General News

New trees for Bancroft park

May 11, 2017

To celebrate Arbour Day, representatives from Hydro One’s forestry department planted a pair of small maple trees in Bancroft’s Millennium Park. In addition, they handed out ready-to-plant saplings to visitors, free of charge in order to spread the green for spring.

Seed to Feed kicks off

Maynooth Public School hosted a community gardens potluck dinner in the gym in support of the school’s Seed to Feed program.

How to keep visitors off restricted trails

North Hastings High School’s Northern Outdoor Studies and Northern Environment Research and Development Studies classes attended a special ICE (Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship) training program at JOY Bible Camp. They were tasked with coming up with a solution to a unique problem faced by the Eagles Nest trails committee: how to keep visitors off of restricted trails?

Bancroft Community Airport delivers Christmas gift to Hospice

Christmas arrived a few days early for Hospice North Hastings thanks to a donation from the re-named Bancroft Community Airport. Pat Murdock, vice president of ...

Colouring books now a gift for all ages

Some of the members of the adult colouring group work at the Bancroft Library: Dominic Nadeau, Samantha Ruddy, Kerry Leslie, Joe Minnie, Sharayah Woodcock, and ...

Illegal dumping initiative starts in Bancroft

New area signs are making people think twice about illegal dumping — and they’re set to spread across the province.

Community dinner captures spirit

On Thursday, Dec. 24 the Community Christmas Dinner was held at the Bancroft Legion. This event in its 21st year was once again a huge ...

Neighbouring county shares education series

Haliburton Highlands Community Education Series brought “Navigating the Health Care System: ‘Working Better Together’” at the Cardiff Community Centre, with the aim of educating citizens on the resources available to them.

Not too early to plan for spring tree planting

The Bancroft Area Stewardship Council has launched their 2016 Tree and Shrub Program that provides low-cost seedlings to local landowners. The program offers species suitable ...

Hospice completes fire safety training

The volunteer Christmas potluck started to look a bit different this year at Hospice North Hastings when North Hastings Fire Services chief Pat Hoover dropped ...

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