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Heritage Conservation Districts

During the May 7, 2013 Public Information Forum on the value of Heritage Conservation Districts in the City of Peterborough, many potential neighbourhoods were identified for consideration by residents who expressed an interest in the possibility of creating Heritage Districts in their neighbourhoods.

At the Public Information Forum, heritage consultant and architect, Catherine Nasmith spoke about the advantages and processes involved in creating Heritage Districts. She emphasized that each district is unique and that conservation plans for the area are entirely shaped by the residents to reflect their particular interests and concerns. After reviewing the areas proposed by residents at the Public Information Forum, the following areas are being considered:

1. The Avenues
2. The Dixon Mills area (the area north of McDonnel and east of Water St. to the river)
3. Old West End (the area bordered by Park. St., Charlotte St., Monaghan Rd. and Weller St.)
Residents of these neighbourhoods are invited to attend a follow-up workshop from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on June 18, 2013, at the Lawn Bowling Club Activity Centre, 577 McDonnel Street, Peterborough. The workshop will provide the opportunity for residents to meet and explore the advantages of Heritage Districts through in their neighbourhoods through a facilitated discussion with Catherine Nasmith and City staff.

Based on the outcome of this workshop, City staff will determine which neighbourhood will be the subject of the first conservation district study for the City. This project is being funded in part, by the Government of Ontario through the Creative Communities Prosperity Fund.

For further information please contact:

Debra Soule
Arts, Culture and Heritage Division,
Community Services Department
City of Peterborough
500 George Street North
Peterborough, ON, K9H 3R9
Phone: 705-742-7777 ext. 1442
Fax: 705-742-5218

Waking Up to Catastrophe

For Our Grandchildren is hosting a series of talks on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Please join them to hear experts discuss the impending effects of climate change and to discuss how our actions can make a difference.

Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation. Climate change contributes to extreme weather such as heavy rainstorms that have caused serious flooding in Peterborough on three occasions in the last ten years.

Everyone, but particularly grandparents and senior citizens, can help meet this challenge.

The first part of the event will be a Climate Change Forum, featuring these speakers:

  • The Honourable Jeff Leal, Minister of Rural Affairs and MPP for Peterborough
  • Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
  • Alanna Mitchell, author of Sea Sick: The Hidden Crisis in the Global Ocean

The second part will be a Community Town Hall Meeting, featuring a discussion of concrete actions that we can take as individuals and groups. Participants who attend will network with each other, discuss the issues and develop a plan for action.

If you are a group that would be interested in partnering on this project, please contact us at .

To register for this event please click here.

Industrial Environmental Compliance Info Session

Cambium Environmental Presents:

Industrial Environmental Compliance – Current Requirements and Recent Changes Two Session Offerings Available: April 25th & May 16th

8:00am – 9:00am

Cambium Inc. – 52 Hunter St. East, Peterborough, ON

Admission: Free

Overview:

TRA. ECA. NPRI. Is your operation subject to current environmental regulations? Join us as our Cambium staff provides an overview of today’s most common environmental regulations including:

  • Ontario Regulation 455 – Toxics Reduction Act (TRA)
  • Ontario Regulation 419 – Air and Noise Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECA)
  • National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)

Our team will provide you with a summary of these regulations, detailing the specific requirements of each, and will tell you how to go about achieving compliance.

Consider attending if your company:

  • Operates a manufacturing facility and has more than 10 full time employees; OR
  • Discharges anything to the natural environment; AND/OR
  • Uses a substance considered by the government to be of concern or toxic.

Workshop Includes Continental Breakfast!

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Affordable Home Ownership in the City and County of Peterborough

There is help for moderate income, renter households to realize the dream of owning their own home. The City of Peterborough is offering home ownership assistance loans to eligible applicants in the City and County of Peterborough.
 
The loan will be repayable if the house is sold within twenty (20) years. Any loans, which are repaid, will go into a revolving fund to help other households purchase a home in the future.
 
Since 2008, the Canada Ontario Home Ownership program has been successful in assisting 55 renters achieve their dream of owning a home in this area.
 
The 2013 program will assist approximately 15 households to purchase a new or resale home in the City and County of Peterborough priced at $240,000 or below.
 
The Agreement of Purchase and Sale must be executed after April 2, 2013 and have a minimum of 30 days notice of the closing date.
 
Homebuyers who are 18 years of age and older, earning a gross annual household income of $69,800 or less, currently renting, do not currently own a home and are pre-approved for a mortgage may be eligible.
 
Application packages are now available from the Housing Division at City Hall.
 
Susan Bacque, Manager, Housing Division with the City of Peterborough,
is excited about this program saying, “This is the third time we have been able to offer assistance for the purchase of an affordable home.”
 
The range of Housing programs available to City and County residents is broad, addressing the entire housing continuum “from people who are homeless, to low income renter households, to those renters who, with a little assistance, can become successful home owners”.
 
The City and County support this program as a way to assist moderate -income renter households who are able to carry a mortgage but have not been able to save a full down payment.
 
For further information please contact Susan Bacque, Manager, Housing Division City of Peterborough 500 George Street North Peterborough ON K9H 3R9 705-742-7777 ext 1492 Toll-free 1-855-738-3755 Ext 1492

Blowing Recyclables

High winds are forecast to continue throughout this week. In order to reduce the amount of recyclable items blowing around City streets, residents are asked to please wait till the morning of your collection to place blue boxes at the curb.

Tips to avoid blowing recyclables include:

  • Do not to over-fill blue boxes
  • Place paper and flattened cardboard sideways in your “Fiber and Plastic Film” box, rather than piling upwards.
  • Place lighter materials in a secure spot (e.g. put clear plastic trays underneath heavier steel and glass containers).

Residents are encouraged to write their address on their blue boxes, so they can be identified and returned if they should blow away from your property. Lost blue boxes will not be replaced for free.

For more details, please call the City of Peterborough Waste Management Division at 705-742-7777, extension 1657.

This information is also available on the City of Peterborough website www.peterborough.ca