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Little Blue Cabins are not emergency houses
By Bill Kilpatrick Despite Kevin Taylor’s best efforts to get the word out it seems that people are still not fully understanding what exactly the Little Blue Cabins project is about. Taylor, who is the chair of the board and ...
Peace Museum president reflects on war’s true cost
By Nate Smelle Every year on Nov. 11 Canadians across the country set aside a few hours to show their appreciation for those who have served in ...
Tudor and Cashel stop to remember
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Township observed Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 at the cenotaph in Gilmour beside the municipal ...
Tree lighting in Whitney rings in the festive season
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Back for its second year after a long hiatus, the tree lighting in Whitney was back on Nov. ...
National postal workers’ strike enters second week
By Nate Smelle With the national strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers now in its second week, negotiations continue with the support of ...
Local business owners promote economic development and inclusion
By Bill Kilpatrick The North Hastings Economic Development Committee wants to send a message to those who visit, live, or do business in North Hastings: ...
South Algonquin supports DNSSAB resolution on homelessness
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their meeting on Nov. 6, South Algonquin Township council voted to support the resolution from the District ...
Ad Hoc committee discusses advisory committee
By Bill Kilpatrick The Bancroft North Hastings Community Centre Ad Hoc Committee met on Nov. 7 and passed a resolution recommending to council that the ...
Community comes to the fore for Friends for Dinner
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Calling the past two weeks of Friends for Dinner “truly amazing,” organizer Kevin Taylor cited many donations they ...
Tudor and Cashel Trunk or Treat so good it was scary
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Township had their annual Trunk or Treat in the parking lot of the township community ...
Bancroft OPP costs jump by 20 per cent
By Bill Kilpatrick Bancroft is among a growing number of municipalities that are seeing their OPP billing statements rise by double digit percentages. At the ...
Community News
Reid’s new book, Fiddle is Missing, invites readers to connect with nature
By Nate Smelle Author Donna Reid is set to enchant readers with her latest release, Fiddle is Missing, a heartwarming tale for young readers that weaves ...
Delicious morning of pie making in Tudor and Cashel
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Township had a pie baking class on Nov. 16 at their community centre, courtesy of ...
Christmas in the Annex at APFTA
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Christmas in the Annex, a special Christmas show and sale at the Annex Gallery is on at A ...
Artist reflects on COVID-19 pandemic
By Bill Kilpatrick On Friday, Nov. 1 the Art Gallery of Bancroft held their opening reception for Toronto artist David Holden entitled The Missing Years. ...
Shriners team up with BCT for Christmas Cake Sale
By Nate Smelle After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Algonquin Shrine Club is excited to announce the return of its Christmas ...
Monteagle couple grow giant rutabaga
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Karl and Dawn Douglas from Monteagle grew a giant rutabaga in their home garden. Rutabagas (Brassica napus) are ...
Lunch and Learn focuses on breast cancer awareness
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel had a Lunch and Learn on breast cancer awareness on Oct. 23 featuring Kim Carson, ...
24 Hour Theatre Project returns
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The 24-Hour Theatre Project returns for its second year on Nov. 9 at the Bancroft Village Playhouse, although ...
Bancroft council receives update on Baseball for Dad campaign
By Nate Smelle Bancroft council recently received an update on the Baseball for Dad campaign from its founder, mental health advocate Louri Snider at their ...
Dino Live offers prehistoric fun over holiday weekend
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Faraday Community Centre had its very own Jurassic Park over the long holiday weekend, as the not-for-profit ...
Sports
Huskies win silver and gold
By Bill Kilpatrick The North Hastings Highschool senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams are on fire this year as both teams moved on from the ...
U-15 Bancroft Jets Girls host friendly tournament
By Melissa Armstrong Bancroft Jets Girls U-15 hockey team hosted the Ennismore Eagles, Otonabee Wolverines and Ottawa Valley Thunder for a friendly mini tournament on ...
NHHS Huskies continue to break records
By Bill Kilpatrick Last year the North Hastings High School track and field team had what coach Barb Gillis described as an “outstanding year,” adding ...
Elvis Stojko performs at the BSC Carnival
By Kaitlin Sylvester The Bancroft Skating Club hosted its highly anticipated annual fundraiser on April 6 at the Bancroft arena. The event that brought together ...
Whitney Minor Baseball returns in May
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Minor baseball is coming back to Whitney in May, after many years’ absence. The Whitney Recreation Committee announced ...
First youth sports fair held at York River Public School
By Bill Kilpatrick On Wednesday March 20 from 6-8 p.m. York River Public School held the first North Hastings Youth Sport Registration Fair. The event ...
Winning season continues for Bancroft U-15 Girls Jets
By Nate Smelle The Bancroft U-15 Girls Jets are having a truly remarkable 2023/2024 season.This amazing group of up and coming hockey stars has been ...
Hastings Snowshoe Hustle cancelled due to weather
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With Mother Nature refusing to cooperate, the Hastings Snowshoe Hustle, scheduled for March 10 at Camp Cedar Ridge ...
Huskies’ wrestlers headed to Ontario championship
By Bill Kilpatrick Three wrestlers from North Hastings High School are headed to Stoney Creek, near Hamilton, for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations ...
Algonquin Shriners team wins 56th annual Whitefish Bonspiel
By Nate Smelle On the weekend of Jan. 27 a team from the Algonquin shrine club travelled to Barrie to participate in the 56th annual ...
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Tolerating intolerable freedom
By Bill Kilpatrick In Karl Popper’s 1945 book The Open Society and its Enemies he posed a simple question, a question that seems more pertinent ...
The right-left-centre divide
By Bill Kilpatrick There’s a saying about the political divide between the right and the left and it goes like this, “The right wing and ...
A lowercase ‘g’
By Nate Smelle While watching the Bancroft Jets put on a show at the North Hastings Community Centre last weekend, I found myself thinking about ...
Threatening free speech
By Nate Smelle Well, it’s just after 3 a.m. on Nov. 5 and I am wide awake, anxiously awaiting the outcome of the next 24 ...
Seasonal movements
By Nate Smelle Each year, as autumn settles in across Ontario, a remarkable transformation takes place in the skies above. While most Ontarians are preparing ...
What happens in America …
By Nate Smelle One of the best, most welcoming things about living in North Hastings is how people here tend to look out for their ...
Thank you Donald! (Part one)
By Nate Smelle By the date of this newspaper’s publication, it will have been 2,933 days since now infamous Access Hollywood tape was released. For ...
A climate of silence
By Nate Smelle When I first began reporting here in Bancroft in 2012 it was amid the rise of the Idle No More movement’s nationwide ...
Instruments of peace
By Nate Smelle LIVING IN NORTH Hastings for almost 18 years now I have come to appreciate the value of tourism on many levels. Whether ...
Transparency in peril in South Algonquin Township
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Transparency, the hallmark of our democracy, and the accountability and public trust it brings with it, is in ...
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