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Housing and homelessness

Mobile trailer as county warming room gets committee approval, off to full council next zPhoto By Fredrick Lee. Free Use Domain-Unsplash.

zPhoto By Fredrick Lee. Free Use Domain-Unsplash.

Mobile trailer as county warming room gets committee approval, off to full council next

Robert August 4, 2026

By Dan Jones LJI Northumberland 89.7 FM Patience appears to be running thin among Northumberland County mayors...

Summer Edition: Help Centre experiences a 15 percent increase in number of seniors facing homeless in January 2026 Homeless seniors

Homeless seniors

Summer Edition: Help Centre experiences a 15 percent increase in number of seniors facing homeless in January 2026

Robert July 17, 2026

Back in January, 11 seniors went to the Northumberland Help Centre because they were facing homelessness. One...

Summer Edition: Northumberland County warden weighs in on seniors facing homelessness Winter homeless

Winter homeless

Summer Edition: Northumberland County warden weighs in on seniors facing homelessness

Robert July 17, 2026

One week after the interview with Kim Lauder, executive director of the Help Centre, Northumberland County Warden...

Busy year as county tackles ongoing housing and homelessness issues across Northumberland Cover of Housing and Homelessness Report

Cover of Housing and Homelessness Report

Busy year as county tackles ongoing housing and homelessness issues across Northumberland

Robert July 3, 2026

Transition House at 310 Division Street underwent major changes in 2025. For a year now, it has...

Five agencies pen open letter to Cobourg mayor over response to draft parks and recreation plan Sign encampment

Sign encampment

Five agencies pen open letter to Cobourg mayor over response to draft parks and recreation plan

Robert June 26, 2026

The draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan, released on May 20, created a firestorm over its recommendations....

Community agencies seek discussion on unsheltered people and parks usage in open letter to Cobourg mayor Sign encampment

Sign encampment

Community agencies seek discussion on unsheltered people and parks usage in open letter to Cobourg mayor

Robert June 19, 2026

By Dan Jones LJI Northumberland 89.7 FM Five community groups in Cobourg have penned an open letter...

In Their Words: County committee forwards mobile trailer warming room proposal to council Homeless person

Homeless person

In Their Words: County committee forwards mobile trailer warming room proposal to council

Robert June 5, 2026

The Northumberland County social services committee took a tentative step towards a permanent solution for a winter...

In Their Words: Politicians get update related to subsidized housing project, Colborne fire in annual report 123 King Street East, Colborne

123 King Street East, Colborne

In Their Words: Politicians get update related to subsidized housing project, Colborne fire in annual report

Robert June 5, 2026

Politicians listened as staff provided an update on the fire at 8 King St. W. that left...

In Their Words: Demand for county housing drops slightly but still high, report says Elgin Park 2 800X600

Elgin Park 2 800X600

In Their Words: Demand for county housing drops slightly but still high, report says

Robert June 5, 2026

The Northumberland County Social Services Committee received a snapshot of the housing and homelessness situation in 2025...

Help Centre sees a 15 percent increase in number of seniors facing homeless Homeless seniors

Homeless seniors

Help Centre sees a 15 percent increase in number of seniors facing homeless

Robert January 16, 2026

In the past two months, 11 seniors have come to the Northumberland Help Centre because they are...