May 1, 2008

Cramahe gets new school

Dion pushes Kerr case

Sludge battle brews

Flood poisons wells
High water levels leave behind reminder of their destructive power

When wellness on sale
Health Seekers

Free tickets to Swan Lake on Ice

Green school draws national eye
Visit by Liberal leader Stephane Dion appears to have prompted Brighton to re-think windmill moratorium

Home, sweet home
Renovating old homes is a labour of love – if you don’t weaken

Take a walk through the woods
Teresa and Wendy are making Canadian history as the first women to assume lead roles in Cold War play

Guards tow line

Steady buzz from Orchard Gate
Developer says the market for newly-built luxury homes in Brighton can withstand a housing slowdown

Whistling in the wind

Cosmetic pesticides

April 24, 2008

Leader visits Brighton school

Volunteers hold back flood

The year the floods came
Trent Hills overwhelmed by outpouring of support after more than 800 volunteers fill 45,000 sandbags

Brenda Martin ‘guilty’

Dion to visit ENSS

Micro-farm a model
One-stop-shop opens for those wanting to learn about sustainable living

Lighting a flame of hope
Angela, Linda and Dianne are widening a school event to embrace the entire community in cancer walk

Goin’ fishin’ at Walleye World

Nurses want voice

Pesticides banned

Wind picks up

Show is a killer

Enjoy country life this weekend

Farm labour shortage

Neighbours turn tide

A fair decision

April 17, 2008

State of Emergency in force

ATV resistance spreads

Floods swamp Trent Hills

OMA knocks NP-led clinics

Medal makes it home
Memorial Cross rescued from Ebay

Spring fashion on display
Show draws more than 400 to weekend event in support of Hospice Northumberland

Baseball’s back in town

A country road says no to ATVs
Neighbours make stand against opening road for four-wheel trail that would cut across county

Home sales drop by 19%

The fish gets hooked

Clash over plans for growth

Music to tame a Beast
“Where words fail, music speaks” – author Hans Christian Andersen.

Supply and demand

Tree huggers and do-gooders

April 10, 2008

Victory in bio-solids tax case

Deborah’s troubled tale begins in Brighton
The family of the mother of three have been fighting for action over her detention in Pakistan without charge

Break in Deb Kerr case

ATV club jilted

Hope in nurse-led clinics
Region bids for new NP clinics to ease crisis of orphaned patients

Irene celebrates a life well-lived
Campbellford woman is a direct link to a century of local people and places as well as Canadian history

Workshop for change

New wellness centre plan stalls

Getting an early line on Spring

Keeler cuts staff

Beach: birds vs. bods

Building for competition

History lives in library

New show lauds Country Living

Deborah Kerr

Re: Bringing a medal back to Brighton

April 3, 2008

Health fears over ATV plan

Arena gets $1m

Zero rate tax policy axed

Bill and Vicky ready for next step
Families like the Johnsons have banded together to form Keystone and end uncertainty over their futures

Time to set the stage at the Barn

Action at Brighton Speedway

Wild West era for four-wheelers nears an end
Packed public meeting in Brighton hears ATV riders’ hopes for road access and residents’ fears for safety

Taskforce tempts doctor

38 school staff join $100g club

Tax hike at 4.2 %
Increased funding from province cuts Trent Hills rate

Open doors to Keystone

Destruction of Lions Hall

March 27, 2008

Village split on new condos

Shock FHT firing
Exec presses for job

Budget boost for area

Baby springs into life
First child of new season is born into the waiting hands of father

Bringing a medal back to Brighton

Who cares for animals?
New campaign proves farmers have a soft spot for their livestock

Choice: to build or conserve
Paul Dalby looks at both sides of a development debate that has echoed across our region

People power down

Luring visitors off beaten track

Love of wood
Even elaborate carvings call only for simple tools

Hog crisis felt by local farmers
Drop in prices is threatening future of family farms

Local hockey legend honoured

Budget grab bag

Report on governance at Brighton FHT

March 20, 2008

Hospital pledges to improve

Condo plan axed

Waste hazard appeal

They move the snow so you can go

Auction not just for art’s sake

Colts in sudden death finish

Row escalates over toxic waste site

New chief sets goals
Two more doctors to ease workload are top of the to-do list at hospital

Survey surprises CMH

Kerr fears Cobourg bias
Brighton councillor blasts growth plan tilt in favour of County’s west-end

Napanee awaits body

Filling a need for agriculture
Art and Lillie Rienstra aim to become a one-stop shopping source for tractor parts and service

So, just how well is your well?
Public funding is available to farmers to bring wells up to scratch and protect sources of drinking water

Unrealistic expectations

Consultation on banning cosmetic pesticides

March 13, 2008

Hospital chief of staff ends 12-year term

McGuinty backs windmills

Phone mast needs hearing

Call to defend CMH

Kids eat smart

A rare bird at Presqu’ile Park

Shoot-out at Brighton Speedway

Storms ain’t over yet, says expert

New CAO a hit

Trustee rapped

Family’s motto: Buy, Eat Local

CT Scan campaign bounces back

Doing the math

Shocking rash of fatal fires

March 6, 2008

Sports Update

Factory plans draw fire

New doctor for FHT

Taxes to jump 6.6%

Rotting bridge closed for repairs

Reality emerges through Smoke
Alderville artist draws an international following to a new gallery featuring First Nations’ art works

Novice Braves still in OMHA hunt

Wind picks up speed

Future for Ferris

Peak to build arena

Study cites safety risks on farm

Art at the heart of festival

The old two-step

Tourism promotion 

February 28, 2008

Sports Update: Blue Dragons vie for provincial championship

County a ‘playground for rich’?

