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New GPL/NCAM Occupancy Date Is In June
By Cecilia Nasmith/Northumberland 89.7 FM/Today's Northumberland The current occupancy date for the new Golden Plough Lodge-Northumberland County Archives and Museum
Municipality of Port Hope Approves 2025 Budget
Port Hope Council has approved the Municipality’s 2025 Budget, marking the culmination of a thorough planning and consultation process
Town of Cobourg Council Approve the Draft 2025 Capital and Operating Budget
At the Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Budget Meeting, Council passed a motion to approve as amended the Draft 2025
Cobourg Budget Final Draft Sits at 5.36% Increase
By Cecilia Nasmith/Northumberland 89.7 FM/Today's Northumberland It took all day, but Cobourg council underwent all necessary deliberation to come up
New Cobourg Council Communications Strategy is Tried and True
By Cecilia Nasmith/Northumberland 89.7 FM/Today's Northumberland Cobourg council actually set aside the final motion on its 2025 budget to hear
Art Gallery of Northumberland Gets Its Full Request
By Cecilia Nasmith/Northumberland 89.7 FM/Today's Northumberland While the $100,000 Northumberland County council agreed to consider is not in the bag,
Try Again, Cobourg Tells Library at Budget Time
By Cecilia Nasmith/Northumberland 89.7 FM/Today's Northumberland The Cobourg Public Library's budget with its 22% increase met with resistance at council's
Cobourg Councillor Suggests a Last-Minute Budget Addition – A Raise for Council
By Cecilia Nasmith/Northumberland 89.7 FM/Today's Northumberland Cobourg Councillor Randy Barber offered a last-minute addition to the town's 2025 budget at
Video – Cobourg Council Agrees to Consider Heritage Designation on Brookside Property
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak_xOayHzSI By Cecilia Nasmith/Northumberland 89.7 FM/Today's Northumberland Though debate failed to clarify who might be able to apply a heritage designation
Municipality of Port Hope Appoints Tonia Bennett Interim Chief Administrative Officer
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Municipality of Port Hope Council announced that Tonia Bennett has been appointed Interim Chief
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Cobourg By-Law Continues “Enforcement File” on John Street
Today’s Northumberland has confirmed Municipal Law Enforcement Department responded to a property on John Street, north of James Street
Video – One Last Flood and the Caroline Street Skating Rink is All Set
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgGhy9r09A4 The Port Hope Parks Department has said the Caroline Street Skating Rink is all set for the public. On Tuesday,
Cobourg Police Services Board Hears of Recent Successes
(Today's Northumberland file photo) By Cecilia Nasmith/Northumberland 89.7 FM/Today's Northumberland One of the most recent successes of the Cobourg Police Service
Local Health Unit Finally Catches Up With the News Releasing Avian Influenza Found in Goose
(Today's Northumberland file photo) Six days after Today's Northumberland informed the public that a dead goose found in Cobourg Harbour
Video – Icy Challenge to Walk Along Sidewalk of Former Brookside Property
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUikddMUgSE Walking along the sidewalk that borders the former Brookside property poses a challenge over the last few days. Snow that
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Video – “Best of the Best” Taking Part in Ontario Curling Championships in Cobourg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJLZ1eFYphA The opening ceremonies for the Men’s and Women’s Ontario Curling Championships were held at the Cobourg Community Centre on
Cobourg Cougars Claw Their Way Back to Beat the Pickering Panthers
With less than a minute in the third period the Cobourg Cougars scored to beat the Pickering Panthers 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 – 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
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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
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Video – “Best of the Best” Taking Part in Ontario Curling Championships in Cobourg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJLZ1eFYphA The opening ceremonies for the Men’s and Women’s Ontario Curling Championships were held at the Cobourg Community Centre on
Cobourg Cougars Claw Their Way Back to Beat the Pickering Panthers
With less than a minute in the third period the Cobourg Cougars scored to beat the Pickering Panthers at
Video – Ontario Curling Championships Kick Off in Cobourg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY-XMlQHQXs The Men’s and Women’s Ontario Curling Championships kicked off in Cobourg on Sunday, January 19, 2025. A total of 24-teams
Video – Northumberland Junior Bulldogs Take on the Kawartha Komets in Hockey Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_piL6HxOfRs The Northumberland Junior Bulldogs took on the Kawartha Komets in hockey action at the Baltimore Arena on Saturday, January
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