Shout-out to whichever staffer decided to produce this monstrosity instead of spending 30 seconds grabbing a Google Maps screenshot.

Anyone else a bit saddened the war memorial was vandalized and has been for weeks now and nothings been done :/

Called and reported to the city maybe three weeks ago. Submitted a form today. Not sure if it’s been triaged as a lower priority because there are no hate symbols (which I get in theory) but jeez would be kinda awkward to have this there for Remembrance Day….

Regardless I think it would be a fairly easy task for city staff to delegate this to a public works employee or outsource somewhere rather than leave it to the last minute. It has been disheartening to walk past it daily on my way to work.

In my opinion this also looks very juvenile which is REALLY concerning that there is a youth or young adult who thinks this is acceptable. I know there are unhoused people who utilize the park during the night but I can’t see them rocking the boat when they’re just looking for refuge.

EDIT ❗️Staff are actioning cleanup operations and are contacting city police about the vandalism. - see comments from Councillor Matt Crowley.

She uses criticism of another politician to defame and tries to derail his campaign by accusing him of crimes? She has got to be so angry right now. 🤣

I hope there are consequences for this.

ok so i know they haven’t been here long but The Foundry Pizza “detroit style” is not pizza nor detroit style. no pan. no real cheese to speak of and barely any other toppings. came out doughy and underdone to boot. 1/10

Does anyone in town sell frozen Montreal bagels? I have a craving .

Hi there!

Are there any play and socialisation programmes in Peterborough?

Our little guy is waiting for his first set of vaccinations and we will eventually do training with him. Looking for an evening play group in the city to supplement things

Thanks!

Seems like the wrong choice. There are kids on the bus doing the passing.

I'm looking to see if anywhere in town sells eastern European foods like Birch water and kvass, the one place I know that sells it for sure is Ontario fresh and tasty located in Etobicoke, I like the stuff but it's not worth driving to the heart of Toronto to grab wondering if there's anywhere in town or relatively close that sells those

(Plus the Morton campaign touchdown) Eamon, the political newcomer won 36.7% of the vote and plans to meet individually with members of a council evenly split between incumbents and newcomers.

I want to buy my partner a leather wallet for Christmas. Is there anywhere in Peterborough that sells mens leather wallets? Trying to avoid online shopping as much as possible

For once, he wasn't wearing his glasses on his forehead. He talked about how other communities were successful with this and that but I didn't hear one thing about what his contribution was.

I've been a member for 3 years now and never has the pool been so consistently cold! Its been going on since the end of summer camp. I shiver through a 40 minute lap swim no matter how hard I work it. Anyone else notice it? Is it money savings?

Heard through the grapevine. Wonder what it means to pricing, competition, and driver numbers?

Hello Peterborough 👋

Hopefully this is acceptable within Rule 4. I did ask the mods for permission to post this here. 🙏

I've been trying to find some more WoW players around Peterborough who might be interested in a growing community for WoW players across Ontario.

Long story short, a little over a month ago I posted in the Barrie subreddit looking for some local people to play WoW with. A Discord came out of it, people from other parts of Ontario kept showing up, and somehow now there are almost 900 of us.

We've got people from all over the province, but Peterborough/Kawarthas is one of the areas where we don't have nearly as many people yet. So really, I'm just hoping to find some of you hiding around here. Retail, Classic, Forever, casual, hardcore, whatever. The whole idea is just having a place to meet other WoW players who aren't necessarily hundreds or thousands of kilometres away.

There is also a Horde PvE guild forming for WoW Forever, but that's completely optional and isn't really the point of the Discord. Lots of people already have guilds or aren't playing Forever at all.

Also, obligatory disclaimer because I know how many people feel about it: yes, the graphics in use for the banner/logo are AI. I've asked if anyone in the community wants to make us some proper human-made stuff but haven't had any takers yet. I would love to feature something made by one of our wonderful community members.

Anyway, if you're a WoW player around Peterborough or the Kawarthas, come say hi:

https://discord.gg/djjMPkfpef

I may be following my partner to the city as they study at Trent. I’d love to hear people’s first hand experiences for things like local healthcare, public transport, sidewalks, shop entrances & other general “public accessibility“ notes. For reference I’m a wheelchair user with a power assist.
TYIA!

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This was posted on X by sassygirl. It appears this is an accurate account of Bill C-15. I don't know how to link the post, so I copied and pasted it.

ATTENTION ONTARIO AND QUEBEC PROPERTY OWNERS — CARNEY'S GOVERNMENT HAS CHANGED THE RULES FOR ALTO!

If you own a home, farm or property anywhere near the proposed ALTO high-speed railway route, you need to understand what has changed!

On March 26, 2026, Bill C-15 received Royal Assent and became law. Buried within this massive budget bill was the new High-Speed Rail Network Act, giving the federal government expanded powers to acquire private land for ALTO.

