April 05, 2019

Most of you reading this are living in what's been described as the fastest-growing census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada.

That news last week from Statistics Canada took a lot of local residents by surprise. Many people expressed doubt that little ol' Peterborough could really be seeing a 3.1 per cent population growth, more than any other Canadian community...

April 05, 2019

Tree-cutting has begun on the west-end property that is getting the new Batten-White subdivision, and one concerned neighbour says she has "no indication" that the developer has met requirements ordered by Local Property Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) meant to protect endangered species in the nearby wetland...

February 25, 2019

The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal delivered its decision on the Davenport development.  For the complete decision follow "Click Here"...

September 21, 2017

A study that says a new subdivision wouldn't harm the nearby Loggerhead Marsh is "deficient", an expert witness in ecology told an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing on Wednesday...

September 16, 2017

A proposed west-end subdivision wouldn't harm the overall health of the nearby Loggerhead Marsh, said a wetland biologist - but there were certain considerations, such as the potential for sullied water in the wetland, that weren't considered in his analysis...

September 14, 2017

A proposed west-end subdivision plan that city council rejected over concerns that it could harm a nearby wetland has been redesigned, said a planner working for the developer - now the plan shows a stormwater pond set back 30 metres from the Loggerhead Marsh, rather than 15 metres...

September 14, 2017

The developer behind a subdivision on Parkhill Road West which was refused by Peterborough City Council has altered the designs to move a 15-metre setback from the nearby marsh into a 30-metre setback....

September 14, 2017

A planner for the City of Peterborough told a hearing on Wednesday that the redesignation of the Loggerhead Marsh to a provincially significant wetland means a lot...

September 07, 2017

A Ontario Municipal Board hearing was scheduled after City Council did not approve the 217 home subdivision...

June 24, 2017

Participants enjoy the sunny weather and green space of Loggerhead Marsh behind homes on Ireland Dr. with instructor Lorraine Brown of Riverview Yoga Den on Saturday June 24, 2017...

October 19, 2016

The Batten-White subdivision, a proposed development in the area of Parkhill Road West, will be heard Sept. 13 to 21, 2017...

October 19, 2016

A hearing over a controversial plan for a new west-end subdivision won't happen for nearly a year...

September 14, 2016

A proposed subdivision development, with an Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing set for Oct. 19, may be impacted by the reclassification of the marsh...

August 03, 2016

When city council went behind closed doors in April to discuss a controversial application for a new subdivision it didn't just break the rules that are supposed to keep public business public. It smashed them...

July 31, 2016

City council broke the rules when its members met behind closed doors on April 11, an investigator has concluded...

June 14, 2016

A local developer is appealing to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) over a proposed west-end subdivision that was twice rejected by city council....

April 23, 2016

Council's failure to make decision about Batten-White subdivision leads to Ontario Municipal Board prehearing date of Oct. 19...

April 01, 2016

There won't be a debate or council ratification on the Batten-White subdivision on Monday....

March 22, 2016

A proposed west-end subdivision that councillors rejected last year was turned down by councillors again on Monday night, despite some major changes to the plan....

June 09, 2015

Developers willing to tweak their plans to find some middle ground over staff and council's concerns...

May 27, 2015

A certain talent is required to come up with a plan for a new housing subdivision that city council would unanimously reject....

May 26, 2015

A plan for a new 200-house subdivision on Parkhill Rd. east of Brealey Dr. was unanimously turned down by city councillors on Monday night....