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“We can’t wait anymore”: Peterborough’s Board of Health commits …

WebPeterborough Public Health has secured the first plank of funding it needs to open an interim supervised drug consumption site next month. At a virtual meeting …

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Province commits to community health centre for Peterborough

WebAt Thursday’s announcement, Sprague said the total requested was $8.6 million. According to a press release accompanying the announcement, the health …

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New revelations about safe injection site backstory

WebGood morning, The Peterborough Currents team has learned new information about what was going on behind the scenes at Ontario’s health ministry in …

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Interview: Dr. Thomas Piggott on his role in public health

WebHello and welcome to the Peterborough Currents podcast. My name is Ayesha Barmania. Today on the show, I have an interview with Peterborough’s medical …

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Coalition calls on province to fund new community health centre

WebCoalition calls on province to fund new community health centre. Centre would ease the city’s “primary care crisis” by serving up to 6,000 marginalized patients, …

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and how you can help

WebHow stigma drives Peterborough’s drug crisis — and how you can help. A ‘caring and community-wide approach’ is needed to address drug poisonings, Dr. …

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Safer supply pilot program to continue

WebPeterborough's 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic has applied for renewed Health Canada funding to expand its safer supply program, but it will keep …

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Safer supply pilot project will study viability for small cities and

WebA newly announced safer supply pilot project will explore the viability for medical professionals to prescribe opioids in small urban and rural environments to …

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Trans Peer Outreach program aims to bridge a gap in local …

Web“In Peterborough, we don’t have a lot of doctors that are informed when it comes to gender-affirming care. What they tend to do is try to refer [patients] somewhere …

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After years of effort, Peterborough finally set to open a supervised

WebThe province of Ontario is committing a little under $1.4 million annually towards the operation of a Consumption and Treatment Services site (CTS) at …

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Health unit expands access to STI testing

WebWith syphilis cases on the rise in Ontario, Peterborough Public Health’s (PPH) sexual health clinic is expanding access to STI testing for the first time since the …

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Peterborough’s new opioid response hub opens, as pressure …

WebPeterborough’s new opioid response hub opened its doors Tuesday in the newly-renovated former Greyhound bus terminal on Simcoe Street. People who use …

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Peterborough’s safe consumption site: The story behind the delay

WebBy Will Pearson, Ayesha Barmania & Brett Throop Health, In-depth, Opioid Crisis March 15, 2022. The Peterborough community has been working to open a safe …

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PODCAST: Peterborough Police to crackdown on public drug use

WebOn October 5, 2023, Peterborough’s police chief, Stuart Betts, announced a new “no-tolerance” approach to policing the use of illicit drugs in public. Starting immediately, …

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PRHC sues architecture firm for $30 million over leaky roof

WebThe architecture firm that designed the Peterborough Regional Health Centre is to blame for multiple leaks in the hospital’s roof, which now has to be replaced at a …

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Meet Michelle Ferreri, Conservative candidate running for MP of

WebAyesha Barmania is a journalist and documentary-maker primarily working in sound for broadcast and podcasts. Ayesha started working in journalism while a student …

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Peterborough competing with communities provincewide for …

WebKirsten Woodend, chair of the 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic’s board of directors, says the need for more primary care in Peterborough is “desperate.” …

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Overdose outreach team disbands as federal funding expires

WebFederal government funded pilot project for over three years at a cost of $2.7 million. The idea for MSORT emerged in 2018, when calls were growing for a supervised …

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