March 2015 Archive

Secondary Plan puts Bird’s Creek in a good position for growth

By Nate Smelle The Bird’s Creek Secondary Plan (BCSP) was the hot topic of discussion at the March 4 meeting of Council for the municipality ...

Seedy seasonal reminders

By Nate Smelle AT THIS TIME OF YEAR I am always looking for signs of spring. The cold wind and the snow on the ground ...

Pristine Prisms released in the Art Gallery of Bancroft

By Jim Eadie On the evening of March 6 the Art Gallery of Bancroft (AGB) was suddenly transformed into a hillside folk festival atmosphere for ...

Youth in Action partner with Me to We

By Nate Smelle Growing up in Bancroft Rebecca Malloy knows firsthand how difficult it can be for youth living in North Hastings to connect with ...

Harper’s anti-environment Bill C-51

To the Editor, Harper has silenced scientists and others who speak up against climate change. He has called environmentalists terrorists.  Now, he is trying to ...

Art exhibit looks at hockey as part of our heritage

By Sara Valsoney On Feb. 28 through Apr. 11 at the South of 60 Art Centre in the Railway Station in Barry’s Bay the exhibit ...

The art of thrifting

By Nate Smelle I first fell in love with the art of thrifting listening to Prince romanticize about the treasures one can find in a second ...

North Hastings a ‘world-class’ snowmobiling destination, say riders

By Nate Smelle When the temperature dips to 26 degrees below freezing, many of us head indoors to nestle up by the fire. This isn’t ...

Bancroft group sees progress in meetings with province

By Tony Pearson The Bancroft delegation to the annual convention of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, which took place in Toronto last week, returned with ...

Campground seeks to expand facilities south of Coe Hill

By Jim Eadie Discussion about a rezoning and site plan control bylaw for the Bear Ridge Campground located on The Ridge Road in Wollaston Township ...

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