Encampment evictions are an “every day” reality in Peterborough
Hundreds of “illegal tenting” incidents have been responded to at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars
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“Extensive damage”: City faces lawsuit over sewage backup in social housing buildings
The Peterborough Housing Corporation is suing the city and two construction companies for $300,000 over a 2021 sewage backup that flooded several apartments and displaced multiple people from their homes.
PHC tenants “shocked” and “worried” about proposed redevelopment
The City wants to demolish 75 units of social housing to make way for mixed-income apartment buildings. Where will current tenants go in the meantime?
PHC redevelopment progresses despite challenges posed by federal funding program
Two properties identified for phase one of redevelopment. But PHC CEO Hope Lee says a recent drop in federal grant funding will lead to higher rents for new tenants.
“It’s terrible to have to leave your home”: More Peterborough landlords trying to evict renters for their own use
The pandemic surge in “own-use” evictions continues unabated, new data obtained by Currents reveals
“A radically different approach”: City proposes modular homes and 24/7 support for people living in encampments
If council approves, new modular housing could be in place at the Wolfe Street encampment as soon as October
Has Trent gotten too big for Peterborough? Student union president wants a freeze on enrolment growth
Student leaders say the university’s growth is fueling Peterborough’s housing crisis.
New policy at Peterborough Housing Corporation could save over a dozen affordable homes from being sold in private market
The social-housing provider has been selling off its geared-to-income duplexes for years. But it will now prioritize buyers who will keep the houses affordable.
“You mattered”: Deaths of people without housing are not tracked in Peterborough. Advocates want that to change.
The lack of data is “one of the many ways we communicate we don’t care as a society,” says Trent professor.
