While this might be perfect for some people, others might not like how quiet and relaxing everything is. Most people have commented that they do not have road rage. Like, they used to when they used to live in other bustling cities. However, despite the peaceful neighborhood , most high school graduates tend to move out of the city to elsewhere, mostly to progress in their careers.
Whether to live in the city or not should entirely depend on why you thought of it in the first place. Whether it is because of a job, education, or even just a new start, you need to keep all the things that you will be looking forward to if you decide to move here.
As you can see from the list above, it is evident that the pros definitely overshadow the negatives. So, we personally think that the city is perfect for everyone. Especially, if you are nearing retirement and just want to live in a peaceful community with friendly neighbors and many recreational activities.
Are you thinking of moving to Alberta, and you don't want to live in the big cities like Calgary and Edmonton? You might consider Okotoks. This small town has a lot of character to it. So, what're Canada and America are both great countries with several positive features. But when trying to decide where to live between the two, you might need to consider various factors.
One of such factors is Skip to content Are you thinking of moving to Peterborough, Ontario or have you recently arrived? Pros 1. Lower Cost of Living One of the best things about this place is that everything is so affordable. Beautiful, Serene and Scenic The entire city is picturesque. Lively Downtown One of the reasons why most people love Peterborough so much is because the local food is worth getting your hands dirty over.
So close to Kawarthas! High-Quality, Free Education In Peterborough, three school boards run approximately 30 elementary and secondary schools in the city. Readily Available Healthcare Peterborough is also pretty efficient when it comes to caring for the health of its citizens. Short Commute One of the best things about this city is that you do not have to travel long miles to reach places. Ultimately, the goal of the homelessness system is Housing First — removing barriers to housing and moving individuals into safe, affordable and stable housing as quickly as possible.
Individuals can still access shelter if they are under the influence of substances, for example. Rules for the use of the space, such as no violence or use of substances on the premises, are necessary to maintain a safe environment. In partnership with Built For Zero-Peterborough, the community will continue to use real-time data to drive decisions, inform service delivery and continue to improve the homelessness system for all clients.
The City of Peterborough has committed to ending chronic homelessness by As the Progress Report shows, working together with community partner agencies the community is getting closer to that goal every day. An information report to Council included notice for the Budget Guideline report that was held on Wednesday, June 23, , with the Budget Guideline recommendations expected to go to City Council for its consideration on Monday, July 12, A preliminary version of the Budget Guideline report is available for review ahead of the public meeting.
The community will have an opportunity to provide comments to Council about what to include in the Budget during the public meeting. Preliminary Budget Guideline report. Consultation on the Budget was conducted through three virtual, drop-in style sessions that were part of a community engagement approach that also included a survey and the traditional interaction between Council, City staff, and the community that takes place outside of organized consultation.
A What We Heard report outlining the results from the community survey is available online. The preliminary Budget Guideline report includes a recommendation that the Draft Operating Budget reflect an estimated 2. With direction from Council, City staff would prepare a draft Budget that would be presented to Council's Finance Committee on November 1, with Council considering approval of the Budget on December 13, Section of the Act provides for the division of lands into parcels which can be legally conveyed under the Planning Act.
Subsequently the property taxes are divided based on the revised assessment information received from MPAC. There is no assessment or taxation gain or loss throughout this process. Section of the Act provides a mechanism whereby taxpayers can apply for tax adjustments where certain circumstances have occurred after the return of the assessment roll.
The more common criteria include building demolitions and fire, property tax class changes, taxable properties becoming exempt, and where clerical errors have been made when compiling the assessment roll. Section of the Act provides for the cancellation, reduction or refund of all, or part of the taxes levied on a property in one or both of the two years preceding the application year for any overcharge caused by a gross or manifest error in the preparation of the assessment roll that is clerical or factual in nature.
Section of the Act provides for the increase of taxes levied on land where there has been an undercharge caused by a gross or manifest error that is clerical and factual in nature, including the transposition of figures, typographical or similar type errors, but not an error in judgment in assessing the land.
Council will consider changing the land use designation for and part of Ashburnham Drive to allow the property to be used for the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum.
