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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.
Phil Smith, owner of the River's Edge on Front in Hastings, is one of 19 entrepreneurs in Northumberland County who are collectively receiving $44,500 in micro grants through Starter Company Growth Program, administered by the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) with funding from the Ontario government. (Photo: BECN)

Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland awards 19 area businesses with $44,500 in micro grants

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Starter Company Growth Program supports small businesses throughout Northumberland County with grants, training, and more.
Officials from the Ontario government and the City of Kawartha Lakes gathered at a housing development in Fenelon Falls as part of an announcement of $1,442,307 in funding for the municipality through the province's "Building Faster Fund" after the municipality broke ground on 451 new homes last year, representing 83 per cent of its 2024 housing target. From left to right: Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott, Kawartha Lakes councillor Mike Perry, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister parliamentary assistant Matthew Rae, Kawartha Lakes mayor Doug Elmslie, Kawartha Lakes building and property housing manager Don Quibell, and Kawartha Lakes human services director Cheryl Faber. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

City of Kawartha Lakes receives $1.4 million from province for breaking ground on 451...

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Funding will be used to support a 30-unit affordable housing development currently under construction in Fenelon Falls.
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 looking for Cobourg business owners to serve on homeless shelter committee

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Community liaison committee designed to support successful delivery of modernized homeless shelter services at 310 Division Street.
Kawartha Lakes Mayor Doug Elmslie (far left) participates in the raising of the Pride flag at Kawartha Lakes City Hall in Lindsay on July 8, 2024. Kawartha Lakes Pride kicks off its 10th anniversary Pride Week in 2025 with a flag-raising ceremony on Monday, July 7 at 10 a.m., with the week's celebrations concluding on Saturday in Lindsay with Pride in the Park in Victoria Park followed by a Pride After Dark party at The Wings World. (Photo: Kawartha Lakes Pride)

‘We are here, we are queer, and we are thriving’: Kawartha Lakes Pride celebrating...

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Pride Week in Kawartha Lakes runs from July 7 to 13 and features a flag-raising ceremony, social events, Pride in the Park, and more.
Young people learn about the world of podcasting during Venture13 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre's STEM Youth Camp in July 2024 in Cobourg. (Photo: Venture13)

Rotary Club of Cobourg makes donation to STEM education at Cobourg’s Venture13 Innovation &...

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Funding will help the centre upgrade its technology so it can offer year-round STEM education opportunities for local youth.
Five Counties Children's Centre occupational therapist Jess shares a smile with Five Counties client Jude during a recent treatment session. In 2024-25, Five Counties served the highest number of annual clients so far in its 50-year history, with a record 6,208 children and youth with disabilities receiving services from the regional treatment centre. (Photo: Five Counties)

Five Counties Children’s Centre served a record number children and youth with disabilities in...

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More than 6,200 clients received support during the regional treatment centre's 49th year in operation.
Susan Fisher, managing director of Silver Lights Senior Services in Lindsay, is looking to partner with Kawartha Lakes restaurants to offer dementia-friendly dining as a way of honouring her late mother who had Alzheimer's disease and supporting others who are walking a similar path. The inaugural event was held on June 13, 2025 at Charmin's Wholesome Foods Catering and The Club House in Lindsay. (Photos: Silver Lights Senior Services)

Silver Lights Senior Service invites Kawartha Lakes restaurants to serve ‘Meals that Matter’

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Initiative gives people with dementia a safe and welcoming environment for dining out, says managing director Susan Fisher.
Team members of Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) and the RMH Foundation gathered in the Lindsay hospital's main lobby in support of the $25-million "We Are The Ross" capital campaign, which was officially launched on June 19, 2025. (Photo: RMH Foundation)

Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation launches biggest capital campaign in its history for Lindsay hospital

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Hospital is also set to welcome new president and CEO Veronica Nelson in September.
Five Counties Children's Centre is the local diagnostic hub for autism spectrum disorder in the city and county of Peterborough, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County and Northumberland County and has a multi-disciplinary team of professionals working to assess and support children with autism and their families. (Photo: Five Counties Children's Centre)

Canopy Support Services and Five Counties Children’s Centre in Peterborough to receive provincial autism...

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Ontario government has announced a $37-million two-year investment in the Ontario Autism Program to improve workforce capacity among 100 autism service providers.
Northumberland County resident Stewart Richardson (middle), pictured with Northumberland County Archives and Museum (NCAM) archivist Abigail Miller (left) and NCAM curator Katie Kennedy, had donated $85,000 to support the creation of the inaugural exhibit at the new museum facility, currently under construction in Cobourg. (Photo: NCAM)

History enthusiast donates $85,000 to Northumberland County Archives and Museum in Cobourg

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Museum's first major individual private donation will be used to support the creation of the new facility's inaugural exhibit.
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