Fire chief Hoover inspects new pumper truck

February 24, 2015

By Nate Smelle The following are series of brief reports from the meeting of Hastings Highlands Council on Wednesday, Feb. 18. After careful consideration fire ...

Another debt surprise for Bancroft

By Tony Pearson Bancroft town council learned last week of another source of significant debt – a growing deficit for wastewater & sewage treatment. There ...

Hospice briefs council on services

By Tony Pearson Hospice North Hastings, which provides services for the terminally ill and their caregivers, briefed Bancroft Council last week on its various program ...

Recycling initiative saves municipality big

By Nate Smelle The following are series of brief reports from the Wednesday, Feb. 4 meeting of Council in Hastings Highlands. Council got a pat ...

Investigation into snowmobile death on Paudash Lake still ongoing

By Angelica Blenich Circumstances around the death of a 51-year-old man from Peterborough are still unclear following a snowmobile collision Jan. 30 on Paudash Lake ...

Astrid Young rocks Dickey Lake

By Nate Snelle Musician, author, painter, screenwriter, composer, actor and wine expert are a few of the titles one might find when first discovering the ...

Cutting edge studio tour in the valley

Madawaska Valley was a cultural destination over the weekend as artists opened up their doors for the annual summer studio tour. Fifteen artists, from across the county participated in this year’s event.

Pride party returns to Maynooth

Maynooth Pride is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Striking nurses demand a fair contract

By Nate Smelle Nearly 3,000 health care professionals working with Community Care Access Centres (CCAC) across Ontario have been on strike for the past two ...