CT funds axed
Cobourg mayor kills $1m budget for CMH scan

BHSC hits its fund target

Tilting at windmills
National body says Brighton only municipality with moratorium

Kirk and Katie take on the Beast

ENSS grad: a force in the pool

Brighton mulls roads to growth
The second in a special series on the economic development of the towns and villages we call home

Volunteers celebrated

Everything is not fine

BHSC hits funding target early
Marathon fundraising drive by board made up of local volunteers allows health centre loan to be settled

Tree survives chainsaw

Well done BHSC

Potential savings from use of windmills

February 21, 2008

Skate Canada Gallery

Brighton bans windmills

New centre to cost $15m

Let’s double our pay

Warkworth seen as model town
The first in a special series on the economic development of the villages and towns that we call home

ENSS athlete invited to prestigious provincial event
Rachel Windsor is the first ever ENSS runner invited to the Nike / John Rowland Games

Wii is new rehab

Housing crisis builds
Exclusive: Report finds acute shortage of affordable housing in county

Waiting list for condos

Love those snowflakes

This hospital panders to pets

Housing crunch

My town is tops

February 14, 2008

Mystery retailers revealed
Canadian Tire and Shoppers Drug Mart seen as tenants if plaza plan goes ahead

Budget poses tough choices

Grant boosts board- walk

Honey helps heal Poet’s wounds

Girls of winter vie for silver

GTA firm buys Island Park

Bosses resist Family Day fun

Deal is on fire
For Sale: 1994 Winnebago Elante motor home, mint, 33,000 miles, longer than your living room, ideal for very cold firefighters.

CD is work of art

Life changing hair cut

Cramahe attracts new investor
HD Supply buys into new Cramahe industrial park

Ready, steady...

Thanks Harvey

February 7, 2008

Midget Braves have to win it on the road

Soldier fêted

Rivalry erupts over parks

Leader brands sewage unsafe

Brash trash czar hired

County canvasses for the arts

The right recipe

Knowing your personal investing style

Couple fight to save dream home
Family would be surrounded on three sides by a proposed development of 50 townhouses in Warkworth

MP warns of economic slowdown

Belleville gets MRI

Students see sky fall
Spy satellite plunging to earth

Hockey girls invade Brighton

Hospital chief steps down

Now for the hard part

Re: Sounds of soccer field silence?

January 31, 2008

Brighton bets on visitors

Sign of the times

Tragedy spurs youth drive

Trail of coffins grows

Injured urged to soldier on

It’s the Big Chill

Market turmoil tests investors’ risk appetite
The second in a special six-part series on personal finance

Forest Plan wins mixed reviews

Bridge battle heats up

A night hard to forget

Brighton set to rule on ATVs

Sounds of soccer field silence?
Soccer in Brighton could be a thing of the past if volunteers don’t start surfacing

Setting an example

Retail reaction

January 24, 2008

Forest plan shocks ATVers

Taxes to rise 2.45%

Local heroes cited

Wanted: $500 for a Pow Wow

Life in the wrestling ring

Youngsters put on a great show

Planning battle
Toronto developer faces questions over retail plaza

Power struggle
Mayor orders stop on all payments to Trent Severn Waterway to break deadlock over Hydro money

Health boss jailed for fraud

Firefighters try out new gear

Thanks but no thanks

Debate over proposed retail plaza for Brighton

January 17, 2008

Retail plaza sparks backlash
Proposal unveiled for new development that would create 250-300 jobs in Brighton

Fraud arrest shocks county

Village to get house boom

Drug cart thinks

Empire League heats up

Poverty activists hold politicians’ feet to fire
A grassroots movement of anti-poverty campaigners has pushed inequality up the political agenda

Rinaldi calls for care in rush to develop
MPP says province’s efforts to limit urban sprawl the right step

Taking aim at hunt
An examination of the figures underlines controversy over bird shoot

Tending to tournament action

The politics of poverty

I hear that whistle blowing

January 10, 2008

Hockey teen stung by con

Boat dealers ride wave

Council seeks pay review

A rising force

It’s all fun for Dick and Jane

State of the Empire and Cobras

Palliative Care sees bigger role

‘There ought to be a law against it . . .’
The first in a three-part series on the laws governing our neighbourhoods and the people enforcing them

Digging for family roots

Beautiful birds place burden on wetland

Budget hike by Lower Trent

The Hardy boys’ big life adventure

Unsung heroes

ATV riders’ club responds to critics

January 3, 2008

Organic farmers pull out

Iconic store closes doors

CAO resigns

A year of resolution

A chance to help make a difference

Harbouring a show

OPP reminder: snowmobile safety starts with you

Back for the future at CDHS

Clear vision is needed

Done their utmost best

December 24, 2007

January: Many triumphs, a few tragedies

February: Healthcare, hope and hard luck

March: “Time waits for no man”

April: Tradition and heritage

May: The long and winding road

June: Surprise, surprise!

July: Community spirit is alive and well

August: Well, it certainly looked good on paper....

