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Wild turkey hunting season opens April 25 in Ontario

April 25, 2011
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Wild turkey hunting season opens April 25 in Ontario

Source: Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters The last week of April is the traditional start of wild turkey hunting in much of southern Ontario. This year the season opens April 25 and runs until May 31, 2011, including Sundays in those municipalities that support Sunday gun hunting. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) commend the tens of thousands of outdoor enthusiasts who will take to the field in celebration of our outdoor heritage, but remind all hunters to put safety first, and respect private...

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Flood advisory from Crowe Valley Conservation Authority

April 22, 2011
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Source:  www.crowevalley.com/waterlevels.html Issued: 21 April 2011 FLOOD ADVISORY BULLETIN The Crowe Valley Conservation Authority has issued a FLOOD ADVISORY as of 11:00 am 21 April 2011. Levels and flows throughout the CVCA watershed have increased due to recent snowmelt and rainfall and are expected to rise further in the next 24 hours. Anticipated areas of concern at this time are Crowe Lake, Belmont Lake, Cordova Lake, Round Lake, Wollaston Lake and Paudash Lake as well as Crowe River, North River, Beaver Creek and their tributaries. All people living in low lying flood prone areas...

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Bows stolen from Bancroft Fish and Game club

April 18, 2011
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Source: Bancroft OPP press release BANCROFT – On Sunday the 17th of April 2011 the Bancroft OPP responded to the report of a Break and enter at the Bancroft Fish and Game building on Highway 62 in the Town of Bancroft. Investigation revealed that the building was forcibly entered and compound bows were stolen. Anyone with information about this break, enter and theft are encouraged to contact the Bancroft OPP at 613-332-2112 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-222-8477.

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Belleville company chosen to create local tourism app for iPad

April 15, 2011
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Belleville company chosen to create local tourism app for iPad

Source: Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization PEMBROKE, ON  – The Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO) is pleased to announce that ReVue Design & Communications has been selected as the developer for the regional tourism-themed mobile application (app) that will be available on the iPhone and iPad. The mobile app is intended to be a full-featured resource to be used by visitors to the area, giving them a unique, fun, and interactive portable tool to provide access to local destination information. “Research and experience tells us that travellers these days are not content to simply look...

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How community care North Hastings came to Coe Hill

April 6, 2011
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How community care North Hastings came to Coe Hill

By Cindy Crew Coe Hill may have started out as a hamlet in the woods, but after a century of war and peace, as pioneers took on modern ways, as solid homes and churches were built, the settlement established an identity, which has been dynamic ever since. Having grandparents who camped and fished here in the 1950s, I’d already heard about the friendliness and resourcefulness of Coe Hill people, before I (and half my family) moved up from Oshawa. Harold Nash and John Irwin, both age 85 have been relating some stories about the...

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Eastern Ontario tourism officials aim to boost visitors to area with iPad contest

March 29, 2011
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Eastern Ontario tourism officials aim to boost visitors to area with iPad contest

Source: Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization Pembroke, ON– The Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO) is spearheading a grassroots effort to increase tourism to this region – which right now has the lowest numbers of visitors to anywhere in Ontario, with only 2.5% of the provincial total. Recognizing that most people who live in the area may not consider it as a tourist destination, the OHTO has created a campaign to change this attitude and to inform the local population that Tourism Starts with You. People are encouraged to share the attractions and experiences that they...

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Here’s Prince Edward-Hastings May 2 election information

March 27, 2011
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Here’s Prince Edward-Hastings May 2 election information

COE HILL – A federal election has been called for May 2, 2011. Here’s who’s running in Prince Edward – Hastings so far: Daryl Kramp – Conservative Party of Canada Peter Tinsley – Liberal Party of Canada Michael McMahon – New Democratic Party of Canada Here’s Elections Canada info about the riding of Prince Edward – Hastings, which includes Belleville, Madoc, Bancroft and Coe Hill. Make sure you are on the voters list and apply for work running the election locally. Look here for past election results in the riding.

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Get ready for the September 2011 elk hunt around Bancroft

March 23, 2011
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Get ready for the September 2011 elk hunt around Bancroft

COE HILL – More details are starting to circulate about the new Elk Hunt in the Bancroft area, announced in January 2011. The open season for elk is one week long and takes place from the 3rd Monday in September to the following Sunday. In 2011 this is Sept. 19 to September 25. To hunt for elk, you need a hunting “resident outdoors card”  and an elk licence tag, along with either:  a seal signifying the sex of the animal to be harvested, or applied to the elk draw in a group with a...

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Coe Hill public speaking winners head to March 26 contest

March 16, 2011
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Coe Hill public speaking winners head to March 26 contest

Submitted by Nicole Bickle Here are results of the Public Speaking Contest for Coe Hill Public School students,  held Sat., March 5, 2011 at the Coe Hill Legion There was a total of 14 students entered in the competition, six from the grades 1,2,and 3 level and eight from the grades 4, 5, and 6 level. The following are the names of the children who spoke in each grade category. first, second, and third place is identified. The remainder are listed in no particular order: Grades 1, 2, & 3: Josephine Rowling – first...

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Tamarack women’s program in Bancroft runs out of money

March 15, 2011
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Tamarack women’s program in Bancroft runs out of money

Submitted by Cindy Crew BANCROFT – A vibrant group of all ages (but primarily young women) were assembled in protest last Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Bancroft behind the professional building. They were protesting that Marsha Depotier had been let go at Tamarack Women’s Resource Centre due to lack of funding. Marsha is well loved in Bancroft and surrounding communities (including Coe Hill) in her role of supporting women. The protesters showed up throughout the day with signs of many colours and slogans, asking that their voices be heard and questions answered. They said...

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