Northumberland County

Brighton Council votes for new logo as part of community rebrand

Brighton Council votes for new logo as part of community rebrand

Robert November 7, 2025

By Dan Jones LJI Northumberland 89.7 FM A rebranding effort is underway in Brighton, as the municipal...

Port Hope teacher pleads guilty to sexual offenses involving minors Court House

Court House

Port Hope teacher pleads guilty to sexual offenses involving minors

Robert November 6, 2025

WARNING: This story contains graphic depictions of sexual misconduct involving children. By Dan Jones LJI Northumberland 89.7...

Oral history project seeks to increase awareness and humanize those on margins in Cobourg I belong here

I belong here

Oral history project seeks to increase awareness and humanize those on margins in Cobourg

Robert October 31, 2025

In the face of an ongoing debate over the fate of people living on the margins in...

Northumberland County council agree on winter warming room as nightly temperatures fall 310 Division Street warming room

310 Division Street warming room

Northumberland County council agree on winter warming room as nightly temperatures fall

Robert October 30, 2025

By Dan Jones LJI Northumberland 89.7 FM After some tense moments and uncertainty about whether homeless people...

Northumberland Land Trust looks to raise funds for two significant projects

Trail is closed at the Laurie Lawson Outdoor Education Centre. Photo courtesy of Northumberland Land Trust Facebook.

Northumberland Land Trust looks to raise funds for two significant projects

Robert October 30, 2025

By Dan Jones LJI Northumberland 89.7 FM The Northumberland Land Trust is launching a fundraising campaign to...

Legal personhood for Rice Lake slowly gathering momentum, says Alderville Chief

Rice Lake

Legal personhood for Rice Lake slowly gathering momentum, says Alderville Chief

Robert October 27, 2025

Legal personhood for Rice Lake and the Ganaraska River gathered momentum over the past month. In this...

Increased OPP costs will hit rural taxpayers in Northumberland next year Northumberland OPP cars

Northumberland OPP cars

Increased OPP costs will hit rural taxpayers in Northumberland next year

Robert October 24, 2025

Rural taxpayers in Northumberland County could be facing an 11 percent increase in policing costs next year....

Future of Garden Hill Dam debated as municipal council asked for financial support

Garden Hill Dam. Photo courtesy of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority Facebook.

Future of Garden Hill Dam debated as municipal council asked for financial support

Robert October 24, 2025

By Dan Jones LJI Northumberland 89.7 FM An uncertain future for a dam and reservoir north of...

Online petition seeks to declare state of emergency for homelessness and opioid addictions in Cobourg Homelessness and addictions are in crisis in Cobourg according to Jordan Stevenson, Director of the Integrated Homelessness and Addictions Response Centre. Photo By Fredrick Lee. Free Use Domain-Upsplash.

Homelessness and addictions are in crisis in Cobourg according to Jordan Stevenson, Director of the Integrated Homelessness and Addictions Response Centre. Photo By Fredrick Lee. Free Use Domain-Upsplash.

Online petition seeks to declare state of emergency for homelessness and opioid addictions in Cobourg

Robert October 24, 2025

By Dan Jones LJI Northumberland 89.7 FM An online petition is circulating, hoping to declare the homelessness...

Warden says 50/50 chance county will not offer warming room, up to others to step up Sign encampment

Sign encampment

Warden says 50/50 chance county will not offer warming room, up to others to step up

Robert October 18, 2025

Northumberland County Warden Brian Ostrander says there is a 50/50 chance no warming room will be offered...