Wollaston to stop Hydro One herbicide use

February 2, 2017

In a remarkable example of quick grassroots organizing for the public good, a citizen group has convinced Wollaston Township council to pass a resolution requesting Hydro One not spray herbicides “within the township boundaries, including township road allowances and township property.” In addition, the group has asked council to draft a bylaw prohibiting such spraying to cover future requests for permission to spray.

Crime rates down,co-operation up

By Tony Pearson There’s a saying in the media: “If it bleeds, it leads” – meaning that stories about crime and violence get a lot ...

Winter is costing Hastings Highlands

The municipality’s roads department has already spent around $69,000 more in the first half of its winter season than it did in 2015. That’s on salt alone from October to December in 2016. It’s also depleted half of its sand stockpiles where the same time frame in 2015 only used around a third.

Zebra mussels have made it to Wollaston Lake

By Jim Eadie Wollaston Township council heard the bad news at their Oct. 13 regular meeting, that zebra mussels have been confirmed this year to ...

Artists and activists team up to tackle poverty at Fusion Fundraiser

By Nate Smelle More than 150 people gathered at The Arlington in Maynooth on Sunday, Oct. 25 to help raise funds for the North Hastings ...

Wollaston Heritage wins 2015 Hastings HOTie Award

By Jim Eadie Word has leaked out that Wollaston Heritage Centre will be this year’s winner of the County of Hastings 2015 HOTie Award – ...

Wildewood Gallery features the art of Arne Roosman

By Nate Smelle Arguably the most prolific artist residing in North Hastings, Arne Roosman has recently added another exhibition to his collection. His third show ...

Local woman returns to Bancroft as nurse practitioner

By Tony Pearson She was Mandie Loney as she grew up in Bancroft. But after graduating from North Hastings High School, she decided to head ...

SIRCH Thrift Warehouse launches Gifts from the Heart program in Bancroft

By Nate Smelle Since it opened last February the team at the SIRCH Thrift Warehouse in Bancroft has been working to make life better for ...

NHHS teacher is Canada’s music teacher of the year

Bancroft can now lay further claim to musical excellence. Dianne Winmill of North Hastings High School has been proclaimed MusicCounts Teacher of the Year. MusiCounts is a division of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the people who hand out the JUNO awards). It was established about a decade ago to “recognize the hard work and dedication of music teachers in keeping music education available to young Canadians.”

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