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Health unit expands access to STI testing as syphilis cases rise in Ontario
Restricting STI testing was a “frustrating consequence” of the pandemic, said Peterborough’s medical officer of health Dr. Thomas Piggott
Peterborough’s Board of Health joins calls for drug decriminalization and more safe supply
Board wants province to boost action on drug poisoning crisis and push Ottawa to drop criminal penalties for possession
After years of effort, Peterborough finally set to open a supervised consumption site
Provincial funding was announced today, clearing the way for the site to open
YES shelter one of three Peterborough homeless shelters with COVID-19 outbreak
Outbreak expected to be declared over by end of week, according to executive director, Aimée Le Lagadec
Peterborough’s new opioid response hub opens, as pressure mounts on province to fund supervised drug consumption site
More site renovations are scheduled for the coming weeks.
