Alex Bierk

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Peterborough "Dead in the Water" as Council Debates 2025 Tax Increase
By
Abbigale Kernya
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Councillors returned from a month-long break on the evening of August 6th to convene for General Committee. On the agenda was the 2025 Draft Budget Impact Survey—a guideline brought forward by staff detailing different estimates of the upcoming budget impacts. This survey comes after the June 11th and 27th meetings, where staff presented budget information from each department, which council voted to revisit in August.
Councillors Continue Call for Transparency on Bonnerworth Redevelopment Project
By
Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay
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On June 21st, Peterborough City Councillor Alex Bierk published a joint statement, drafted alongside fellow Councillors Joy Lachica and Keith Riel to his personal social media platforms concerning the contentious redevelopment of Bonnerworth Park.
Integrity Commissioner Could Weigh in on Mayor Jeff Leal's Threats
By
Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay
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Arthur has learned that at least one complaint has been made to Peterborough’s Integrity Commissioner, Guy Giorno, concerning Mayor Jeff Leal following the City Council general committee meeting on April 2nd during which Leal made threatening remarks toward Town Ward Councillor Alex Bierk.
Bierk and Riel Hopeful for Wolfe Street Housing Strategy Bierk and Riel Hopeful for Wolfe Street Housing Strategy
Bierk and Riel Hopeful for Wolfe Street Housing Strategy
Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay
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September 6, 2023
“An Extremely Extraordinary Situation”: the Fight for a 5% Tax Rate Drags on at City Hall“An Extremely Extraordinary Situation”: the Fight for a 5% Tax Rate Drags on at City Hall
“An Extremely Extraordinary Situation”: the Fight for a 5% Tax Rate Drags on at City Hall
Evan Robins
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August 29, 2023
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Issue 6
March 22, 2023
Arthur is back in action for March and after a brual month full of all kinds of horrible slights and baseless attacks from the far reaches of campus we get to keep our funding for at least another year! This issue features everything from the profane to the profound and everything in between. In short, everything people have come to love (or despise) about Arthur is here within these pages. We talk about the most moving moments of the 47th annual Elders and Traditional People's Gathering to the academic ramifications for discovering you are indeed a cat. You'll also find the latest on what City Council has been up to and a review of some pertinent films.
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Volume 57, Issue 6
March 22, 2023
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Peterborough Politics PodcastEpisode 3: Don't Have a CAO, Man
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Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay
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Danny Taro
We're back at it again like clockwork for Episode 2 of the Peterborough Politics Podcast. This week we delved into the latest city council meeting, specifically the deferral to add stronger language surrounding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to the community safety and well-being plan and exciting Waste Management changes.
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