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Tiny Houses could come to North Hastings

November 19, 2015

Have you ever heard of a “Tiny House”? The idea appears to have become a North American phenomenon, and according to at least one website “you have to be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of them.”

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.

Wollaston gets response from Hydro One

It didn’t take Hydro One long in responding to Wollaston Township’s letter requesting that “they not spray Garlon RTU, or a similar herbicide, within the township boundaries, including township road allowances and township property, for the maintenance of hydro line corridors.”

Bancroft drafts tax parameters

By Tony Pearson Bancroft town council’s finance and growth committee wrestled last week with a number of conflicting objectives. On the one hand, they want ...

Community embraces Bird family

Coe Hill residents Dan and Kelly Bird, and their four children, lost almost everything that they own in a devastating house fire on Nov 2. Seven of the family pets, two cats and five Guinea pigs also perished in the flames. The Bird family own and operate a small local construction business.

Council chafes at furthering consultations

Comment form results for Hastings Highlands wards versus at-large voting public information meeting were tabled Feb. 22.

Petition to ensure council doesn’t dump its dump

Wilma Brethour has lived in Bancroft’s Dungannon Ward for more than 30 years. She is fiercely attached to the Dungannon landfil. She doesn’t want it sold, leased, or used to take in other towns’ waste.

Autonomy in living and dying

There is close to an average of one medically assisted death each day in Ontario. Facilities like Quinte Health Care (QHC) have established procedures for accommodating patients seeking assistance in death.

Council reviewing antenna bylaw

By Sarah Sobanski Hastings Highlands has created a committee to review its antenna system siting bylaw. After investigating a large investment program by the federal ...

Shoppers welcomes young new owner

Helen Phan, right, with staff pharmacist Yasmin Abdalla in the Shoppers pharmacy. TONY PEARSON Special to This Week By Tony Pearson Talk about getting on ...

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