‘If people play here, there’s a good chance they’ll stay here’

April 5, 2016

Andrew Redden is the manager of Economic Development for the County of Hastings, and is deeply committed to the sustainable development and prosperity of the entrepreneurial spirit in North Hastings. He is one person at the county office who answers his phone, calls you back, and makes time and distance no object if you want to meet with him.

Maynooth Business Association engages families

The Easter Bunny can be elusive, but some say they saw him hopping through the Highlands over the weekend. As the clock struck 1:30 p.m. children and their parents eagerly gathered in the Army, Navy and Air Force Barn on Saturday, March 26 for Maynooth’s annual Easter Egg hunt.

Call to action by Fetal Alcohol working group

etal alcohol syndrome is a disorder caused by a mother drinking alcohol during her pregnancy; the risk increases with the frequency and amount of drinking.

Bancroft Jets go down fighting

Heading back to Bancroft down two games to one in a five game series, the Bancroft Boyer Midget Jets were determined to force a final deciding game in their All-Ontario Championship Final with the team from Ilderton. They showed this when they jumped out to a 2-1 first period lead when Jackson Wiltshire and Tanner Shatraw scored. Throughout the period, they pressed, and were full value for their lead.

The second period started well, with another goal by Tanner Shatraw. But then it turned into a different story. Bancroft was now down a key player; Tori Howran was ejected from the game when she was called for a hit from behind.

Indigenous communities seek cultural recognition

Located two and a half hours from both Toronto and Ottawa, North Hastings borders on soil shared with indigenous communities such as Tyendinaga Mohawks to the south; Pikwakanagan Algonquins to the north, and Curve Lake Ojibwe to the east. The 2006 Aboriginal population census found that the area is home to 1,450 indigenous residents. Numbers are the highest in Bancroft where there are 430 identified and 65 registered status residents. For the region served by Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit, 5,455 indigenous clients have been identified.

What’s ahead for the arts in North Hastings

Despite overall gains within the cultural sector, which has seen a Theatre District designed in downtown Bancroft, as well as new venues such as A Place for the Arts and Bridge Street Gallery, questions are rife about the status of longstanding events such as the summer theatre program.

Economic crystal ball seems cloudy

ome people foresee a sunny year developing; some find the horizon very cloudy. To a degree, it’s like the opening of Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.”