Diane Therrien

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]

Her Worship
Diane Therrien
Mayor of Peterborough, Ontario
Assumed office
November 26, 2018
Preceded byDaryl Bennett
Personal details
BornMississauga, Ontario

On August 13, 2019, Peterborough City Council unanimously passed a by-law to eliminate camping in City Parks.[3] Therrien announced that she would not allow the police to enforce the bylaws as written.[4] 1,751 members of the local community signed a petition requesting the removal of Tent City, a homeless encampment.[5] The total expense for police patrols of the area in 2019 was more than $86,000.[6] On February 14, 2022, Therrien asked Deputy Mayor Andrew Beamer to serve as acting mayor while she took a leave of absence for health reasons.[7]

References
  1. Thomas, Jesse (November 27, 2018). "Peterborough's new mayor Diane Therrien, council sworn in". Global News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  2. Rellinger, Paul (November 13, 2018). "A confident Diane Therrien eager to begin her new role as Mayor of Peterborough". Kawartha Now. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  3. Anastasakis, Niki; Davis, Greg (August 13, 2019). "Peterborough city council passes bylaws to curb tenting at municipal parks". Global News.
  4. Kovach, Joelle (August 13, 2019). "Despite new bylaw, Peterborough not evicting homeless campers, mayor says". The Peterborough Examiner.
  5. Kovach, Joelle (August 7, 2019). "Petition calls for City of Peterborough to take down tent city".
  6. Kovach, Joelle (October 22, 2019). "Final tab to patrol tent city in Peterborough: $86K". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  7. Davis, Greg (February 14, 2022). "Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien takes leave of absence to address personal health". Global News. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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