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. 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.

On August 13, 2019, Peterborough City Council unanimously passed a by-law to eliminate camping in City Parks. Therrien has stated publicly she will not allow the police to enforce the bylaws as written.

Over 1700 members of the local community have signed a petition requesting the removal of Tent City.Therrien has not yet responded to the petition.

• City of Peterborough City Council and Mayor
• Official site