January 25, 2023
On Saturday, Artist Todd Tremeer started a four-week session, Junior Art, grades 4-8, at A Gift of Art in Newcastle. Sisters Natalie Birch, Emily Forth and Leah Birch are learning…
Request for new school denied
Growth in Newcastle is evident and a new school, to many seems pretty straight forward progress. However, in February 2022 Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPRDSB) submitted a Capital…
Hospice board chair confident shovels in the ground soon
After many delays, some COVID related and some cost related, 2023 is looking bright for Clarington’s hospice. “We are definitely making progress. I’m 100% confident that we will break ground…
Newcastle actor lights up the stage in ‘Hilda’s Yard’
Area residents do not have to travel into Toronto to see top-notch live theatre, nor do they have to fork out the several hundred dollars per ticket to enjoy a…
A centennial New Year celebration
Kicking off the New Year in style, the Newcastle Community Hall held their second event, a Roaring 20s themed New Years Eve Gala, in celebration of the hall’s 100th Anniversary…
O.P.P. Constable Bruce Tillson
In 1957, Newcastle Village Chief Constable Art Randall had to resign for health reasons. He would be the last ‘Chief” in Newcastle. The Village went to the Ontario Provincial Police…
Bill Harford – This train is on time
This is a story about a railway line in Clarington, where the trains are on time and stop at a number of interesting places. There are steam engines, diesel engines,…
Orono Winter Bird Count
By Jim Richards The 9th annual Orono Winter Bird Count was conducted on January 3, 2023. A total of 56 species were noted (eight-year average), and a compilation of 9249…
Durham Region Ukraine Assistance Group making a difference in lives of newcomers
Eleven months ago, February 24, 2022, the Russians invaded Ukraine. The ensuing reluctant exodus of citizens of Ukraine began. Many fled by whatever means they could to border countries, where…
