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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.
Peterborough's newest school, Kaawaate East City Public School is located at 250 Hunter Street East near the top of Armour Hill and the Peterborough Museum & Archives. It opened in 2021 and serves students from junior kindergarten to Grade 8. (Photo: Google Maps)

Peterborough parents launch fundraising campaign for East City school playground

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Ontario Ministry of Education doesn't fund playgrounds for new schools, including Kaawaate East City Public School that opened in 2021.
The Norwood Clinic's two physicians, Dr. Alex Cormier and Dr. Angie Ford (pictured), are in the process of transitioning into the new space at 17 Spruce St. in Norwood, where they will be supported by nurse practitioner Mary Walsh. A third doctor, Dr. Ryan Hutcheson, is expected to join the team in July 2024. (Photos courtesy of Township of Asphodel-Norwood)

New medical centre opens in Norwood

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Clinic in new Trillium Medical Campus building will include 3 doctors and 1 nurse practitioner.
Taking place on August 24, 2024, the 21st annual Kawartha Lakes Classic Cycling Tour begins in Lindsay and features 50, 100, and 160 kilometre road routes and 20 and 40 kilometre trail routes, with cyclists raising funds to support A Place Called Home and its programs and services for people experiencing homelessness in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton. (Photo: A Place Called Home)

Summer cycling tour to raise funds for people experiencing homelessness in Kawartha Lakes and...

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Registration now open for August 24 Kawartha Lakes Classic Cycling Tour, a fundraiser for A Place Called Home in Lindsay.
Northumberland County purchased this 47-bedroom complex at 310 Division Street in Cobourg for a new 35-bed emergency shelter with related services to be operated by Transition House. The building is the former location of Cobourg Retirement Residence, which closed earlier in 2023. (Photo: Google Maps)

Northumberland County council welcomes $2.4 million from province for new Cobourg shelter, homelessness services

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'There is urgency to this mission and progress will be made through collective action': Northumberland County Warden Brian Ostrander.
Members of the Kawartha Blazers Sledge Hockey Club were among the more than 300 skaters who took to the ice at the Ontario Speed Skating Oval in Lakefield on February 17, 2024 for the first-ever Candlelights for Kids fundraising event. In total, more than $1,800 was raised for Five Counties Children's Centre and the skating oval. (Photo: Five Counties)

Community members hit the ice to support Five Counties Children’s Centre and Ontario Speed...

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More than 300 skaters took part in the first-ever Candlelights For Kids event in Lakefield.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is marking Nutrition Month in March by encouraging residents to join in by being mindful of what they put on their plates and by practising other good habits around mealtimes. With Dietitian's Day on March 20, the health unit is also emphasizing the role of registered dietitians as a reliable source for nutrition information and healthy eating guidance. (Stock photo)

‘Healthy eating goes beyond making good food choices, it’s about embracing mindful habits’: dietitian

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Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit highlights healthy eating during Nutrition Month in March.
Five Counties Children's Centre, including staff members Tricia and Mandy, are encouraging families to take part in a survey to share their experiences at the Peterborough children's treatment centre and offer input about how services can be improved in future. (Photo: Five Counties Children's Centre)

Five Counties Children’s Centre seeks input from families on its services

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Organization launches online survey with goal of improving services and programs for kids in Peterborough, Haliburton, Northumberland, Kawartha Lakes.
Furniture flipping involves upcycling used/old furniture to give it a new life, with some people flipping furniture to create unique home decor items while saving money and others doing it to increase the furniture's value for resale. While furniture flipping is not new, its popularity greatly increased during the pandemic. (Photos: Clinton Avery Tharp via New York Times)

Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region announces ‘The Big Flip’ furniture restoration contest

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Taking place during Earth Month in April, contest encourages residents to reimagine and revive used furniture to keep it out of landfills.
Peterborough's Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival (NIFF) has announced the artists chosen by lottery for the 2024 festival which runs from June 21 to 23 at Trent University, including its first family show featuring John-Paul Chalykoff performing original songs in Anishinaabemowin, along with interludes between songs with his puppet Baabii sharing some Anishinaabemowin. A member of Michipicoten First Nation, Chalykoff is an assistant professor in Anishinaabe studies at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie. (Photo courtesy of NIFF)

Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival announces artists for 2024 festival in Peterborough

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June festival at Trent University poses unique opportunity for Indigenous artists to share their work, says general manager.
Dr. Ashley O'Toole, a Royal College-trained dermatologist from Peterborough, is operating a new outpatient dermatology clinic at Campbellford Memorial Hospital. (Supplied photo)

Campbellford hospital welcomes Peterborough dermatologist to run outpatient clinic

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Dr. Ashley O'Toole will offer dermatological care, including for suspected skin cancers, for patients referred to Campbellford Memorial Hospital clinic.
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