The park is approximately 2. To facilitate the proposed museum facility, staff is proposing to add the Public Service District 1 PS. Council will consider a new facility licence agreement with the Peterborough Petes for the use of the Peterborough Memorial Centre. The new agreement model provides the majority of revenue received by the City to be at fixed-rate amounts, resulting in guaranteed revenues payable to the City and providing a more predictable approach to the annual budget process.
Under this new agreement, the Petes would retain all ticket sale revenues earned. They would also retain all revenues associated with the sale of private Suites, identified Sponsorship and Advertising assets, providing the City with a flat-rate fee in return for this opportunity, invoiced by the City to the Petes annually. Council will consider removing part of 34 Hunter St. If Council does not wish to allow the demolition of the train shed, it must seek to designate the structure by making a Notice of Intention to designate.
If the recommendations in this report are adopted the designation will not proceed and the demolition will be able to proceed. Both staff and Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee are not recommending pursuing designation at this time.
The train shed is an original component of the Quaker factory that was rebuilt following the catastrophic explosion and fire on December 11, While the Committee is supportive of the removal of the structure with the understanding that it is to be rebuilt, it was noted that the train shed is original to the reconstruction of the factory and felt that it should be fully documented prior to demolition. Council will consider creating a transition board of directors at Peterborough Housing Corporation during the creation of a new Government Business Enterprise that will work alongside Peterborough Housing Corporation for the creation of new affordable housing units.
A PHC Board comprised of fewer members, at least in the near term, will permit the Board to respond to implementation issues more effectively and ensure priorities are in alignment with objectives of the City and the new GBE.
Specifically, staff recommend a transition PHC Board comprised of the following members:. Council will consider amending the zoning by-law to clarify that the mutual lot line between Lots 93 to 99, to , to inclusive and their adjacent parkland areas on Plan of Subdivision 45M Mason Homes is to be treated as a street line for the purpose of implementing building setbacks.
For these lots, the property line along the rear lane is treated like a rear lot line for implementing Zoning By-law building setbacks while the lot line fronting the parkland is intended to be treated like a street line. By treating the mutual lot line along the park frontage as a street line, building setbacks for the dwellings and their porches are intended to be consistent with the setbacks applied to dwellings that front onto public streets.
Upon closer review of the zoning applied to these lots, Special District , staff discovered that the Zoning By-law does not explicitly state that the lot line between the residential properties and the parks is to be treated as a street line for the purpose of interpreting building setbacks. Because of this lack of clarity, and because of the way rear lot line is defined in the By-law, these lot lines must currently be treated as rear lot lines.
The implication of treating the mutual lot line between these lots and the abutting parkland as a rear lot line is that all dwellings on these lots must be set back twice as far 6 metres on the lot as they were otherwise intended.
An updated assessment to track progress on achieving GHG emission reductions was completed using data. This is the most recent reporting year with certified emission factor values to be able to determine the indirect GHG emissions from generating electricity supplied by the Ontario electricity grid.
As this significant investment is already being made in this key climate change initiative, no additional funds from the Climate Change Reserve are recommended at this time to reduce Corporate Waste Sector GHG emissions.
To support the GHG emission reductions from the City's Corporate Fleet Sector, funding for several initiatives is committed or proposed. The study will recommend the type of buses, infrastructure needed, and expected costs to reduce GHG emissions from transit. In January, , a petition was signed by over concerned taxpayers who requested that the city implement the following four emissions-reducing initiatives:.
If every driver in Peterborough cut back on idling by three minutes a day, we could reduce carbon fuel emissions by 1, tonnes annually. Donors should be allowed to suggest how it is used. As a donor to this fund, I would like to see it used for this in The Synchronization of City Traffic Lights : Synchronize traffic lights to avoid frequent stops, timed for under one minute to reduce emissions.
Funding is available from the Gas Tax fund. Electric Bylaw Enforcement Vehicles : The King Street transit garage has two electric charging stations that could be used for these vehicles. So far, our annual target has not been met.
These four initiatives will help us reach those targets in
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