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Art Chamberlain
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Journalist, runner, cross country skier, curler. Mostly retired but now doing local news at Trenthillsnews.com
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Trent Hills council hikes taxes by 4.1%, plans to look for ways to cut OPP costs and pay share of new hospital.
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Council approves 4.1% tax hike
Action planned on hospital and police funding issues
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January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.

Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”

Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Trent Hills budget for 2026 takes from savings to keep tax rate down. But what about future costs?

www.trenthillsnews.com/p/municipal-...
Municipal budget’s fine, but
Trent Hills' plan for 2026 slashes savings and ignores future costs
www.trenthillsnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Canada should be first in line to sign such statements.
joenoonan.bsky.social Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 8d
Greenland: new statement from France, Germany, Spain, UK, Poland, Denmark.
6 January 2026 Joint Statement on Greenland Statement by President Macron of France, Chancellor Merz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Tusk of Poland, Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain, Prime Minister Starmer of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Frederiksen of Denmark on Greenland. Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe and it is critical for international and transatlantic security. NATO has made clear that the Arctic region is a priority and European Allies are stepping up. We and many other Allies have increased our presence, activities and investments, to keep the Arctic safe and to deter adversaries. The Kingdom of Denmark - including Greenland-is part of NATO. Security in the Arctic must therefore be achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies including the United States, by upholding the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles, and we will not stop defending them. The United States is an essential partner in this endeavour, as a NATO ally and through the defence agreement between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States of 195 1 Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
artchamberlain.bsky.social
It's sad but not surprising that this story was done by an Irish paper, not Canadian. And yes, what is Canada doing to help?
December 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Home sales slide in Trent Hills, but prices remain stable
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Home sales slide
Sales dropped 32% from 2024 in November, but median price was up 7%
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December 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Mackenzie Scott's blog post on her $7.2 billion in annual giving is worth reading in full.

Her observations are even more stark when you consider her ex, who doesn't seem to have the same appetite to give or even fund the newsroom he owns: yieldgiving.com/essays/we-ar...
Yield Giving
Established by MacKenzie Scott to share a financial fortune created through the effort of countless people, Yield is named after a belief in adding value…
yieldgiving.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Provincial delay in sending out invoices for OPP services forces late discussion of 2026 Trent Hills budget.

www.trenthillsnews.com/p/tax-hike-d...
Tax hike details delayed
Trent Hills to post draft 2026 budget later this week
www.trenthillsnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Trent Hills to install video cameras in bid to protect staff from angry, abusive residents.
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Keep it civil
Growing number of people are loud and aggressive to municipal staff
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November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.

She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.

About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.

My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Some Trent Hills councillors fear conservation changes will cause mayhem, others say seize the opportunity.
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Mayhem or opportunity?
Council discusses impact of province's changes to conservation authorities
www.trenthillsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Great advice by @gmbutts.bsky.social in this Toronto Star column. Let's hope Ottawa is listening.

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Northumberland County plans $6.4 million in roadwork in Trent Hills next year as it repairs bridges and roads.
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Detours, delays and repairs
County plans to spend $6.4 million in 2026 fixing roads, bridges in Trent Hills
www.trenthillsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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thestar.com
#StarExclusive: Low-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund
Low-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund
Groups with the worst-ranked applications seeking money from Premier Doug Ford's $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund got, on average, the biggest payouts, according to a Star analysis.
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Northumberland County council decides it can’t afford a planned bridge in Campbellford. But there are no signs of provincial or federal aid.

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'We would bankrupt the county'
Councillors insist federal and provincial grants needed to pay $56 million cost of Campbellford bridge
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November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Possibly the dumbest thing he does, but there is a lot of competition .
swingingbunt.bsky.social Jerome Persaud @swingingbunt.bsky.social · Nov 6
Doug Ford cancelled green energy projects as one of his first actions. Now he’s subsidizing hydro rebates to the tune of $8 BILLION. Our money.
marklemley.bsky.social Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · Nov 6
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

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November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Ford whacks conservation authorities.
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Developers 1, Conservers 0
Ford whacks conservation groups. Local authorities to disappear under plan to speed development permits
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November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Rising water treatment costs, rising debts and more from Trent Hills council.
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$3 million for Hastings water treatment
New UV system needed to treat wastewater sent into Trent River
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October 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Northumberland County finally approves a warming centre -- in the council chambers. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/warming-ce...
Warming centre finally approved
Homeless will spend cold nights sleeping in county council chamber
www.trenthillsnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Rising OPP costs will hit local property taxes.
www.trenthillsnews.com/p/opp-costs-...
OPP costs jump again
Your property taxes in 2026 will be hit by rising police salaries
www.trenthillsnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Northumberland County has been unable to reach an agreement on where to operate a warming hub for the homeless this winter.
www.trenthillsnews.com/p/county-und...
County undecided on homeless hub
Decision on location of warming centre delayed following closed meeting
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October 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Labour Minister David Piccini's office ran into trouble handing out millions in grants because it ignored ministry ratings and favoured projects it thought were more aligned with the Ford government's politics.
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Piccini’s money woes
Minister’s office criticized for handing out millions in grants
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October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Trent Hills woman and other activists held by Israel are free and heading home.
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Sadie's heading home
Great Thanksgiving news for her family in Hastings
www.trenthillsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM