Alex Bierk

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“This is a Moment in Time”: Peterborough City Council Respond to Family Physician Shortage, Housing Crisis and Endemic Speeding at General Committee
The May 12th general committee meeting of Peterborough City Council sees the implementation of recommendations for a new Automatic Speed Enforcement system in the city, new incentives for affordable housing development as part of the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan, and the presentation of a report on the progress of the City's physician recruitment efforts.
Council Talks Tariffs, Housing, Take Shots at Dave Smith After Hours in Closed Session
After spending hours in a private closed session, councilors used Tuesday's general committee meeting to talk housing development, the pending incorporation of the Peterborough water utility, and to take shots at President Donald Trump and MPP Dave Smith.
Council Kills Motion to Provide Emergency Shelter for More Than 60 Unhoused; “We’ve done as much as we can”
Monday, February 3rd’s meeting of Peterborough City Council dragged past midnight as council debated a Notice of Motion submitted by Alex Bierk and Keith Riel to create an emergency shelter to address Peterborough’s ongoing homelessness crisis.
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