December 2015 Archive

Community dinner captures spirit

On Thursday, Dec. 24 the Community Christmas Dinner was held at the Bancroft Legion. This event in its 21st year was once again a huge ...

Bancroft has green Christmas

The skatepark, ready for skate-boarders, not snowboarders. Tony Pearson Special to This Week By Tony Pearson Winter finally arrived in our area, but it was ...

Emond honoured for role in community centre

Former mayor Ron Emond, surveyed a crowd of more than 200 people as they arrived at the Hastings Highlands Community Centre, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, ...

O Night Divine!

This is my favourite Christmas memory, which I have written about many times in many places. Repeating it has become a Christmas tradition. *** Fresh-fallen ...

Bird family home for holidays

Six days before Christmas, Dan and Kelly Bird and their family are back in their new Ormsby home following the complete loss of their Coe ...

Freshman councillors reflect on their first year

Bancroft councillors Tracy and Barry McGibbon discuss their first year as representatives and their intentions for the years to come. TONY PEARSON Special to This ...

Wollaston council gets a lot of food for thought

By Jim Eadie Wollaston Township council had a busy month, meeting on a revised schedule to accommodate meeting with the local MPP Todd Smith. The ...

Compliance for campgrounds on environmental regs

By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 14 meeting of Highlands East council. Highlands East council is asking ...

Not too early to plan for spring tree planting

The Bancroft Area Stewardship Council has launched their 2016 Tree and Shrub Program that provides low-cost seedlings to local landowners. The program offers species suitable ...

Hospice completes fire safety training

The volunteer Christmas potluck started to look a bit different this year at Hospice North Hastings when North Hastings Fire Services chief Pat Hoover dropped ...

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