County News

Please be advised that, as of Tuesday September 3rd, Peterborough County began planned maintenance in Victoria Park.
Barriers have been installed at all entrances to Victoria Park and signs posted at these locations.
The park remains closed and compliance with the trespassing notice is required until the rehabilitation plan is completed and the park is re-opened.
Tasks include:
 Completing a detailed park inspection
 Collecting garbage and debris
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Peterborough, ON – Victoria Park will be closed effective Tuesday, August 27 at 9 a.m. (the “Effective Date”). Entry into the park is prohibited during the closure. Anyone who is encamped in the park must remove their items and leave the park before the Effective Date. Anyone in the park after the Effective Date is trespassing.
Peterborough County, in consultation with the City of Peterborough, decided to close Victoria Park because conditions in the park...
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Peterborough, ON – Today, Public Notices were placed at Victoria Park to notify of the closure of the park effective Tuesday, August 27. 
With the closure of Victoria Park, the City and County of Peterborough are continuing an enforcement process to restore the shared use and the protection of the natural environment as expressed through each municipality’s Parks and Facilities By-Law.
Compliance with each Parks and Facilities By-Law is required.
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City of Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien and Peterborough County Warden J. Murray Jones have issued the following joint statement:
Councils for the City and County of Peterborough have passed parks and facilities by-laws, which include prohibiting camping in City parks and Victoria Park without a permit. While compliance with the by-laws is expected, both the City and County are committed to working with people who are homeless and living in the rough to connect them with...
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Today, Peterborough County Council directed staff to work with the lower tier municipalities to consider the development of an Assessment Review Program. This pre-investigative screening tool has the ability to highlight properties that may require investigation by the appropriate authorities to ensure Ontario Building Code compliance, accurate assessment, equitable taxation, and complete civic addressing for 9-1-1 response.
This analysis will compare imagery-derived building...
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