Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 8 - Best Laid Official Plans

Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 8 - Best Laid Official Plans

Author: Arthur Newspaper April 13, 2023 Duration: 1:21:13

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Episode 8 is a day late because the Easter long weekend pushed Peterborough City Council by a day. In this episode, we talked about so much and focused on the Province of Ontario's decisions surrounding Peterborough's proposed Official Plan. We also talked about the following:

  • PM Justin Trudeau visiting former MP Maryam Monsef's new baby
  • New Poet Laureate Ziysah von Beiberstein
  • New ultra-low, and ultra-small in scope, overnight electricity plan
  • Covid update in Peterborough
  • Council voting against naloxone training for city staff
  • Provincial $2.5M funding for affordable housing
  • Trent is building a new residence for 215 students
  • Approved changes to Peterborough's "ABOMINATION" intersection

If you know a business that may be interested in sponsoring the Peterborough Politics Podcast, get in touch with us via email:

editors@trentarthur.ca or myhomie2taro@gmail.com

Thanks for listening!

Music by Garbageface

Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay is a Canadian Studies Ph.D. Candidate at Trent University and the Coordinating Editor of Arthur, the independent student newspaper for Trent University and Peterborough-Nogojiwanong.

Danny Taro, a.k.a. @myhomie2taro, is a live streamer and content creator based out of Peterborough, Ontario, focusing on Canadian news, politics, and culture. He is also the Website Designer for Arthur and has previously sat on Arthur's Board of Directors.

Follow Sebastian: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sebastianj_l Arthur Newspaper: https://www.trentarthur.ca/author/sebastian-johnston-lindsay

Follow Danny: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/myhomie2taro Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@myhomie2taro Twitter: https://twitter.com/DannyTaro


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