Wetlands Given a Second Chance?
In a hilarious turn of events, Peterborough city council has lost an $18-million dollar grant that would have allowed the Dual Pad Arena project to take off. The project, which …
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Letter to the Editors, Volume 53 Issue 3: “Doltish City Council”
I have had conversations with all council persons for my ward, in the City of Peterborough, and that has been thought-provoking. Several days ago CHEX television covered an open forum …
Skateboarders Drop in on City Council
The Peterborough community has seemingly endless niche groups spread all over the city. We know the most prominent ones — the arts community, the vibrant music scene, the sports lovers …
Trent University and Peterborough City Council Learned Nothing from Shrek
For those who have not yet heard, a chunk of Trent University’s wetland property has been sold off to City Council to build a hulking mass of an arena and …
The Contentious Topic of the Peterborough Parkway
The Peterborough Parkway seems like a topic that will never find its way off of the official plan of City Council. With vehement opposition on both the local and provincial …
Cooperation through confrontation: Downtown Business Improvement Association secures $150,000 from City
The Downtown Business Improvement Association (DBIA) has secured an additional $150 thousand out of the City of Peterborough for the next 20 years. This money will go to additional funding …
Arthur Goes to Council February 6th 2017
Gary Baldwin, a principle, a good cop Gary Baldwin is a man who makes lists before entering city council with key pieces of information to extract. His questions are both …
Arthur Goes to Council: November 21st
Lesley Parnell Lesley Parnell is the type of woman that, if you were to ask her age, she would spread a rumour about you serving frozen dinners to your family …
Arthur Goes to Council November 14th: Don the Dad and Tough Budgets
Don “the Dad” Vassiliadis Don Vassiliadis is the uninvolved father figure from 80s movies. He sits at the dinner table, eats his meal, occasionally gives nods of approval to the …
Arthur Goes to Council: Gentrification and Performance Enhancing Development
Dan McWilliams Dan “the hawk” McWilliams is a man with infinite capacity for flare and passionate disinterest. He treats the voices of city staff as the starting pistol for a …