The Planning and Development Department has been called to present an application to Council and have them make a decision on a proposed development at 202 Second St. This decision will be the most important planning decision in Decades. Not since the vote on the fate of Victoria Hall in 1972 has such an application, one that will change the...
“Live with it!” these words will echo in the minds of local Democracy Advocates for the next year and a bit – the time until a new Mayor is elected. The source of these to-become famous words was John Mascarin, the Town’s Solicitor, the guy in the pic. In a Town Council meeting on August 25th the Mayor appeared in front...
A Special Council Meeting has been called for the 25th of August at 6pm. The reason for the meeting, and we do not know who called for it, is to confirm the edict issued by the Mayor, under his Strong Mayor’s Powers (SMP). Here at the BurdReport we wonder why this was not done before the edict was issued but...
That is if he/she still works for the Town! Cobourg needs a sewage plant expansion and Mr Ford may yet give us one. David Peterson gave us one in the 80s and now Doug should give us one in the ought2wentyfives. The Mayor who excels in boasting about his connections and his ability to get money should be set free...
Another edict from the Mayor – makes you wonder why we have a Municipal Council if we have an autocrat in charge with Strong Mayor Powers (SMP)! The interesting thing about this is that in order to bring order to the non-existent Planning Department he had to combine four departments to do it. The person the Mayor selected is his...
A thirty year tragedy is being exposed once again. Local, and well renowned, naturalist Richard Pope and the Preservation Group – Preserve Our Heritage Harbour (POHP) is again advocating for supervision and accountability with regards to the West Headland of the Cobourg Harbour. The group’s (POHP) big beef is with Council over the activities of the Public Works Department’s dredging...
The debate about the “Strong Mayor Powers” (SMP) took another turn today. The Mayor of Cobourg issued a statement telling us all that he has issued an edict, read it here, using his SMP to declare that Staff prepare a report about building on the Tannery Lands. The Tannery Lands are located on Princess St., South of the railway line...
Cecilia Naismith wrote a story on July 2nd. The headline is telling – “Breaking News – Cobourg Mayor Walks Out of Council Meeting” read it here. Summing it up for the readers: Backstory – what has happened since Thursday 26th 2025: The Mayor calls for the Citizens to fight back against the inactions of the Police Department and the...
This is a petition that has just gone into circulation. The organiser/s call themselves “We love Cobourg”. Click on the image to read the lengthy reasons for the call for him to resign – very interesting reading. As noted in a previous post the situation with the Mayor’s perceived autocratic behaviour has obviously become troublesome to more than a few...
The County of Northumberland has made a decision about the plight of the unhoused, the addicts on the streets and the mentally ill that populate the area. Read about it here. This decision can be interpreted by many people in many different ways. But the fact remains that this decision is purely political made to clear the mess from public...
This story was one of my first for a local publication. Written in 2008.
This article was about the history of coffeeshops and the coffeeshops in Cobourg in 2008
There are 52 of them – Jackson Houses; a basic Canadian style of design that was built by Reuben Jackson...
In 2008 the ‘mancave’ craze was just getting to be a big thing as the price of electronics was getting...
After 83 years the Pontiac Auto Manufacturing section of General Motors, came to an end. This article tracked the Pontiac...
We are inveterate travellers. Accustomed to many travels not much fazes us these day. This pic taken in India shows how we blend in to the environment.
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