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Northumberland 89.7 FM is a truly local radio station for the residents of Northumberland County, by the residents of Northumberland County.

 Northumberland County, ON
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This warming space offers rest areas, washrooms, seating, and light refreshments to support visitor safety and well-being. Lakelands Public Health has issued a Cold Warning for Northumberland County, with low temperatures and significant wind chill values possible until Sunday.
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The Warming Room will operate continuously from 4:00 p.m. this evening (Friday, January 30) until 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 2, providing residents in need with uninterrupted access to a warm, safe indoor space throughout the weekend.
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Pilot sidewalk snow removal project will be explored northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Pilot sidewalk snow removal project will be explored — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Pilot sidewalk snow removal project will be explored — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith A pilot project to provide sidewalk snow clearing for a set number of seniors will be explored following a motion at Cobourg council's meeting Wednesday. The Towns of Oshawa, Ajax...

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A Tale of Two Warming Rooms northumberland897.ca/news/20…
A Tale of Two Warming Rooms — Northumberland 89.7 FM

A Tale of Two Warming Rooms — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith The Cobourg Warming Room and Respite Centre described in glowing terms by Cobourg Mayor Lucas Cleveland to Northumberland County council colleagues last week bore little resembla...

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Mayor shares prime motivation for warming room northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Mayor shares prime motivation for warming room — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Mayor shares prime motivation for warming room — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith In debates over a daytime warming room at Cobourg council this week, Mayor Lucas Cleveland said one of his key motivators was to get homeless people out of Victoria Hall – which he...

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Reform or else, mayor warns county northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Reform or else, mayor warns county — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Reform or else, mayor warns county — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith Cobourg Mayor Lucas Cleveland has put Northumberland County on notice with his remarks at Wednesday's Cobourg council meeting – reform your social services or he will get the...

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Trudy Stacey will emcee Civic Awards northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Trudy Stacey will emcee Civic Awards — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Trudy Stacey will emcee Civic Awards — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith With the 23rd annual Cobourg Civic Awards celebration taking place Tuesday, April 21 – during National Volunteer Week – the Civic Awards Committee announces that 2022 recipient...

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County deals with salt shortage northumberland897.ca/news/20…
County deals with salt shortage — Northumberland 89.7 FM

County deals with salt shortage — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith Northumberland County has shared details on how it is actively managing winter road maintenance amid a province-wide salt shortage and a winter fraught with an early start,...

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Victoria Park campground reservations open Feb. 2 northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Victoria Park campground reservations open Feb. 2 — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Victoria Park campground reservations open Feb. 2 — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith Anyone interested in reserving a spot in Cobourg's Victoria Park campground this summer should be standing by at 9 AM on Monday, Feb. 2 – when reservations open. The announcement...

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Resident seeks Edville settlement status restored northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Resident seeks Edville settlement status restored — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Resident seeks Edville settlement status restored — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By: Dan Jones, Northumberland 89.7 FM News, Local Journalism Initiative. A push is now on by a resident of a former hamlet in Cramahe Township, to recognize the once thriving settlement of Edville....

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New costs may lie ahead for police northumberland897.ca/news/20…
New costs may lie ahead for police — Northumberland 89.7 FM

New costs may lie ahead for police — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith While use-of-force training for the Cobourg Police Service has been done in conjunction with their Port Hope counterparts at a facility that is offered free of charge, the Cobourg...

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RIDE program costs are not an issue, board hears northumberland897.ca/news/20…
RIDE program costs are not an issue, board hears — Northumberland 89.7 FM

RIDE program costs are not an issue, board hears — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith A complaint e-mail over RIDE checks sparked a discussion of their value at the January Cobourg Police Services Board meeting. A report was presented at Tuesday's meeting from...

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Police board hears of initiatives and results northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Police board hears of initiatives and results — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Police board hears of initiatives and results — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith In the absence of Chief Paul VandeGraaf – who, it was said, was stuck on Highway 401 – the Chief's Update report at the January Cobourg Police Services Board meeting was given by...

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More mental-health help may be coming northumberland897.ca/news/20…
More mental-health help may be coming — Northumberland 89.7 FM

More mental-health help may be coming — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith The Cobourg Police Services Board heard good news at its January meeting after Vice-Chair Sean Graham voiced concerns over what he termed “skyrocketing” calls involving mental...

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Walker retires after a half-century plus northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Walker retires after a half-century plus — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Walker retires after a half-century plus — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith Superintendent Duncan Walker was surrounded by grateful well wishers at the January meeting of the Cobourg Police Services Board, as he retired after an astonishing 53 years of...

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Cobourg Police Services Board re-elects Chair and Vice-Chair northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Cobourg Police Services Board re-elects Chair and Vice-Chair — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Cobourg Police Services Board re-elects Chair and Vice-Chair — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith At its first meeting of 2026, the Cobourg Police Services Board meeting re-elected Adam Bureau as Chair and Sean Graham as Vice-Chair. Weather thinned the numbers present to the...

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Equal Step focuses on vulnerable residents northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Equal Step focuses on vulnerable residents — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Equal Step focuses on vulnerable residents — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith The Help Centre and Northumberland Community Legal Centre announce a new program that strengthens access to justice for vulnerable residents, with a priority focus on seniors and...

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Cobourg council agenda includes two winter initiatives northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Cobourg council agenda includes two winter initiatives — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Cobourg council agenda includes two winter initiatives — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith At the end of Wednesday's meeting of Cobourg council, two notices of motion from Mayor Lucas Cleveland designed to address the harsh winter of 2026 and the unknown winter of 2027...

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Nominate your pick for 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Nominate your pick for 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Nominate your pick for 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith The Town of Cobourg and the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce announce that nominations are now open for the 23rd Business Achievement Awards. These awards have recognized...

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Light Up A Life results reach new record northumberland897.ca/news/20…
Light Up A Life results reach new record — Northumberland 89.7 FM

Light Up A Life results reach new record — Northumberland 89.7 FM

By Cecilia Nasmith Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation has announced that the $400,000 raised in the 2025 Light Up A Life campaign makes it the most successful one in the campaign's 32-year...

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