Barry’s Bay cultural centre comes under scrutiny

May 12, 2016

Uncertainty about to the fate of the Madawaska Valley Visitor Information Centre, known also as The South of 60 Arts Centre, is prompting questions from concerned community members in Barry’s Bay.

Cockburn communicates compassion through his music

Whether he is singing about Where the Death Squad Lives in Guatemala, or If a Tree Falls, Cockburn is able to communicate his impression of the world within and outside of him in a way that is distinctly Canadian.

Woodview Housing issues coming to a boil

Opinions continue to flow back and forth in the suddenly spotlighted Woodview Public Housing development. Meanwhile, the principal players – the property manager, the county supervisor, and the chair of the recently resigned board of the complex – continue to maintain their silence.

Mineral tours attract ‘Rockhounds’

“The Himalayas and Mount Everest are nothing compared to what was formed when this massive upheaval occurred,” mineral tour guide Corey Lablans said.

Wollaston passes 2016-17 budget

Wollaston Township council has passed their 2016-17 budget with a net tax rate decrease of just under a half a per cent. Both the school levy and the Crowe Valley Conservation levy are down slightly for this year.

Non-profit housing board resigns

The entire board of the North Hastings Non-Profit Housing Corporation has resigned as a body. In a notice distributed to every unit in the Woodview public housing complex, the board stated that “it can no longer effectively govern the corporation.”

Tour group gathers to watch rare species-at-risk

By Jim Eadie At dusk Monday, July 21 a Bancroft OPP two-person patrol car checked out suspicious activity at a private parking lot in the ...

Special investigation of local death

The death of a 26-year-old man in Bancroft is the subject of an investigation by the province’s Special Investigations Unit.

Plans to build municipal voters list problematic

New arrangements to build an accurate voters list for the upcoming municipal election on Monday Oct. 27 have some local municipal clerks a bit nervous. The voters list for municipal elections are prepared in Ontario by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), the same folks who evaluate properties to determine property tax assessments.

Wollaston community supports its firefighters

The sixth annual Wollaston Firefighters Spring Fling benefit evening on April 30 at the Wollaston Community Centre produced another full house of support for the local firefighters, and raised over $8,000 to boot.

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