County News

Mobile Broadband Critical to Regional Growth
The Government of Canada in investing in rural broadband infrastructure, which is critical for communities to engage in the growing digital economy, create jobs and enjoy economic growth.
Today, the Government of Canada announced that it will provide the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) with $71 million for its share of funding to help fill gaps in mobile broadband coverage that are standing in the way of the region’s...
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County Council fully supported a motion presented at the meeting of June 26th to request the three (3) representative MPP's (Dave Smith, Laurie Scott and David Piccini) to attend Council to provide updates on various announced Provincial changes.
"County Council is looking forward to having a fulsome dialogue with our MPPs, so that we can better understand the proposed changes and the impacts on Peterborough County", said Warden J. Murray Jones.
County staff will be working...
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Learn to Protect Yourself and Your Pets and Report Blooms
Peterborough Public Health is advising local residents to report and protect themselves from blue-green algae which may bloom on area lakes.
To report a blue-green algae bloom, residents are advised to contact the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change at 1-866-MOETIPS (663-8477). The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, with the assistance of Peterborough Public Health (PPH), will follow...
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Public Health Inspectors Testing Water Quality
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The weather has warmed up kicking off swimming season at local beaches and the return of water quality testing by Peterborough Public Health (PPH).
Public Health Inspectors have begun beach sampling for this year’s swimming season. Public beaches in the City and County of Peterborough and Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations will be regularly tested to ensure water...
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The County of Peterborough is seeking comment on a draft Local Services Policy that relates to how services required to accommodate developments are considered by the County.  A Local Service Policy is a guideline that assists in the determination of what constitutes a local service for a development, such as sidewalks, street lighting, etc. The policy should clearly define what infrastructure a developer is responsible for as opposed to what the County will construct using...
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