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Peterborough, 2024

Archive of hometown notes from Peterborough: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2024

Peterborough: The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee · December 2024

The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee River access to the Trent-Severn Waterway.

December 2024 in Peterborough: Peterborough Lift Lock. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee River access to the Trent-Severn Waterway.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

December 2024: building permits in Peterborough

Where Peterborough sits in published building-permit figures for December 2024.

Construction intent in Peterborough shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Peterborough permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Little Lake, Peterborough · December 2024

Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around

Little Lake still orients Peterborough. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots on City beach advisories.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Riverview Park and Zoo keeps Peterborough lively · December 2024

Riverview Park and Zoo is a reason people stay fond of Peterborough.

December 2024 in Peterborough: Riverview Park and Zoo. Free City zoo on more than 50 acres of Water Street waterfront parkland. Splash pad, train ride, and animal exhibits make it the default family outing.

Riverview Park and Zoo is City-run, free admission, and listed as Canada's only CAZA-accredited free zoo.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Peterborough Lift Lock in Peterborough · December 2024

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Peterborough Lift Lock comes up. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2024

November 2024: property tax in Peterborough

Published residential mill-rate context for Peterborough.

Residential mill rates for Peterborough appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Peterborough beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Little Lake in Peterborough · November 2024

Examiner fronts mix city briefs with wider Kawarthas coverage, so Television Road load limits and landfill tire piles land beside regional

November 2024 in Peterborough: Little Lake. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

Bonnerworth Park hosts the City skateboard park with 22 ramps on the recreation pages.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2024: Peterborough drinking water

Peterborough draws municipal drinking water from Otonabee River, treated at Peterborough Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Peterborough drinking water begins and the answer is Otonabee River, then Peterborough Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Plant at 1230 Water Street North beside Riverview Park and Zoo. Dual Otonabee intakes, conventional coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation/filtration and chlorine disinfection. Rated capacity about 104 ML/d.

See the Peterborough water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Peterborough Lift Lock, Peterborough · November 2024

Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put

Peterborough Lift Lock still orients Peterborough. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

Riverview Park and Zoo is City-run, free admission, and listed as Canada's only CAZA-accredited free zoo.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2024

Natural hazards near Peterborough · October 2024

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Peterborough.

Peterborough appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Little Lake, Peterborough · October 2024

Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Little Lake comes up. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Peterborough · October 2024

Advertised broadband availability for Peterborough.

Broadband rows for Peterborough come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Peterborough internet page.

Peterborough: Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots · October 2024

Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots on City beach advisories.

October 2024 in Peterborough: Peterborough Lift Lock. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots on City beach advisories.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2024

Indoor radon around Peterborough · September 2024

How Peterborough sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Peterborough follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Peterborough in national context first.

Little Lake keeps Peterborough lively · September 2024

Little Lake is a reason people stay fond of Peterborough.

Little Lake still orients Peterborough. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

Lock 21 upstream of Little Lake is the Peterborough Lift Lock, described on the marina page as the world's highest hydraulic lift lock.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Peterborough beside its neighbours · September 2024

How Peterborough compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Peterborough's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Peterborough Lift Lock in Peterborough · September 2024

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Peterborough Lift Lock comes up. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2024: property tax in Peterborough

Published residential mill-rate context for Peterborough.

Residential mill rates for Peterborough appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Peterborough beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2024

Little Lake, Peterborough · August 2024

Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around

August 2024 in Peterborough: Little Lake. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

Riverview Park and Zoo is City-run, free admission, and listed as Canada's only CAZA-accredited free zoo.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Riverview Park and Zoo, Peterborough · August 2024

Free City zoo on more than 50 acres of Water Street waterfront parkland. Splash pad, train ride, and animal exhibits make it the default

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Riverview Park and Zoo comes up. Free City zoo on more than 50 acres of Water Street waterfront parkland. Splash pad, train ride, and animal exhibits make it the default family outing.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Peterborough: The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee · August 2024

The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee River access to the Trent-Severn Waterway.

Peterborough Lift Lock still orients Peterborough. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee River access to the Trent-Severn Waterway.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2024: building permits in Peterborough

Where Peterborough sits in published building-permit figures for August 2024.

Construction intent in Peterborough shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Peterborough permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

July 2024

Little Lake, Peterborough · July 2024

Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Little Lake comes up. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Riverview Park and Zoo keeps Peterborough lively · July 2024

Riverview Park and Zoo is a reason people stay fond of Peterborough.

Riverview Park and Zoo still orients Peterborough. Free City zoo on more than 50 acres of Water Street waterfront parkland. Splash pad, train ride, and animal exhibits make it the default family outing.

Riverview Park and Zoo is City-run, free admission, and listed as Canada's only CAZA-accredited free zoo.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Peterborough Lift Lock in Peterborough · July 2024

Examiner fronts mix city briefs with wider Kawarthas coverage, so Television Road load limits and landfill tire piles land beside regional

July 2024 in Peterborough: Peterborough Lift Lock. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

Lock 21 upstream of Little Lake is the Peterborough Lift Lock, described on the marina page as the world's highest hydraulic lift lock.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2024: property tax in Peterborough

Published residential mill-rate context for Peterborough.

Residential mill rates for Peterborough appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Peterborough beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Little Lake in Peterborough · July 2024

Peterborough orients itself on water before it orients on highways. Little Lake sits in the downtown basin with the Peterborough Marina on

Little Lake still orients Peterborough. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

Bonnerworth Park hosts the City skateboard park with 22 ramps on the recreation pages.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2024

June 2024: Peterborough drinking water

Peterborough draws municipal drinking water from Otonabee River, treated at Peterborough Water Treatment Plant.