September: Everyone loves a Cinderella success story

October: Deception, fishers and an election

November: The news starts here

December: Windmills, heroes and Banjo

December 19, 2007

Mayor wins top county job

CMH seeks $1m assist

Rail splits town

Patients also using hospital emerg drops 35 per cent

A philanthropic philosophy
Brighton artist Natalie Bohnen-Twiddy canvassed Community Care with her generous idea for fund-raising

David’s first gift of season comes early
A Christmas tale from Northumberland County’s rural heartland

PM announces new consumer safety action plan

Students hear the call of Tim Hortons

Keep on truckin’

Food 4 All grows

Why you need to be framed
Happy Holidays

Shop in the ’hood

The gift of faith and hope

December 12, 2007

Warkworth Santa Claus Parade

Brighton set to limit taxes

Giant Tiger on the prowl

Clash over school

Dream boat builder

Minor hockey gets better

Board meeting?

Feds to take a second look at Medal of Valour for Garrett

Boardwalk building to begin at Presqu’ile

Historic timepiece to ring in New Year

Band on a roll

A question of contrasts

A new logo for Cramahe?

Ontario combats identity theft

Kirk's Backstage Blog: Rock! Alcohol! And lack of window washer fluid!

From here to Kalamazoo

Re: ‘Calls to action over risks to queer youth’

December 5, 2007

School to tap green power

Permit costs up 33%

Anger over ATVs

Gibson is our top doc

Getting waisted over holidays?

Star of the stage

New teams will tackle police problems in the new year

ATV campaign hits road bumps

Call to action over risks to queer youth

Debbie’s Designs keeps dying art alive

Johnny Bower is coming to Brighton
Hall of Fame goaltender will be in town on December 12 in support of children’s charities

A local Grey Cup champion

Health centre closes in on funding target

Timely action

Health centre enters home stretch

November 28, 2007

Campbellford Santa Claus Parade

Giant Tiger on the move

Bridge Hospice is open for business

Treat the animal kingdom royally

Boy, 6, donates birthday cash

Winter driving tips from the OPP and Transport Canada

Pining for arboreal perfection

Crazy over Monarchs

Harmony makes for sweet music

New clinic aids poor, seniors

Trent Hills soccer fee hike

Cramahe chooses a new look

Bridge needs repairs - again

Livestock farmers in crisis

A time for reflection

A thankful shopper

November 21, 2007

Healthcare merger unveiled

Family fights to free mum

Farms shun bio-solids

Village rallies to injured teen
Warkworth firefighters ride to the rescue with big fundraiser at the Santa Claus Parade on December 7

Everything’s just ducky for Steven
He has helped hundreds of people identify and evaluate thousands of wooden ducks

Defending a championship

Feds move to toughen Youth Criminal Justice Act

Pap tests a “hit” in Trent Hills

This house holds a few deadly secrets

A call for ban on Taser guns

Brighton Santa Claus Parade

Getting right on track

Unsung heroes
Civic Award program to be launched in Brighton

An arranged marriage

Letter from the North Pole Mrs. Claus writes...

November 14, 2007

Farmers hit by low prices

Health study urged on biosolids

End of an era for the Indy

CT Scan holds key
Campbellford Hospital needs diagnostic tool to stop patient transfers

County’s police plan under fire
Brighton Police Board chair challenges costs

Minor hockey this week

Helmuth Buxbaum dies in jail

Cobourg landfill clean-up is on county’s tab

Disaster? Just a drill

Bill is ‘red-hot’
His discovery wows thermo-imaging industry

Musician vies for provincial award

Big events are just the tonic for small towns

A very fond farewell

Get involved

November 7, 2007

The Independent sold to Metroland
November 9, 2007

One village’s big makeover

ATV showdown

KPR reviews schools future

Campbellford floats bid for second bridge

Doll hobby in decline?

A family reaches out
Assistance needed for gaps in health coverage

Warkworth eats up the Perfect Pie

ATV fatalities almost double last year say police

A National Remembrance

Elder abuse forum
“Silent Crime” is on the rise in Northumberland

Local house prices up

Teenage artist wows gallery crowd
Hasting’s Kyle Sherwin is still in Grade 12 but he has his heart set on a life at the easel

Brighton veteran’s close call with death
Armour-piercing shells decimated his tank in Second World War

It’s a Trenton tradition

High price of peace

Y’s “loss” is my gain

October 31, 2007

Brighton Y faces big losses

Call for D.A.R.E. program to be expanded

Group homes protest police “fees”

Special Report: Battling the diabetes epidemic
Obesity, junk food and lack of exercise have made school students prime target of disease

Seniors’ Idol

ENSS wins COSSA ... again

Feds make consumer recall information easier to find

Consistency, proportionality and hypocrisy

Brighton needs rail underpass, report confirms
Environmental impact study could divide town

County-wide decision on ATVs?

Grafton’s new heritage park is sign of the times
Horticultural society ‘special’ project will include a cairn

ENSS principal’s African trip was hardship, heat and deadly snakes
Steve Truelove says children inspired hope and despair

YMCA Peace Medal

A blackboard jungle

Arghh...litterers!

October 24, 2007

Pizza parties and baby gifts make doctors feel welcome

Brighton doctor is e-health advisor

Another side to kids’ ‘hit list’ probe

Fishers’ ravenous feeding habits threatens safety of family pets

Gerhard’s coffee shop is ‘to go’
Converted trailer is a unique solar-powered cappuccino joint delivering roadside service to java junkies

Dragons dash to area title

Federal government to tackle identity theft in Canada

New force to chop $3.7 million off police bill

The History Man

Small business feeling pinch of skilled labour shortage

Tobey wins again
Feted as one of the best builders in North America

Field not a dream for everyone

Trick or treat?

