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October 19, 2017

Female snapping turtle, Boadicea, climbed out of Tait Lake and made her nest at the foot of Kelly Wallace’s driveway. / SUBMITTED

Council votes to allow aerial spraying of herbicide in South Algonquin

By Nate Smelle South Algonquin Township council has reversed its earlier stance on aerial herbicide spraying, voting on Jan. 14 to allow the forestry industry ...

Bancroft awarded over $2 million for water infrastructure project

By Bill Kilpatrick On Jan. 28 MPP for Hastings—Lennox and Addington Ric Bresee announced that the Town of Bancroft was receiving $2,226,500 in provincial funding ...

Daughter reflects on father, Arne Roosman’s legacy of kindness and creativity

By Nate Smelle At 5:10 a.m. on Jan. 15, the world grew less colourful with the passing of beloved artist, storyteller, mentor, and community icon, ...

Home Again fundraisers help animals in need

By Nate Smelle Since it’s inception in 2009, Home Again Animal Rescue has relied on the generosity of the community generosity, and the determination of ...

Municipalities don’t expect to run short of salt

By Bill Kilpatrick The last major road salt shortage occurred in 2018/19 and was the result of a strike by 350 Unifor Local 16-O members ...

NHHS wrestling team preparing for Bay of Quinte

By Bill Kilpatrick According to the North Hastings High School wrestling coach, Barb Gillis, the 2025-2026 wrestling team has “taken off with lots of pins ...

Huskies get two big wins in home opener

By Bill Kilpatrick On Thursday, Jan. 8 the junior and senior girl’s volleyball teams got the honour of being the first teams to play in ...

Limerick discuss Milfoil issue at Dec. 15 meeting

By Mike Riley Limerick Township council discussed an informal meeting they had virtually on Nov. 26 to discuss a growing Milfoil problem on their lakes ...