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“Disappointing”: Peterborough moves away from traffic calming, despite data showing pilot projects led to reduced speeds

Councillors vote to study lowering speed limit to 40 km/hr city-wide instead

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In line for a shelter bed on a cold night

The Trinity Community Centre's overnight shelter has reached capacity nearly every night this winter and had to turn people away

Social assistance health benefits at risk as Councillor Parnell appears ready to change vote

Councillors voted 6-5 to keep funding health benefits for social assistance recipients last week. But Parnell, who voted in favour, indicated she wanted to retroactively change a vote.

Council hikes transit fares, ignores request to hire more bus drivers

Transit union president says revenue from fare hike should be used to boost service and attract more riders

Community rallies to defend arts and social services from cutbacks

Dozens of local non-profits are facing 25 percent cuts to their municipal funding

Province to support Peterborough Street Medicine team with over $1 million a year for three years

Program aims to increase access to primary care for people experiencing homelessness and divert traffic from emergency rooms

Province gives little explanation for installing supervisor to run Peterborough’s children’s aid society

The provincial takeover comes after the Ford government rejected the Kawartha Haliburton Children's Aid Society's plan to get back to a balanced budget

Photo shows the entrance to Fleming College's Peterborough campus framed between a sculpture on one side and a birch tree on the other.
Fleming College contract faculty get fewer work hours and lose benefits in wake of program cuts, union says

The number of unionized teaching contracts has fallen significantly, according to the faculty union

Police chief faces criticisms over big budget ask

The Peterborough Police Service needs millions more next year, Chief Stuart Betts told citizens at a town hall on September 19

Architecture firm denies blame for PRHC’s leaky roof

Hospital, architecture firm and general contractor all point fingers at one another in court filings over PRHC’s faulty roof, which may take years to fix.

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