Business booming in the Highlands

July 14, 2016

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.

Mud Dawgs awarded Citizen of the Year in Maynooth

By Nate Smelle Members of the Maynooth and Hastings Highlands Business Association (MHHBA) defied the freezing rain and icy roads on the night of Sunday, ...

Work begins on Irondale bridge

The following are brief reports of items discussed at the July 11 meeting of Highlands East council.

New funding can only be used to repair schools

Hastings Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) will receive over $10 million in funding for school repairs.

Highlands East mineral collecting site closed

A once popular site for mineral collectors and a favourite among tourism promoters is no more after it was sold by the Bancroft and District Chamber of Commerce earlier this year.

Children’s centre gets reading boost

By Tony Pearson “The more that you read/the more things that you’ll know. The more that you learn/the more places you’ll go” – Dr. Seuss ...

Don’t leave pets in the summer heat

With temperatures reaching summer heights, the Bancroft OPP shouldn’t have to remind motorists not to leave their children or pets in their cars – but the message just doesn’t seem to have taken yet.

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