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Brush with the North open for business

February 3, 2015

By Tony Pearson Linda Lang has now opened “Brush with the North”, her gallery and teaching space on Bridge Street (just down from “A Place ...

Local inventor takes his invention into ‘The Bull Pen’

By Jim Eadie Every day of our lives we are surrounded by other peoples inventions that make our lives easier, hopefully safer, healthier and more ...

Scotiabank VP gets an earful in Wilberforce

Scotiabank’s district vice-president for central east Ontario was mocked for his scripted non-answers during a meeting with residents ofz Wilberforce July 12.

Celebrating creative connections in Bancroft

By Tony Pearson Bancroft has a reputation for fostering artistic endeavours. Last week, a number of newly minted “cultural creatives” assembled at York River public ...

Summit engages local youth

Bancroft delegates Sam Riedl and councillor Bill Kilpatrick, and Hastings Highlands delegates Lexus Scott and mayor Vivian Bloom, with Hastings county warden Rick Phillips at ...

The donor wall becomes the giving wall

Since its dedication in 2000, the donor wall at Quinte Health Care North Hastings has almost doubled in size. Located in the foyer of the North Hastings District Hospital, this donor wall recognizes donations of a minimum of $1,000 from individuals, businesses, municipalities and organizations which support the purchase of equipment and training needed to sustain and advance care at North Hastings District Hospital, in Bancroft.

Business booming in the Highlands

Business is booming in Maynooth where mayor Vivian Bloom recently announced that every store front is occupied by small-enterprise entrepreneurs.

Artist experiments with 150-year-old style of photography

By Harold Eastman In a world obsessed with making cellphone photos instantly, then duplicating them endlessly over the Internet, Don Wilson’s photography is an anomaly. ...

Michal Manson Memorial high school exhibition turns 24

By Nate Smelle On Jan. 7 the  Michal Manson Memorial High School exhibition returned to the Art Gallery of Bancroft (AGB) for the 24th year. ...

Survey wouldn’t have stopped closure

Many questions about why the Maynooth Scotiabank is closing went unanswered at the Hastings Highlands Community Centre last Monday.

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