Police costs explained

May 5, 2016

Linda Davis, a contract analyst with the Ontario Provincial Police, came to Bancroft Council last week to outline why and how the fees charged to municipalities for police services have changed. In addition to Bancroft Town Council, Hastings Highlands Mayor Vivian Bloom and CAO Pat Pilgrim, plus Faraday Mayor Carl Tinney and Councillor Anna Wilson, were in attendance as Davis went through the numbers.

Rural affairs minister announces grants for local infrastructure

Jeff Leal, Ontario’s Minster of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, came to Bancroft on Monday to announce provincial funding of nearly eight million dollars for local town water and roads projects.

Whooping cough identified in Bancroft area school

There has been a confirmed outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) identified in a school in the Bancroft area. Please contact your health care provider if ...

Local musicians perform for music industry icons

Local musicians Kirk Bates, Dylan Mader, DJ Brown, Frank Towns and Chester McCann received insights from industry icons like eight-time Juno award winner Bruce Good, during the Next Country Music Star final, held last Saturday at the Ranch Resort in Bethany.

‘We All Have A Dream,’ says Drennan

“It’s an amazing place, and the birthplace of a lot of creativity,” said Drennan.

Bancroft skater strikes gold twice in one season

The opportunity for a skater to reach a Skate Canada Gold Level is challenging, yet rewarding. The Bancroft Skating Club is excited to announce that 14-year-old Melissa Elliott has now passed her third Skate Canada Gold Level.

CSI comes to high school law class

The law class at North Hastings High School knows something that the O.J. Simpson jury didn’t – namely, that footprint evidence demonstrated he was almost certainly at the scene of the crime when his wife and her friend were murdered.

Palmer Rapids Public School engages community

Palmer Rapids Public School students, who have been collecting pledges for several months in anticipation of the first annual Panthers Walk-A-Thon, saw these efforts pay off last Saturday, as the event exceeded fundraising expectations.

Bancroft Fish and Game Club helps NERDs

We’re counting down. The Northern Environmental Research class (NERDs) is up against the clock trying to get everything ready for our year-end projects. As we work on preparations for the trip to Rockingham, we are also putting together our Golf Tournament. The golf tournament is a fundraiser for the program; this will be its fifth year. The funds from this Tournament go towards our certification trips that we take to get our Boat License, GPS Certification and more.

Competitive reading at NHHS

Heather Taylor, English teacher at North Hastings High School, believes that reading should be a participation sport. Accordingly, she challenged her 11C English class to form teams and battle it out to determine who read the best book.

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