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…
At a General Committee meeting on May 25th, Peterborough City Council was met with heated debate as they considered a motion to fund an emergency winter shelter in the coming year. Mayor Jeff Leal moved to defer the approval of the winter plan until the next session of council in August, a move which city…
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…
At the Peterborough City Council meeting on May 11th, Council approved dedicating $57 million to the construction of a new Multi-Use Sport and Events Centre (MUSEC). The proposed funding plan for the MUSEC is a “one-third and two-third model,” says Councillor Andrew Beamer. “The City puts up a third if they can get the two…
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…
Campaigning for the 2026 municipal election is in full swing in Peterborough. Two of the five uncertified candidates for mayor held campaign launches this week, with many candidates for both the mayor and council positions announcing their own events to follow. Listen to hear clips from Rebecca Schillemat and Keith Riel’s respective campaign launches, 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…
Peterborough City Council met on Thursday, April 23rd to discuss the City’s draft community planning permit system by-law. As a condition of the City’s agreement with the federal government, this draft must be approved by June 30th to receive funding from the Housing Accelerator Fund. Before the meeting could start, councilors exchanged heated words over…
