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Local NewsBancroft gives green light to IGA demolition 
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Council awarded the contract for the IGA demolition to Leveque Bros. at the May 8 Bancroft council meeting. The demolition was set to start Saturday morning at 7 am with the hopes that the newly cleared property would be more desirable for future sale.
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EditorialThe walls came down - editorial Posted 2 days ago
The IGA is no-more. In a few short hours, under a bright sun, two large machines pulled the building apart in record time. Through the dust a poetic image emerged with the Hawley barn standing tall as the modern bricks and mortar of a younger neighbour were picked apart.
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Local NewsNHHS production pushes boundaries 
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The program handed out at the May 10 presentation of If You Only Knew makes the production’s message that much more serious. The names and contact numbers of helping agencies fill the front cover of the stark playbill.
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Local NewsHighlands East reaches deal with union Posted 2 days ago
Highlands East has reached an agreement with CUPE local 4416, representing the public sector employees of the municipality. The municipality announced the settlement on May 7 through a press release.
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Local NewsScooby saved by pound board Posted 2 days ago
A tense meeting of the municipal pound board on May 10 resulted in good news for Scooby, a surrendered dog being held in the pound. The meeting wrapped up a short week of drama for municipal staff and councillors who were called on to save the dog, now in their care.
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SportsSlovaks knock out Canada Posted 5 hours ago
Ryan Getzlaf was sick about it. "It's a sick way to lose, a tough way to lose," said the Canadian captain who will wear a set of goat horns home from the world hockey championship. "It hurts.
