Strong mayor powers given to Hastings Highlands

May 27, 2025

By Bill Kilpatrick On April 9 the government of Ontario announced that on May 1 they were adding 169 municipalities to the current 47 municipalities ...

Bancroft Scouts experience SCUBA diving

By Bill Kilpatrick On May 12 members of the Bancroft scouting group got to experience what it’s like to go SCUBA diving. The scouts traveled ...

Snooker tourney raises just under $4,000 for Hospice North Hastings

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Shamrock Club in L’Amable had a three-day snooker tournament from May 2 to 4 at the Dungannon ...

Bancroft hospital gets $20,000 donation

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Local resident Tom Simpson presented the Fund Development Committee at the Quinte Health North Hastings Hospital with a gift ...

Severe wind storm causes widespread damage in Bird’s Creek

By Nate Smelle Residents of Bird’s Creek were forced to take cover on the afternoon of April 29 as a powerful windstorm swept through the ...

Limerick hosts successful EV car fire demo

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Limerick fire department hosted a successful demonstration at their fire hall on April 29 on EV car ...

Credit card fraud comes knocking in Bancroft

By Bill Kilpatrick When most people think of credit card fraud, they often think of some key board warrior with a head set in another ...

Carney’s Liberals mount historic comeback; Kramp-Neuman re-elected in HLAT

By Nate Smelle As of late Tuesday morning, with 256 out of 258 polls reporting, Conservative incumbent Shelby Kramp-Neuman was officially re-elected in the riding ...

Bancroft chapter of the Beavers donate to NHCC

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Beavers with the 1st Bancroft Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, donated 75 pounds of non-perishable food items to ...

Local students participate in Quinte Regional Science Fair

By Bill Kilpatrick On April 5 Grade 8 student Ares Worsley and Grade 10 student Thomas Love from North Hastings High School traveled to Centennial ...

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