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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.
Nature Canada recently certified the City of Kawartha Lakes as a Bird Friendly City. The municipality is currently running an online contest to choose the 2024 Bird of the Year featuring 11 bird species during the first round of voting. (Graphic: Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes)

Tweet, tweet: Kawartha Lakes achieves ‘Bird Friendly City’ designation

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Nature Canada recognizes community efforts to protect birds; voting is open for Kawartha Lakes 'Bird of the Year'.
A young boy coughing while being examined by a doctor. (Stock photo)

Cases of whooping cough confirmed in Kawartha Lakes

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Local health unit advises parents to recognize symptoms of pertussis and ensure vaccinations are up to date.
Five Counties Children's Centre is returning to the Minden site of Haliburton Highlands Health Services (HHHS). The organization serving children with special needs previously had space at the site, but HHHS needed to reclaim the space during the height of the pandemic. Five Counties has now signed a lease for an approximately 700-square-foot space to provide treatment services for children in Haliburton County. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

‘Families in Haliburton County can get care closer to home’

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Five Counties Children's Centre returns to Haliburton Highlands Health Services in Minden with new space.
Community Care Northumberland's Easter fundraiser, with cookies supplied by Roda's Kitchen in Cobourg, raised $16,000 to support the agency's Meals on Wheels program providing nutritious meals to seniors and adults with disabilities who are unable to prepare meals for themselves. With 800 boxes of cookies purchased by local residents, businesses, and organizations, the funds raised mean the organization will be able to deliver an additional 800 meals. (Photo: Community Care Northumberland)

Community Care Northumberland’s Easter cookie fundraiser generates $16,000 for Meals on Wheels program

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Funds raised mean 800 more affordable and nutritious meals can be delivered to those unable to prepare meals for themselves.
Nancy Cockburn and Jenn McCallum, co-founders of the Ashburnham Memorial Stewardship Group, pictured with garbage collected on Armour Hill in Peterborough on April 13, 2024. (Photo: John Hauser)

Organizers ‘thrilled with the turnout’ for clean-up of Armour Hill park in Peterborough

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Ashburnham Memorial Stewardship Group and volunteers collected 38 bags of garbage on Saturday.
Five Counties Children Centre will host its third annual signature fundraising event, the backyard summer social, on June 22, 2024 in Peterborough. Adults can be a kid again for the afternoon, enjoying games and activities including a petting zoo. Proceeds from the event will support high-priority and high-demand services like speech therapy and occupational therapy for children with special needs in Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, Hastings, and Kawartha Lakes. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

Adults can be a kid again and support Five Counties Children’s Centre at upcoming...

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Backyard summer social in Peterborough on June 22 features catered food and treats, live music, a live auction and door prizes, and fun activities.
Young dinner guests Robert and Elijah play a game called "Open Doors for Habitat" with volunteers Brenda and Robert at Habitat for Humanity Northumberland's Sunday dinner fundraising event on April 7, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Northumberland)

Sunday dinner for 120 serves up $23,000 for Habitat for Humanity Northumberland

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Fundraiser at ReStore in Cobourg supports Northumberland build projects.
Kawartha Lakes resident Harold Lenters receiving a 2023 Bee a Hero certificate from Kawartha Lake city councillor Pat Warren and beekeeper Christine Szabados of the Kawartha Lakes environmental advisory committee at the April 9, 2024 committee of the whole meeting. Lenters, who added pollinator gardens to his waterfront property, was one of eight people and organizations who were recognized for their efforts to create pollinator-friendly gardens in Kawartha Lakes. (Photo courtesy of City of Kawartha Lakes)

Kawartha Lakes announces 2023 ‘Bee a Hero’ award recipients

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Awards recognize action to create pollinator-friendly gardens in Kawartha Lakes.
Erik Ellis, pictured with his wife Denise, is the spokesperson for the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation's spring fundraising appeal. When Ellis was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and needed a total hip replacement, he was able to get the procedure done at the Lindsay hospital, the first hospital in Ontario to use a new hip replacement implant technology. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)

Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation launches spring fundraiser ‘for the highest priority needs’ at Lindsay...

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'The Ross has always been there when we needed it,' says patient spokesperson Erik Ellis.

Ashburnham Memorial Stewardship Group calling on residents to show ‘some love’ for a Peterborough...

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Armour Hill rain-or-shine celebration and clean-up event takes place April 13.
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