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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.
Internationally recognized Canadian retail specialist Barbara Crowhurst will be the keynote speaker for Peterborough County's "The Resilient Retailer" conference on May 14, 2025 at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre in Millbrook. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Crowhurst)

Peterborough County’s ‘The Resilient Retailer’ conference aims to equip business owners with skills and...

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Full-day event on May 14 features a keynote presentation by internationally recognized Canadian retail specialist Barbara Crowhurst.
Representatives from the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation join with owners of local Tim Hortons in Lindsay to mark the launch of the Smile Cookie campaign that runs from April 28 to May 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)

‘Smile Cookies’ on the menu this week at Tim Hortons stores to support various...

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From April 28 to May 4, 100% of the proceeds from every Smile Cookie sold at participating Tim Hortons locations will benefit partner charities.
The Keene Lions Club recently donated $30,000 to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation to support pediatric cancer care at the regional hospital. (Photo: Keen Lions Club)

Keene Lions Club donates $30,000 for pediatric cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

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With community support, PRHC Foundation aims to fund a dedicated pediatric cancer care clinic space at the hospital,
The National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S+) on May 5 is also known as Red Dress Day, first commemorated in 2010 to honour and bring awareness to the thousands of women, girls, and two-spirit people who have been subjected to disproportionate violence in Canada. Red Dress Day was inspired by Métis artist Jaime Black's REDress Project installation, wherein she hung empty red dresses in representation of missing and murdered Indigenous women as "an aesthetic response to this critical national issue." (Photo: Sam Javanrouh)

Peterborough Public Library to mark Red Dress Day with interactive community art installation

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Community members invited to help create a large collective red dress from April 28 until the National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S+ on May 5.
Cobourg mayor Lucas Cleveland (left) and Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini (second from left) were at the Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank in Cobourg on April 22, 2025 to celebrate a $149,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that the food bank is using to fund a full-time volunteer coordinator and implement a new online volunteer management system. (Photo: Office of David Piccini / Facebook)

Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank receives $149,600 grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation

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Food bank is using grant to fund a full-time volunteer coordinator and implement a new online volunteer management system.
The Strumbellas are headlining the "O Canada" benefit concert for BGC Kawarthas at the Academy Theatre in Lindsay on May 25, 2025. Hosted by Erica Ehm, the concert celebrating Canadian music will also feature other all-Canadian performers including Tyler Kyte and Nick Rose (members of Dwayne Gretzky), Russell deCarle (former frontman of Prairie Oyster), Melissa Payne, Cassie Noble, Cale Crowe, Gamekeeper, and local youth punk band Mis-Hap, with a house band featuring Frazer Turk, D'Arcy Mason, Graeme Morrison, and Andy McNeilly. (Photo: Stephanie Montani)

The Strumbellas headline May 25 benefit concert for BGC Kawarthas ‘celebrating and standing guard...

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Concert at Lindsay's Academy Theatre also features Tyler Kyte and Nick Rose of Dwayne Gretzky, Russell deCarle, Melissa Payne, Cassie Noble, Cale Crowe, and more.
Cobourg's homeless shelter at 310 Division Street opened in late 2024 with a warming/cooling room and laundry, washroom and shower, and dining facilities on the first floor, 35 emergency shelter beds on the second and third floors, and 10 transitional housing units on the fourth floor. (Photo: Northumberland County)

Northumberland County says it is working to comply with Town of Cobourg’s order for...

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During an inspection, the town's by-law officers identified four health and safety contraventions at the Division Street shelter.
Social enterprise Ampere is inviting community members of all ages to a workshop in Lindsay on April 26, 2025 where they'll be be among the first to test and build Ampere's new solar power kit, valued at $150. Registered participants will be able to take the kit home at no cost. (Photo: Ampere)

Families can build their own solar power kit for free at Earth Week event...

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Presented by Ampere, 'Amped for Earth' event on April 26 will also offer hands-on activities for younger children.
Through the Rural Stop Gap program and enhanced home care monitoring provided by Toronto-based healthcare company Gotcare, Campbellford Memorial Hospital's discharge planning and Ontario Health at Home team can help more patients go home sooner, freeing up much-needed hospital capacity while supporting recovery at home. (Photo: Campbellford Memorial Hospital)

New program at Northumberland hospital uses technology to support patients at home

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Campbellford Memorial Hospital patient care VP says program promotes better outcomes for patients and reduces strain on hospital resources.
In March 2025, the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC) signed a memorandum of understanding agreement with the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a U.S.-Canada coalition working to develop a plan to restore and protect the Great Lakes ecosystem. (Photo: EOWC)

Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus signs partnership agreement with U.S.-Canada Great Lakes coalition

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Partnership to enhance relationships of Canadian and American communities in responding to issues of climate change, economic development, and social resilience,
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