A perfect weekend at the Coe Hill Fair

September 1, 2015

By Jim Eadie “It was a perfect weekend for a fall fair,” said Gordon Wood, secretary-treasurer of the Coe Hill Agricultural Society referring to the ...

Bancroft to acquire train station

At a special meeting last week, Bancroft’s town council voted to “acquire” the restored railway station downtown. Plans are to convert the building into the town offices.

Ward populations creating elections imbalance

Council held a public meeting Nov. 23 to bring locals up to speed on voter discrepancies within its current ward voting system. Currently, two councillors are elected for each ward. The mayor is elected at large and the deputy mayor is appointed from amongst elected councillors.

Choices donates two patient lifts to Manor

By Jim Eadie The volunteers at Choices Thrift and Gift Shop in Bancroft inched a little bit closer to one million dollars in donations to ...

Bancroft receives failing grade for management of infrastructure

By Tony Pearson Bancroft town council learned last week that once again, it has received an overall grade of “F” for its failure to provide ...

Highlands East council takes first look at 2017 costs

At a meeting of council on Nov. 28, Highlands East councillors got a first look at estimates for each department for the next five years.

Expert recommends doubling sewer charges

Dan Wilson of Watson and Associates, who were tasked with looking at how to deal with the water and wastewater crisis, prescribed some tough medicine for Bancroft taxpayers, especially those connected to the town water and sewer lines. To eliminate the current and accumulated deficits, as well as put some money toward equipment repair and replacement costs, he recommended that sewer charges double immediately, while water rates increase by about six per cent.