Diane Therrien
Diane Therrien | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Peterborough, Ontario | |
| Assumed office November 26, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Daryl Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mississauga, Ontario |
Diane Therrien is a Canadian municipal politician who is the mayor of Peterborough, Ontario, a position she won in the 2018 Ontario municipal elections.[1] Therrien is the third woman to be mayor of the city. Prior to her mayoral election, she was a city councillor for Ward 3 (Town Ward) from 2014 to 2018.[2]
On August 13, 2019, Peterborough City Council unanimously passed a by-law to eliminate camping in City Parks.[3] Therrien has stated publicly she will not allow the police to enforce the bylaws as written.[4]
In the weeks prior to the August 13th council meeting, a number of violent crimes were comitted by those camping in the park. There was an attempted murder[5], there was a local business person beaten and robbed[6], multiple stabbings[7][8], the drug trade[9] and intimidation[10].
Over 1700 members of the local community have signed a petition[11] requesting the removal of Tent City. Therrien has not yet responded to the petition.
References
- ^ Thomas, Jesse (27 November 2018). "Peterborough's new mayor Diane Therrien, council sworn in". Global News. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Rellinger, Paul (13 November 2018). "A confident Diane Therrien eager to begin her new role as Mayor of Peterborough". Kawartha Now. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Anastasakis, Niki; Davis, Greg (13 August 2019). "Peterborough city council passes bylaws to curb tenting at municipal parks". Global News.
- ^ Kovach, Joelle (13 August 2019). "Despite new bylaw, Peterborough not evicting homeless campers, mayor says". The Peterborough Examiner.
- ^ "Attempted murder charge after downtown Peterborough stabbing". 6 August 2019.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Anderson, Lance (8 August 2019). "UPDATE: New party-bike owner and downtown Peterborough advocate assaulted and robbed".
- ^ Kovach, Joelle (14 August 2019). "Stabbing on George Street in Peterborough".
- ^ "Double stabbing in Victoria Park area". 2 August 2019.
- ^ Davis, Greg (30 July 2019). "Peterborough man charged with cocaine possession at Victoria Park".
- ^ "Man arrested after confronting Peterborough police at Victoria Park". 22 July 2019.
- ^ Kovach, Joelle (7 August 2019). "Petition calls for City of Peterborough to take down tent city".
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