• Dam funding commitment eases flood disaster risk: Association 

    Property owners in south Hastings Highlands and Bancroft can rest a little easier, now that the Ontario government is committed to reconstructing the Baptiste Lake Dam. 
    That from Marlin Horst, President of the Baptiste Lake Cottage Association. 
    He says his association had been calling for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to fix the dam, after many residents observed signs of deterioration, prompting worries the dam could fall apart. 
     “If that dam were
  • Moose FM Spirit of Giving Radiothon runs Saturday  

    Moose FM Spirit of Giving Radiothon runs Saturday  
    A holidays season tradition of ours continues this weekend. 
    The Moose FM Spirit of Giving Radiothon runs on Saturday, to raise funds for North Hastings Community Cupboard and Bancroft & Area Kids in Needs.  
    Moose FM’s Sarah Kipp and Joël Lamoureux will be at No Frills from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Foodland from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
    They’ll be soliciting donations and raising awareness of how the two nonprofits help our community.  
    Radiothon supp

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