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Ontario by Bike Network rolls into town

The Ontario by Bike Network rolled into Bancroft March 6 and conducted a workshop with nearly 50 local small business and service persons to assist them to be more prepared to welcome cycle tourists.

Asking if council cares

The composite correction team really made it sound like all of the numbers at the sewer plant in Bancroft are within normal ranges. They’re exactly what they would expect to find here or anywhere else.

Suspicious man offers child ride

Bancroft OPP wants you to remind your children not to talk to strangers. The detachment reports a stranger offered a Cardiff child a ride March 5. The man is described as middle-aged with a dark complexion. His car was “black, old and dirty” and he was wearing “a black ball cap and black sweater.”

New fire regulations could cost rural residents

Proposed provincial legislation for Ontario’s firefighters could cost North Hastings Fire Service nearly $15,000 per new firefighter.

Boards divided by union proposal

The idea of a union library isn’t new to North Hastings municipalities, according to Southern Ontario Library Service library development consultant Peggy Malcolm. She’s worked in the area since 1996.

Do you want to run for council?

If leading one of North Hastings’ municipalities is something you see yourself excelling at, however, there are some things you’ll need to know.

County conundrum: official plan denied by province

Hastings County council is none too pleased the province has some changes for its draft official plan according to council Warden Rodney Cooney.

Municipalities may face another ‘iron in the fire’

Ontario has announced new proposed regulation changes to the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, and allowed only a little over a month for public input.

Algonquin family centre coming to Maynooth Public School

Hastings County has announced more than $680,000 will go to the Anishinaabe Baptiste Community Organization to develop a family centre supporting North Hastings's unique Indigenous heritage. 

Not ready for spring in February

We should take this opportunity to go over the different levels of flood alerts for the coming spring — even though it’s supposed to be the middle of winter.

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