Peterborough City Council faced another interruption from resident and frequent delegate Margie Sumadh on Monday, August 24th. Sumadh interjected during remarks from councilor Lesley Parnell to take issue with her rhetoric directed at homeless clients of One City’s Trinity shelter. Conucil had been debating a motion to allocate $25,000 for a One City pilot program…
Peterborough Humane Society are in the middle of their month-long “Dogust” campaign. Over the last month of the summer, they cut adoption costs for dogs from $600 to $300 to encourage adoptions during their slow season when the kennels tend to fill up. I spoke to PHS Development and Communications Coordinator, Désirée Kretschmar about the…
The City of Peterborough has completed all seven of the initiatives conditional to its funding agreement under the Housing Accelerator Fund, the city announced in a press release on August 11th. In recognition of the successful implementation of the city’s Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan, the city received a second round of funding which comprises…
The City of Peterborough approved an Economic Development Update report at the Monday, August 10th meeting of Peterborough City Council. The report is the first produced since the city moved the Economic Development portfolio in-house at the beginning of 2025. One of the strategic focuses of Peterborough’s economic development plan highlighted in the report is…
Nominations for the 2026 Peterborough Municipal election close on Friday, August 21st. Candidates wishing to run for mayor, council, or school board trustee positions must submit their paperwork to the city clerk’s office before the 2:00 PM deadline on the 21st in order to be certified. For a full list of uncertified candidates and their…
Lakelands Public Health has issued a drug poisoning alert for Peterborough and County. The suspected substance is unknown but highly toxic. Lakelands Public Health says it poses a high risk of overdose and death. To mitigate risk, drug users are encouraged to not inject unsupervised. This drug poisoning alert from Lakelands Public Health will remain…
The City of Peterborough is looking to join a joint investment board of Ontario municipalities managed by ONE Investing in order to diversify its investment portfolio. A report from city staff cites a hope to reduce the city’s long-term reliance on the residential tax base by improving investment returns as reasons to adopt ONE’s Prudent…
This week on SWITCHBOARD Evan Robins breaks down the mechanics of Peterborough city council, from how council cycles work to what’s on the agenda for this coming week. SWITCHBOARD is a live news recap and interview programme hosted by Evan Robins, Trent Radio’s full-time broadcast journalist through the local journalism initiative. You can listen live on…
On Wednesday, August 5th, Trent University’s department of Environment and Life Sciences welcomed visitors to its second annual Farm Research Centre Open House. In August of 2025 the university unveiled its Lightbody Drive Shed, the first of the new facilities at the site, constructed with funds from Trent’s Momentous Campaign. This year they invited donors,…
Peterborough city council could let businesses remain open on statutory holidays starting sometime in 2027. The change was proposed by mayor Jeff Leal, who submitted a Notice of Motion at general committee on Tuesday, August 4th. Listen to hear what Leal had to say about the motion at the Tuesday night meeting.
