Paige Peacock

1 week ago | pentictonherald.ca | Paige Peacock

On April 1, Mark Carney, the Liberal leader and occasional Prime Minister, officially ended the consumer carbon tax, and Canadians celebrated a sharp drop at the gas pump. A little known consequence of the decision was the impact on the Canada Community-Building Fund, a federal program in place for two decades that used revenues from the “gas tax” to help municipalities pay for critical infrastructure, from transit projects to community pools and tens of thousands of local initiatives in between.

1 week ago | pentictonherald.ca | Paige Peacock

Municipalities across Canada have for two decades been caught between two extremes in the housing market, with powerful developers exerting their influence to build pricey supply that has fueled handsome profits, while a lack of low cost options has left millions of residents reliant on local supports including subsidized housing that cities cannot afford to deliver.

2 weeks ago | pentictonherald.ca | Paige Peacock

Hundreds of workers responsible for maintaining Peel’s social safety net are expressing displeasure with their employer as the vast majority recently voted in favour of going on strike. The vote comes after months of workers dealing with an affordability crisis that has increased service demand, heightened rates of homelessness and led to more vulnerable residents in need of mental health and addiction treatment.

2 weeks ago | pentictonherald.ca | Paige Peacock

Peel’s supervised consumption site is no longer offering harm reduction services as of Tuesday despite an injunction granted by the Superior Court of Justice last week that would allow similar facilities to continue operating for the time being. “Peel’s supervised consumption will NOT be providing safe consumption services or drug checking services past March 31, 2025.

3 weeks ago | pentictonherald.ca | Paige Peacock

With U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariff on Canada’s auto sector, and uncertainty around the impacts of sweeping charges on goods he laid out Wednesday for most of the rest of the world, the City of Mississauga is asking federal candidates to ensure, if elected, supports will be in place to protect local businesses and workers.