25 August 2026

Council interrupted by public again as debate wages over One City pilot project

Evan Robins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter01 mins

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…

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Amidst a cost of living crisis, the Peterborough Humane Society aims to tackle the financial barriers for both people and their pets

Evan Robins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter01 mins

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…

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