Less than a month after officially launching his campaign, Peterborough municipal candidate Rob Hailman has announced he’s stepping back from his mayoral bid. On October 4th Hailman posted an announcement to his campaign page saying that running for office while working two jobs meant “compromising [his] ability to campaign…existing commitments to [his] employers and…community, and…
On September 23rd, all seven mayoral candidates in Peterborough’s 2026 municipal election participated in Electric City Culture Council’s (EC3) ArtsVote Peterborough 2026. The arts-focused mayoral debate featured questions from a moderated panel, and each candidate was given the opportunity to provide opening and closing statements. ArtsVote Peterborough 2026 was held on September 23rd at Market…
Less than two weeks after classes started at Trent university many students living on campus have found themselves without a place to stay. On Tuesday, September 22nd, a watermain at the Trent’s Symons Campus burst, prompting the university to close most of its Peterborough facilities until Monday, September 28th. All residence buildings on Symons campus…
An independent film from Toronto has made Peterborough’s historic downtown the backdrop for their production. Who Killed Darcy Dozen, a murder-mystery set in a sleepy Canadian town, spent a week shooting at Peterborough’s Inn and Suites, as well as downtown locations like the Bike Community Bike Shop between September 8th and 11th. Director Andy Lewis…
One final candidate is running to be Peterborough’s next mayor. Rob Hailman submitted his paperwork to run on August 21st, and officially launched his mayoral campaign on September 14th at Sadleir House. Hailman emphasizes progressive solutions to the problems facing the city of Peterborough, and is advocating for a human-rights, housing-first-based approached to the homelessness…
The night of Tuesday, September 8th at City Hall saw Peterborough City Council’s general committee presented with five properties to be considered for heritage designation. With Ontario’s January 2027 deadline to designate properties currently on the City’s heritage list looming, there is pressure on council to consider as many properties as possible in the coming…
Two of three Notices of Motion moved by Monaghan Ward Councilor Matt Crowley at the general committee meeting of Peterborough City Council on Monday, August 24th were officially ratified at the August 31st meeting of city council. Crowley described the motions as an effort to address three distinct but overlapping issues in the city. Respectively…
A new pilot program for cleanup and community outreach in the neighbourhood around the Trinity Community Hub administered by social enterprise One City Peterborough was formally approved at City Council on the night of August 31st. The motion sparked heated debate at general committee the week before but was ultimately recommended 10-1 with the sole…
On the morning of Saturday, August 29th, members of the Peterborough community gathered outside of city hall to demonstrate against the Dominion Society of Canada, a far-right, anti-immigration and ethno-nationalist organization. The organization drew attention recently for a spate of posters promoting “remigration,” a policy advocating the force deportation of Canadians not descended from French,…
The City of Peterborough is running a pilot program to make public transit free to use for youth between the ages of 13 and 18. The Youth Transit Pass is available to students enrolled in Peterborough secondary schools and in grades 7 & 8. Students enrolled in the Youth Transit Pass program can take the…
