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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.

Brett's Latest Articles

Peterborough cohousing community moves closer to construction, despite delays and rising costs

Kawartha Commons has purchased a 1.4 acre property in the west end, and plans to build a 40-unit cohousing community there

Why are Peterborough’s roads so bad? Here’s one idea.

Also in this week's newsletter: An update on Peterborough's new community health centre

Downtown generates far more property tax revenue than big box stores, analysis shows

Findings come as city struggles to afford to fix deteriorating roads and other infrastructure

Photo shows the entrance to Fleming College's Peterborough campus framed between a sculpture on one side and a birch tree on the other.
“All about money”: Fleming College leaders face scrutiny over decision to axe 29 programs

Fleming professors and unions say decision was hurried and lacked transparency

“Where are we supposed to go?”: East City tenants face eviction while owner builds addition

City councillors approved zoning amendment for renovation last month. But tenants say they haven't heard anything from their landlord.

Photo shows two pedestrians crossing the intersection of George and Charlotte streets.
Three ideas to make Peterborough’s streets safer

Including an urban planning lesson from Peterborough’s past and a proposal to help cyclists dodge Lansdowne Street

Overdose outreach team disbands as federal funding expires

Those who relied on MSORT outreach team “are very upset that it is no longer accessible,” one team member says

Photo shows three United Way staff members sitting in a row, as one of them (Elisha Rubacha) speaks to the media.
Social assistance rates deemed “wildly insufficient” as United Way releases income inadequacy report

Living wage for Peterborough now pegged at $20.60 an hour

Photo shows several people standing on the front steps of Peterborough city hall, holding signs. One says "green means grean, not tarmac black!"
Council doubles down on plan to add 16 pickleball courts to Bonnerworth Park after testy debate

Pickleballers and skateboarders are excited for proposed Bonnerworth facilities, but neighbours decry loss of greenspace and fear excessive noise

Photo shows Sam Blondeau wearing a ball cap over pink hair and a keffiyeh over a black sweatshirt that says "Justice for Indigenous," while standing in front of the entrance of the Peterborough Public Library.
Ban loitering? Report recommends changes to deter drug use at Peterborough Public Library.

Reports also calls for planting thorny bushes and altering benches outside library so people can’t sleep on them

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