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By Nate Smelle On June 5, the Ford government passed Bill-5, formally titled the Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy ...
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hospice North Hastings had their inaugural 50/50 draw on June 2 and the ...
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft Lions Club Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides, which happened on ...
By Nate Smelle On June 6 the North Hastings District Hospital Auxiliary launched an exciting new fundraising initiative—Catch ...
By Bill Kilpatrick On June 9 the White House gave notice that Donald J. Trump, the Commander and Thief … I mean Chief … sorry, I always confuse those, will be coming to Canada for the G7 summit ...
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their second meeting of 2025 on May 28 at the Bancroft Village ...
I was introduced to a new term the other day by historian Timothy Snyder and it’s called a sadopopulist. Yes, I can already hear some of the groans from people rolling their eyes at yet another term ...
On May 25, Scott Giroux, the Commissioner for the Quinte Skyhawks Minor Football League, issued a decision to suspend the Bancroft T-Hawks Minor Football Team from the league for the remainder of the ...
On April 9 the government of Ontario announced that on May 1 they were adding 169 municipalities to the current 47 municipalities who have been granted strong mayor powers. Two of the new ...
Speaking to his new Strong Mayor Powers that were granted to him on May 1, Hastings Highlands Mayor Tony Fitzgerald said that the new powers equated to having “no rules on the playground” adding “if ...