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Tiny Houses could come to North Hastings
November 19, 2015
Have you ever heard of a “Tiny House”? The idea appears to have become a North American phenomenon, and according to at least one website “you have to be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of them.”
MPP calls hydro plan ‘expensive scheme’
The Ontario government is predicting electricity bills will drop by 25 per cent on average for all residential customers.
Wollaston gets response from Hydro One
It didn’t take Hydro One long in responding to Wollaston Township’s letter requesting that “they not spray Garlon RTU, or a similar herbicide, within the township boundaries, including township road allowances and township property, for the maintenance of hydro line corridors.”
Bancroft drafts tax parameters
By Tony Pearson Bancroft town council’s finance and growth committee wrestled last week with a number of conflicting objectives. On the one hand, they want ...
Community embraces Bird family
Coe Hill residents Dan and Kelly Bird, and their four children, lost almost everything that they own in a devastating house fire on Nov 2. Seven of the family pets, two cats and five Guinea pigs also perished in the flames. The Bird family own and operate a small local construction business.
Paramedic chief seeks up-staffing at Tory Hill
The county’s paramedic chief would like to have night staff at the Tory Hill EMS base 365 days a year. Craig Jones made that request ...
Council chafes at furthering consultations
Comment form results for Hastings Highlands wards versus at-large voting public information meeting were tabled Feb. 22.
Petition to ensure council doesn’t dump its dump
Wilma Brethour has lived in Bancroft’s Dungannon Ward for more than 30 years. She is fiercely attached to the Dungannon landfil. She doesn’t want it sold, leased, or used to take in other towns’ waste.
The most interesting person in North Hastings
What makes someone interesting? Is it notable when our friends and neighbours work quietly behind the scenes to create beautiful art? Is it interesting when ...
Autonomy in living and dying
There is close to an average of one medically assisted death each day in Ontario. Facilities like Quinte Health Care (QHC) have established procedures for accommodating patients seeking assistance in death.
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