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Growth is coming to Peterborough, but how we manage it is up to us
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...
Tree removal worries Loggerhead Marsh advocates
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...

Batten-White subdivision Ontario Municipal Board hearing in Peterborough wraps up; decision several months away
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...

Batten-White subdivision won't harm Loggerhead Marsh, wetland biologist testifies at Ontario Municipal Board hearing in Peterborough
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...

New plan for Batten-White subdivision in Peterborough offering 30-metre setback, Ontario Municipal Board hearing told
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...

Developer proposes 30-metre setback from wetland for subdivision in OMB hearing
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....