Golton wins gold

February 8, 2017

L’Amable has its own world champion dog sled team. Jacob Golton and his 12-dog sled team took home gold from the 2017 Winter Sleddog World Championships. The race came to the Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve for Canada’s 150th anniversary year. It was held from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.

Maynooth poised to capture foodie travellers

This Mugwump stepped out of Interzone to attend the Arlington’s annual Halloween Party. Commissioned by the Toronto Film Festival Hockley Studio’s Mugwump attends parties with ...

Belbin back in custody

A Cardiff man charged after an Ontario Provincial Police child pornography investigation, is back in custody and accused of breaching a condition of his release.

Dutch-Canadian friendship tulip garden planted in Barry’s Bay

Among those who were part of the planting of the Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 406 in Barry’s Bay were, ...

Children’s services seeking public’s help

The availability of child care is linked to economic development, according to Jessica Anderson, executive director of North Hastings Children’s Services. Yet recent cost increases, including a significant increase in their water and wastewater bill, as well as mounting hydro costs, threaten the ability to provide it. Utilities costs were $22,000 in 2016, and will be even higher this year. Anderson has sent a letter to parents and to the community at large asking for donations to keep the child care centre open.

Bancroft man faces multiple charges

On Oct. 28, Bancroft OPP officers observed a vehicle with an expired validation sticker driving in Bancroft. They followed the vehicle to a parking lot. Police ...

Library offers intergenerational programming

Ryder Robinson enjoyed the Bancroft Public Library Halloween party with his mother Leah, right, who is speaking with incoming program organizer Louise Villeneuve, left, on ...

Hometown Sound coming Nov. 21

Hometown Sound takes the stage at The Village Playhouse in Bancroft, on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Hometown Sound is a concert series created by ...

Bancroft lobbies at ROMA

Mayor Bernice Jenkins believes in the “erosion” theory of lobbying: keep bringing the issues up, like waves breaking along a shoreline, and sooner or later some resistance will give way. The prime example here is policing costs. For years, Bancroft argued that the fees it paid for OPP service were unreasonable. Eventually, a new funding formula was developed which significantly lowered the town’s costs.

Donate your baubles to hospice campaign

Following on the heels of a successful Festival of Wreaths Campaign that was launched last year by Hospice North Hastings, the tradition continues this holiday ...

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