The United Way Hastings & Prince Edward Counties says that has reached over half of its $1,970,000 fundraising goal as of the end of November 2017. The agency says in a news release that it is continuing to challenge the community to…
Category: Housing
Ontario Highlands tourism agency wants to hear from people offering visitor accommodations
PEMBROKE, ON – The Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO) is one of 13 Regional Tourism Organizations created by the Ontario government to carry out initiatives that increase tourism to Ontario. Research plays a critical role in identifying those initiatives and this…
Man charged with arson after house fire in Coe Hill
Ontario Provincial Police press release BANCROFT – On Sat. Feb. 4, 2012, the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Wollaston Township Fire Department responded to the report of a structure fire on Township Road 620 in Wollaston Township. The house…
Bancroft OPP investigate several house break-ins
Ontario Provincial police press release BANCROFT – On Monday the 02nd of January 2012, the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a theft from a residence on Cardiff Lake Road in the Municipality…
Winter energy saving tips from Ontario government
Source: Ontario Government press release TORONTO — Energy conservation is an important part of Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan, which has set a goal of reducing energy consumption by 7,100 MW by the year 2030. That is the equivalent of taking…
Bancroft OPP investigate long-distance phone and driveway paving scams
Ontario Provincial Police press release BANCROFT – On the 05th of August 2011, the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call from a concerned resident regarding a possible phone scam. The complainant received a phone call…
Brick thrown into window of cottage near Havelock
HAVELOCK-BELMONT-METHUEN Twp – On Friday August 19, 2011 at approximately 10:18 P.M. Provincial Police responded to a Break and Enter at a Blairton Road address. The victim advised officers that sometime during the last three weeks unknown persons had broken…
Think safety as you open your cottage, urge police and fire officials
Source: Ontario Provincial Police press release The May long weekend is when most Ontarians open their cottages and other seasonal homes. The Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are urging Ontarians to add safety…
Ice, snow leaving Coe Hill; now time for cottagers to return
COE HILL – Ice was out of Wollaston Lake as of the Easter weekend, April 22-25, 2011. There was still some ice on hidden in wooded areas out of the sun — and along the multi-use trail east of the…
Gun stolen from cottage along Highway 62 in Bancroft
Source: Bancroft OPP press release BANCROFT – On Monday the 11th of April 2011 the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to the report of a break and enter to a seasonal residence on Highway 62 in the…