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After a year under an Ontario-appointed supervisor, Peterborough’s Children’s Aid Society won’t say if its budget is balanced

The Ford government appointed a supervisor last year to “reinstate good governance and fiscal sustainability” at the society

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Two short stories about strong mayor powers in Peterborough

A legal challenge against the City of Peterborough is dropped and “the mayor’s budget” is passed

What happened to the social service workers at the Peterborough Public Library?

Former CEO's reports suggest the idea was a qualified success

Peterborough’s police budget has grown almost 50 per cent in four years. Does that make sense?

What goes into a police budget? And is it the best way to improve public safety?

Community members gather in the lower level of Peterborough Square on Oct. 7, 2025, to celebrate the opening of the Peterborough Community Health Centre.
‘This is what reconciliation looks like’: Peterborough’s new CHC focuses on Indigenous health

Years after local health-care leaders first identified Peterborough badly needed a community health centre, one has finally opened in the downtown core

Local teens vow to hold city to its climate commitments

Young people were loud proponents of Peterborough's new climate plan this spring. With the plan approved, they now say they'll keep fighting to ensure it gets implemented.

“We need these protections in place”: Peterborough residents warn against loss of environmental protections in wake of Bill 5

Ontario's Bill 5 aims to speed up development and resource extraction by weakening environmental protections

Local school board issues lay-off notices to elementary teachers

A trustee said he hopes many of the 71 teachers who received layoff notices this month will be recalled this summer once the board's financial picture becomes clearer

Staff cuts on the table as local public school board faces $16.6 million deficit

Union representatives fear teacher layoffs, bigger class sizes

“A very important election”: Peterborough voters say casting a ballot has never been more critical

U.S. threats are top of mind in this election, but other important issues are being overshadowed, local voters say

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