Finding a renewed commitment to growth

May 25, 2017

Acting Mayor Paul Jenkins recently attended an Ontario Small Muncipalities conference with the aim of helping small municipalities develop strategies for growth.

County has an ‘older’ and ‘sicker’ population

Residents of Hastings County aren’t as healthy as the rest of Canada.

John Williams music feature of NHHS music semester celebration

Lights, camera, action – music! Movie fans will be in for a musical treat on Jan. 18 and 19 as the North Hastings High School ...

Students do their part for local accessibility

From the left, Luke Anderson, Justice Currie, John Loder, Collin Sidle, Rhoda Dickinson, Nate Taylor, Dale Thompson, Jesse Mercier, Elizabeth Mulvihill and Mason Forman. John ...

Wilberforce clinic gets a temporary doctor

Residents in Highlands East are one step closer to getting improved medical care in their backyard. The municipality has announced the Wilberforce Clinic on Loop ...

Bancroft scrums together rugby team

The Bancroft Blackflies have been resurrected — this time for boys and girls rugby fanatics.

Highlands East to help curling club get running again

By Angelica Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Jan. 11 meeting of Highlands East council. The executive of the Wilberforce ...

Protests gathering momentum

Gnomes for Social Justice and Equality, Kerry Leslie and other supporters held a protest outside of Club 580 during Bancroft’s council meeting on Tuesday. They were challenging the recent 53 per cent combined rate increase in water and sewer. This is the third protest that Leslie has led concerning this issue.

Bird count finds 35 species

On Dec. 19, the Bancroft Field Naturalists surveying the area by vehicle and on foot, found 35 different species totalling 1,845 birds. Data from 10 ...