Here's what Carney's government has changed:

🔴 1. ALTO DOES NOT HAVE TO TRY BUYING YOUR LAND FIRST!

Under the new legislation, ALTO is no longer required to demonstrate that it tried unsuccessfully to purchase your land before requesting expropriation.

🔴 2. YOUR LAND CAN BE EXPROPRIATED WITHOUT YOUR AGREEMENT!

If your property is needed for the railway, the government can pursue compulsory acquisition even if you refuse to sell. Compensation rights remain, but your consent is not necessarily required.

🔴 3. YOUR RIGHT TO A PUBLIC EXPROPRIATION HEARING HAS BEEN REMOVED!

The ordinary federal requirement for an independent public hearing following an expropriation objection no longer applies to ALTO. Property owners retain the right to submit written objections, but that is not the same as having a public hearing!

🔴 4. YOU HAVE ONLY 30 DAYS TO FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION!

Once the formal expropriation notice is published in the Canada Gazette, affected individuals have 30 days to submit their objections in writing.

And here's the disturbing part: An objection does not automatically prevent the government from proceeding!

🔴 5. YOUR PROPERTY COULD FACE RESTRICTIONS BEFORE THE RAILWAY IS APPROVED!

The legislation allows certain restrictions on construction and property improvements, and land acquisition can proceed before the final environmental assessment decision.

🔴 6. ALTO CAN CLAIM FIRST REFUSAL IF YOU TRY TO SELL!

ALTO can register a right of first refusal on designated properties, potentially lasting up to eight years, giving it the opportunity to match an offer from another buyer.

SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

Carney's government has made it easier and faster for Ottawa to acquire private property for ALTO, while removing important procedural protections that property owners previously had.

Farmers, homeowners and affected communities can still object, seek legal remedies and challenge aspects of the project. But they must understand the new rules and respond promptly to formal notices.

And remember, ALTO's final route and full financial costs have not yet been settled!

Yet the government has already changed the law to make land acquisition easier.

In my opinion, that's putting the government's project timetable ahead of the rights and concerns of the people whose properties could be affected.

CANADIANS DESERVE A SAY BEFORE THEIR LAND IS TAKEN — NOT JUST A NOTICE TELLING THEM WHAT OTTAWA INTENDS TO DO!

Please share this with anyone who owns property near the proposed ALTO corridor. Know your rights, watch for official notices and don't miss the objection deadlines!

🇨🇦 ALTO IS NOT ABOVE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY!

Morning,

I am looking to get into bird watching and the community a little more. Wondering if Peterborough or local areas have some sort of bird club I can look into or connect with?

Let me know!

I will never understand why this grubby town has street sweepers cruising by all the time and yet no budget for Leaf Collectors - which are actually needed. In any other residential town with trees you would have leaf suckers come around and suck up all the leaves at the curb instead of stuffing 742 leaf bags (at 60.c each) and putting them out at the curb.

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Peterborough Public Health inspected 25 food premises in Peterborough this week. Fourteen locations received infractions: nine had at least one critical infraction and five had non-critical infractions only. Eleven inspections came back completely clean.

Here's what was found...

🔴 Wee Wok Express, 337 George Street South, Peterborough Central South

Required inspection, October 22 · 2 critical, 4 non-critical

This is the location's 5th critical infraction on record since September 2024.

Critical: food not protected from contamination, and food in storage not protected from contamination (racks, shelves or pallets not clean or designed to protect against it).

Non-critical: equipment not arranged in a clean and sanitary condition, ventilation not properly maintained, the floor not tight/smooth/non-absorbent where food is handled, and floors not kept clean and in good repair.

Food was destroyed and education was provided; no follow-up has been recorded yet.

🔴 The Original Spaghetti House Pizzeria (Pizzaboro), C-597 Monaghan Rd, Peterborough South

Complaint-triggered inspection, October 20 · 2 critical, 4 non-critical

This is the location's 3rd critical infraction on record since September 2024.

Critical: no records kept of food purchased (food must come from an inspected source with purchase records maintained), and food in storage not protected from contamination.

Non-critical: equipment/utensils not kept clean and sanitized, garbage and waste not collected as needed, pest control records not maintained, and floors/walls/ceilings not kept clean and in good repair.

Education was provided; no follow-up has been recorded yet.

🔴 Castle John's Pub and Restaurant, 1550 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough West

Required inspection, October 21 · 2 critical, 1 non-critical

This is the location's 7th critical infraction on record since September 2024.

Critical: potentially hazardous food not held at or above 60°C, and food in storage not protected from contamination.

Non-critical: equipment/utensils not properly constructed and maintained.

No follow-up has been recorded yet.

🔴 Saigon Boys, 3-1524 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough West

Required inspection October 20, Follow-up October 21 · 2 critical, then 0 critical

This is the location's 9th critical infraction on record since September 2024.

