February 2016 Archive

Another victory for Peewee girls’ team

With playdown games in full force, the Leveque Brothers/Rock Breaker Bancroft Peewee Girls’ Jets headed to Keene to face the Wolverines Saturday morning for game one of a double ...

Fur harvesters in Faraday

Re-purposed pelt products, made in Fenelon Falls by furrier Anne Kulmala, were just some of the exciting products showcased at the Faraday Community Centre on Saturday.  ...

CRA telephone fraud reported in Bancroft

In recent weeks the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have received a number of reports of area residents receiving fraudulent telephone calls from ...

$1,500 in fines for illegal hunt

A Coe Hill man has been fined $1,500 for hunting offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Thomas A. Spatafore pleaded guilty to possessing ...

Residential break and enter in North Algona Wilberforce Twp

On Feb. 11 at approximately 3:27 p.m., Killaloe OPP Constable Jason Golds attended a residence on Mask Road in North Algona Wilberforce Twp. regarding a ...

Renegades of business share secrets of success on ‘Croft Talks

Ever wonder what it takes to launch and run a brewery? To keep on top of the fermentation and bottle process, selling to bars and ...

In arrears

To the Editor, For some time I have been watching our tax arrears in Hastings Highlands grow. I was hoping that at the end of ...

Hwy 420 a no-go

To the Editor, Regarding Wollaston council’s enthusiasm to participate in Ontario’s Electric Vehicle Charger Program and Wollaston Councillor Michael Fuerth’s solution to rename Highway 620 ...

Man arrested for attempted murder in Wollaston Twp

During the evening hours Feb. 12, police with the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were contacted by an individual who reported that she ...

This ‘Knee Capper’ is actually good for your knees

Limerick Township inventor Henry Bickle auditioned this month for CBC television’s popular Dragons’ Den show pitching his new knee protector. JIM EADIE Special to This ...

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