province's borders being closed for non-essential travel.

Struggling taxpayers in Peterborough impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic will now be able to hold off on property tax payments for 60 days without penalty.

The proposed project consists of 259 units in three buildings and would be built on lands adjacent to the Peterborough Lift Lock.

The bylaw will ban tents on municipal properties unless the city's chief administrative officer deems them necessary due to an insufficient number of shelter beds.

A report says the CAO may still allow use of huts or tents in a park if there are not enough available shelter beds.

The meeting will be held June 12 at the Lions Centre on Burnham Street.

The preferred option in the consultant's report suggests building a new police station in a new location at a cost of $46.9 million.

The Peterborough Police Service station, located on Water Street, opened in 1968.

City council will vote for a final time on these items during Tuesday's council meeting.

The mayor of Douro-Dummer Township, J. Murray Jones, says the goal is to save some money but that at this point, the request is in its early stages.