Mayhem on the roads

October 17, 2007

Sweeping changes at FHT

School probes kids’ kill list

Stop-Go on rail tunnel

Boardwalk boost

Scout gets a facelift – and more

Dragons win big at Loomis

School Bus Safety Week: Protecting precious cargo

Enough!

“We really massacred them”

County has more needy families
Northumberland’s statistics show sharp increase in services to 872 children

Set-back rules raise variance, tax questions

Set for launch: second CD release
“The songs came out the way I wanted them,” now he hopes people will give it a chance

McGuinty lacks respect

Here’s to your health

Farmers also battle vine

October 10, 2007

Local voters continue to decline

Green Party gains in popular vote

Galt blames Faith Funding issue for defeat

Referendum – tradition beats a trial balloon

Rinaldi wins and beats the odds

County wages war on vine

For the record, they walked
SVPS students aim for Guinness Book of Records

Voters give verdict

A sign of the times

In search of a long-lost uncle
Pat Morgan has dedicated much of her life to painting her own picture of her witty, talented ancestor

Drug awareness poster contest
Best posters to be voted in, grand prize $100

Afghanistan: A war won and lost

Council, chamber strike deal

Run on wildlife
Two programs impacted by federal budget cuts

Clothing depot becomes a dumping ground
Recycling changes have adverse effect on volunteer organization

Business, farmers team up at show

Laughing all the way to the bank
ENSS students learn the basics of personal finances

Cobras come back ... Rebels slide

Why Tory blundered

A faster solution?

Reasons to vote for MMP

Ontario's NDP: NDP Heads Into Election Day with Momentum

Ontario's NDP: Fortress McGuinty: McGuinty Ignoring Working Families and Their Issues

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Minister Must Resign: Campaigning Liberals Desperate to Keep a Lid on McGuinty's Ballooning Private Health Scheme

Ontario PC Party: TORY THANKS ONTARIO'S SENIORS

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY..

Ontario PC Party: DALTON MCGUINTY GIVING $80 MILLION TO COMPANY WITH LIBERAL TIES

Ontario PC Party: ONTARIO CAN'T AFFORD FOUR MORE YEARS OF DALTON MCGUINTY

Ontario Liberal Party: Liberals Widen Lead to 12 Points on Weekend before Vote

Ontario Liberal Party: Harris Tory health cuts legacy tour – what would they cut in Northumberland-Quinte West?

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY….

Ontario PC Party: A-HA! DALTON HAD ANOTHER BAD WEEK

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Continues to Duck Issues to Focus on Faith-Based Schools

Ontario PC Party: OPINION WRITERS PICK TORY AND PC PARTY AS BEST CHOICE

Ontario PC Party: TORY CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN HEALTH CARE

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY….

Ontario PC Party: MISSIONARY ZEAL?

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Wrong on Autism Facts-Again

Ontario PC Party: JOHN TORY WILL PROVIDE NEW LEADERSHIP TO HELP OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS

Ontario PC Party: DALTON MCGUINTY STILL IGNORING ONTARIANS

Ontario PC Party: DALTON MCGUINTY ABANDONS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.AGAIN

Ontario PC Party: MCGUINTY FAILS SENIORS

Ontario PC Party: MORE DALTON = MORE SMOG

Ontario's NDP: Dalton McGuinty Does Not Deserve Another Majority

Ontario Liberal Party: Harris Tory health cuts legacy tour – what would they cut in Northumberland-Quinte West?

Ontario PC Party: JOHN TORY PLEDGES ACTION ON DOCTOR SHORTAGE

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Record on Standards for Seniors in Long Term Care

Ontario's NDP: Fortress McGuinty: McGuinty Denies Accusations; Names Both of the Occasions he has met with Regular Ontarians

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Neglect of Seniors Verging on Illegal: Report

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Team Hides Private Hospital Costs-Minister Has to Go

Ontario's NDP: Hampton: Don't Give Mcguinty a Blank Cheque

October 3, 2007

Full House for Election Tilt
Indy stages biggest all-candidates meeting of 2007 campaign in Northumberland

St. Marys to help species at risk

2007 race on Indy website

Tribute to farmers at Roseneath Fair

A rich serving of Applefest

Boat in distress had hit rock bottom

Climate change: evasion replaces denial

Trent Hills bus service revs up

Inmates prepare for return to society
Society safer through internationally recognized program

Their passion is fitness
Partners combine skills and change with the times

Presto! Master magician delivers
Local students astonished by tricks and illusions.

Election Candidate Profiles: Judy Smith Torrie, Green Party of Ontario

Election Candidate Profiles: Lou Rinaldi, Ontario Liberal Party

Election Candidate Profiles: Cathy Galt, Ontario PC Party

Election Candidate Profiles: Carolyn Blaind, NDP

Coservative prospects dim

Lesson in democracy

Strong opinions

Ontario's NDP: Hampton: Only NDP Will Stand Up for Students, Environment

Ontario's NDP: Recycled McGuinty Attacks Fail to Impress

Ontario's NDP: Hampton Calls for Di Cocco's Resignation

Ontario's NDP: Tale of Two Campaigns: Mcguinty Launches Clearest "Neg" Ad Yet

Ontario's NDP: Homeowners Can Count on NDP to Fight for a Fair Deal for Them, Says Hampton

Ontario's NDP: Hampton: Only the NDP Can Be Counted on to Fight for Northern Jobs

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Avoids Private ER in Nearby Cambridge

Ontario PC Party: DONE VS. NOT DONE: DALTON MCGUINTY'S RECORD

Green Party brings energy and climate change back to the table

Ontario PC Party: TORY WILL TACKLE DOCTOR SHORTAGE THROUGHOUT ONTARIO

Ontario PC Party: DALTON MCGUINTY IGNORING PARENTS

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY….

