Councillors to be removed from advisory committees

4RG members and citizens concerned about the environment and about democracy are urged to oppose removal of the City Council representative from the Peterborough Environmental Advisory Committee. Contact the councillors from your ward to let them know your concerns before the November 4 council meeting.

Peterborough on track to miss emissions reduction targets

Two reports soon to come before Peterborough City Council state that the city is on track to miss its own targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions. The Corporate Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Update, and the Community Sector Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory and Update were presented to the Peterborough Environmental Advisory Committee in September. … Read more

Report Card Calls for More Action

Peterborough City Council has been overly cautious in its response to the climate change threat, and passive in the face of clear evidence that the measures currently in place to reduce Peterborough’s GHG emissions are inadequate. This is the main conclusion of a Climate Action Report Card released on January 12 by 4RG’s Political Action … Read more

Peterborough Mixed Use Corridor Guidelines

At its General Committee Meeting of October 10, Peterborough City Council deferred a vote on approval of “Mixed Use Corridor Urban Design Guidelines,” pending further consultations with developers, property owners, and the community at large. The Guidelines, if approved, would be used by City staff to evaluate public projects and private developments proposed for the … Read more

Peterborough will miss its emissions reductions targets

Peterborough City Council was informed by staff, on Monday, June 12, that Peterborough is on track to miss, by a wide margin, its most important greenhouse gas reduction target. The bad news is contained in a report entitled “Community Sector Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory and Update,” which is based data from the period 2018 – … Read more

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