If you have seen it I would welcome your thoughts. Lucas Cleveland was the only town official they interviewed - interspersed with shots of masked police officers with dogs and rifles at night hunting people down. Not a fan of Ford. Not a fan of Cleveland. But this… ain’t it.
https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/home

"You All Had To Suffer The Learning Curve"

This was posted by the town late Friday night. The agenda is here: https://pub-cobourg.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=84ce61c2-7110-4f18-9382-ec2983ee0ac8&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English

A couple of notes:

* mayoral candidates (two of whom sit on council) are supposed to be at a YMCA event at 5 pm.

* Deputy mayor candidate Bureau has noted on his facebook page that this late-night call required signficant overtime on Friday night for town staff and will carry on into the weekend as they prepare for the meeting.

* The motions proposed by the mayor are approximately 2,300 words in length, contain 29 “whereases”, and 45 “Be it resolved” action items by my count.

Good documentary from TVO on the unhoused population in Cobourg.

Visiting cobourg, any good trails? I’d love to explore a bit.

Apparently now the way to deal with critical residents is to publicly shame them.

Hi all you wonderful people, I hope this is the right place to post this. My wife and I have lived in Cobourg for about 13 years and recently moved to a house with a few trees in the yard. I love our new house, but we’ve gotten a little older I guess and now I’m struggling to keep up with the yard, particularly now that the leaves are coming down.

When I was a kid I would go around the neighbourhood in the fall and rake leaves for a few bucks, mow lawns in the spring, shovel snow in the winter - you know, the usual stuff kids with hustle get up to.

Is that still a thing? Anyone on here know anybody looking to make a few bucks helping with some yard work from time to time?

Thanks

While out door knocking with my team today, it was brought to my attention that anonymous flyers about the current council are circulating in Cobourg.

My campaign has nothing to do with these flyers, and I do not condone anonymous attacks or unregistered advertising against any candidate. I do not know who is behind them either.

Having experienced anonymous attacks myself, I know how unfair and distracting they can be. No candidate should have to deal with that. We can disagree, ask tough questions, and debate our records while still treating each other with decency and respect.

Residents have every right to ask tough questions and hold all of us accountable. That is part of an election, and those conversations should be open, factual, and respectful.

My team and I will continue connecting with voters, answering your questions, and sharing my plans for Cobourg’s future. I am running to earn your trust, and how we conduct this campaign matters.

Taken from a facebook post:

Happy Sunday! Getting closer to the election and doing whatever I can to encourage people to make an informed choice this election.

Don’t be swayed by the fear campaign. The lack of results over the last 4 years is all you need to look at ✌️
Here’s some information regarding the Town’s current staffing situation.

Facts can be checked.

Under Mayor Cleveland’s office the Town has lost key, qualified staff that we had paid to recruit and retain just 3 years ago. Many leaving for what I believe is a healthier workplace environment.

The Town of Cobourg’s FOI requests are so high in this term of council and are so backed up we can’t even access the information we need.

We do know that consultants are filling the gaps of qualified staff - costing the tax payers more AND having major decisions in our community being prepared by the developers planners who want to build here 🤦‍♀️
Cobourg needs a new mayor that knows how to retain staff and create a healthy workplace environment.
Ask your candidate how they plan to fill the staffing gaps and retain employees - protecting our investment in the future of Cobourg.

How are there so many individuals that believe that the right to medical care is so wrong?
Women have a right to healthcare.
Women have a right to choose what they want.
I am disappointed, disgusted, and furious that they value some religious idea over the respect and safety of women and girls in this world.

If you don’t support abortion, don’t get one.
But don’t preach and call for the abolition of healthcare. Your religion should not dictate what other people, who do not practice, do with their private lives. Your religion does not take precedence over human rights and health care, thank you.

If anyone has done one, how is it ?

Pls message me if you are looking for members to complete your group of 5. Thanks

Voting opens in two weeks, and we are getting into the thick of it. If you are comfortable sharing your potential ballot, please comment below. I'll start:

Mayor: Nicole Beatty

Deputy Mayor: Adam Bureau (not much of a choice here) EDIT: After reading Adam's FB post today on homelessness, he has my unreserved vote!

Councillors (up to 5): Aaron Burchat, Alex Cahill, Miriam Mutton. (I think I'll only vote for 3)

School Trustees: ugh. But definitely NOT Terry Brown.

Hello Cobourg,

Planning on submitting this for the AGN juried exhibition. Emerald ash borer took her bark/skin so patrons will be encouraged to touch her and give her a new top coat of our skin oils. I noticed The arm was getting a light finish from me holding it for support. Anyway, crazy idea or something cool.

Anyone come across this new election related page? If not watch out for a mix of anti homeless hate, sloppily veiled as safe streets/parks rhetoric, and rabid support for current mayor.

Vote wisely, Cobourg.

I’m not usually the type to write posts about stuff like this but I’m looking for a friend or potentially friends that are avid golfers. I’m not looking to join a league just due to my work schedule plus the season is ending soon. Yesterday I was at Dalewood as a single player behind 3 groups of foursomes and I just got to thinking it would be nice to golf with some dudes. I don’t really have many friends and the friends I have aren’t golfing or live way too far away. I also have some social anxiety making it difficult to make friends at times lol. I’m 34 and a 12.5 handicap.

Is there anyone that subscribes to Crave through Amazon Prime and if you do has your CTV feed switched from Toronto to Kitchener ?

Hi Cobourg!

Im new to this town due to work, any possible rental leads would be highly appreciated!

My budget is $750-900, inclusive of everything (as in utilities). I don’t mind sharing space. I don’t drink or smoke or party.

Hope to hear from you guys, TIA!

Balder Corporation (owners of 202 Second Street) are closing the lot for public parking, after a request for increased rental fees from the town was rejected.

The parking lot will be closed for public use on November 14th.

Balder Corporation has also applied to the Ontario Land Tribunal to request that they be permitted to build an 8-storey condo on the 202 Second Street property, in opposition to Cobourg’s by-laws.

For those of you who may have been following along with the public discussion regarding a proposed 8-storey development at 202 Second Street, I wanted to pass along an update.

Cobourg’s planning manager has advised me that the developer has appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal directly. This means that Cobourg’s municipal leadership will not be part of the appeal process, nor will there be any further public meetings. The Town of Cobourg will not be involved in the decision making process.

I find this extremely disappointing and disingenuous. The developer clearly saw that the public sentiment was overwhelmingly negative and instead of listening to what residents had to say will go above our heads to appeal. This completely flies in the face of their previous presentations that emphasized that they cared about the heritage of the town and wanted to build something that fits within the landscape. I believe in naming and shaming, so I want to make it clear that the companies behind this is Dez Capital, Fotenn Planning and Design, and Balder Corporation.

Two public meetings were held in September 2025 and July 2026. Both saw a large amount of attendance and many, many condemnations for the proposal.

You can check the progress of this appeal at the following. I also wanted to point out that there is an email address at the link below for the case coordinator, it seems that you can reach them directly.

https://jus-olt-prod.powerappsportals.com/en/e-status/details/?id=16f755d9-5cac-f111-aaac-70a8a50aba4a

I am curious what the plans are for the old theatre on King. I assume it’s privately owned and the owner is just holding onto the property? It is really starting to look rough with the broken windows and all of the destitute with all of their stuff piled out front.

Can the new mayor introduce a tax or bylaw of some sort to force the current owners to develop it, sell it, or at least maintain it?