Ontario PC Party: ER WAIT TIMES A PRIORITY?

Ontario PC Party: TORY TO ELIMINATE ‘HEALTH’ TAX

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Liberals Opposed Move to Speed Child Benefit

Ontario PC Party: GALT APPLAUDS TORY DECISION TO HOLD FREE VOTE ON FUNDING FOR FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS

Ontario's NDP: "Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dummer" Campaigns Are Letting Ordinary Ontarians Down

Ontario's NDP: Vote NDP to Make Sure Dalton McGuinty Doesn't Let Down Working Families Again, Says Hampton

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY….

Green Party: GREEN PARTY OF ONTARIO VERY CLEAR ON FUNDING FOR FAITH BASED SCHOOLS

Ontario PC Party: NO FAITH-BASED FUNDING WITHOUT PUBLIC SUPPORT: TORY

Ontario Liberal Party: STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND BUILDING BETTER FUTURES

Ontario Liberal Party: GREEN YOUR HOME, SAVE SOME GREEN

Ontario Liberal Party: HELPING SENIORS STAY IN THEIR OWN HOMES

Ontario PC Party: John Tory's Media Itinerary for October 1st-2007

Ontario PC Party: SO LONG AND THANKS FOR THE CABINET SEAT

Ontario PC Party: TORY COMMITS TO UNLOCK ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO FIX RUNDOWN SOCIAL HOUSING

Ontario PC Party: DALTON MCGUINTY BREAKS ANOTHER PROMISE

Ontario PC Party: TORY WILL BRING JOBS BACK TO NORTHERN ONTARIO

Ontario PC Party: ROUND THREE: LIBERAL MATH WITH MCGUINTY LIBERALS

Ontario PC Party: TORY CRACKS DOWN ON VIOLENT OFFENDERS

Green Party: Backgrounder

Ontario PC Party: TORY’S GOAL AS PREMIER: PROSPERITY WITH A PURPOSE

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY….

Ontario PC Party: JOHN TORY CAMPAIGN - ELECTION NIGHT

Green Party: Green Party will invest $300 million in local agriculture programs

Ontario PC Party: DALTON MCGUINTY’S THREE “E” APPROACH TO E-HEALTH

September 26, 2007

New centre plan challenged

FHT probe delayed till next month

Winning year for dragon boat club

Higher profile for community foundation group

Riding candidates agree on some issues
But no unanimity on funding faith-based schools

And so it is Applefest …

Fall seatbelt campaign is underway

Behind the scenes at Applefest

Skepticism greets electoral reform

All-Candidates’ meeting lined up for Brighton
Referendum workshop opener

Indy straw poll

Kerr urges halt on rail grade plan

Art show grows again
Brighton Lions Club hosts art gala for Applefest

Farm is the apple of their eye

IP Festival comes to Brighton

History repeats itself

Unnoticed referendum?

Ontario PC Party: KWINTER SUPPORTS JOHN TORY’S PLAN

Ontario PC Party: TORY CITES PATIENT E-RECORD AS KEY TO BETTER CARE

Ontario PC Party: MCGUINTY DOGGED BY BROKEN PROMISES

Ontario Liberal Party: Lou Rinaldi Pledges To Advocate For The Return of Driver Examination Centre To Northumberland-Quinte West

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY

Ontario PC Party: MORE LIBERAL MATH WITH MCGUINTY LIBERALS

Ontario Liberal Party: Lou Rinaldi on the Record about Economic Development

Ontario PC Party: TORY WILL PROVIDE LONG-AWAITED SUPPORT TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

Ontario's NDP: Hampton to Put Money Back in the Pockets of Hard-Working Families

Ontario PC Party: DALTON MCGUINTY’S TRANSPORTATION RECORD

Ontario's NDP: Reality Check: McGuinty's Transit Re-Announcement - Fourth Time's the Charm?

Ontario's NDP: See the Changes Working? In McGuinty's Ontario Rich Get Richer, Working Families Get More of the Same

Ontario PC Party: MCGUINTY’S RECORD HOLDS NO WATER

Ontario PC Party: TORY VOWS TO PROTECT ONTARIO SENIORS

Ontario PC Party: FACT CHECK: IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

Ontario PC Party: WHAT A TANGLED WEB HE WEAVES

Ontario PC Party: TORY VOWS TO UPHOLD ONE LAW FOR ALL

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY

Ontario PC Party: ALTON’S VERY BAD WEEK: WEEK TWO EDITION

Ontario PC Party: TORY TO ENSURE CLEAN, RELIABLE ENERGY SUPPLY

Ontario PC Party: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY

Ontario's NDP: NDP's Momentum-Monitor: Hampton's Tuition Pledge Connects With Skeptical Students

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Hasn't Implemented Walkerton Recommendations

Ontario's NDP: McGuinty Liberals Admit Taking Money Out of Medicare for Private Profits

Ontario's NDP: Ontario's NDP-Reality Check: Mcguinty IS Cutting Taxes-Just Not for Working Families

Ontario's NDP: Tory Joins McGuinty in Opposing Environmental Protection

Ontario's NDP: Hampton: Working Families Need Job Protection Commissioner

Ontario's NDP: Ontario's NDP: Why Believe McGuinty's Childcare Promises This Time?

