Winter is costing Hastings Highlands

February 2, 2017

The municipality’s roads department has already spent around $69,000 more in the first half of its winter season than it did in 2015. That’s on salt alone from October to December in 2016. It’s also depleted half of its sand stockpiles where the same time frame in 2015 only used around a third.

Zebra mussels have made it to Wollaston Lake

By Jim Eadie Wollaston Township council heard the bad news at their Oct. 13 regular meeting, that zebra mussels have been confirmed this year to ...

Artists and activists team up to tackle poverty at Fusion Fundraiser

By Nate Smelle More than 150 people gathered at The Arlington in Maynooth on Sunday, Oct. 25 to help raise funds for the North Hastings ...

Wollaston Heritage wins 2015 Hastings HOTie Award

By Jim Eadie Word has leaked out that Wollaston Heritage Centre will be this year’s winner of the County of Hastings 2015 HOTie Award – ...

NHHS teacher is Canada’s music teacher of the year

Bancroft can now lay further claim to musical excellence. Dianne Winmill of North Hastings High School has been proclaimed MusicCounts Teacher of the Year. MusiCounts is a division of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the people who hand out the JUNO awards). It was established about a decade ago to “recognize the hard work and dedication of music teachers in keeping music education available to young Canadians.”

Liberals unseat Conservatives locally and nationally

By Nate Smelle Conservatives throughout the riding and across the country woke up with a case of the blues on Tuesday morning after Canadians elected ...

Bancroft man convicted on child luring, porn charges

By Nate Smelle On Sept. 14 Bancroft’s Samuel Robbins was sentenced to four years after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child pornography, one ...

Gardens coming to Maynooth

Harvest the North wants to garden in Hastings Highlands. The North Hastings Community Trust initiative has begun planning community gardens for Maynooth and its public school students this spring — when it’s hoping to have received close to $700,000 in Ontario Trillium Foundation grants.

Old Tin Shed to expand online

Bancroft’s Old Tin Shed has received more than $14,000 towards a new Internet-based store.

Bancroft Council looks at speeding up business

By Tony Pearson Bancroft Council took some time this week to celebrate community planning – the Bridge Street Bridge project and the York River boardwalk. ...

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