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Art Chamberlain

@artchamberlain.bsky.social
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Journalist, runner, cross country skier, curler. Mostly retired but now doing local news at Trenthillsnews.com

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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Curious Public is holding an interesting webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 11 ET as part of its Comms in Question: Canada’s Brand Abroad series. @bobbyrae48.bsky.social and a panel will discuss the strategy, messaging and pivots needed to do business across the EU. mailchi.mp/curiouspubli...
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Comms In Question: The EU and You
Canada's Brand Abroad | Ep 2
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Sorry Buddy @3cityyimby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Also, complete failure that any government functions are still on X. Complete cowardice that they couldn't make a decision to bail on the infinite CSAM/NCII generator owned by the largest Trump donor, a guy who also thinks Canada is not a real country.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Great column by Cathal Kelly about the difference between Canadians and Americans and our approaches to living. Oh, and football. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d70614d...
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Latest reporting on the dangers of football offers a revealing look at the American psyche
Football is far deadlier than previously believed, the Times tells its readers – before advising parents on how to minimize risks for their children while playing
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Great NY Times column by @stephenmarche.bsky.social about the fundamental differences between Canadians and Americans that explains why we'll win this war. Surviving is our greatest virtue. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/o...
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Opinion | Mark Carney Did What Canadians Elected Him to Do (Gift Article)
Mark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do.
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 23/08/2026
A Message From The Government of Canada Regarding the US Trade War
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
OK, put it on the shelves but we don't have to buy their stuff.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Great conversation. Now I have an even longer list of books that I want to read.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
For those of you who are still over there because of "the reach" or "the discourse" or whatever.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
As injuries and deaths pile up, what should done about e-scooters? Yes, we need to regulate and enforce rules, but we also need to make more room for micromobility devices in our car-centric society, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Opinion: What should be done about the scourge of e-scooters?
We need to regulate them, yes, but even more important is creating infrastructure to make the micromobility revolution safer
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/07/2026
America is destroying itself. It’s no surprise | Stephen Marche
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America is destroying itself. It’s no surprise | Stephen Marche
Scholars will somedy wonder how the richest country in history chose to throw it all away. But the crisis has been there since the beginning
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Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Real Costs of Ontario's Nuclear Gamble Ontario’s nuclear-heavy electricity plan could cost $117 billion more than a renewable energy alternative, in a best case scenario, or up to $300 billion more. environmentaldefence.ca/report/the-r...
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The Real Costs of Ontario's Nuclear Gamble - Environmental Defence
This analysis compares Ontario’s planned nuclear-heavy electricity pathway with a renewable energy alternative built around wind, solar, battery storage, and energy efficiency. It finds that the nucle...
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I am amazed than any governments and large companies are still on either of those platforms.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Warkworth residents don't like a proposed 43-unit subdivision that they say doesn't fit in their village. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/turning-wa...
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‘Turning Warkworth into North Oshawa’
Residents oppose 43-unit subdivision
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Almost tied with no Liberal leader. Voting for ABF -- Anybody But Ford.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Great story that clearly explains the mess in Israel and the Middle East.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Northumberland County adds its vote to those opposing Alto high-speed rail line across Trent Hills. Backs northern route or along Lake Ontario. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/county-opp...
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County opposes southern Alto route
Backs northern route, or one along Lake Ontario corridor
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Excellent column on one of my pet peeves as I look at the lack of spending capacity in our local municipalities.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Jim Curle's donation of land for a new Campbellford Memorial Hospital takes another step toward reality. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/land-donat...
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Land donation moves forward
Councillors discuss development pressures on agricultural land
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Home sales and prices remain weak in Trent Hills. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/home-sales...
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Home sales flat in March
Spring brings more listings but prices and sales were weak
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Parks plan for Trent Hills comes with hefty price tag. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/millions-n...
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Millions needed for park updates
Trent Hills developing 20-year plan to revamp parks
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
My theory is that the southern route was added as a red herring. Makes the northern one seem obvious.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Trent Hills council told it needs to get moving on approvals for new long-term care facility and a hospital. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/long-term-...
