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Welcome to Cobourg Chief
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Welcome to Cobourg Chief

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...

Today’s the Day – Nomination day – that is!
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Today’s the Day – Nomination day – that is!

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....

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A piece of whimsy to herald Spring

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 First One Is In The Race for Mayor
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The First One Is In The Race for Mayor

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...

Wishing the best to Avi Lewis
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Wishing the best to Avi Lewis

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”...

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A Guest Post about Cobourg’s East Pier

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...

It is an Election Year – please step up!
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It is an Election Year – please step up!

It’s 2026 now – HAPPY NEW YEAR – it had better be better than 2025; the nasty year. It will be it’s Election Year! – Ontario Municipals and the US Midterms. Here in Cobourg the electioneering wishers have been all over some members of the existing Council and pledging not to vote for them –...

Watching these clips should be mandatory…..
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Watching these clips should be mandatory…..

………For all of those who want to be in the debate about the unhoused in our community. Chance Brown, a local activist in the unhoused community has posted these explanations of the way the ECE bylaw works against basic Human Rights and the mandate of providing a safe haven for the unhoused. A Rule against...

A touch of nostalgia
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A touch of nostalgia

A few weeks ago, as I might have mentioned in my Travel Page, I was having trouble with my web hosting. As a result I came back home to the local Internet magicians – Eagle.ca. They setup this site and a couple of others in the archive on their server and we are off the...

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