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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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Victoria Park will be closed, effective Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 9:00am. The closure is a continuation of an enforcement process to restore the shared use and protection of the natural environment and will re-open once the grounds have been restored.  Services are available for any person who might need assistance.  View the full notice on our newsfeed.

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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.
Victoria...
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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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Take notice that the Townships of Douro-Dummer, North Kawartha and Selwyn have initiated an Official Plan Amendment to the County Official Plan under Section 22 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.  The application has been assigned file number 15OP-19005.
Take notice that the Corporation of the Townships of North Kawartha and Selwyn have Zoning By-Law Amendments under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended. 
The purpose of this notice...
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