The Show: The full interview with bonus material: When the town decided to close Cobourg Beach last summer due to the pandemic, it was cause for some serious reflection. In fact, it drew attention to a lot of issues lying just below the surface. Who uses the beach? Is it a public place? And who […]

The show: The podcast: the full interview with bonus material Almost 40 percent of self-employed Canadians are women. Of all the small businesses in the country, 16% percent are run by women. Women launch the majority of start-ups in Canada. It’s impressive, but being a businesswoman is tough. Eighty percent of women use […]

In this interview with Consider This Northumberland, I speak with Cobourg Mayor John Henderson about what happened to the Brookside Youth Detention Centre on the night of Feb 12. We discuss what is being done about the 70-acre parcel of land it occupies, along with its economic impact on the town as more than 100 jobs were lost. We also talk about the future of the historic mansion that has sat on the site for more than 100 years.

The show: The podcast with bonus material and extended interviews There is a controversy over an agreement between Northumberland County and a local snowmobile club over the use of the Northumberland Forest. I spoke with County Warden Bob Crate and with the president of the Great Pine Ridge Snowmobile Association, Steve Horner. The snowmobile club […]

This is going to be a very special interview with Consider This Northumberland. It is meant for a different audience. I am hoping there are lots of young listeners today. I have an extraordinary guest just for them. Now, you may be a kid in a classroom or a youth studying at home, or a […]

Full interview: Businesses are struggling during the pandemic. No question. The uncertainty surrounding what comes next is a major factor. For some, finding the resources to make the necessary changes – to pivot – is difficult. There are many provincial and federal programs meant to assist them. But not everyone meets the criteria. Especially if […]

Full interview: Keeping the economy from collapsing at the same time stopping the spread of the COVID-19 virus is a balancing act. It is complex, and it isn’t easy. Public health officials want to keep the lid on the spread of the virus until they can get needles in their arms. They hope to get […]

The show: The full interview with bonus material: Earlier this week, the staff and residents of Hope Street Terrace in Port Hope were vaccinated. These are among the first vaccines to be administered in Northumberland County. On January 25, the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit received 700 doses of the Moderna vaccine. […]

Cobourg is a long way from a farm in Alberta where Linda Davis, the CEO of Northumberland Hills Hospital, grew up. Yet, you will hear her mention several times in this interview about her love of being in the barn. Her daughter is an equestrian. And she loves spending time with her daughter. Last week, Davis announced her retirement. Her career spans more than 30 years in health care. As you will hear in this interview, one of her proudest moments was the victory of finally getting the Ontario government to provide more annual funds to support middle-sized hospitals like Northumberland fully.

The county faced many challenges in 2020 yet still managed to start several major projects, including the new Golden Plough Lodge and a major expansion of affordable housing in Cobourg. It maintained services yet scrambled to deal with the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic during the early days and months of last spring. In an interview with Consider This, the warden, who is also the mayor of Trent Hills, will talk about the successes and hurdles the county has faced, along with the new budget for 2021, plus what is ahead.