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...
October 13, 2025
Author: ben
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Is this really necessary?
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.,...
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The Mayor walks out on Council – now the rest of the story!
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...
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Has the Mayor sworn at you?
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...
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The law of unintended consequences
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...
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The attempts to save Old Buildings
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...
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On to the final act
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’...
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Doug Ford is still a RamRod
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....