Greg Davis

Jul 16, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Greg Davis

A flood watch has been issued for all water bodies in the Peterborough, Ont., region due to heavy rain and thunderstorms Tuesday that are expected to continue Wednesday. Otonabee Conservation says the region may receive between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain on Tuesday as a result of the passing of a cold front, which will lead to heavy downpours and severe thunderstorms.

Jul 15, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Greg Davis

The City of Peterborough has launched an online interactive story-map that marks the 20th anniversary of the 2004 flood that devastated many sections of the city. Monday marked 20 years since unprecedented rainfall on July 15, 2004, flooded streets, damaging homes, businesses and properties across the city. Mayor Jeff Leal and former mayor Sylvia Sutherland, who was in office during the day of the flood, met Monday near Jackson Creek in the city's downtown to mark the anniversary.

Jul 15, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Greg Davis

Four people were arrested at gunpoint and drugs were seized following an incident in Peterborough, Ont., on Sunday evening. The Peterborough Police Service says officers around 6:10 p.m. responded to a report of suspicious activity involving four people in a vehicle in the area of Downie Street and Chesterfield Avenue. The suspect vehicle was just leaving the area when officers arrived, police said. Officers conducted a traffic stop at nearby Parkhill Road West.

Jul 15, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Greg Davis

Jul 15, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Greg Davis

The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating a large fire that broke out early Sunday at a former file factory in Port Hope. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. at the historic Nicholson File Factory on Cavan Street just north of the downtown. The heritage property with its large brick building dates back to the 1870s but had been vacated for decades. Developers have been planning to convert a section of the building into upscale condos.