Youth in Action partner with Me to We

March 10, 2015

By Nate Smelle Growing up in Bancroft Rebecca Malloy knows firsthand how difficult it can be for youth living in North Hastings to connect with ...

Professor worries over quarry

An Earth Sciences professor with property on Jeffrey Lake is looking out for the Freymond quarry proposal. She wants to see it properly peer reviewed, and to make sure that locals understand the scientific language being used in the studies to come.

Federal tax funding announced for local municipalities

Hastings County and Lennox and Addington County will receive close to $2.5 million for infrastructure development.

Bancroft group sees progress in meetings with province

By Tony Pearson The Bancroft delegation to the annual convention of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, which took place in Toronto last week, returned with ...

Campground seeks to expand facilities south of Coe Hill

By Jim Eadie Discussion about a rezoning and site plan control bylaw for the Bear Ridge Campground located on The Ridge Road in Wollaston Township ...

Someone left the water on

Bancroft has known for a couple of years that it has a serious problem dealing with its sewer water. The amount it is paying to the Ontario Clear Water Agency (OCWA) to treat its wastewater every year is about half a million dollars — more than it is collecting in fees from those on the sewer system. This is driving the township deeper and deeper into debt. By next year, the debt is expected to soar well over the $2 million mark. It’s a cost level that threatens to erode the town’s future ability to pay its bills.

Thrift warehouse coming to Bancroft

By Nate Smelle For more than 25 years the Supportive Initiatives for Residents of the County of Haliburton (SIRCH) has offered a broad variety of ...

Wollaston may take legal action over dock

Two dozen Wollaston Lake area residents jammed into Coe Hill’s council chambers for council’s regular meeting July 26. They were anticipating some fireworks, but at the end of discussion it was more of a fizzle.