It’s been about half a year since the Mayor of Cobourg has grabbed hold of his Strong Mayor Powers (SMP) with both hands and never let go. The Toronto Star has published an exhaustive report (read it here) (if the article is behind a paywall click here) on how the SMPs have been used by...
One month into the election cycle and we have little to go on as to the direction of the electorate in Cobourg. Checking the official website here we find one candidate for mayor one for Deputy and seven for five Councillor positions. Only Brian Darling, of the incumbents, has failed to file. He told me...
Where is this place – The Nature Park – in the newly released Park & Recreation Master Plan? The BurdReport has posted on this topic in the past – three times in fact: January 11th 2025 – “An opportunity for Local Democracy” May 12th 2025 – “How to Bury Activism“ August 9th 2025 – “Failure...
Welcome to Cobourg, Chief! Judging by the comments on the “Cobourg News” site it will be a mixed welcome. But as we hear you are going to move to Cobourg, hello to you and your family. As you have probably not been here before you have no preconceived notions of Cobourg life “As it used...
Election Nomination Day – Let’s see who is first in line to file! Following the Town’s instructions – “Notice is hereby given to the municipal electors of the Town of Cobourg that they may file their Nomination Paper for the 2026 Municipal Election with the Office of the Town Clerk by booking a Nomination meeting....
A guest post! Born, raised and retired in Ontario’s feel-good community, Cobourg, Wally Keeler, aka Poetician1, recently had his heart repaired in the world’s second-best cardio hospital in the world, according to a Newsweek survey. It forced a lot of housebound time. This provided the natural-born poet the time to develop a bunch of flash fiction...
The Deputy wants to be the “Big Cheese”! Deputy Mayor Nicole Beatty has decided to run in the Mayor’s race in Cobourg’s 2026 Municipal Election. Issuing a statement read it here she says she intends to file on May 1st. It should be noted that the present Mayor has told various people that he wants...
For the 55% of those Citizens who usually vote for the NDP this is your new Leader – Avi Lewis (wiki-ref here). A very controversial figure within the Party and out of it as well. The election immediately sparked kickback from a couple of NDP Provincial Party leaders because of his stand against “Big Oil”...
Submitted by a local Citizen – Wally Keeler Two regular characters showed up on Draper’s blog on February 3, 2026, to reply to an individual who posted a query about repairs to the east pier. ================================= Ken Strauss, “… how many of Cobourg’s 10,000 families use the East Pier? What is the estimated cost to...