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Overdose outreach team disbands as federal funding expires

Those who relied on MSORT outreach team “are very upset that it is no longer accessible,” one team member says

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Photo shows three United Way staff members sitting in a row, as one of them (Elisha Rubacha) speaks to the media.
Social assistance rates deemed “wildly insufficient” as United Way releases income inadequacy report

Living wage for Peterborough now pegged at $20.60 an hour

Photo shows several people standing on the front steps of Peterborough city hall, holding signs. One says "green means grean, not tarmac black!"
Council doubles down on plan to add 16 pickleball courts to Bonnerworth Park after testy debate

Pickleballers and skateboarders are excited for proposed Bonnerworth facilities, but neighbours decry loss of greenspace and fear excessive noise

Neighbourhood rinks in two city parks close over liability concerns

Rink volunteers quit after learning they could be sued in the event of an injury

Peterborough’s apartment vacancy rate returns to all-time low of 1.0%

Rents are soaring. And one local advocate says tenants are settling for inadequate housing due to a scarcity of units.

School board shuffles students to address overcrowding at Kaawaate East City Public School

The school opened in 2021 but is already overcapacity, leading parents to criticize "short-sighted" enrolment planning

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

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