Newsletter: A dramatic rise in emergency shelter bans
Plus, a rundown on some key topics during municipal budget deliberations
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Brett Throop
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“They have nowhere to go”: Low vacancy in Peterborough’s emergency shelters fuels push to end tenting ban in city parks
City data shows there are only seven vacant shelter beds available for adults on an average night. But with more than 100 people experiencing homelessness outside of the shelter system every month, advocates say another legal option is needed.
Most Peterborough–Kawartha candidates support a local drug consumption site; Ferreri won’t say
Response from Conservative candidate Michelle Ferreri unclear about whether she supports the proposed safe drug consumption and treatment site on Simcoe St.
Grade 11 student in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle beside Adam Scott high school
Collision is raising questions about pedestrian safety on section of Hilliard St. heavily trafficked by students
Peterborough families remember loved ones lost to overdose
“Every time he slipped, he would call me and he would be crying because he was so upset at himself. He said, Mom, you have no idea what it’s like when you have a craving like that.”
City transit boss defends controversial route changes, says service improvements are coming next month
Peterborough Transit manager Laurie Stratton says system is “faster, more direct” despite anger from riders who say commutes have instead become longer, more complicated
Renters being pushed out amidst red-hot real estate market
‘Own-use’ eviction applications are surging alongside house prices, data obtained by Peterborough Currents shows
