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Northumberland County – Start Using Your Green Bin December 2
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Starting Monday, Northumberland residents can put their organic food waste out in green bins on waste-collection
Cobourg Invites You to Affordable and Rental Housing CIP Launch
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland As the Town of Cobourg undertakes the necessary steps to develop an Affordable and Rental Housing
Cobourg Declares Climate Emergency
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland The Town of Cobourg joined 462 other Canadian municipalities in declaring a climate emergency at Monday's
Cobourg Council Plans Follow-Up to October Opioid Roundtable
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Councillor Adam Bureau was so encouraged by the Oct. 1 roundtable event on opioid addiction that
Former Addict Urges Reliable Harm-Reduction Measures
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Compassion for the opoid-addicted was the concern of one presenter at Monday's committee-of-the-whole Cobourg council meeting. As
Transition House and Neighbours Clash
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Transition House was a good neighbour for 17 years – but that relationship with the Chapel
Clarity is Needed in Wheels Contracts
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland It was not certain if the crisis Councillor Aaron Burchat described at Monday's committee-of-the-whole council meeting
Cobourg Council Plans Public Event on Flooding
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Colin Bromley has previously addressed Cobourg council on a big gap in its Waterfront User Needs
Cobourg Endorses Phase-Out of Bottled Water at Municipal Facilities and Events
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland A six-part motion passed Monday at the committee-of-the-whole meeting of Cobourg council will greatly reduce the
Esplanade Will Continue To Be a One-Way Street
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland The experiment at the Esplanade that Cobourg council began last April was adopted as a permanent
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- Local News
Bit of a Mystery After School Bus Spotted in the Ditch in Hamilton Township
A bit of a mystery after a school bus was spotted in the ditch in Hamilton Township on Thursday,
Northumberland County Advocates for Important Community Priorities at 2025 ROMA Conference
County Warden Brian Ostrander and Northumberland County staff will join more than 1,600 participants from across the province at
Community Members from Northumberland-Peterborough South Presented King Charles III Coronation Medal
Twenty-one people from Northumberland-Peterborough South were presented with the King Charles III coronation medal on Thursday, January 16, 2025
Breaking News – SIU Charges Two Durham Regional Police Service Officers in Relation to Fatal Whitby Highway Collision
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has reasonable grounds to believe two Durham Regional Police Service
Goose Found in Cobourg Harbour Likely Died from Avian Influenza
There has been a “presumptive positive” for avian influenza in a goose from Cobourg sent to the Canadian Wildlife
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Community Members from Northumberland-Peterborough South Presented King Charles III Coronation Medal
Twenty-one people from Northumberland-Peterborough South were presented with the King Charles III coronation medal on Thursday, January 16, 2025
Breaking News – Video – Colborne Man Killed in Multi-Vehicle Collision on Highway 401
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjTa_B3N1Lw One person was killed in a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 401 west of Cobourg on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Emergency
Video – Cobourg Firefighters Training at Cobourg Harbour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kzy4MNzw-w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gvGWi3NcoU Members of the Cobourg Fire Department spent Sunday evening practicing ice water rescue at the boat launch in Cobourg
Breaking News – Video – Driver Airlifted Following Collision on Highway 401 in the Municipality of Port Hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCDf_OAcPkE One person was airlifted from the scene following a single vehicle collision on Highway 401 on Thursday, January 9,
Video – Concerns Raised After A Number of Birds Found Dead in Cobourg Harbour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQu-Ow-YWaM Concerns are being raised after a number of birds were found dead along the shoreline in Cobourg Harbour. On Sunday,
- Crime
OPP – Nearly 600 Stolen Vehicles Recovered as a Result of Project Vector
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
OPP – Over 30 People Arrested Regarding Auto Thefts
Thirty-four individuals residing in Montréal and the surrounding area have been arrested following a joint forces operation between the
OPP – 274 Illegal Firearms Seized in Record Breaking Drug Bust
Province's largest seizure of handguns and assault-style rifles results in 16 arrests, 279 charges and one wanted person The Ontario
Quinte West OPP – Five People Charged with Murder (Names Released)
Five People Charged with Murder Five people have been charged with murder in connection with a death in early January
Durham Regional Police – Suspect Wanted in Killing of Pickering Casino Security Guard
Investigators have released the name and photo of a male wanted in the killing of a Pickering Casino security
- Sports
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Video – Clock Counting Down for Provincial Curling Championships in Cobourg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts3umtFK9KY The clock is counting down as volunteers and staff work to prepare the ice at the Cobourg Community Centre
BFSC Gets Set to Welcome Skate Canada Regional Synchronized Skating Championship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyZxp4Uk5Og For the second year in a row, the Baltimore Figure Skating Club is hosting a Skate Ontario Regional Synchronized
Ontario Ladies Novice Singles Championship – Gold for Laura Mounce of Cobourg
The Cobourg lawn bowling club was the host venue for the 2024 Ontario ladies novice singles championship on Saturday
Video – The World’s Best Disc Golfers Compete at Haute Goat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SP8jYaYqwE Some of the world’s top disc golfers are taking part in a competition at Haute Goat in the Municipality
Port Hope Youth Earns Silver in Provincial Lacrosse Tournament
As he prepares for Grade 10 at St. Mary Secondary School in Cobourg, lacrosse star Landon Kenny is thanking