Sheldon Laidman News Today

City councillors plan to save the Canada Day parade in 2024, and then decide whether to keep it going — never mind city staff’s idea of cancelling it for good.

A Peterborough staff report recommends that the city's Canada Day parade be cancelled as waning interest and higher costs mean it is 'no longer a sustainable activity.'

Coun. Keith Riel said that city council “took a lot of flack” about it, yet “had the guts” to install 50 small modular cabins for people without homes in the

Work could start Monday on construction of 50 modular cabins on the city-owned lot.

Rehill parking lot encampment expected to be cleared out this week so that construction can begin next week on 50 modular cabins for the homeless on the Rehill parking lot.

Due to an ongoing Morrow Park land dispute with the city, the Peterborough Exhibition will host a small homecraft show at Lang Pioneer Village in Keene from Aug. 25 to 27.

Due to an ongoing Morrow Park land dispute with the city, the Peterborough Exhibition will host a small homecraft show at Lang Pioneer Village in Keene from Aug. 25 to 27.

Due to an ongoing Morrow Park land dispute with the city, the Peterborough Exhibition will host a small homecraft show at Lang Pioneer Village in Keene from Aug. 25 to 27.

Construction fencing went up Wednesday around a Wolfe Street parking lot. The city says it’s the first step for a temporary modular housing plan, which should be ready by the fall.

Construction fencing went up Wednesday around a Wolfe Street parking lot. The city says it's the first step for a temporary modular housing plan, which should be ready by the fall.