Liberals unseat Conservatives locally and nationally

October 20, 2015

By Nate Smelle Conservatives throughout the riding and across the country woke up with a case of the blues on Tuesday morning after Canadians elected ...

McKees announced as citizens of the year

The McKee family of Monteagle (Larry, Rose and Michael) were honoured as the Maynooth and Hastings Highlands Business Association citizens of the year.

Smashing good time to be had on Hwy 28

“It is so satisfying to smash stuff,” said SIRCH Community Services executive director Gena Robertson. “It’s not bad manners here.”

Bancroft man convicted on child luring, porn charges

By Nate Smelle On Sept. 14 Bancroft’s Samuel Robbins was sentenced to four years after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child pornography, one ...

Gardens coming to Maynooth

Harvest the North wants to garden in Hastings Highlands. The North Hastings Community Trust initiative has begun planning community gardens for Maynooth and its public school students this spring — when it’s hoping to have received close to $700,000 in Ontario Trillium Foundation grants.

Junior Achievement program coming to Bancroft

By Nate Smelle Junior Achievement’s program manager Jenn Miles was at the North Hastings high school on Oct. 16 recruiting for their upcoming Company Program ...

Leveque Brothers/Rock Breakers Peewee Girls bring home the gold

The gold medal game saw the Jets facing off against the Kitchener Rangers in a rematch from a tournament earlier in the season that saw the girls on the losing end and they were out for revenge.