Bancroft fire department responds quickly, saves house

April 21, 2016

The usual outcome of a house fire in a rural area is the loss of the building and everything in it. However, that was not the case last week, when the North Hastings Fire Service responded to a call on Upper Turiff Road. According to fire chief Pat Hoover, the department was on scene about ten minutes after the call came in.

Area broomball team wins national championship

A team that originated in Quadeville and Palmer Rapids has taken a national title in the sport of broomball. The Misleads, who have twice been Ontario champions, defeated the reigning champs from Quebec (Broom-Shak Becancour from Trois Rivieres) to capture the coed/mixed crown.

Fundraiser planned for fire victims

A week after the fire that devastated their lives, the victims are experiencing different moods. Jeanaann Barnaby remembers the shock when her partner came running into their house as she slept, calling to waken her. She remembers looking out her bedroom window to see the garage between her neighbour’s house and hers on fire. She can recall the mad scramble to save their animals – dogs, cats and pigs; not only to get them out of the house, but away from the propane tank, in case it exploded (thankfully, it didn’t).

Maynooth Public School hosts literacy event

With 44 sounds and only 26 letters, the pathway towards English language literacy can be challenging for new readers. Area teachers are working to level the playing field by making reading strategies more accessible for children and their parents.

Business retention and expansion reveal in Hastings Highlands

By Sarah Vance A special meeting of council saw the Ron Emond Hall packed on Tuesday, March 29, as program coordinator Cathy Trimble revealed content ...

Roundtable gets $334,000 to look at solutions to poverty

The Poverty Roundtable for Hastings and Prince Edward Counties has just been awarded a Trillium grant of $334,000 over three years for their “Creating Community” proposal. This aims to once and for all create a co-ordinated multi-sector action to reduce poverty, including in North Hastings.

Graffiti artist encourages kids to ‘keep it real’

Over the past week, local schools, as well as Bancroft’s Early Years Centre, played host to motivational speaker and graffiti artist Laura Bronson. Bronson is the director of Keep It Real, representing skaters and graffiti artists who are “encouraging youth to be real.” Bronson’s multimedia presentation included messages of hope for children who may struggle to fit into traditional educational and social models. It also includes a skateboarding demonstration.