CSI comes to high school law class

May 5, 2016

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.

Local MPP named opposition critic for MNRF

The MPP from Prince Edward-Hastings has some new duties on his plate at Queen’s Park. This week, PC Leader Patrick Brown added the Natural Resources and Forestry portfolio to Todd Smith’s list of responsibilities, which already include his Caucus’ response to the government’s Hydro One sale.

Enterprise facilitator visits Women in Business

North Hastings Women in Business, an initiative of Bancroft Community Transit’s Heart of the Park and Community Futures, attracted a good crowd of entrepreneurs at its recent monthly lunch on April 19.

Official plan rears its ugly head again in Wollaston

Wollaston Township council had good news on at least two fronts at their July 8 regular meeting. The chief building officer (CBO) report for the month contained very positive development numbers including 37 building permits having been issued or in progress for this year.

NERDs work on local food issues

This week, current and past Northern Environmental Research (NERD) students, as well as graduates of NHHS’s Northern Outdoor Studies (NOS) program, gathered at the Faraday Community Centre to answer a challenge from North Hastings Community Trust.

Council shelves garage sale bylaw

Bancroft town council, at its meeting last week, considered a draft bylaw that would have restricted the number of garage sales in the municipality, and required the purchase of a $10 license for every sale held.

“I do this for the chance to help someone” – youth firefighters

“I am very proud of our little volunteer fire department,” said Limerick Township Deputy Reeve Sharon Carson. She is particularly proud of the department’s “Youth Firefighter” program, now into its third year. “Jason Post, our fire chief, does a fantastic job,” she said. “And all young people are welcome to participate. We have young people not just from our township, but from Bancroft, Wollaston, and Tudor and Cashel as well.”

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