Ontario's NDP:

Ontario's NDP: FORTRESS McGUINTY: Rattled Liberals Duck Local Debates

Ontario's NDP: Hardworking Auto Sector Workers Deserve a Fair Deal: Hampton

Ontario's NDP: Hampton Celebrates Debate Victory With Stanley Cup

Ontario's NDP: CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: Hampton True Champion of Working Families in Leaders' Debate

Ontario's NDP: Team McGuinty's Creative Quoting

Ontario's NDP-Observers Agree: Hampton Wins Debate

Ontario PC Party: MYTH AND FACT - NURSES

NDP Launches "Dalton Ducks"--The Official Record-Ducking Game of the 2007 Ontario Leaders' Debate

NDP Key Commitment:Guaranteed Minimum Standards of Care for Seniors

NDP: Canoe.Ca "Video Vote" Empowers Ontarians Via Web, Print, TV

NDP Unveils Cancer Prevention Strategy

NDP: McGuinty Liberals Opposed Minimum Standards

NDP: John Tory Repeating McGuinty Mistakes in Health

NDP Fielding Record Number of Women Candidates

NDP: Rural Families and Communities Deserve a Fair Deal: Hampton

NDP Key Commitment: Stop forcing parents to fundraise for school essentials

NDP Key Commitment: Remove Barriers to Post-Secondary Education & Training

Ontario PC Party: DALTON MCGUINTY: OVERPROMISE AND UNDERDELIVER

Ontario PC Party: TORY WILL PUT AN END TO CATCH AND RELEASE JUSTICE

Ontario PC Party: Dalton McGuinty Loses Debate

Ontario PC Party: The Verdict Is In: John Tory Wins

Release: Lou Rinaldi on Tonight’s Leaders’ Debate

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Release: Lou Rinaldi Supports An Environmental Plan That Truly Works

September 19, 2007

New plan up for review
Public gives mixed reviews to multi-use community centre proposed for Brighton

Sludge usage on farm fields assailed

Won’t lose track of time

Students wow council and college
They present two studies on Brighton – and earn bonus points from their Loyalist professors

Prison celebrates 40th anniversary

Making the game better

Brighton club “bowled over” by its winter water bill

MD recognized for his work as family physician

Former chapel reborn as ‘new-and-used’ store

It’s the pits for big dig
Hundreds line up for Colborne quarry’s open house... and fossil finds

Cod Hall was built by true grit
It’s 25 years since Codrington opened its community centre and moved library out of resident’s bedroom

Two rec centres for Trent Hills?

Canadian greats at jazz festival
All-Canadian line up

Main parties differ

A high price to play

Indy did a fine job

September 12, 2007

All the Fun of the Fair
The 157th Warkworth Fall Fair

TILMA tilted to business

Bailout saves Santa Claus Parade
$2,000 needed to pay off park shows loss

Sept. 19 forum
All candidates and referendum presentation in Trent Hills

This choir hits all the right notes
Many members of Warkworth church ensemble have been singing together since they were children

Buses roar at Brighton Speedway

Super Saturday: the road to gold

4th annual Meg’s Ride
Oct. 6 motorcycle charity trail ride, in support of the Northumberland Hills Hospital Chemotherapy Clinic

Time to get shipshape with local boating courses

Child porn charges for youth officer
Local man will be back in court on Nov. 7 after police seize computer from an area repair shop

Mt. Hope Cemetery’s future now in question

Ballpark conundrum ‘tough nut’ to crack

A touching experience
Bring your design questions for free expertconsultations Sept. 22

Indy reporter leads Ryersonian

Let the people speak

Off-leash dog park urged
(Letter passed to Brighton council by Coun. Anna Moskaluk)

September 5, 2007

Special day for truckers

Shiloh landfill activist quits

One more island scoped

Ballpark strikes out
Warkworth’s anti-vandalism policy locks out families all summer

Lavender skin care

Jukebox Cal is making music
Cal Earle: pursuing a passion and keeping rock ‘n’ roll history alive one jukebox at a time

Sept. 15 forum on biosolids

Province okays $100,000 study
Northumberland County secures funding to challenge growth plan’s population projections for next 25 years

Church members to help Kenyans

Brighton sailors say thanks

Palliative Care desperate for voluteers

Many election posibilities

New strategy needed

Voice from the “north”

August 29, 2007

General Mills closes Trenton plant

Retiring number 203
Community and family unhappy firefighter’s number remains in use today

Wall of Fame inductees

Boardwalk build to start this fall
A successful summer of fundraising by Friends of Presqu’ile has star attraction on track

Gaining the positives of protest
Northumberland residents join hundreds in demonstrating at the Security and Prosperity Partnership summit

Patrol training that saves lives
Free training leaves volunteers more qualified than firefighters

Pretrial date set in massage parlour case
Second woman charged found by police, makes first court appearance

Single county police force steps up
Municipal police officers in Cobourg and Port Hope to be guaranteed jobs after takeover by OPP

New online petition to save Crowe Bridge

Neighbour saves family from fire
Division Street resident wakes sleeping tenants

Red Cross recruits

Keep your stuff off-site
Unprecedented material prosperity driving up demand for storage space

Ultimate Canadian guitar at Shelter Valley festival

Time to do the math

Did Walt Disney visit Brighton?
Re: “Visit Brighton past”

August 22, 2007

Ratepayers send out SOS
North Seymour residents make recommendations to preserve island wetlands

County’s organic waste pick-up misfires

Teen with cancer
Faces future with ‘positive attitude’

Trenton firm is “flying high”

Local athlete qualifies for worlds
Anthony is undefeated this season

Brighton couple aids hit-and-run arrest

A very Long Lunch

Big weekend for Colborne Gallery
Funding and a milestone anniversary

$45,000 for art’s sake

A Brighton family takes flight
Philippe Roy joins father Sylvio and brother Jonathan in earning wings at glider pilot school

Back to school

Averting catastrophe

Liberals throw elections

A step backwards?

