Women’s Business Network Keynote, “Women Changing Cities” presentation, February 2026.Supporting community-driven clean-ups, aligning with the Litter Action Plan Pilot, Lachica Motion, June 2023, Ongoing.City Nature Challenge/Bio-Blitz, Annually.Monarch Festival, Keynote, Annually.Advocating for constituents to save a Neighbourhood Community Park, baseball diamonds, tennis courts and open green space for local park users, schools and families, 2024-25.Advocating for downtown businesses and consumers around unfair ticketing due to poor signage, broken infrastructure or misplaced resident trash, Ongoing.Advocating for reasonable building height, liveability, connectedness, fair public consultation, strategic densification city-wide and for the naturally concerned neighbours of 90 Hunter St. E., 2025.Advocating for appropriate public consultation and for the women sheltered at the Cameron House with a proposed parking-lot men’s shelter project at their entrance, 2025.Advocating for a needs-supported PATH (Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes) Community on Landsdowne St.E, 2024.Advocating for calm, speed-reduced, crime-free safe streets and neighbourhoods in partnership with Police Services, its Community First Team and the City’s Downtown Action Committee, Ongoing.Advocating for a better city plan to meet the needs of our Community Gardeners, Spring 2025.Gilmour Street Sale – May, Annually.Joy Lachica files her Candidate Nomination papers on May 1, 2026 to run for a second term as Ward 3 Councillor, accompanied by ward-mate Alex Bierk.I was honoured to bring Peterborough and District Labour Council congratulatory remarks on behalf of the City at their 70th Anniversary celebration, May 1, 2026.Campaign Launch – Artspace, May 7, 2026.“The Arts is the economic engine that needs to be revved. Arts-driven municipal-cultural planning is an essential ingredient to downtown revitalization…” Artspace, May 7, 2026.”Women in Politics” panel with inspiring friends and colleagues – MP Emma Harrison and Warden Bonnie Clark of Peterborough County, CFUW AGM, Peterborough, May 23, 2026.“Looking up to behold their beauty, their, choreography, their calls to each other and to us, when they arrive and when they depart, majestic, migratory flocks ground us in the rhythms of life.” – World Migratory Bird Day, May 30, 2026. “Lachica later put forward an amendment to the Clean Streets Peterborough motion that city staff establish an agreement with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) regarding the clearance of items within their corridor/property lines. The amendment was approved by a 11-0 unanimous vote, prior to council’s vote to approve the main motion.” – KawarthaNow, June 2, 2026.Welcome to Parastoo Rasaie (Owner) and Arash Aslami (Manager) of Step & Stitch in Downtown’s Peterborough Square. Thank you to Community Futures for support in launching a much-needed shoe repair business in our city. Step & Stitch, Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting – 360 George St. N, June 17, 2026.
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