At the end of a Peterborough city council general committee meeting on June 8th, Mayor Jeff Leal introduced a motion during Other Business to reduce the city’s development charges by 50%. The motion intends to take advantage of a new Development Charge Reduction Program announced by the province of Ontario on June 1st, which will…
On Monday, June 1st, Rob Hailman accused Peterborough city council of systemic neglect for the lives of Peterborough’s homeless population, which he called “social murder.” This week on SWITCHBOARD, he explains his rationale to LJI Reporter Evan Robins, and responds to whether or not he thinks such rhetoric was justified. SWITCHBOARD is a live news recap…
Culture X, an annual showcase of art created by students in Cultural Studies at Trent, opens to the public on June 5th in the Sadleir House Senior Common Room. This year is the first time the event is located at Sadleir House. Previous iterations of Culture X have been held at Artspace in downtown Peterborough….
Peterborough’s 2026-27 emergency winter shelter plan passed at a city council meeting on June 1st, despite a proposed deferral from Mayor Jeff Leal at general committee the week before. For the second week in a row the gallery was full as council waded into their consent agenda, with both members of the Northcrest Ward neighbourhood…
The City of Peterborough recently launched a new parking survey to receive feedback from residents about their experience parking downtown. The survey covers a number of topics, including on-street parking, signage, parking meter charges and maintenance, the HotSpot parking app and a potential city-wide switch to cashless parking payment. However, the survey takes for granted…
