Bancroft Forest Industry wins education award

April 16, 2015

Theodore Roosevelt, one of the founders of the Conservation movement in North America, was eloquent about the need for forests; he once wrote “A people ...

Highlands East makes investment in new area doctor

By Angelica Blenich The following are brief reports of items discussed during an April 13 meeting of Highlands East council. The municipality of Highlands East ...

Mixed bag in Wollaston budget discussion

By Jim Eadie, Special to This Week About a dozen Wollaston Township ratepayers attended the municipality’s public meeting on the evening of April 7 at ...

Nature Discovery Tours observe local elk herd

Nature Discovery Tour guide Barry Wannamaker has been involved with the Elk Restoration Project since its beginning more than 15 years ago. He was part ...

SIRCH Thrift Warehouse draws huge crowd at grand opening

By Nate Smelle People were lined up early on the morning of Saturday, April 4 for the grand opening of SIRCH’s new Thrift Warehouse in ...

Hastings Highlands to purchase new loader

By Nate Smelle The following are series of brief reports the meeting of Council in Hastings Highlands on Wednesday, April 1. During the meeting Council ...

Youth survey indicates both problems and needs

By Tony Pearson Not surprisingly, a majority of respondents agreed with statements that they would hit back if attacked, and that it was normal, that ...

CAO Lambe outlines strategic analysis

By Tony Pearson Bancroft Township Chief Administrative Officer Hazel Lambe presented a SWOT analysis to town council’s Committee of the Whole last week – an ...

Electoral reform town hall greets enthusiasts and skeptics

Hastings—Lennox and Addington MP Mike Bossio hosted an electoral reform town hall last week to inform community members about alternatives to Canada’s first past the post (FPTP) voting system.