Bancroft this Week

Public meets, discusses fear of wastewater hikes

A report on public concerns and ideas for Bancroft’s doubled wastewater rates is being developed.

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.

#equalitymatters? Hashtag this.

This week we had International Women’s Day. According to the Government of Canada’s website this year’s theme was equality matters. It announced: “The world needs the talents of everyone – women, men, girls and boys – to truly reach its full potential. Gender stereotypes hold us all back. We’ve already come so far…equality is the only way to move ahead!” I didn’t feel much like celebrating. It seems to me that globally we’ve taken more steps back in the past few months than forward. It’s a never-ending uphill battle.

March is national nutrition month

March is national nutrition month. Dietitians of Canada have launched this year’s theme Take the Fight out of Food.

BLP looking forward to gardening

The Bancroft Public Library wants to help North Hastings residents grow gardens this spring.

Cheers to the big red and pink holiday

So, Valentine’s Day happened. Whether you woke up to kisses or your cat Feb. 14 — which, really, is lucky either way — chances are you participated in the day of love with or without meaning to.

Allowances rate debate to return

Hastings Highlands council is looking to reopen discussions on its increases to shore road allowance rates.

MPP appointed as energy critic

“There isn’t one part of your life the electricity crisis hasn’t made more expensive,” said Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Todd Smith via press release. It stated that the longtime local electricity advocate is making his Opposition official.