Martin family receives forestry legacy award

March 23, 2017

The Bancroft Area Forest Industry Association is celebrating 2017 by honouring one of the oldest forest industry families in the area.

Doctor donates to build outdoor activity trails

By Tony Pearson As a doctor, Greg Cooper encourages his patients to live a healthy lifestyle. But he also sets an example. This summer, he ...

Reeve guilty of drinking and driving

Following a two-hour trial held at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bancroft on March 14, Wollaston Township Reeve Graham Blair was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his blood. He had been arrested on Feb. 9, 2016 during a police vehicle check in Wollaston Township.

Pepin’s No Frills celebrates a decade in business

Pepin’s No Frills celebrated their 10th year anniversary in Bancroft on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Not only have they been a staple here in town as ...

Council finishes operating budget

Municipal staff has drafted a more than $8.7 million operating budget for Hastings Highlands. It includes a small tax increase. Council held public consultations for the operating budget March 8. The operating budget stands apart from the municipality’s capital budget, which will be released later this month.

‘Devil’s elbow’ has bedeviled Wollaston council

The Old Hastings Road at “devil’s elbow” where Wollaston Township was hoping to reduce the sharpness of the curve on a steep grade. JIM EADIE ...

Community consults on children’s mental health

Mental illness is more than a health condition. It can handicap people to the point of rendering them economically and socially disadvantaged. This can begin in childhood. Mental illness — showing up as learning difficulties or behavioural problems — can reduce a young person’s ability to advance academically. This in turn can hamper job prospects, and make it difficult to earn an independent living.

Small number attend town hall meeting

The town council of Bancroft held its second town hall meeting of the year last Tuesday at Club 580. Unlike the previous lively meeting held ...

System must change: consultant

Hastings Highlands council met with consultants Gary Davidson and Beate Bowron March 9 to see what could be done to equalize voter parity in Hastings Highlands — Ward 3 has less than half the population of Ward 1 but has the same number of council seats. It was petitioned to change its electoral system to at-large voting, or rework its ward boundaries, in early January. According to consultants, petitioners have fair grounds to call upon the Ontario Municipal Board to make council change its electoral system. If council does nothing, the board would most likely hold a hearing if the petition was submitted.

Maynooth’s foundation rock solid

Associates of the Maynooth and Hastings Highlands Business Association complete the finishing touches on the revitalization sign, found at the west end of Highway 28, ...

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