Earlier this year, both the City and the County of Peterborough were proud to declare September as Local Food Month. Congratulations to Farms At Work, Transition Town Peterborough and the hard-working organizing committee volunteers who have made Local Food Month come to life with an exciting array of events, anchored by the 5th annual Purple… more »
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The Sustainable Peterborough Coordinating Committee received the City of Peterborough 2014 Environmental Stewardship/Sustainability Award!
The Climate Action Plan Team has been busy this summer attending community events across the Peterborough region. We’re hearing lots of stories from residents on how they’ve been impacted by a changing climate and lots of great ideas on what we can all do about it. Check us out at these upcoming events. Come share… more »
Thanks to a generous donation from the RBC Blue Water Project to the Green Communities Foundation, Depave Paradise events will be taking place in six Canadian cities this year. Depave Paradise is a project of Green Communities Canada and its member organizations across the country. Areas of unused asphalt are torn up by volunteers using… more »
Peterborough County-City Health Unit released Karen Morrison’s, Ph.D., report – Lessons Learned for Public Health Adaptation to Extreme Precipitation and Flooding in the Context of Climate Change. This report was created in collaboration with numerous local organizations, agencies and professionals, including the Peterborough County-City Health Unit, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Sustainable… more »