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Bat-killing fungus now found in Hastings County

April 10, 2010
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Last month, a  fungus that leads to mass deaths of bats was found in the Bancroft-Minden area. Now it’s been found in Hastings, Peterborough, Grey and Renfrew counties, and in Kirkland Lake, the Toronto Star reports. “White nose syndrome” was first found in Albany, N.Y. in 2006 and spread  has since spread to 11 U.S. states.   The fungus disturbs sleep patterns of bats, causing them to   awake too early from hibernation.  Without insets available to eat, the bats starve. Click here to read the story from thestar.com.

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Ontario snowmobile federation surveying snowmobilers

April 5, 2010
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Ontario snowmobile federation surveying snowmobilers

Snowmobile trails are closed with the early spring, but the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs doesn’t want to forget the season past just yet. The organization is asking snowmobilers to take an online “preference and opinion survey.” Click here to see the survey. Results will ” help guide the development of snowmobiling in your area and across the province,” the survey front page says.  Complete the survey by May 1 and your name goes into a draw for prizes. Here’s information from the snowmobile federation about the impact of the sport in Ontario:

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Federal-provincial-local infrastructure projects cost $128 M across Hastings County – or $116,809 for each job created

March 8, 2010
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Federal-provincial-local infrastructure projects cost $128 M across Hastings County – or $116,809 for each job created

COE HILL — Federal, provincial and local governments are spending $128,490,735 on 64 infrastructure projects across Hastings County in 2009 and 2010. The Ontario government estimates the work will create about 1,100 jobs. Let’s see, after a little quick math . . .  that’s $116,809 for each job created, all costs in. You can check my division by clicking here for the full list of economic stimulus projects on an Ontario government web site. Sure, there’s lots of construction underway to rebuild roads and arenas and such, but that’s a lot of borrowed money....

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Fire set in Limerick house while residents asleep inside

February 26, 2010
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Fire set in Limerick house while residents asleep inside

LIMERICK Twp –  In the early morning hours of Friday the 19th of February 2010 Officers from the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to the report of a break and enter to a residence near the junction of Hwy 62 & Twp Rd 620 in Limerick Township. Investigation revealed that an unknown suspect entered the residence and set fire to the interior of the residence while the occupants were sleeping.

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Coe Hill, Apsley, Bancroft – and most of cottage country — now showcased on Google ‘street view’ mapping service

February 11, 2010
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Coe Hill, Apsley, Bancroft – and most of cottage country — now showcased on Google ‘street view’ mapping service

COE HILL — Did you smile for the camera in late August 2009? If you did — or didn’t — you might find yourself pictured for posterity on Google’s popular “street view” map service, which expanded to include Coe Hill this week. And it looks like all of northern Hastings and Peterborough counties are now street mapped too. Until now, only images of big cities in Ontario were offered. The internet service behemoth sends out cars with a roof-top mounted camera to drive through neighbourhoods, along highways and over backroads, taking pictures along the...

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Tara Patterson now in charge at Coe Hill post office

February 4, 2010
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Tara Patterson now in charge at Coe Hill post office

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Police lay 115 charges in county-wide traffic safety blitz

January 14, 2010
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Police lay 115 charges in county-wide traffic safety blitz

ICE and SNOW Take it Slow On Monday and Tuesday, January 11 and 12, officers with the Quinte Region Traffic Coalition conducted various initiatives throughout the region. A total of 115 traffic charges were laid over the two days. Police concentrated on motorists blocking intersections, speeding, seat belts, and running red lights. Officers conducted RIDE checks at several locations and checked to ensure that motorists were aware of the dangers of winter driving, and the need to have vehicles in good working order. The public is reminded that certain traffic offence fines have increased...

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Brush up on your winter driving skills at on-line school

January 11, 2010
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Brush up on your winter driving skills at on-line school

COE HILL -  Police say they’ll be out today and tomorrow running a safe driving blitz across Hastings and Prince Edward counties. So if your winter driving skills might not be up to snuff, click here to view this on-line driving school offerered by Michelin tires. Here’s the provincial police press release: ICE AND SNOW, TAKE IT SLOW Officers with the Quinte Region Traffic Coalition will be focusing on the root causes of crashes in the Quinte region on January 11th and 12th. Impaired driving, speeding and intersection related offences will be the focus...

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Cottagers enjoy carol service at Orsmby Heritage Church

December 19, 2009
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Cottagers enjoy carol service at Orsmby Heritage Church

A Delightful Christmas Carol Service at Ormsby Heritage Church By Peter R. Mittler Dec 6, 09 — Having spent more than 25 years coming up to Wollaston Lake with family and friends I never really felt a connection to the local community except perhaps in a perfunctory way during runs to town for fuel, food and bottle swaps. Then we bought our own cottage and started coming up from the city in the fall and winter. It is a much more peaceful and quiet experience from the hustle and bustle of summer weekends. While...

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Ormsby veteran tells his story of flying bombers over Europe

November 7, 2009
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ORMSBY – Former Ormsby resident Gene Lockard told his story about flying Lancaster bombers over Europe to the Lindsay Post newspaper. The Royal Canadian Air Force veteran was a member of 433 squadron. He lived at Ormsby for 51 years after the war, until moving to Linsday in 1998. Click here to read his story,  The Cost of Bravery.   .

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