Are you having a hard time with a neighbour?
Do you wish things were easier?
Do you want to talk it out?
Current waitlist: 2 – 3 months
FREE
for neighbours, house mates, dormitory residents, & tenants.
How Mediation Works
1. You call us to book a private meeting.
2. We listen to you alone to see if our service fits (1 hour or so)
3. We listen to the other person alone to see if our service fits (1 hour or so)
4. We are neutral and do not take sides.
5. If it’s a fit, we book a mediation meeting for you together (3 hours or so)
6. You each tell your story and are heard
7. You think up solutions together
8. You choose the best solutions together.
9. We call later to check in
Link to: Information Flyer about Community Mediation Peterborough
Link to: Tri-fold Pamphlet about Community Mediation Peterborough
We provide a process.
The content and solutions are up to you.
Issues We Mediate
Noise, pets, parking, smoke, pot, garbage, messes, shift work, trees, leaves, lawns, drive ways, fences, tension…
Our Community Mediation Practice
Our Community Mediation practice in Peterborough is based on the Transformative Mediation approach (Barusch-Bush & Folger, 2005) and rooted in Restorative Conversations. We are also informed by compassionate Nonviolent Communication (Rosenberg, 2015).
Community Mediation Peterborough is a member of the Ontario Community Mediation Coalition http://www.ontcmc-comc.com/index.html
Related Services
We also offer: Sidewalk Talk listening stations, listening circles, Transformative/ Restorative dialogues, and facilitated conversations.
Contact
Voicemail: 705-743-8331
Email: mediation@jhsptbo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediationPtbo/
This desk is staffed only 1 day/ week
Our mediators are unpaid skilled volunteers.
* If it’s within our scope, and we have staff/ volunteer availability, we may be able to offer services for businesses, organizations, and groups at a modest fee. All proceeds help support our free services.
PLEASE NOTE
Community Mediation does not handle:
- Court diversion
- Policy disputes or Employment Standards
- Matters before the court or involving lawyers
- Family issues (ex. separation, divorce, custody) or other domestic conflict
- Domestic violence
Current wait list: 2 – 3 months
Community Mediation Peterborough is staffed one day per week by the John Howard Society of Peterborough. This is an independent volunteer service offered in partnership between:
