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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.
A child helps a volunteer pack meals during a past One Million Meals Peterborough event in support of Kids Against Hunger Canada. (Photo: One Million Meals Peterborough / Facebook)

‘One Million Meals’ fundraiser underway in Peterborough to combat food insecurity

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Community members can raise money and pack meals on April 6 to benefit Kids Against Hunger Canada.
Peterborough Public Health recommends those who use drugs carry multiple naloxone kits to temporarily reverse an opioid overdose. If opioid drugs are tainted with benzodiazepines or other sedatives, naloxone cannot reverse the sedatives' effects. (Photo: Peterborough Public Health)

Peterborough Public Health extends drug-poisoning alert after five additional poisonings on Tuesday

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There have been 19 poisonings since the weekend, with sedatives confirmed in one substance.
Homeward Bound Peterborough is a four-year program that aims to help precariously housed single mothers in Peterborough city and county achieve lasting economic self-sufficiency. The program aids mothers, aged 19 and older, who are facing multiple barriers such as unstable housing, a risky financial situation, and limited or no access to education, childcare, and sustainable employment. (Stock photo)

Homeward Bound Peterborough ‘helping mothers create pathways to independence’

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Seven single moms recently graduated the program and are pursuing new futures.
Dr. Madura Sundareswaran, a family physician who has been leading the Peterborough Newcomer Health Clinic since January 2023, is seeking another family physician who can work at the clinic for a half day per week and possibly take on some of the clients of the transitional clinic after they have been discharged. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Madura Sundareswaran)

Newcomer health clinic’s effort to recruit another family doctor could benefit entire Peterborough community

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Clinic founder Dr. Madura Sundareswaran says city could need a total of 29 family physicians to meet need for growing number of unattached patients.
Northumberland Hills Hospital in west Northumberland County recently announced the recruitment of two neurologists, Dr. Karen Ho and Dr. Courtney Anne Scott, who will be providing virtual neurology consultations. (Photos courtesy of Northumberland Hills Hospital)

Northumberland County residents gain access to more specialists courtesy of Ontario Telemedicine Network

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Northumberland Hills Hospital welcomes two neurologists to its medical team.
Little Britain Foodland, located on the northeast corner of Little Britain Rd. and Eldon Rd. in Little Britain in Kawarthas Lakes, has announced on Facebook it will be closing March 16, 2024. Parent company Sobeys has confirmed the closure to kawarthaNOW. (Photo: Google Maps)

Little Britain Foodland to close permanently on March 16

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'The decision to close a store is never one we make lightly' states parent company Sobeys.
Dr. Madura Sundareswaran, a first-generation Canadian whose parents came to Canada from Sri Lanka and settled in Toronto where she was raised, is a family physician who opened her practice in Peterborough in 2019. In January 2023, she opened the Peterborough Newcomer Health Clinic as a transitional clinic that provides short-term medical care for up to six months for immigrants and refugees in Peterborough city or county. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Newcomer Health Clinic)

Peterborough Newcomer Health Clinic looking to add second physician to its team

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'Newcomer clients have unique and complex health care needs', says Dr. Madura Sundareswaran.
Beyond the Blue Box, a community-based waste reduction and reuse organization, has been busy behind the scenes since a "devastating" fire in September 2023 wreaked havoc on its main building at 14 Covert Street in Cobourg. The organization is still able to accept donations at its adjacent building at 12 Covert Street, which was undamaged by the fire. (Photo: Beyond the Blue Box / Facebook)

Cobourg’s Beyond the Blue Box looking to fundraise $3 million after fire, currently accepting...

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'The community response and outpouring of support has been tremendous' says board chair Robb Howells.
On February 5, 2024, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) unveiled the Anne Keenleyside & Family Atrium, in honour of the late Trent University bioarcheology professor of bioarcheology who passed away in October 2022 and left a $2 million legacy gift to the hospital foundation. Pictured (left to right) are Keenleyside's close friend Lynda Wood, PRHC president and CEO Dr. Lynn Mikula, Keenleyside's stepdaughter Cassandra Butler, PRHC Radiologist Dr. Peter Gianakopoulos (in the back), PRHC Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway, Keenleyside's partner Pat Butler, and Keenleyside's stepdaughter Melissa Butler. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Peterborough Regional Health Centre receives ‘transformational’ donation of $2 million

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Hospital names atrium after the late Anne Keenleyside, a highly respected Trent University bioarcheology professor who made legacy gift to support cancer care.

Canadian Blood Services encourages post-secondary students to join the stem cell registry and save...

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Representatives will be at Trent University in Peterborough on February 12.
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