Homegrown doctors

August 15, 2007

NDP praises Tory

Council spends to recruit doctor
Brighton gets a hometown discount on a proven physician head hunter

Mass rally coming
Residents want end to biosolid use

New word for profit

Do we need a heritage committee?
Brighton council now has the information to decide on its creation

From the force to the forge
Watching a blacksmith ply his trade sparked a passion in Richard Hamilton

Junior golf best at Ridge
Ontario’s best young golfers make tour stop locally

Provincial aid for victims of violent crime

Water committee seeks members
Local decisions about municipal water sources

Firefighters gear up for highways

Visit Brighton past

Oriental cuisines
“Toronto-quality” food in Colborne

Big break for songwriters
Three songwriters showcased

Corn lovers’ season
Food, glorious food

Tips and tools to help parents help kids learn
Watch for a weekly e-tip from the Ministry

It’s our only olive branch

Working on proposal

August 8, 2007

Funds for faith-based schools?
The devil is in the details though, according to local principal

Crowds flock to park
Best summer in many years for Presqu’ile

QHC hires new doctors

Campbellford legion goes public

The turbulence of creating wind power
A Colborne couples five-year fight to get off the grid through the use of windmills

Jr. C rookie camp shows promise
Colborne Cobras hope to finish what they started last season

Decrepit Trent Hills bridge gets $375,000 facelift

Property repair under discussion

Roseneath WI’s 100th
Many good things for the community through women’s organization

A healthy lifestyle
Brighton Health Shoppe covers every aspect

Station one of the originals
150th anniversary

Fresh food tastes best
Food, glorious food

Manna for McGuinty

A hot election issue

I salute you, Faith Green

August 1, 2007

One of Ontario’s best
Young author looks to journalism as career

Resignations at family health team
Dr. Richard Wiginton no longer medical director, administrative assistant quits

Empty promise
Signed tenant now faces jail, but not for the hell he caused BHSC

Alliance art & lit in the park

Legendary band celebrates 40th

Troubled waters
Money and contractor in place, project on hold

Brighton ball gets $42,300
Trillium Foundation grant will resurface infield and warning track with softer red clay

Boy lost in area cornfield found safe

Concerns: Scum and rude boaters
Waterway panel meets public in Trent Hills

Holstein Canada recognizes veteran breeders in the county

A historic auto tour

Largest barbecue
Food, Glorious Food

Rich tradition at Havelock Jamboree
Stars line up for 18th annual festival at historical grounds

We’re all to blame?

Essay: What is Peace?

July 25, 2007

This PET’s not welcome

Trent Hills is the first hurdle
Reservists in Campbellford for training

FHT report delayed
Ministry sets no deadline on extension

Clean Water Act rolls into action
Multi-sector committee to be in place by November

Dinosaurs found in Trenton

All-terrain warriors
Youth as young as five take to ATVs

Carrying Place blaze

One missing, the other in need of translator
Massage parlour court case begins

Biosecurity aid for farms, plants
Objective: disease prevention in growing, processing

Life-saving effort
Student and teachers save girl from choking

Cadets’ reward: rich experience and unique skills

Reunited as five
ENSS artist-teachers and students come together years later

Charolais owners off to the Royal
Chicken farmers rising quickly in beef industry

Liberals opting out

Time to slow down

Letter of thanks

July 18, 2007

Post’s gay story stirs anger
Article on Warkworth in national newspaper leaves villagers, Trent Hills mayor fuming

YMCA identifies youth gambling
Program new to Brighton area

Doctors MacLean sue Indy
$4 million suit

Because it tastes better than flowers
Tagging along with a friend sparks local Smithfield resident’s interest in sculpting cake decorations

A Canadian champion
“It’s very much like chess ... thinking three or four strokes ahead in the game”

Former Brighton OPP quarters remain in limbo

County gets tough ultimatum on urgent need to lure new business

Group warns developer
Ratepayers opposed to island being turned into gated community

One classy ‘savage’

Rural Ramble goes high-tech

Camp turnaround

Waterway panel coming to Trenton, Campbellford
Public encouraged to give views on Trent-Severn system next week

Harvest dance features Hart

Media watchdogs underfed

Maxing youth involvement

Thoughts on tracks

July 11, 2007

Road trip – on bicycles

Brighton unveils official plan

Pesticide bylaw moving slowly
Support unhappy

Conolly steps down as publisher

Trumpeting a swan’s arrival in Presqu’ile

Brighton’s provincial champ
Improving over the last three seasons, Stephanie Miller is off to lawn bowling nationals

The hair stylist’s secret passion

Bliss at Shiloh Church as superstitious couple wed

OPP lay charges in massage parlour investigation

Trent Hills FHT reduces wait times
Extended office hours should ease burden in Campbellford Memorial Hospital emergency department

CDHS grad earns $60,000 scholarship

Seeing through the clouds
Long-time Brighton resident, dairy farmer, politician, and nature lover Arnold Boes reflects on his life

