(Issued March 29, 2020 at 9:25 a.m. EST) – The Town of Cobourg would like to inform citizens that a Virtual Press Conference will be taking place on Monday, March 30 th , 2020 at 11:30 a.m. and will have members of the Emergency Control Group available for questions from the media.
Emergency Control Group members participating in the press conference include Mayor John Henderson, Fire Chief and Community Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Vilneff, Interim Chief...
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Cobourg, ON (March 28, 2020) – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Town of Cobourg has launched a new, town wide Public Information Hotline (1-289-677-0585), established to assist community members and vulnerable high-risk population with any needs they may have. 
Announced during the virtual press conference by Fire Chief Mike Vilneff on Wednesday, March 26, 2020 the COVID-19 Public Information Hotline will offer an entry point to field questions and concerns...
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(Issued March 25, 2020 at 3:15 p.m. EST) – The Town of Cobourg Fire Department, like all emergency services, are working hard in our communities, balancing our response to those in need with current COVID-19 protocols. We appreciate your patience and understanding; all our actions are in aid of keeping your family safe and our firefighters healthy and able to respond.
First and foremost, our ability to respond to your 911 calls is unchanged.
We are following...
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Cobourg, ON (March 19, 2020) – At 5:02 p.m. today, the Town of Cobourg declared a State of Emergency in accordance with Ontario’s Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. 
The Town of Cobourg is currently working very hard to protect the health and safety of all community members in the municipality. Declaring a State of Emergency is an important measure in supporting the Province of Ontario and Minister of Health to provide a swift response to the...
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Cobourg, ON (March 13, 2020) – The Town of Cobourg would like to inform residents of the numerous precautions its taking to prevent against COVID-19 (formerly called novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) within the corporation itself and its many highly visited facilities including now the postponement of all events, programs, meetings and large gatherings held in municipally-owned buildings in an effort to encourage social distancing. 
On Wednesday, the World Health...
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