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For those living rough, Coldest Night of the Year is a crucial fundraiser held annually in Port Hope. It hopes to raise $50,000 for the Green Wood Coalition. Already 140 walkers and 34 teams have signed up to walk a two-kilometre or five kilometres along the river and historic buildings.

Lana Missen and Kim Jaye are both members of the Green Wood Coalition's board and organizers of the Coldest Night of the Year in Northumberland. They will explain what is going on and how people can still participate. Besides raising money, it is an opportunity to educate the community on issues related to poverty, housing, and the experiences of people who do not have proper shelter. Have a listen.

How do the party platforms for the Ontario Election impact Northumberland County?

In a series of extensive, in-depth interviews with the major parties, Consider This Northumberland digs into key issues to help local voters cast their ballots on February 27.

Candidates discuss major concerns like American economic threats, healthcare, the desperate need for doctors, affordable housing, emergency shelter services, saving prime farmlands, and more. Each time, they will be asked how this will affect you, your family, and your friends in Northumberland.

Plus, they will share a bit about themselves.

These interviews appear only on Consider This Northumberland. You can listen to the podcast on the website, Apple or Spotify, or the weekly newsletter.

If you want more than party leaders spouting platforms, these are local candidates talking at length about local issues.

Have a listen to Green Party candidate Maxwell Groves.

How do the party platforms for the Ontario Election impact Northumberland County?

In a series of extensive, in-depth interviews with the major parties, Consider This Northumberland digs into key issues to help local voters cast their ballots on February 27.

Candidates discuss major concerns like American economic threats, healthcare, the desperate need for doctors, affordable housing, emergency shelter services, saving prime farmlands, and more. Each time, they will be asked how this will affect you, your family, and your friends in Northumberland.

Plus, they will share a bit about themselves.

These interviews appear only on Consider This Northumberland. You can listen on the website, the podcast on Apple or Spotify, or the weekly newsletter.

If you want more than party leaders spouting platforms, these are local candidates talking at length about local issues.

Have a listen to NDP candidate Bruce LePage.

How do the party platforms for the Ontario Election impact Northumberland County?

In a series of extensive, in-depth interviews with the major parties, Consider This Northumberland digs into key issues to help local voters cast their ballots on February 27.

Candidates discuss major concerns like American economic threats, healthcare, the desperate need for doctors, affordable housing, emergency shelter services, saving prime farmlands, and more. Each time, they will be asked how this will affect you, your family, and your friends in Northumberland.

Plus, they will share a bit about themselves.

These interviews appear only on Consider This Northumberland. You can listen on the website, the podcast on Apple or Spotify, or the weekly newsletter.

If you want more than party leaders spouting platforms, these are local candidates talking at length about local issues.

Have a listen to Liberal candidate Dorothy Noronha

How do the party platforms for the Ontario Election impact Northumberland County?

In a series of extensive, in-depth interviews with the major parties, Consider This Northumberland digs into key issues to help local voters cast their ballots on February 27.

Candidates discuss major concerns like American economic threats, healthcare, the desperate need for doctors, affordable housing, emergency shelter services, saving prime farmlands, and more. Each time, they will be asked how this will affect you, your family, and your friends in Northumberland.

Plus, they will share a bit about themselves.

These interviews appear only on Consider This Northumberland. You can listen to the podcast on the website, Apple or Spotify, or the weekly newsletter.

If you want more than party leaders spouting platforms, these are local candidates talking at length about local issues.

Have a listen to Progressive Conservative David Piccini.

In September 2024, a local gravel pit company requested that Cramahe Township council extend its operation to 24 hours a day. In its application, it proposed a possible asphalt plant.

Since then, nearby residents and others have raised a long list of concerns about the proposed plant's impact. In fact, a group called the Cramahe Residents Advocates Association was formed to oppose it.

In this interview, you will hear from the chairperson of this group. She will outline the group's concerns and their understanding of the proposed plant's possible impacts.

Port Hope resident Angela Grogan is promoting Black History Month in Northumberland for the second year in a row. She has already participated in several events commemorating February as a time to honour the various contributions of Black Canadians.

Joining her is Dan Buchanan, Brighton's history guy. He is the author of multiple books on local history, particularly the sinking of the HMS Speedy off Presqu’ile Park and the building of the Murray Canal. He will offer some rare insights into local history related to Black Canadians in reference to the Speedy and Carrying Place on the eastern border of Northumberland. Have a listen.

The Northumberland Land Trust and Ducks Unlimited recently saved 300 acres of rare wetlands near Brighton.

The Biddy Creek Wetland is located on the south side of Highway 401, north of Little Lake Road. It is a regionally significant area, like unique wetlands, usually found in Northern Ontario. This habitat is critical because it is home to several species at risk and provides flood protection and water filtration for the surrounding area.

On today’s show, you will learn more about this fantastic property and the efforts taken locally and by organizations across Canada to save it from possible development. At the same time, it preserves natural spaces in the county in the face of pressures to build housing.

Andrés Jiménez, the Head of Conservation in Ontario for Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Sabrina Hasselfelt, the Stewardship and Operations Coordinator for the Northumberland Land Trust, will provide insight into how this initiative came about and its importance.

Finding a solution to affordable housing is top of mind for many. Recently, one small group has stepped out of the shadows to shine a light on tiny homes.

The group is called Tiny Homes Northumberland. It hopes to create a resource for people wanting to build affordable housing in their backyard and other smaller chunks of property. Monika Turner, chair of Tiny Homes Northumberland, and Jeff Wheeldon, a Member of the Board, will explain how homeowners' and investors' demand for smaller dwellings could be a solution to giving people a place to live. Oh, and by the way, we are not talking about sleeping cabins for homeless people. These are something completely different. Have a listen.

The development of new nuclear power plants is a priority for the Ontario government. Four new reactors are proposed for the Darlington New Nuclear project, announced in 2021. Locally, a new reactor is proposed for a site in Welselyville, just west of Port Hope.

Both sites are on lands covered by the Williams Treaty. A delegation of the representatives of the Mississauga and Chippewa First Nations appeared before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission recently. They wanted to express concerns about the Darlington project.

Alderville Chief Taynar Simpson was among the representatives and presented for nearly an hour.

In this interview, you will learn about the project and the concerns of local Indigenous people. These lands are culturally significant to them, and there are numerous environmental and human safety concerns.