Jeff Leal

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Peterborough City Council Presented With 2025 Draft Budget
Despite Council's August directive to plan a budget at a 5% tax rate, the Draft Budget presented by Richard Freymond at Monday night's meeting sported a 7.8% tax rate inflated by unexpected operating costs and increased Police budget asks.
Sporting Sketches of a Pickleball Town
Humorist Stephen Leacock would find no shortage of fodder in the City of Peterborough's devotion to Pickleball, writes community member James Cullingham.
Council votes to urge Feds and Province to consider local economic impact of Fleming College cuts
Peterborough City Council voted for a final time to call on the federal and provincial governments to increase their support for college boards to prevent cuts to programs on offer. The motion comes as Fleming College’s board has voted to cut 29 programs across its two campuses.
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Peterborough Politics Podcast
This week we talked about Dave Smith being rude (sexist?) to Joy Lachica over a misunderstanding about how the Conservative Ontario government backed off a plan to defund the Ontario Arts Council by 15%. Thin skin much?
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