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On Wednesday, July 17th, CUPE Ontario kicked off a series of Province-wide days of action for the "Support Our Care" petition, which aims to combat the Progressive Conservative government's increases privatization of Ontario's healthcare. Co-Editor Evan Robins spoke to members of the Healthcare Workers Co-ordinating Committee about the campaign and the current state of healthcare in the province.
On the evening of July 10th, Trent University English literature professor, Aaron Kreuter, presented the Peterborough launch of his newly-released short story collection, Rubble Children.
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce has offered what they are calling a “win-win-win” proposal to build the 16 pickleball courts currently set to be built at Bonnerworth Park on the former Baskin-Robbins property on Aylmer and Simcoe Streets.
Fleming College’s June 26th Board of Governors meeting saw three deputations advocate for the reversal of the 29 suspended programs announced in April of this year. The delegates, who are all graduates of recently suspended programs, spoke about the impact the program suspensions will have on the community, and called for more transparency around this decision.
The decision to bring economic development in-house passed during the June 24th meeting of Peterborough City Council by a vote of 8-3 as Council as Councillors expressed concerns about lack of land and Staff's implementation plan.
Peterborough City Council voted for a final time to call on the federal and provincial governments to increase their support for college boards to prevent cuts to programs on offer. The motion comes as Fleming College’s board has voted to cut 29 programs across its two campuses.
On June 21st, Peterborough City Councillor Alex Bierk published a joint statement, drafted alongside fellow Councillors Joy Lachica and Keith Riel to his personal social media platforms concerning the contentious redevelopment of Bonnerworth Park.
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