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Long-term care needs approval now
Council told it must act quickly to allow Omni Quality Living to build new 256-bed facility
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
It's amazing how top curlers are all so much more articulate than hockey players in their interviews. They actually speak like real people. #curling #Brier
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Local communities asked to contribute millions for new Campbellford hospital. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/new-hospit...
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New hospital inches ahead
CEO selling local councils on "generational opportunity" for improved healthcare, if they help pay
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Trent Hills calls for funding changes to it can pay for capital projects. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/we-need-help
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‘We need help’
‘Disheartening’ municipal cash shortfall shows need for funding change
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Trent Hills council sends crowded Hastings townhouse project back to the developer. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/one-hastin...
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One Hastings project delayed, one approved
Councillors send crowded townhouse project back to developer
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
“Four years later, the sirens still scream, and the Russian attacks have become even deadlier. What’s changed is the world has become accustomed to the war raging in Europe. We’ve come to accept that things are never going back to the way they were before.” My essay on four years of war in Ukraine
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The tragic war in Ukraine has become tragically normal
Four years after Russia began its full-scale invasion, the rest of the world is distracted by other news – but the conflict is more violent and devastating than ever
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Great column by that captures the Canadian response to the collapse of the United States.
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“Carney has been clear: the assumptions Canadians have held about our closest ally are outdated…Our elbows are up, but where are we to stand in response to the crisis? It’s time to show Canadians how they can help — and how together we can hold the line.” Great piece by @petermacleod.bsky.social.
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Trump hasn’t backed off his takeover threats, and Canada’s allies have been readying themselves. What about us?
The dangers America poses to Canada's territory and real, but there is also a psychological element to this conflict.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
There are lots of great things to say about Dolly Parton – I love pointing to her scientific philanthropy during the pandemic – but my favorite is that she has probably done more for childhood literacy than anyone alive. Happy 80th birthday, Dolly.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Great column by @timothygartonash.substack.com.web.brid.gy in @theguardian.com on what western nations, including Canada, need to do to counter Trump's threats to Greenland and elsewhere. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history | Timothy Garton Ash
The EU must be more robust in order to stem the tide of international disorder, or it risks falling to authoritarian imperialism, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Trent Hills council hikes taxes by 4.1%, plans to look for ways to cut OPP costs and pay share of new hospital. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/council-ap...
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Council approves 4.1% tax hike
Action planned on hospital and police funding issues
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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?
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Trent Hills budget for 2026 takes from savings to keep tax rate down. But what about future costs? www.trenthillsnews.com/p/municipal-...
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Municipal budget’s fine, but
Trent Hills' plan for 2026 slashes savings and ignores future costs
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Canada should be first in line to sign such statements.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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?
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Home sales slide in Trent Hills, but prices remain stable www.trenthillsnews.com/p/home-sales...
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Home sales slide
Sales dropped 32% from 2024 in November, but median price was up 7%
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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...
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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…
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Provincial delay in sending out invoices for OPP services forces late discussion of 2026 Trent Hills budget. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/tax-hike-d...
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Tax hike details delayed
Trent Hills to post draft 2026 budget later this week
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
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
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Trent Hills to install video cameras in bid to protect staff from angry, abusive residents. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/keep-it-ci...
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Keep it civil
Growing number of people are loud and aggressive to municipal staff
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Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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...
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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.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Some Trent Hills councillors fear conservation changes will cause mayhem, others say seize the opportunity. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/mayhem-or-...
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Mayhem or opportunity?
Council discusses impact of province's changes to conservation authorities
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Great advice by @gmbutts.bsky.social in this Toronto Star column. Let's hope Ottawa is listening. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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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.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Northumberland County plans $6.4 million in roadwork in Trent Hills next year as it repairs bridges and roads. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/detours-de...
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Detours, delays and repairs
County plans to spend $6.4 million in 2026 fixing roads, bridges in Trent Hills
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 18/11/2025
#StarExclusive: Low-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund
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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.
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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Northumberland County council decides it can’t afford a planned bridge in Campbellford. But there are no signs of provincial or federal aid. www.trenthillsnews.com/p/we-would-b...
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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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Art Chamberlain @artchamberlain.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Possibly the dumbest thing he does, but there is a lot of competition .
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