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Articles by Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Based in Northumberland County, Natalie Hamilton is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience. Her reporting is funded by the Government of Canada through its Local Journalism Initiative.
Attendees at the 2024 Backyard Summer Social hosted by Five Counties Children's Centre participate in axe throwing, one of the fun activities returning to the 2025 event on Saturday, June 21. The adults-only event is the signature fundraiser for Five Counties, with proceeds supporting high-demand services like speech therapy and occupational therapy in an effort to reduce long waiting times for kids to receive these critical services through the regional children's centre, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. (Photo: Five Counties Children's Centre)

‘Backyard Summer Social’ returns to Five Counties Children’s Centre on June 21 to raise...

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The adults-only event at Five Counties' Peterborough location will feature food, musical performances, caricatures, axe throwing, inflatable jousting, and more.
Campbellford Memorial Hospital's laboratory team recently earned accreditation by meeting over 98 per cent of the required standards. (Photo: Campbellford Memorial Hospital / Facebook)

Laboratory team at Campbellford Memorial Hospital in Trent Hills receives accreditation

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Hospital says meeting over 98 per cent of required standards places team among top-performing labs in the region.
Northumberland Hills Hospital is located at 1000 DePalma Drive in Cobourg. (Photo: Northumberland Hills Hospital / Facebook)

Northumberland Hills Hospital calls on local residents to volunteer for its board of directors

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Hospital is hosting a March 18 virtual open house where residents can meet current board volunteers and learn more about the role.
Isabelle Summers, a geographic information systems technician with Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) for the 2024 field season, looks up at a sugar maple that's estimated to be between 180 and 200 years old in KLT's newly protected MapleCross John Wolfe Forest Preserve. (Photo: Sam Clapperton / Kawartha Land Trust)

Kawartha Land Trust creates new private nature reserve protecting 751 acres of forest in...

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The MapleCross John Wolfe Forest Preserve is the charitable land conservation organization's third-largest protected property.
Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR), in partnership with Chemong Home Hardware Building Centre, has launched "The Big Flip" furniture-flipping contest in support of Earth Day, with submissions accepted until April 30, 2025. Last year's contest saw 46 participants vying for prizes in two categories. (Photos courtesy of Habitat PKR)

Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region launches ‘The Big Flip’ furniture-flipping contest

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Second annual contest in celebration of Earth Day rewards community members who breathe new life into old furniture.
Fleming College's annual spring open house on March 22, 2025 takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. simultaneously at the Sutherland Campus in Peterborough, Frost Campus in Lindsay, Haliburton School of Art + Design, and Eastern Ontario Emergency Training Academy in Norwood. Prospective students and their families can explore Fleming's campuses and learn about the college's programs and resources. (Photo: Fleming College / Facebook)

Fleming College hosts March 22 open house at its campuses across the Kawarthas

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Open house takes place at Sutherland Campus in Peterborough, Frost Campus in Lindsay, Haliburton School of Art + Design, and Eastern Ontario Emergency Training Academy in Norwood.
Trisha Bromfield, Peterborough County/City chief of paramedics, speaks in a YouTube video released on March 4, 2025 by Peterborough County/City Paramedics, City of Kawartha Lakes Paramedics, Haliburton County Paramedics, and the Lindsay Central Ambulance Communications Centre about a new 9-1-1 system taking effect on March 26 that will triage medical calls. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

New system for 9-1-1 emergency medical calls coming to the Kawarthas region on March...

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Medical Priority Dispatch System will triage medical calls in Peterborough County, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County.
Municipality of Brighton Applefest committee members joined members of Brighton council, including Mayor Brian Ostrander (right) during a Municipality of Brighton council meeting on March 3, 2025 to celebrate Brighton's Applefest being recognized as one of the "Top 100" festivals for 2025 from Festival & Events Ontario. (Photo: Municipality of Brighton)

Municipality of Brighton’s Applefest wins 2025 ‘Top 100’ award from Festivals & Events Ontario

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Annual award recognizes festivals and events that excel in the industry; seven others in Kawarthas region also recognized.
Sofie Andreou of 123 Digital Power will be leading two of the four monthly business workshops in Port Hope this spring being presented by the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre of Northumberland, the Municipality of Port Hope, and the Port Hope Chamber of Commerce. The workshops are aimed at empowering local entrepreneurs and business owners to upskill or reskill and assist them in a competitive economy. (Photo courtesy of Sofie Andreou)

Port Hope offering free series of workshops this spring for local entrepreneurs and small...

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Four-part monthly workshop series from March to June will cover business planning, marketing strategies, AI, and video marketing.
Northumberland County CAO Jennifer Moore and other municipal leaders in the county are advancing a "Team Canada" approach as a coordinated response to the challenges posed by recent trade developments, particularly the U.S. threat of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods to take effect on March 4, 2025. (Photo: Northumberland County

Northumberland municipalities unite to support ‘Team Canada’ approach to US tariffs and recent trade...

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'We are teaming up to support local businesses, bolster our economy, and strengthen pride in our community': Northumberland County CAO.
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