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Consider This Live on Northumberland 89.7 FM radio Drive Time with Dave Glover

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Mothers worried about possible closure of Early Years program at YMCA

Major changes are coming to the Ontario Early Years Program in Northumberland. A group of mothers is worried the Cobourg YMCA will lose its contract to deliver services, so they started an online petition. Jennifer Neutel, of Cobourg, and Keira Thompson, of Port Hope, discuss their concerns on Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Impact of the closing of local newspaper on community analyzed

Consider This Live co-host Dave Glover and I discuss the closure of Northumberland Today and its impact on the community and the future of local news in rural Ontario, along with a lively exchange with callers, as part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Domestic violence critical issue for Northumberland County

Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre Executive Director Nancy Johnston talks about Woman Abuse Prevention Month and domestic violence in Northumberland County. She also wades in on the recent incident at Northumberland Hills Hospital and the explosion of sexual abuse allegations coming out of Hollywood, as part of Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Dangers and difficulties of hospital security outlined by expert

Security expert Brine Hamilton, the Canadian representative of the International Association of Hospital Security and Safety, talks about the unique job of those who provide security in emergency departments across the country. He contributes insight into the issues these people face daily and explains the difficulty and dangers of the job, as well as giving context to the recent shooting incident at Northumberland Hills Hospital on Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Public consultations underway for Cobourg town budget, says deputy mayor

Cobourg Deputy Mayor John Henderson talks about the current public consultations around the 2018 town budget on Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Reasons behind college strike discussed by local union president

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 420 President Eric Bauer, from Loyalist College, provides details about the motivation from the faculty’s perspective underlying the current strike at the 24 colleges in Ontario during a conversation on Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Trent Hills deputy mayor remembers Hector Macmillan

Trent Hills Deputy Mayor Robert Crate shares heartfelt stories and events in the personal and political life of Mayor Hector Macmillan, who died following a high-profile battle with cancer on Oct. 10, 2017. The conversation took place on Consider This Live, a weekly feature as part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Piccini dishes on hydro, minimum wage and other hot topics

Newly selected Ontario Progressive Conservative candidate David Piccini gives his first media interview following his nomination victory to talk about Ontario Hydro rate, minimum wage, municipal transparency, hospital funding and other topics during Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Trying to get to the heart of minimum wage debate

Drive Time host Dave Glover and I hash over the various sides of the increase in minimum wage debate and how it will impact local businesses during Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Continue Reading →

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Role of Bank of Canada must be revisited, expert argues.

Hon. Paul Hellyer talks about monetary policy and the role of the Bank of Canada during a special edition of Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM Continue Reading →

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