Peterborough municipal election field set with seven mayoral candidates and 28 council hopefuls

Twenty-eight people are running for ten council seats across Peterborough this year. Whatever else happens in this election, I think that level of participation is a good thing.

In Otonabee alone, five candidates are competing for two seats. Residents will have an actual decision to make about who they want representing them at City Hall.

That also means none of us should expect a vote simply because our name appears on the ballot. We have to earn it.

That’s exactly how it should work.