City of Peterborough

Articles
“This is a Moment in Time”: Peterborough City Council Respond to Family Physician Shortage, Housing Crisis and Endemic Speeding at General Committee
By
Louanne Morin
and
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.
Bowlcut: We Replaced City Council With This Large Language Model
By
Evan Robins
and
Earlier this week Arthur received a press release from a Web3 startup who claim they've invented an AI model that can replace human city councillors. Not knowing what else to do, we've reproduced it here for you to laugh at with us.
Bowlcut: Former Mayor Says It's Cool for Current Mayor to Say The N Word
By
Steve French
and
After publishing her reply to a concerned citizen's email, former Peterborough mayor Sylvia Sutherland says Mayor Jeff Leal's use of a racial slur is permissible because he has a "good heart."
Council Adopts 2026 Budget with 6.56% Tax IncreaseCouncil Adopts 2026 Budget with 6.56% Tax Increase
Council Adopts 2026 Budget with 6.56% Tax Increase
Louanne Morin
·
December 9, 2025
City Council Votes Not to Take Over $150,000 Yearly DBIA Settlement Payment City Council Votes Not to Take Over $150,000 Yearly DBIA Settlement Payment
City Council Votes Not to Take Over $150,000 Yearly DBIA Settlement Payment
Louanne Morin
·
December 3, 2025
Print
Issue 3
December 1, 2025
This issue, we bring you in from the cold with crosswords, celebrations, pets, and film reviews from our staff and contributors.
>> Read
Issue 1
September 29, 2025
As seasons change, other transformations across Trent's campus and downtown Peterborough bring some back, drive others out, and threaten to utterly transform the Peterborough as Arthur knows it. This issue features changes to Traill College's foodservice deployment, aggressive encampment evictions, and the rechalking of the Alareer Bridge memorial, among the things you love.
>> Read
Volume 60, Issue 3
December 1, 2025
>> Read
Podcast
Radio Free Arthur
Radio Free ArthurS2E19: Fear & Loathing at the Budget Meeting ft. Rob Hailman
Produced by
Abbigale Kernya
 &
Evan Robins
Following a six-hour city council meeting for the ages, the editors invite man of many hats, Arthur hate reader, business manager, policy wonk, and professional "Just Some Guy," Rob Hailman to talk about Monday night's budget-related debate, and coun. Alex Bierk and Keith Riel's Notice of Motion to establish a second emergency shelter sp
Empowered by: