Garbage collection contentious in Hastings Highlands

June 30, 2016

Tensions came a boiling point on May 2 at a special meeting of Hastings Highlands council when former mayor Ron Emond challenged the integrity of council’s decision to terminate curb-side garbage collection service, dating back to Jan. 1, 2015.

Craft Cabin gives back to community

The historic Craft Cabin gallery on Combermere Road has come to life for the summer season with a wide selection of new and familiar hand-crafted items on display.

Author releases new book: Rivers of Sand

By Nate Smelle On Dec. 1 Bancroft author George C. Myles released the second book in his Lioslaith trilogy entitled Rivers of Sand. The historical ...

Earth Sciences Centre feasible – for $16 million

A consortium of consulting firms has deemed the proposed Earth Sciences Centre a good fit for Bancroft, based on the town’s position as the Mineral Capital of Canada. It’s known nationally and internationally for its unique geology. The study, unveiled on Monday, also suggests that the centre could become an economic engine for the area, attracting both tourists and serious geologists to explore the land and its resources through the agency of the centre’s programs and research facilities.

Reeve Blair has strong words for County of Hastings planning

By Jim Eadie Following their swearing in, Wollaston’s new council divvied up the committee responsibilities for the coming months or longer as follows: Reeve Graham ...

Playhouse launches summer season

A full summer season launches on July 5 at the Bancroft Village Playhouse with a delightful comedy created by a former writer from M*A*S*H, Mary Tyler Moore and All In the Family.

Bancroft Lions auction brings return to community programs

by Tony Pearson On Saturday, the Bancroft Lions held their annual auction. Well over a hundred items were donated by area businesses – all the ...

Another successful year for the NERDS class

Northern Environmental Research and Development Studies (NERDS) is wrapping up for another year. Over the past four weeks in NERDS we’ve been so busy that we haven’t even managed to get a newspaper article in! There just isn’t space to explain everything.

Boyer Auto Group happy to be in Bancroft

By Nate Smelle Bancroft Motors Ltd. is the newest division of Boyer Auto Group, and has been serving communities like Bancroft since 1981 when Michael ...