Mineral tours attract ‘Rockhounds’

August 5, 2014

“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.

Artist intends to create peace through painting

Haliburton artist Shelley Beach was in Bancroft on Friday, July 4 to officially open her latest exhibition, Sanctuary, at the Art Gallery of Bancroft. The show is on display until July 27, and features a collection of 25 paintings inspired by the artist’s affinity with the natural world.

Town assessment increase minimal

Bancroft ratepayers learned last week that their assessments are not likely to increase much next year. Catherine Barr, account manager for the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) reported that single family residences were only up half a percent in value over the last year. Waterfront property, which had seen large increases previously, was now essentially staying at its current level.

Author launches new book on Old Hastings Road history

The Old Ormsby School House was the perfect place on July 13 for the launch of local author and publisher Paul Kirby’s new book tracing the history of surveying, building and settlement on the Hastings Colonization Road (now called the Old Hastings Road). Ormsby was an important stop on the original colonization road, and was located at the junction of the Hastings Colonization Road, and later the Central Ontario Railroad.

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