PDS In the News

Those who relied on MSORT outreach team “are very upset that it is no longer accessible,” one team member says

Highlights from a panel discussion at the 2024 Community Symposium on Housing and Homelessness.

A two-day symposium on housing and homelessness was held in Peterborough in February 2024.

Jessica Penner (PDS) informed Councillors that research suggests that nearly 13% of the population has used prescription opioids in the past

The Peterborough community has been working to open a safe consumption site since 2017.

Peterborough’s new opioid response hub opened its doors Tuesday in the newly-renovated former Greyhound bus terminal on Simcoe Street.

Listen to this edited interview with Peterborough Drug Strategy Project Lead Peter Williams on harm reduction.

A ‘caring and community-wide approach’ is needed to address drug poisonings, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra says

Listen to this edited interview with Peterborough Drug Strategy Coordinator Jessica Penner on what the drug strategy is and how it works.

We are pleased to say that there has been tremendous support in Peterborough for the efforts to establish a CTS in the community.

Several community organizations are coming together to try to bring a safe consumption site to the city.

PDS advocating for a consumption and treatment service site in the city as the number of opioid-related deaths in the area continue to climb

Consumption and treatment site in City of Peterborough urged as one solution to overdose crisis

Bar and restaurant workers in Peterborough got a different kind of first aid training Tuesday morning – how to administer Naloxone.

There is no better time than today to talk with your children about substance use and abuse.

A new study reveals Peterborough and the Kawarthas continue to rank among the highest in the province...

Gov.-Gen David Johnston presents Peterborough Police Service Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson with the Order of Merit of the Police Force

The Peterborough Drug Strategy has come up with a plan hoped to reduce the number of tragedies related to drug use.