Not all skating is done on the Ice

Not all skating is done on the Ice

In a recent post in Northumberland Today, Jeff Gard wrote an article about a protest outside Vic Hall on Sunday 26 Feb. The protest was organised by Ryan Crossen against the recent pay increases Cobourg Council awarded themselves during the recent budget discussions. Mayor Lucas Cleveland and Cllr Adam Bureau attended the event which attracted a reported 30 people. Cllr...

Tiny Homes the community debate

Sleeping Cabins update The discussion about the homeless problem in Cobourg has been going on for about forty years. Since a long-departed woman called Deedee Bedard camped her tent in front of Victoria Hall during the 1985 Municipal election. A motion was accepted and passed to establish a “Municipal Housing Authority” by the incoming Council but the responsibility was handed...

Waterfront Parking Survey Results.

Waterfront Parking Survey Results There are historically a couple of topics that inflame the Citizens’ opinions, one of them is the topic of Parking and Parking Fees. Councils have wrestled with the problem of parking for decades and none of the solutions offered has satisfied the majority enough to sway public opinion and that is that “Downtown Parking should be...

You have to know when to stop digging!

You have to know when to stop digging!

When you engage in public debate you should know when to disengage, or as the adage goes “know when to stop digging” when you are already in the hole. A recent example is the furor and invective, as well as some derision aimed at the new Mayor of Cobourg. Lucas Cleveland said he ran for Mayor to avoid an acclamation...

Last Year for Community Grants

Last year for community grants Community Grants (CGs) – perhaps the last connection between the local government and the Citizens. Often a last resort for cash and mostly a supplication to Council to reduce the payback for using Council owned facilities. Awarding CGs is an onerous task for the people assigned to deliver them. There are always more requests than...

Done & Dusted and it’s still “deceitful”

In the Cobourg News we have a summary of the second Budget Review day. This day was supposed to be the day that the Mayor would make his stand on cutting services to reduce the tax rate. Looking at the additions to the list of next year’s expenses – centennial pool, trees, beach mat and more, he did not win...

A magnificent example of feedback

A magnificent example of feedback

Just this week an example of how much politics has changed emerged from the ether of the Internet to the bowels of the Council Chamber in Cobourg. As explained in a previous post a suggestion was made by the Town Staff person in charge of Community assets, to close the Centennial Pool on Charles St. This is an outdoor pool...

County looking at Northumberland Police Force

County looking at Northumberland Police Force, Every few years this old chestnut appears – just like a zombie the idea of a County/Regional Police Service refuses to die. The idea may succeed this time, the proponents – the people in short pants ( those Councillors with no or little experience of local politics) have proposed the idea; “Brighton Mayor Brian...

Another Budget surprise

Town to close the Centennial Pool! – that was one of the headlines to emerge from the recent Budget discussion. A couple of comments were made on the Draper report and then a “Change.org” petition was started by Meghan Thomas, a concerned Citizen. Sign the petition here. BUT checking the Town’s website a contradiction appears about the ownership of the...

First look at the 2023 Budget

First look at the 2023 Budget, posted two days ago this post has garnered 51 comments from the usual commenters. Other posts about the same subject – the 2023 Budget have elicited another 57 comments, but most comments in one of them quickly moved off the topic of taxes and went into a lengthy discussion about the need for a...

What can we do?

What can we do?

The latest outrage from the Ontario Government (OG) is the move to pay Private Clinics to perform procedures that Doug Ford – Premier of Ontario (DoFo) says the local hospitals cannot do and therefore by paying private clinics to do common procedures will reduce waiting lists. Let’s be clear the one reason there are waiting lists is that the OG...

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Outdoor cafe in Athens, Greece

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Storefront in Athens, Greece

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The Stadium built for the first "Modern Olympic Games. Athens Greece

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Tomb of the 'Unknown Soldier' in Athens, Greece

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A small Church in Athens, Greece

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A colourful balcony in Athens, Greece

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The No. 1 attraction in Athens, Greece - the Acropolis

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A Stately Home on the Bosphorus, Istanbul Turkey

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A Customs House/warehouse on the Bosphorus, Istanbul Turkey

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Replica "Trojan Horse" at Troy, Turkey

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Riverside restaurants on the Bosphorus, Istanbul Turkey

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Cafe in Istanbul, Turkey

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"Blue" Mosque in Istanbul

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"Sulymhan" Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

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A Spice Store in the "Grand Bazaar" in Istanbul Turkey

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