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Age-Friendly Peterborough Survey

The Peterborough Council on Aging is seeking input from community members to develop an Age-friendly Plan for the Peterborough region. The Plan will identify the needs, priorities, and service gaps of older adults and outline strategies to support active and healthy aging across the region. A survey, open to all community members, is now available online…. more »

2014 Active Transportation and Health Indicators Report

Peterborough’s first Active Transportation and Health Indicators Report has been released! This report showcases the connection between rates of walking and cycling, infrastructure, policy, programming, human and environmental health, and safety. Containing hundreds of unique infographics, this report is among the first and most comprehensive benchmarking publications developed in a Canadian municipality.

2014 Purple Onion Festival

The Purple Onion Festival is a celebration of our local community, a more resilient and sustainable one, one that supports our local farmers and locally owned businesses by building relationships with them, by making connections and by living more locally. Come out to the Festival this Sunday, September the 21st, 11-4, at Peterborough’s Millennium Park, and… more »

7 Days of Green is back!

7 Days of Green is back this year, June 1-7!  Visit their brand new website for detailed listings of events.  http://7daysofgreen.ca/ Sustainable Peterborough is proud to be one of the partners in the “Buy Local Cash Mob” event taking place on Wednesday, June 4th, at the Electric City Bread Company, 165 Sherbrooke Street, Peterborough, from… more »

Seniors’ Summit

The 2014 Seniors’ Summit will be kickstarting Seniors’ Month and will be taking place on May 29th, 12:30 – 7:00 in Trent University’s Wenjack Theatre.  For more details please visit this link:  http://www.peterborough.ca/Living/Seniors/Peterborough_Seniors__Month/Seniors__Month_-_Calendar_of_Events/Senior_s_Summit_s_p9862.htm?EventMode=View&EventOccurrence=0