Saturday, October 26, 2024
Authors Articles by Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Articles by Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
297 Articles
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.
Five Counties Children's Centre clients Callum and Marin are encouraging families to take part in two upcoming events in support of the centre. Candlelights For Kids is an evening outdoor skate on February 10, 2024, and the annual Next Gen Game with the Peterborough Petes is on Family Day, which is February 19, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties)

Peterborough-area residents can skate towards raising money for Five Counties Children’s Centre

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
Candlelights for Kids, Peterborough Petes Family Day 'Next Gen' game fundraisers support kids with developmental disabilities.
Hamilton photographer and activist Jessie Golem's 2018 photographic series called "Humans of Basic Income" is featured in the short documentary "A Human Picture," screening at the ReFrame Film Festival at 3 p.m. on January 26, 2024 at the Peterborough Public Library. Presented by Basic Income Peterborough Network along with Peterborough—Kawartha NDP and Cambium, the screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Golem along with filmmakers Simon Brothers and Luke Mistruzzi and author and activist Jamie Swift. (Photo: Jessie Golem)

Basic Income Peterborough Network presents film, panel discussion on basic income during ReFrame Film...

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
'Many community members are living with extreme poverty, insecurity, precarious housing, poor health'
Thrive Housing and Support in Peterborough provides supportive housing, outreach support, and community housing without supports for people who have disabilities, high-risk seniors, and others. Previously known as Kawartha Participation Projects, the organization has merged with Hilliard Park Homes and rebranded. As a result of the merger, Hilliard Park Homes now has the designation as a special needs provider. (Photo courtesy of Thrive Housing and Support)

Thrive Housing and Support in Peterborough: ‘Two great community housing sites have officially come...

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
Rebranded Kawartha Participation Projects merges with Hilliard Park Homes to house and support more clients with disabilities.
Heat Bank Haliburton County, a program of the Central Food Network (CFN), is on a mission to keep homes warm in Haliburton County and find opportunities to help people who are living in poverty, including by providing emergency firewood. (Photo: Central Food Network)

Heat Bank Haliburton County aims to keep homes warm, help residents experiencing poverty

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
'We do so much more than just offer fuel grants,' executive director says.
Grade 6 student Ellyot, flanked by Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal and Peterborough-Kawartha MP Michelle Ferreri, at the May 23, 2023 groundbreaking of phase two of Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region's Leahy's Lane development. Ellyot's entry in last year's "Meaning of Home" national student writing contest won $10,000 for Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region to support the construction of 12 affordable condo units. This year's contest is open until February 23, 2024. (Photo: Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region)

Your child’s creative writing could help build a home in national ‘Meaning of Home’...

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
Essays or poems from local students in grades 4 to 6 will raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region.
Northumberland Hills Hospital is located at 1000 DePalma Drive in Cobourg. (Photo: Northumberland Hills Hospital / Facebook)

$2.5 million donation will help Cobourg hospital build a fourth operating room

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation celebrates gift from William B.G. Humphries' Radlett Foundation.
Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark is looking forward to seeing the James A. Gifford Causeway bridge and roadwork project in Bridgenorth completed in 2024. (Photo: Peterborough County)

Peterborough County warden looking forward to completion of Bridgenorth causeway project in 2024

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
Bonnie Clark says county has collaborated with Curve Lake First Nation for Indigenous interpretation along lighted walkway.
The Peterborough Clinic at 26 Hospital Drive is one of five local family health organizations that are part of the Peterborough Family Health Team, which is calling on the government to invest in community health care, which is in a "critical, underfunded state," the Peterborough health care organization says. (Photo: Peterborough Clinic)

Peterborough Family Health Team calls on province to ‘act quickly and invest in primary...

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
'The breakdown of family medicine and primary care is the number one reason that hospitals are overrun': Duff Sprague
Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark spoke with kawarthaNOW about two of top issues facing the county in 2024. (Photo: Peterborough County)

More housing, more physicians among top priorities this year for Peterborough County warden

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
Bonnie Clark discusses county challenges of 2024, highlights local, provincial work on key issues.
Dr. Sean Godfrey is joining Five Counties Children's Centre as a consulting pediatrician. He will also support children in Peterborough, Northumberland, Kawartha Lakes, and Haliburton through his new private practice. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

New consulting pediatrician for Five Counties will provide ‘a boost to pediatric care across...

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -
Dr. Sean Godfrey to support children's centre clients, establish his own practice to serve other kids in Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton counties.
1...262728...30Page 27 of 30

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

28,895FollowersLike
24,008FollowersFollow
18,192FollowersFollow

Sign up for kawarthNOW's Enews

Sign up for our VIP Enews

kawarthaNOW.com offers two enews options to help readers stay in the know. Our VIP enews is delivered weekly every Wednesday morning and includes exclusive giveaways, and our news digest is delivered daily every morning. You can subscribe to one or both.




Submit your event for FREE!

Use our event submission form to post your event on our website — for free. To submit editorial content or ideas, please contact us.

EDITOR'S PICKS

SIGN UP FOR OUR ENEWS




© Copyright kawarthaNOW® 1996 - 2024. All rights reserved. Unauthorized distribution, transmission, or republication strictly prohibited. Trademarks owned by kawarthaNOW include kawarthaNOW®, Keep It In The Kawarthas®, Web Sites That Work®, Kawartha Localist™, Know Your Locals™, businessNOW™, musicNOW™, artNOW™, nightlifeNOW™, encoreNOW™, and KNosh™.