Critical: food in storage not protected from contamination, and the premises not properly equipped and maintained as required. The portal doesn't specify further what was found lacking on the second item.

A follow-up the next day found the location fully clean.

🔴 Saigon Wrap & Roll, 427 George St, Peterborough Central North

Required inspection October 21, re-inspection October 23 · 2 critical/1 non-critical, then 0 critical/0 non-critical

This is the location's 3rd critical infraction on record since September 2024.

Critical: utensils not sanitized by the dishwasher as required, and food in storage not protected from contamination.

Non-critical: equipment not arranged in a clean and sanitary condition.

A second inspection two days later (October 23) found the location fully clean.

🔴 Subway - 107 Hunter St. E, Peterborough East

Complaint-triggered inspection, October 20 · 1 critical, 1 non-critical

First critical infraction on record for this location.

Critical: an inadequate number of conveniently located, maintained hand-washing stations.

Non-critical: inspection results not posted as the inspector requested.

Education was provided. Closed out with no further action required.

🔴 Ashburnham Ale House, 128 Hunter St. E, Peterborough East

Required inspection, October 20 · 1 critical

This is the location's 2nd critical infraction on record since September 2024.

Critical: utensils not sanitized by hand at the required chlorine concentration and contact time.

Education was provided. Closed out with no further action required.

🔴 Tim Hortons - Crawford Drive, 1420 Crawford Drive, Peterborough South

Required inspection, October 22 · 1 critical

First critical infraction on record for this location.

Critical: potentially hazardous food not held at or above 60°C.

Education was provided. Closed out with no further action required.

🔴 Kawartha Buttertart Factory - 1135 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough South

Required inspection, October 21 · 1 critical

First critical infraction on record for this location.

Critical: food in storage not protected from contamination.

Education was provided; no follow-up has been recorded yet.

🟡 Sticks Sports Pub, 500 George St Unit 1, Peterborough Central South

Required inspection, October 20 · 0 critical, 3 non-critical

Non-critical: ventilation not properly maintained, pest control records not maintained, and floors not kept clean and in good repair.

Education was provided.

🟡 The Social, 295 George Street North, Peterborough Central South

Required inspection, October 22 · 0 critical, 1 non-critical

Non-critical: ventilation not properly maintained.

Education was provided.

🟡 Berc's Steakhouse, 186 Lansdowne St E, Peterborough East

Required inspection, October 21 · 0 critical, 1 non-critical

Non-critical: floors/walls/ceilings not kept clean and in good repair.

Education was provided.

🟡 Curry Village, 306 George St N, Peterborough Central South

Required inspection, October 20 · 0 critical, 1 non-critical

Non-critical: no sanitizer test reagent on hand.

Education was provided.

🟡 Oasis Mediterranean Grill, 460 George Street North, Peterborough Central North

Required inspection, October 20 · 0 critical, 1 non-critical

Non-critical: equipment not arranged in a clean and sanitary condition.

Education was provided.

🟢 Dreams of Beans Cafe, 141 Charlotte St, Peterborough Central South

Follow-up inspection, October 20 · Clean, no infractions.

Good-news update: this is the follow-up to the critical infraction reported here on Sept 29. Fully resolved.

🟢 Ghost Taco Peterborough, 110 Chandler Cres, Peterborough North

Required inspection, October 23 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 Happy Palace Chinese Canadian Food, 1789 Stenson Blvd Unit 10, Peterborough South

Required inspection, October 20 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 Dragon Yan, 422 Braidwood Ave, Peterborough South

Required inspection, October 20 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 One Eyed Jack's Pub and Grill, 116 E Lansdowne, Peterborough East

Required inspection, October 20 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 Burger King, 750 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough West

Required inspection, October 20 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 McDonald's - Willowcreek, 400 Lansdowne St E, Peterborough East

Required inspection, October 19 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 241 Pizza, 1840 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough West

Required inspection, October 19 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 Pizza Hut - 705 GSN, 705 George St N, Peterborough Central North

Required inspection, October 19 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 Papa's Pizzaland, 2695 Marsdale Dr, Peterborough East

Required inspection, October 19 · Clean, no infractions.

🟢 Mr. Sub 351 GSN, 351 George St N, Peterborough Central North

Required inspection, October 19 · Clean, no infractions.

This uses Ontario’s inspection categories: 🔴 means at least one critical food safety issue, 🟡 means non-critical issues only, and 🟢 means no infractions. Non-critical issues, like maintenance or paperwork, still need fixing but don’t by themselves mean food is unsafe. This report covers Peterborough restaurants, cafés and food retailers, excluding retirement homes, shelters, treatment centres, child care facilities, schools, campuses, hotels, seniors’ and community centres, and event halls. Results reflect the inspection date; check the disclosure portal for current status.

Source: Peterborough Public Health Environmental Health Portal. No premises were ordered closed this period. Food was destroyed at Wee Wok Express during its inspection.