April is Oral Health Month

April 11, 2018

Were you one of those kids who never made the “smile” wall?

Self spring cleaning

As you come down from your Easter food high, you might be getting ready for some spring cleaning. Once the chocolate has run out, you’ve had a nap and you can do up the top button on your stretchy jeans, of course.

Bribing you with your own money

To the Editor, It’s a well worn trick politicians of all stripes use, and often voters fall for it. But Premier Wynne has set a ...

Tackling the global water crisis at home

Have you ever considered how many litres of water you use in a day? Just in your morning routine: do you shower, use the toilet, wash your hands, brush your teeth, drink a coffee or two?

Sharing know-how makes community stronger

These types of events are resource opportunities for our hard-working but struggling community. If you can find the discretionary income to get there, or tag along with someone who can, it’s always worth it. Learning should always be free, but in a world where it’s not, we might rely on the wisdom of our neighbours.

Do you want to run for council?

If leading one of North Hastings’ municipalities is something you see yourself excelling at, however, there are some things you’ll need to know.

Changing our mindset

The historic development of business and finance in this part of Ontario can be traced back to the Indigenous trade routes and voyageurs. Established towns and villages in rural Ontario were also, however, largely built by farmers and industries such as logging, mining and milling that no longer employ a large, local workforce.

Not ready for spring in February

We should take this opportunity to go over the different levels of flood alerts for the coming spring — even though it’s supposed to be the middle of winter.

Deer, wolves and coyotes, oh my

While I hold to wolves will be wolves as it were — food is scarce in the winter. Animals might be prone to come a little further out of the woods to sustain themselves. It might be time to discuss wolf/coyote safety.

It’s playoff season for Bancroft hockey

Here at the Bancroft This Week office everyone has a hockey history. Our graphic designer Alex Banelopoulos plays on both a competitive and beer league team. In our ads department both Melissa Armstrong and Tim Jenkins are hockey parents. I played from eight to 18 — I miss it dearly.

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