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“Inexcusable and Wrong”: Trent Students Respond to Racial Slur Used by Peterborough Mayor in Business Lecture
Trent students are speaking out following a statement from Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal which apologized for using “a racial slur that is deeply offensive and hurtful,” in a guest lecture at Trent University.
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.
Enter the Bonnerwall: Mayor's Levee Marred by Death Threats, Bonnerworth Protest
The Mayor's New Year's Levee rings in 2025, with Peterborough City Council and Senior Management Staff at the City made informally accessible to the public at a drop-in event at the Canadian Canoe Museum. While democracy prevailed, chaos ensued.
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Peterborough Politics Podcast
Episode 11! We talked about the STIGMA that seeps from the pores of Conservative MPP Dave Smith as well as Police spending $185,505 (plus annual operations costs) to install 12 CCTV cameras in Peterborough's downtown, plus much more!
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