By Nate Smelle On Saturday, March 18 the Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation hosted a special afternoon event with Algonquin artist White Bear Standing, Sherry Crawford at their office on Hwy 62 in L’Amable. After transforming the space into ...
By Mike Riley Local journalism Initiative Reporter CARE North Hastings’ Meals on Wheels program is participating in the national MOW campaign again this year from ...
By Chris Drost The Art Gallery of Bancroft celebrated the resurrection of its annual student show at an evening reception on March 2 for the ...
By Mike Riley Local journalism Initiative Reporter Limerick Fire Department will be hosting a large animal rescue awareness training day to be held on April ...
By Nate Smelle According to Meriam-Webster Dictionary, a “living wage” is defined as: “a subsistence wage; a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and comforts ...
By Chris Drost North Hastings High School will be adding another Specialized High Skills Major program to its offerings this fall when a construction trades ...
By Mike Riley Local journalism Initiative Reporter Organized by the Carlow Mayo Public Library and Metis Nation of Ontario, March Break Winterfest was held at ...
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The snow was flying and people’s spirits were soaring at the Hastings Snowshoe Hustle at Cedar Ridge Camp ...
By Kristena Schutt-Moore Luke Mellors and Joanne Pozniak from the Wollaston Lake Homeowners and Cottagers Association came before Wollaston council on Tuesday, Feb. 14. They ...
By Nate Smelle The last thing someone battling cancer should have to worry about is whether or not they can make it to their life-saving ...
By Kristena Schutt-Moore The Southern Ontario Ice Climbing Festival came back to the North Hastings area on Feb. 10 to 12. This year they hosted ...
By Chris Drost The art students at North Hastings High School have been busy making art the past few months and are excited to exhibit ...
By Mike Riley Local journalism Initiative Reporter At their March 1 meeting, South Algonquin Township council approved the annual operating grant of $2,500 for the ...
By Nate Smelle Retired drive test examiners John Brundl and Connie Kot have decided to make Bancroft the home of their new business, Ontario Drive ...
There’s a café tucked in the Town of Bancroft that allows you to dine on a hearty Buddha bowl followed by a decadent butterscotch mini ...
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Families in Carlow Mayo Township can look forward to March Break Winterfest, being organized and hosted by the ...
By Nate Smelle In early January 2023, local athlete Brynn Kilpatrick found out she had been selected to play for the Belleville Ravens TLS U-14 ...
By Kristena Schutt-Moore The North Hastings Community Cupboard was presented with a donation of $500 from the Old Hastings Snow Riders on Feb. 25. The ...
By Kristena Schutt-Moore The Shriner of the Year for 2022 has been announced. During the Algonquin Shrine Club’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21 past ...
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Carlow Community Recreation Board hosted its Family Fun Day at Foster Lake Park on Feb. 18, which ...
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Despite years of being told not to put all your eggs in one basket, you’re going to want ...
By Nate Smelle 2022 has proven to be another successful year for competitive runner and snowshoer Bernie Hogan. Hogan began this past season on July ...
By Kristena Schutt-Moore Bernie Hogan has been racing on snowshoes for the past three years, and this year he swept the competition away. He took ...
By Kristena Schutt-Moore The graduating students of North Hastings High School returned to the ice of the North Hastings Community Centre on Friday, April 1. ...
By Nate Smelle The North Hastings Community Centre is once again abuzz with the sounds of hockey. Along with the cheerful atmosphere around the rink, ...
The game is changing for young hockey families. Initiate level, tyke and novice players won’t be returning to the same ice dynamics they remember for the next few years.
The Bierworth Readi-Mix Bantam Jets were on the road Saturday for game three of their series against the Mitchell Meteors. Being down two games to ...
Bancroft Gems Gymnastics students practice their skills as part of the new weekly open gym format, offered every Saturday afternoon to members and non-members alike ...
On Saturday, March 11 the Bancroft Tykes travelled to Baltimore for the Tyke Year-end Windup. The Tykes won 14-5 in the final C Division Championship. ...
The Bierworth Readi-Mix Bantam Jets hosted the Mitchell Meteors this weekend for games one and two of their all Ontario finals. Saturday, the Jets kicked ...
Due to the great success of our first year of running the Switch Yard Ball Hockey House League last spring, the Switch Yard is once ...
By Chris Drost Everywhere you go in North Hastings these days the talk invariably turns to the lack of affordable rental accommodation. The homelessness situation ...
By Nate Smelle A few weeks ago, Canada’s “Queen of rhythm and blues” singer-songwriter, producer, actress and artist/activist Jully Black used the power of a ...
By Nate Smelle Last Thursday I had the opportunity to stand in solidarity with the 68,000+ members of the Ontario Nurses Association and their allies ...
By Nate Smelle At one time or another in our lives, we all find ourselves in need of health care. Whether waiting in a doctor’s ...
By Nate Smelle From time to time it is good to remind ourselves of what it is that we enjoy most about the work we ...
By Nate Smelle Sitting there in the Isabel Bader Theatre during taping of the TVO Today Live event with investigative journalist Bob Woodward and Steve ...
By Nate Smelle Last Wednesday morning as I was headed for Coe Hill, I received an invite to attend the taping of a special episode ...
By Nate Smelle As with every cliché, there is a good reason why it is so frequently employed. That being its accuracy in describing a ...
By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Well, here we go again. The Ford government has once again pushed through legislation that forces itself on the ...
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative ReporterThe past few weeks saw the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ 55,000 education workers in Ontario triumph over the ...
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