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Save the Environment and Save the Turtles

Every battery you recycle at the City’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot until November 4, 2012 will earn 30 cents for the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre or ecoSpark. Please visit www.makethedrop.ca to register how many batteries you dropped off, and which charity you would like the 30 cents per battery to go to. So easy! But… more »

Active Forms of Transportation – Public Input Session November 1st

The City of Peterborough has several by-laws that regulate active forms of transportation such as cycling, skateboarding and in-line skating. These by-laws are due for administrative updates, and because the City has received requests from user groups for changes to them, the following by-laws are now under review:  Chapter 729 of the Municipal Code (requirement… more »

Used Battery Collection Program

The Township of Douro-Dummer is pleased to announce a new program in partnership with the County of Peterborough. The Township Office will now be accepting used batteries for collection. If you have any used batteries, please bring them to the office and they will be disposed of properly. Please remember to never throw batteries in… more »

Regional Local Food – Business Retention and Expansion – Results & Recommendations

The first of its kind; the Regional Local food BR&E project crossed several jurisdictions and included partnerships both entrenched and introductory. The project offered participants a unique opportunity to explore relationships between: local government, non-government organizations, local food businesses, and stakeholders in the local food movement The recommendations developed by each community can help Local… more »