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MPP announces recipients of Municipal Ice Storm Assistance

Some local municipalities are receiving funding from the province to help recoup expenses following an ice storm last March.

MPP announces $25 million for rebuilding of Hwy 62 North in Hastings Highlands

The money will fund the reconstruction of Highway 62 North from Maynooth to the Renfrew County border, a distance of 28.8 kilometres.

MPP announces millions of dollars in infrastructure funding

Millions of dollars in provincial funding was announced in Bancroft Wednesday by Ric Bresee, MPP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington

Province proposing large consolidations for conservation authorities

Ontario’s Bill 68 received royal assent last week, and the province is now proposing to merge Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into just seven.

Maynooth ANAF recipient of Ontario Trillium Foundation grant

The Madawaska Valley Army, Navy & Air Force (ANAF) Unit 378 in Maynooth has received a $76,400 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Ontario government to boost funding for municipal partnership fund

The Ontario government has announced that it is boosting funding through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund by $50 million.

School boards association says education bill threatens role of local trustees

The Ontario Public School Boards' Association says the Ontario government's bill 33 threatens the role of locally-elected trustees.

Province spending $3.65 million on new water tower in Bancroft

The provincial government is spending $3.65 million through the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program to fund a new water tower for the Town of Bancroft.  

Government assistance in the next flood could be different than the last

People affected by the flood a few years ago will be happy to hear there will be new disaster...
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Friends For Dinner has a seat at the table for everyone

The Sunday night fixture has welcomed community members for 107 Sundays in a row, with a Thanksgiving meal this weekend.

Survey shows municipal election candidates strongly oppose ALTO rail project

A group opposing the federal government’s proposed high-speed rail project has released preliminary survey results showing significant opposition among municipal election candidates in Eastern Ontario.

Sharing can alleviate ever increasing community cupboard numbers

Officials at the community cupboard say food bank and meal program numbers are continually climbing and they need support to keep up with ever-growing needs.

Give some thanks to safe driving this holiday weekend

Police say Thanksgiving weekends have the second highest number of fatalities among all long weekends in Ontario.

Take precautions to prevent mosquito and tick bites throughout the fall

As the weather gets colder, health officials say there will be fewer mosquitoes, but ticks can be found at any time of the year.
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