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Big community development decisions at Wollaston

February 17, 2016

By Jim Eadie There has been a lot of discussion and hand wringing about community development around the council table over the past few years, ...

Public transit TROUT moves under BCT

Bancroft Community Transit is taking over TROUT operations as the Community Care North Hastings charity dissolves.

Utility arrears on the rise in Bancroft

Town treasurer Arthur Smith’s provided council with a financial update on Bancroft’s water and wastewater services at their meeting in Dungannon on Tuesday, Aug. 8. His report highlighted that the arrears generated from residents who have failed to pay their water and sewer bills have increased to $24,967 in 2017. To provide a comparison, CAO Hazel Lambe stated that in 2015 the arrears as of July 31 amounted to $20,471; in 2016 $19,050.

Fur harvesters in Faraday

Re-purposed pelt products, made in Fenelon Falls by furrier Anne Kulmala, were just some of the exciting products showcased at the Faraday Community Centre on Saturday.  ...

OCWA back at bidding table

Despite the recommendations of the consultants at DM Wills Associates, council has decided to allow the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) to re-enter the bidding process for the contract to become the operator of the Bancroft’s water and wastewater systems

CRA telephone fraud reported in Bancroft

In recent weeks the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have received a number of reports of area residents receiving fraudulent telephone calls from ...

Disease carrying ticks less common up north

HKPR public health and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health spoke with Bancroft This Week to help get the North Hastings and its neighbouring public up to date on the area’s tick situation.

$1,500 in fines for illegal hunt

A Coe Hill man has been fined $1,500 for hunting offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Thomas A. Spatafore pleaded guilty to possessing ...

Find family and Indigenous heritage at museum

Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum is helping area locals reconnect with their family trees. Algonquin artifacts have also found a new home at the museum.

Residential break and enter in North Algona Wilberforce Twp

On Feb. 11 at approximately 3:27 p.m., Killaloe OPP Constable Jason Golds attended a residence on Mask Road in North Algona Wilberforce Twp. regarding a ...

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