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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.
The Kawartha Lakes Legends Special Olympics basketball team gets a workout in Fenelon Falls. This is the first year for the team, which is accepting new athletes as it grows. (Photo: Theresa Burfield)

Kawartha Lakes Legends Special Olympics basketball team hits the court, open to more players

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Special Olympics programs 'are continuing their winning ways' in general in Kawartha Lakes: Special Olympics program consultant.
Northumberland County warden Brian Ostrander (far right) attended the recent Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference in Toronto with his Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus colleagues to to highlight challenges around housing with Ontario minister of infrastructure Kinga Surma (second from left). Also pictured, from left to right, are Peterborough County warden and EOWC vice-chair Bonnie Clark, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski, Renfew County warden and EOWC chair Peter Emon, United Counties of Prescott & Russell warden Pierre Leroux, Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP John Jordan, and Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith. (Photo courtesy of EOWC)

‘To build more houses faster, we also need to invest in the municipal infrastructure’:...

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Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus stresses to Ontario government affordable and attainable housing among its 'critical' priorities.
Toronto-based psychotherapist Shanique Victoria Edwards, lead researcher for Black Mental Health Canada and a member of Black Mental Health Canada's circle of leaders, will be the keynote speaker at the official launch event of Black History Month hosted by the Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough at the Peterborough Public Library on February 1, 2024. (Photo via Black Mental Health Canada website)

Black History Month time for ‘acknowledging and celebrating diversity within Black communities’

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Peterborough marking month of February with variety of events, including February 1 launch of Black History Month.
Canadian Tire Cobourg associate dealer Peter Puglia (left) stands with Northumberland County building superintendent Jim Davis in support of Northumberland County's Food 4 All Warehouse. (Photo: Northumberland County)

‘Food 4 All does important work in Northumberland County’

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Canadian Tire Cobourg makes $6,000 to Food 4 All Warehouse in Cobourg.
The 13th annual Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) student fraternity's "TKE in a Box" fundraiser returns to Peterborough from February 2 through 4, 2024. The 48-hour camp out aims to raise awareness about housing insecurity in the Peterborough region as well as funds for phase two of Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region's Leahy's Lane affordable condo development. Pictured are TKE members during the 2023 fundraiser in the parking lot of VentureNorth in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Tau Kappa Epsilon)

Peterborough fraternity’s ‘TKE in a Box’ event on February 2 to raise awareness, money...

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Tau Kappa Epsilon members will camp out for 48 hours in support of Habitat for Humanity's 12-unit affordable condo development in Peterborough.
Sensory rooms can be very beneficial for elderly people, especially those with dementia or other special needs, by stimulating all five senses through virtual reality projections of serene environments, aroma diffusers, and more. (Photo: Broomx Technologies)

New Cobourg long-term care home will include ‘ground-breaking addition’ of sensory room

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Space in Northumberland County's Golden Plough Lodge 'will serve as a haven' for residents, staff, family members: manager.
Cathy Dueck (middle) accepts the 2024 Individual Conservationist Award from Otonabee Conservation CAO Janette Loveys Smith and the organization's new board chair Michael Metcalf at Otonabee Conservation's annual general meeting on January 18, 2024 at the Riverview Park and Zoo Rotary Education Centre. A lifelong naturalist, Dueck has contributed to the naturalization of many parks and greenspaces, including founding what would become Peterborough GreenUP's Ecology Park. Most recently, as the coordinator of the Pathway to Stewardship Project, Dueck worked to develop resources and opportunities to help families, students, and community members get outside and enjoy nature. (Photo courtesy of Otonabee Conservation)

‘There are many ways that people can get involved in local conservation efforts’ in...

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Otonabee Conservation presents annual environmental excellence awards to four 'watershed champions'.
Northumberland County council approved during a recent meeting the appointment of Maryam Mohajer-Ashjai, left, and Jacqueline Pennington to fill citizen vacancies on the Northumberland County Housing Corporation's board of directors. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Northumberland County Housing Corporation poised to ‘build brighter futures for Northumberland residents’

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Housing corporation welcomes two new members to its 'skills-based' board of directors.
A group of Peterborough residents including Melodie McCullough have formed Peterborough Kurdish Refugee Support which is rasigin funds to sponsor a Kurdish-Syrian family to come to Canada. Relatives of the Almohamad family, who settled in Peterborough almost seven years ago, the family of five are living as refugees in southern Lebanon, where they are at risk from Israel's conflict with Hezbollah and are also at risk of being deported back to Syria. (Photo: Melodie McCullough)

Peterborough residents rallying to bring Syrian refugee family in Lebanon to safety in Canada

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'It's important because they are in serious danger right now where they are living,' says Melodie McCullough.
Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) CEO Mark Graham (right) speaks about the new 988 suicide crisis helpline at a media event on November 17, 2023 with program and services director Tracy Graham (left) and corporate services director Ellen Watkins. According to the association, the number of people dialing the helpline locally since its launch on November 30, 2023 is on the rise. (Photo: CMHA HKPR)

Mental health association seeing uptake of suicide crisis helpline in 705 area code

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'The volume of calls to 9-8-8 locally continues to increase': CMHA HKPR.
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