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System must change: consultant

March 16, 2017

Hastings Highlands council met with consultants Gary Davidson and Beate Bowron March 9 to see what could be done to equalize voter parity in Hastings Highlands — Ward 3 has less than half the population of Ward 1 but has the same number of council seats. It was petitioned to change its electoral system to at-large voting, or rework its ward boundaries, in early January. According to consultants, petitioners have fair grounds to call upon the Ontario Municipal Board to make council change its electoral system. If council does nothing, the board would most likely hold a hearing if the petition was submitted.

Maynooth’s foundation rock solid

Associates of the Maynooth and Hastings Highlands Business Association complete the finishing touches on the revitalization sign, found at the west end of Highway 28, ...

Bossio announces $50,000 for Bancroft Village Playhouse

MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington Mike Bossio announced March 14 that the Village Playhouse will benefit from $50,000 in federal infrastructure funding to improve their kitchen facilities. He made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development and minister responsible for FedDev Ontario.

Fatal fentanyl reaches Hastings Prince Edward

Illegal fentanyl has been identified in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has released that fentanyl and other illicit drugs containing it have been found in and around the region. The health unit is warning that the drug could increase the rate of fatal overdoses.

Good Food Market in Bancroft first Thursday

The Good Food Market has arrived in Bancroft. What is a Good Food Market? It is a market that sells fresh high quality fruits and ...

Bossio forming rural caucus

Mike Bossio, the newly elected representative for Hastings – Lennox and Addington federal riding, left, with Wollaston Township council and staff Nov. 17 during council ...

Sewing wizard helps you be whoever you want to be

When Joyce Lapenskie hangs her wash, you just never know who might come waltzing out on the line.

Public meets, discusses fear of wastewater hikes

A report on public concerns and ideas for Bancroft’s doubled wastewater rates is being developed.

Tiny Houses could come to North Hastings

Have you ever heard of a “Tiny House”? The idea appears to have become a North American phenomenon, and according to at least one website “you have to be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of them.”

MPP calls hydro plan ‘expensive scheme’

The Ontario government is predicting electricity bills will drop by 25 per cent on average for all residential customers.

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