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Alex Bierk

Articles

Council Gives Unanimous Support for Provincial Anti-Harassment Legislation Aimed at Municipal Leaders

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At a General Committee meeting on March 6th, Peterborough Councillors gave their unanimous support to a motion brought forth by Town Ward Councillor, Alex Bierk, to write a letter of support for a provincial private members bill known as Bill 5, Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Made Mandatory for Councillors Following Discussion on Race and Cultural Identity

Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

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Town Ward Councillor Joy Lachica's motion to add "Race and Identity" as one of the priorities of concern under the Peterborough Community Saftey and Wellbeing Place was ultimately deferred until Council can hear from DEI Officer Reem Ali next month.

Alex Bierk Did Nothing Wrong

Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

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Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay reflects upon the lessons of activism and empathy we can learn when an elected official like Alex Bierk takes action and goes against the grain of "acceptable" forms of mutual aid.

Cost of Encampment Evictions Still Unclear Despite Report's Approval by City Council

David King

September 23, 2025

Peterborough Opens New Temporary Shelter as it Evicts McDonnel Encampment

Louanne Morin

August 27, 2025

Issue 6

March 22, 2023

Arthur is back in action for March and after a brual month full of all kinds of horrible slights and baseless attacks from the far reaches of campus we get to keep our funding for at least another year! This issue features everything from the profane to the profound and everything in between. In short, everything people have come to love (or despise) about Arthur is here within these pages. We talk about the most moving moments of the 47th annual Elders and Traditional People's Gathering to the academic ramifications for discovering you are indeed a cat. You'll also find the latest on what City Council has been up to and a review of some pertinent films.

Volume 57, Issue 6

March 22, 2023

Podcast

Peterborough Politics Podcast Episode 4: Bylaw of the Land (ft. Councillor Matt Crowley)

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Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

Danny Taro

Episode 4! We finally have local music to serve as the official #PtboPoliPod theme! Big shout out to Garbageface for supplying us with these bangers. The second is that we hosted our first guest on the show, Councillor Matt Crowley, who joined us to talk about his experience as a new City Councillor.

Independent Journalism—Now More Than Ever.

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Alex Bierk