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Peterborough, the river is talking. Are you listening?

Your City Hall Week: Some things just keep flowing.

Good morning, Peterborough. Marcus Otonabee-Singh here on the Morning Wire, flowing to you from the Electric City.

Here's the thing about Peterborough, even when the data portal decides to take a break, some currents just keep running. This past week at City Hall felt a little like the Otonabee River in late autumn – quiet on the surface, but you know there's movement underneath.

We've been navigating a bit of a dry spell for fresh civic data. It's like the usual spring runoff of information slowed to a trickle. This doesn't mean nothing's happening, of course. It just means we've had to look a little closer at the underlying currents.

* The focus has really shifted to the steady, persistent flow of nature and weather.

* We've seen advisories coming in, almost like the river itself is communicating with us directly.

* It reminds us that some rhythms are deeper than any data feed.

Even without new reports, the conversation has been about preparation, about understanding the forces that shape our days here by the river. It's a good reminder that not everything that matters shows up as a number on a screen.

This is the Electric City — small town, big current. Let's go.

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