Cobourg is a great town to live in
Even in winter when the weather can sometimes be miserable, Cobourg is a great town to live in. Who else has a Santa Claus parade, lights in the park, a New Year’s Eve “First Night” and a Mayor’s levy? The season kicks off with a Santa Claus parade - yes I know it’s commercial and lots of other towns have them - but we do have one. Then Victoria Park has so many lights decorating it that bus tours come to see it! And for New Year’s eve, we’ve had a “First night” celebration for many years where several restaurants and other venues have entertainment with a great fireworks display over the harbour. Everyone said this year’s was the best ever!
Above is the Wagon used for a Hay-Ride to transport between venues on First Night. More photos here: Cobourg photos
Then the next day, the Mayor and all the councillors, put on a reception (levy) to meet and greet anyone who came. The Cobourg Concert Band had a concert and a “good time was had by all”. Some reasons why they call us a “feel good” town.
The moral of all this? A blog does not have to be all negatives!
John Draper
February 3rd, 2008 at 10:37 am
No, a blog “doesn’t have to be all negatives”, John. Neither does a newspaper have to be all Rotary Club luncheons and ‘Face Painting At The Mall’ headlines. That’s why -sometimes- blogs have the edge, especially if you live in a world where The Pollyanna Press is the only alternative.
Do 110,000 Christmas lights make a town a desireable place to live? Do those of us still enthralled by the depth of the night sky, unimpeded by human frivolity, live in both intellectual as well as real darkness?
The transient joy of ooh-ing and aah-ing at Christmas lights should not be denied to those affecianados who appreciate such things. Nor should those of us who find them, well, tacky, be denied the pleasures of the night sky.
Yours from the inky darkness of Port Hope:
Daniel J. Christie
February 4th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I’m a tad off topic here -but not by much:
***BANG***!!! ****POW***!!! ****ZAP****!!! Holy clutter, Batman! Some insensitive joker has totally ruined the Cobourg train station!
Yep, go see for yourself. And why not? After all you paid for it. I’m talking about the cacophony of gawdawful new sineage at Cobourg’s historic station. What a disheartening mess. It’s straight out of an old Batman television show -all psychadelic colours and mind-blowing fonts. There’s so many signs you can’t even see them all for the signs. The worst of it is the signs (like the one above the ticket booth) that obscure the original moldings and woodwork.
If this is our tax dollars at work -I’d rather see our tax dollars unemployed.