Frankford vendor salt of the earth

Book offers tips on success in small businesses

The End of Cheap Food

The United States of Africa

Sticks and stones

Fair comment
Re: Your recent article, ‘ER patients asked to show patience at CMH’

July 4, 2007

OPP county force unveiled

Mobile food bank needs help

Maxing habitat value
Trent University looks at wetland

Peaceful demonstration at Alderville
Chief Marsden spends day as liaison between protesters and non-natives “trying to keep heads cool”

Cobourg’s Golden Plough cairn stays

Still opposition to skate park
Proposed concrete haven for Campbellford skaters hung up on nearby seniors apartments

Awards honour youth, elders at Alderville FN

Detachment commander heading home

Donations roll in for health centre
Good news comes after building setback

Pirates plotting Brighton invasion

Former car guy turned herbalist
Barry Greatrix says herbs eliminated his lung cancer; he now has made it his career to spread the word

An act of cruelty
Lid slammed down on seagull

Construction receives playful dig
BIA president proposes flights of fancy to distract motorists from unhappy thoughts

Peaceful march highlights aboriginal issues

Parties and protests

Under-pass questions

June 27, 2007

‘Bright future’ for Campbellford hospital

Underpass a popular choice

Natives to hold rally Friday

Cramahe residents left on their own
Landfill study inflames issue

Liberals still in race

That makes 17,000!

Legends on Brighton dirt
Ontario car series goes off the hard top for the first time providing slip-sliding action

Down the garden path

The ultimate trash ‘n treasure sale

Save Brenda Fund tops $15,000

ER patients asked to show patience

Centre seeks more training in grief

OPP massage parlour investigation begins
Businessman does not own all three body-rub buildings

Nthl’d night skies kept her here
Mary-Lou Sanchez brings experience, Mexican heritage and luxury to Pinebreeze Bed and Breakfast

A village’s birthday

Support fund to find killer

June 20, 2007

New Brighton community centre to cost $1.2 million

New data: confirms danger
172 bombs found

Leaving a legacy
Codrington woman loves to help her community

Massage shop offers sex for sale
Independent investigation uncovers Trenton’s newest “industry”, mayor promises investigation

This snake’s harmless, really

Honouring ENSS athletes

Women’s shelter is looking for more space

Students get credit for summer jobs

Longest serving CF pilot retires
After 42 years of serving his country all over the world, Lt.-Col. Tom Kupecz reflects on his career

Calling all songwriters!
SVFF songwriter’s showcase calls for creations

Golfers still needed

Hurried parents need to look at their busy lives

Coalition to make property tax reform an election issue

Don’t get them mad

Have you heard?

June 13, 2007

Book offers tips on success in small businesses

Campbellford Caricatures Contest

Maintenance ‘not up to par’
CPR workers union president says residents have right to be concerned of tracks safety

Local mail found in trash
Inquiry begins

New reality hit for CMH
C difficile no big deal: CEO

Brightonian no idle observer

Retired Warkworth physician looks back on “a great life” of service

Presqu’ile location “very special”
Experienced bird-bander shares interest and knowledge at demonstrations

Power and sail squadrons call for safe boating

Farmer uses bulldozer to protest

‘Save Brenda’ at $13,500

Hospital surpasses $3.2 million target

C’ford proposes skatepark
Public meeting to review concrete skatepark to be held by month’s end

Plan to open Crowe Bridge this summer

Kite Day

Brushing practices undergo public scrutiny

Liberals dig up graves

The struggle for survival

Weeding solution

June 6, 2007

First Nations call for unity
Day of Action calls for Canadians, aboriginals to stand together

Barnum House opens
But needs your auction donation to stay that way

Under-pass to cost $38 million

Child pinned under ATV
Canadian Paediatric Society calls on jurisdictions country-wide to develop ATV safety legislation

Long-term plan for ENSS club
Environmental group has history of achievement

ENSS track pain and gain
A heart breaking regional track and field championship in Belleville

Funding will help Applefest in 2007

Benefits of heritage explained to group
Local identity and increased tourism cited

Kids put out APB for GBM

Friends with a similar fight
Brighton residents with Alzheimer’s get together for support and an aim to break down misconception

A Brighton first
‘Tiny’ Lee is the unofficial guardian of nesting osprey

Leaders lack color

We're from the government and we're here to help

Biosolids are 'completely safe,' says waste treatment plant mgr

Calling all doctors

A solution to beavers

May 30, 2007

Schools practising lockdowns

Battle with beavers
Cramahe landowner angry over damage to culvert, road

Hillbillies king of the hill

Operation Maple Leaf a success

ENSS sends 44 to regionals
Danielle Horsley leads team with record on injured ankle and ‘just plain toughness’

A super fun day

West Nile Virus hits early in KPR area

Nurse practitioners are in short supply
Health minister says NP ’s role is unlimited

Apple Blossom Tyme

Campbellford man keeps military history alive

Bylaw muddle

Family search turns to wartime book
An impressive collection of documentation, photos and a heart-wrenching story of two Brighton men

Home to Chagos at Last?

The Fog of War: Lebanon and Iraq

A fashionable forum?

Correction and Apology

Permission granted?

May 23, 2007

Health Centre makes plea

People fear health at risk

Shiloh landfill up for grabs

Finding ‘the perfect volunteer’
Give them a cause, says new regional chair

Presqu’ile’s diversity is his domain
Superintendent praises Friends of Presqu’ile on their fundraising project for boardwalk restoration

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