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 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…
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…
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.
The City of Peterborough’s Tourism Strategy and Community Safety Plan were back on the agenda at a June 15th meeting of city council, alongside a motion introduced last week by mayor Jeff Leal to cut the city’s development charges in half for the next three years. Debate of the Community Safety Plan became somewhat mired…
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…
Trent University student Jacob Méthot is the youngest of the five candidates currently registered to run for mayor of Peterborough. While other nominees have already rolled out big launch parties and lawn signs, Méthot is employing an unconventional strategy: he intends to spend no money in service of his mayoral campaign. Méthot’s spending strategy is…
Nominations for the 2026 Peterborough municipal election opened on Friday, May 1st at 8:30 AM. Trent Radio’s Evan Robins was there, along with a handful of other reporters from local media outlets. In this panel, CFFF Local Journalism Initiative reporter Evan Robins speaks to the Peterborough Examiner‘s Politics and City Hall Reporter, Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay, and…
Nominations for the 2026 Peterborough Municipal elections officially opened at 8:30 a.m. on May 1st. Three candidates submitted their paperwork to run for mayor on Friday, followed by another on Monday morning. CFFF spent Friday at Peterborough City Council talking to candidates. Listen to hear mayoral and council hopefuls speak about their platforms, experience, and…