June 2024 is a good week to revisit Peterborough's source: Otonabee River. Treatment at Peterborough Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

Plant at 1230 Water Street North beside Riverview Park and Zoo. Dual Otonabee intakes, conventional coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation/filtration and chlorine disinfection. Rated capacity about 104 ML/d.

See the Peterborough water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Peterborough Lift Lock, Peterborough · June 2024

Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Peterborough Lift Lock comes up. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Peterborough · June 2024

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Peterborough.

Peterborough appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Little Lake, Peterborough · June 2024

Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around

June 2024 in Peterborough: Little Lake. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee River access to the Trent-Severn Waterway.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2024

Internet coverage in Peterborough · May 2024

Advertised broadband availability for Peterborough.

Broadband rows for Peterborough come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Peterborough internet page.

Peterborough: Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots · May 2024

Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots on City beach advisories.

Peterborough Lift Lock still orients Peterborough. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots on City beach advisories.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Peterborough · May 2024

How Peterborough sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Peterborough follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Peterborough in national context first.

Little Lake keeps Peterborough lively · May 2024

Little Lake is a reason people stay fond of Peterborough.

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Little Lake comes up. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2024

Peterborough beside its neighbours · April 2024

How Peterborough compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Peterborough's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Peterborough Lift Lock in Peterborough · April 2024

Examiner fronts mix city briefs with wider Kawarthas coverage, so Television Road load limits and landfill tire piles land beside regional

April 2024 in Peterborough: Peterborough Lift Lock. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

Bonnerworth Park hosts the City skateboard park with 22 ramps on the recreation pages.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2024: property tax in Peterborough

Published residential mill-rate context for Peterborough.

Residential mill rates for Peterborough appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Peterborough beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Little Lake, Peterborough · April 2024

Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around

Little Lake still orients Peterborough. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

Riverview Park and Zoo is City-run, free admission, and listed as Canada's only CAZA-accredited free zoo.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Riverview Park and Zoo, Peterborough · April 2024

Free City zoo on more than 50 acres of Water Street waterfront parkland. Splash pad, train ride, and animal exhibits make it the default

April 2024 in Peterborough: Riverview Park and Zoo. Free City zoo on more than 50 acres of Water Street waterfront parkland. Splash pad, train ride, and animal exhibits make it the default family outing.

Lock 21 upstream of Little Lake is the Peterborough Lift Lock, described on the marina page as the world's highest hydraulic lift lock.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2024

Peterborough: The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee · March 2024

The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee River access to the Trent-Severn Waterway.

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Peterborough Lift Lock comes up. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2024: building permits in Peterborough

Where Peterborough sits in published building-permit figures for March 2024.

Building-permit value for Peterborough comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Peterborough permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Little Lake, Peterborough · March 2024

Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around

March 2024 in Peterborough: Little Lake. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots on City beach advisories.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Riverview Park and Zoo keeps Peterborough lively · March 2024

Riverview Park and Zoo is a reason people stay fond of Peterborough.

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Riverview Park and Zoo comes up. Free City zoo on more than 50 acres of Water Street waterfront parkland. Splash pad, train ride, and animal exhibits make it the default family outing.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024

Peterborough Lift Lock in Peterborough · February 2024

Peterborough orients itself on water before it orients on highways. Little Lake sits in the downtown basin with the Peterborough Marina on

Peterborough Lift Lock still orients Peterborough. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

Lock 21 upstream of Little Lake is the Peterborough Lift Lock, described on the marina page as the world's highest hydraulic lift lock.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024: property tax in Peterborough

Published residential mill-rate context for Peterborough.

Residential mill rates for Peterborough appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Peterborough beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Little Lake in Peterborough · February 2024

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Little Lake comes up. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

From Otonabee River to the tap in Peterborough

Peterborough draws municipal drinking water from Otonabee River, treated at Peterborough Water Treatment Plant.

Peterborough municipal drinking water starts at Otonabee River and is treated at Peterborough Water Treatment Plant. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Plant at 1230 Water Street North beside Riverview Park and Zoo. Dual Otonabee intakes, conventional coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation/filtration and chlorine disinfection. Rated capacity about 104 ML/d.

See the Peterborough water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

January 2024

Peterborough Lift Lock, Peterborough · January 2024

Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put

January 2024 in Peterborough: Peterborough Lift Lock. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

Riverview Park and Zoo is City-run, free admission, and listed as Canada's only CAZA-accredited free zoo.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Seismic and wildfire context for Peterborough

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Peterborough.

Peterborough appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Little Lake, Peterborough · January 2024

Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around

Little Lake still orients Peterborough. Downtown lake with the municipal marina, nearby beach access, and summer park programming. It is the water body Peterborough orients around before anyone mentions cottage highways.

The Peterborough Marina sits on downtown Little Lake with Otonabee River access to the Trent-Severn Waterway.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Connectivity note for Peterborough

Advertised broadband availability for Peterborough.

Broadband rows for Peterborough come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Peterborough internet page.

Peterborough: Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots · January 2024

Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach are the named municipal swim spots on City beach advisories.

Walk or drive through Peterborough long enough and Peterborough Lift Lock comes up. Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn above Little Lake, the hydraulic lift locals treat as the city's signature engineering stop. Marina pages put it a short way upstream from downtown docks.

North on Water Street, Riverview Park and Zoo is the free-admission City zoo people actually take guests to, CAZA-accredited and paid for in part through water rates. Rogers Cove and Beavermead Beach handle the swim calendar, complete with the occasional bacteria closure notice that names one beach closed while the other stays open. Ashburnham Memorial Park sits near the Museum and Archives and the Lift Lock visitor area. The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Bonnerworth Park skateboard park fill out the recreation map for days that are not about locks or lakes.

More on Peterborough: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.