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
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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.
Trans Peer Outreach program aims to bridge a gap in local healthcare, advocacy, and community
Advocates say there is a severe lack of access to gender-affirming healthcare services in Peterborough.
Peterborough Public Health issues drug poisoning alert
Health unit assures public it continues to monitor overdoses, despite service reductions due to wave of COVID-19 cases
Workers and widows confront MPP Smith over denied WSIB claims
The Occupational Disease Reform Alliance is pushing the WSIB to approve more compensation claims for workplace cancer and other diseases
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.”
COVID-19 one year on, how can we recover from social isolation?
The pandemic has magnified a public health crisis for seniors. Trent University researchers look at how we can combat social isolation and offer 10 recommendations.
Health Canada grants conditional approval of consumption and treatment services site
Partner agencies now awaiting provincial decision on whether to fund the site
Safer supply pilot project will study viability for small cities and rural communities
The Peterborough 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic is leading a research project that explores how communities like Peterborough can provide a legal and regulated supply of opioids to people who use drugs
