Letters

Please don’t burn your garbage

September 23, 2016

To the Editor, I have asked Hastings Highlands to create a bylaw against garbage burning in backyard incinerators and firepits. Since most residents of North ...

Baptiste Lake colour cruisies helping towards $60,000 goal

On Wednesday, Sept. 7, Nazrin, a refugee from Iran, was a guest of Shining Waters Presbytery hosted at St. Paul’s United Church in Bancroft. She was beautiful, sitting shyly beside one of her sponsors.

For those who dream of country life

As holidays wrap up for most, yet another busy season begins for homesteaders. Those living on the land, raising animals, tending orchards and growing vegetables move into harvest mode, reaping the fruits of their labour, literally.

Local ladies to perform for community causes

The Broads-way ladies come together once again to raise funds for several worthwhile causes.

Fall studio tour just around the corner for local artists

The artists and artisans of Bancroft and Area Autumn Studio tour invite you to visit our 2016 tour, on two weekends Sept. 17 and 18 and Sept. 24 and 25.

Progress for garbage collection in Hastings

Sitting on the back porch with his buddy, Snoopy says, “You know, some day we’re all gonna die.” His buddy sighs, “Yeah, I know, but on all the other days, we all still have to haul our own garbage to a dump site—in Hastings Highlands.”

Climate Change: In a speeding car about to hit a brick wall

Whether global warming is solar system wide (recently reported) or human caused or not, or both, or just cyclic we now face disastrous climate change. Earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, droughts are all increasing in frequency and intensity worldwide. Ask the insurance companies. How absurd that we are in a speeding car about to hit brick wall arguing whether there is one!

NHCC now the largest food bank in region

I want to recognize Dani Lang for five years of exemplary volunteer service before she became paid executive director of the North Hastings Community Cupboard (NHCC) in 2012. Her dedication prevented our closure in 2007.

Nothing to do with cheap labour

So here we go again with the immigration minister McCallum jetting around China recruiting workers for Canada. We are told there is a labour shortage in Canada and the quick answer is to import “temporary foreign workers” again.

Loss of doctor

In July, Dr. Rob Kamermans received notice of his revocation of his licence and had 12 hours in which to wind down his practice. Now came the aftermath.

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