Funding received for Wollaston ‘Ridge to Bridge’ project

March 2, 2016

By Jim Eadie Wollaston Township has begun to prepare tender documents for the road repair known as “The Ridge to Bridge” project. The project has ...

Ice climbers to scale frozen waterfalls

You’ve seen them all winter long on Eagle’s Nest. Now is your chance to see them up close at Diamond Lake, south of Combermere. Beginners ...

Accident results in charge of impaired driving

During the evening hours on Feb. 18, police responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision, outside of a residence on Old Hastings ...

OTF funding application workshops

The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is hosting free workshops for potential nonprofit grant applicants during the month of March, with a focus specifically on the ...

Abortion pill available in Bancroft

Ontario’s free abortion pill has landed in Bancroft. While two pharmacies in Bancroft are unsure if they’ll stock Mifegymiso — a medical alternative to surgical abortion — another had it the day it became free.

Surrounding area health units confirm West Nile

Human cases for West Nile virus have been confirmed by both the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health.

Old equipment builds bridges between past and present

In an age of phones that do everything but make you breakfast, it seems amazing that a roomful of tech-savvy kids would sit enraptured around century-old equipment that requires you to learn a language of dots and dashes.

Baptiste Lake legend re-told at Bancroft library

David and Kaitlyn drum at the Bancroft Public Library on Saturday, February 13, as part of First Nations Library week. Photo by LILY VANCE By ...

Midwives: providing full-spectrum care to expectant mothers

Local midwives Tiffany Holdsworth-Taylor and Rebecca Weeks celebrate with mother Meghan Brown as six-week-old Amelia announces that she is pleased as punch with the situation. ...

Fur harvesters in Faraday

Re-purposed pelt products, made in Fenelon Falls by furrier Anne Kulmala, were just some of the exciting products showcased at the Faraday Community Centre on Saturday. ...

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