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Brett Throop

Brett Throop is a reporter based in Peterborough. He previously worked as a radio producer for CBC Ottawa. His writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Edmonton Journal, the Ottawa Citizen, Canadian Architect and the Peterborough Examiner.

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Peterborough children’s aid society places kids in hotel rooms, office, amid province-wide shortage of foster and group homes

It’s the result of the provincial government “chronically underfunding” child welfare and other social services, union representing child protection workers says

Photo shows the entrance to Fleming College's Peterborough campus framed between a sculpture on one side and a birch tree on the other.
Fleming College contract faculty get fewer work hours and lose benefits in wake of program cuts, union says

The number of unionized teaching contracts has fallen significantly, according to the faculty union

City pursues “shovel-ready” status for housing project … plus more local news

Also this week: Who's to blame for the hospital's leaky roof? And councillors vote to extend timeline for Wolfe Street modular housing community.

Architecture firm denies blame for PRHC’s leaky roof

Hospital, architecture firm and general contractor all point fingers at one another in court filings over PRHC’s faulty roof, which may take years to fix.

Can PATH’s sleeping cabins be used at the Wolfe Street modular housing community?

Mayor Leal wants to explore the idea. But a PATH representative said the nonprofit still wants to build its cabins on Lansdowne Street and is “disgusted” city councillors rejected the group’s proposal.

Photo shows two people riding a tandem bicycle on the Rotary Trail past a group of people gathered in Rotary Park. The person on the back is raising their fist in the air.
As the Rotary Trail turns 30, it’s still a work in progress and still “one of the best things about Peterborough”

Paving of the first leg of the well-used trail began in September 1994.

How income and health intersect — plus more local news

Also in this week's newsletter: Kawartha Land Trust has protected two new properties and Peterborough Police are investigating a hate crime in East City

Photo shows the sign for the Kawartha Haliburton Children's Aid Society outside the agency's office on Chemong Road, Peterborough.
“No other option”: Peterborough-area Children’s Aid Society blames province over job cuts

The union that represents staff says the layoffs will put children at "serious risk."

“We couldn’t be quiet this time around”: Facing a $6.1 million deficit, Peterborough’s public school board calls for more provincial funding

KPRDSB will use previous years' surplus to cover deficit in 2024/25. But board chair warns "hard choices" lie ahead if funding doesn't increase.

Ray and Wendy Nadon stand in a parking lot on a sunny day.
After 55 years busing students, Hamilton Bus Lines loses contract for local school routes

Hamilton Bus Lines lost all of its 87 school bus routes in a bidding process, with many now going to a Toronto company

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