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...
Cobourg Council is now entering a familiar minefield. That of designating an old building. This time it is the Mansion known as “Strathmore House” for a little of the history click here. For those who do not follow current affairs this house is part of the lands referred to as “Brookside”. In the Fall 2021 issue of the “watershed magazine”,...
So the gloves come off. The County of Northumberland is taking the Town of Cobourg to court, and asking for a judicial review of the controlling bylaw for 310 Division St. over the objections of the Mayor of Cobourg and 99% of the outraged Citizens on the “Cobourg Blog”. This was noted as ‘could happen’ in a post dated November...
Doug Ford is the Premier of Ontario, an obvious Right-Wing Conservative type person who disregards advice and appears to rule the roost. The problem is that most of his decisions benefit his friends and developers friendly to him. Despite this problem being identified by the checks and balance of Parliament he usually ignores their findings. Examples of this type of...
Another oddball move by Cobourg Council – a bureaucratic answer to a simple question, which will muddy the waters and bury local activism. In another website – The BurdReport – a post (click here) outlined the struggles of thirty years of trying to establish a Nature Park and environmentally sound practises for the preservation of the land at the Harbour...
If you listen to the pundits – of all stripes you would think that the NDP is as dead as a dodo. They may be right if the status quo is maintained, but they should be wrong but that means big changes to the groupthink of Party Apparatchiks. If you think this is a familiar dilemma for all left-of-centre for...
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...
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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