Today is Canada Day, a time to celebrate inclusion, patriotism and the future with a foot in the past. Today I did something I haven’t done for years – watched the parade in Cobourg. A wonderful day for a parade and thousands thought so too. Taking a camera I snapped many pics of the parade...
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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....
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...
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...

