City of Peterborough Participates In Global We Love Cities Competition

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The City of Peterborough is celebrating the community’s sustainability, environmental and climate actions, participating in the World Wildlife Fund’s We Love Cities global competition that kicked off on Tuesday.

Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.

“I am thrilled that Peterborough has been selected by the World Wildlife Fund to participate in this year’s We Love Cities competition to choose the most environmentally minded community working towards local sustainability goals,” said Mayor Jeff Leal. “Being selected to be part of the competition reflects our community’s commitment toward sustainability and progress that we’ve made together on climate change actions.”

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is leading the contest, which raises awareness about local sustainability actions and community engagement in 80 cities across 34 countries. We Love Cities is open for voting from Oct. 1 to 31.

Residents can vote and provide direct input on why they support sustainability efforts in Peterborough at welovecities.org/city/peterborough. Alternatively, interacting with #WeLovePeterborough posts by the City of Peterborough will also count toward the community tally. The WWF will announce the winner of the city with the most social media likes, reposts, and shares in each participating community throughout October.

“The We Love Cities competition is a brilliant platform to build awareness of sustainability and climate action. The WWF is a highly regarded environmental organization that is helping Peterborough reach a wider audience as it achieves its environmental goals,” said Councillor Joy Lachica. “It’s also important for climate work to be engaging and fun, which is why this opportunity is so exciting. Peterborough is contending on the international stage. Let’s help our community claim the top of the leaderboard.”

The WWF nominated Peterborough for the We Love Cities competition because the city was a finalist in the WWF’s One Planet City Challenge. Other Canadian cities joining the We Love Cities contest are Hamilton, Calgary and Vancouver.

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