Gardens coming to Maynooth

January 25, 2017

Harvest the North wants to garden in Hastings Highlands. The North Hastings Community Trust initiative has begun planning community gardens for Maynooth and its public school students this spring — when it’s hoping to have received close to $700,000 in Ontario Trillium Foundation grants.

Old Tin Shed to expand online

Bancroft’s Old Tin Shed has received more than $14,000 towards a new Internet-based store.

Bancroft Council looks at speeding up business

By Tony Pearson Bancroft Council took some time this week to celebrate community planning – the Bridge Street Bridge project and the York River boardwalk. ...

Flu season peaking in January

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is warning residents across the county that flu season is peaking now.

Eagles Nest development funding granted

For thousands of years, the Bancroft cliffs have impressed visitors and settlers. Now the story of the first of these visitors will be told, as trail and conservation groups partner with the Algonquin nation, locally and provincially, to tell “The Algonquin Story” along the trails at Bancroft’s Eagles Nest Park.

Council pushes free tap vote

After a series of demonstrations at the Millennium Park water tap, the audience at Club 580 cheered when Councillor Mary Kavanagh’s motion to immediately decide on shutting off the free public tap failed by a vote of four to three. In favour of suspending the rules to proceed with the issue were Kavanagh, Councillor Charles Mullett and Councillor Barry McGibbon. Voting against were Mayor Bernice Jenkins, Deputy Mayor Paul Jenkins, Councillor Bill Kilpatrick and Councillor Tracy McGibbon.

DiManno takes peace bond

Charges against long-time Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno have been dropped after she agreed to a peace bond.

HH looking into options to return curbside waste removal service

By Nate Smelle The following are series of reports from the meeting of Council for the municipality of Hastings Highlands on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Mayor ...

OPP investigating fatal crash in Algonquin Park

On Oct. 3 at approximately 2:30 p.m. officers of the Killaloe detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious crash between a ...

Power outages impact thousands

By Sarah Sobanski More than 5,000 Bancroft and surrounding area Hydro One customers were left in the dark because of winter storms. Between Jan. 4 ...

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