A Preliminary Issues Report dealing with Trent Lake’s New Comprehensive Zoning By-Law Project has identified 21 preliminary issues that need to be considered when the new by-law is being prepared.
The by-law is the framework on how land is used, where buildings and structures can be located, the types of buildings that are permitted, and how they can be used and also defines lot sizes, dimensions, parking requirements, building heights and setbacks.
The update will implement the policies of the draft County of Peterborough Official Plan, address recent changes to the provincial legislation, reflect best practices, and address housekeeping matters.
The third annual Treescape Triathlon was hosted at the Ennismore Waterfront Park on Sunday Aug. 9 Pictured above is participants racing into the water to start their swimming portion of the three part race.
Peterborough County has approved a corridor for protections for the future second bridge crossing in the Village of Lakefield.
The protected corridor which council approved was option 2B which consists of widening the 7th Line and adding the new bridge crossing to align with County Road 32.
On August 5, Kevin Jones, Senior Consultant of Paradigm Transportation Solutions Limited and Doug Saccoccia, General Manager, Engineering and Construction presented county council with their findings.
Jones outlined the project and how they ended up with this decision.
In 2022, the County Transportation Master Plan was updated and found that by 2051, the current bridge crossing in the village of Lakefield would be over capacity. He explained that there is a lot of future growth projected for Lakefield, with about 3,500 new residents expected by 2051.
Currently there are about 700 trucks that use Bridge Street each day to access Lakefield businesses and HWY 28.
Peterborough City will soon be seeking assistance from the County to help pay for a new multi events and sports arena downtown.
During the August 5 County Council meeting, Sheldon Laidman, Project Developer for the Multi-Use Sport and Event Centre for the City of Peterborough gave a presentation to council outlining the project.
Laidman told council that this new arena would be intended to replace the current Memorial Centre located on Lansdowne Street.
He explained that the Memorial Centre is 70 years old and the only venue of its kind in Central Ontario however it does not meet the current OHL standards or expectations of large concert promoters.
He told County Council that the Memorial Centre would require $22.4M capital repairs in the next 15 years with $1.5M in capital repairs for 2026.
This short documentary is a portrait of a tiny town, Lakefield, Ontario, and its independent weekly, the Herald. Across North America, newspapers are dying, but in Lakefield, Terry McQuitty, the town paper’s publisher, carries on a rich, 150-year-old tradition. Set to the pace of small-town life, Unheralded is a testament to the vital role newspapers can still play, and the close bond between reporter and reader.
