Bancroft news

• Hastings Quinte Paramedics call attention to working conditions at picket in Stirling

  24-06-2024 18:52
  
  Hasting Quinte Paramedics are in bargaining negotiations with their employer, Hastings County, but say they have reached an impasse as "the negotiator won't negotiate on critical items that are essential to (their) work” .
  These include short staffing, heavy workloads and wages.
  Paramedics say that working conditions are impeding their ability to provide care for the community and that people in the community “need to know that an ambulance will be there when
  
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• Giant hole in Mink Lake Road due to washout leaves some residents stranded 

  24-06-2024 15:14
  
  A portion of Mink Lake Road has been washed out, believed to be caused by a broken beaver dam.  
  Resident Warren Ellis says that he and his wife Jackie came across the washout this morning. They described the hole in the road as about 15 feet deep and 25 feet wide. 
  "We were heading out for an appointment and saw a number of vehicles flashing their lights, so I figured there was an issue and lo and behold, we come over the hill and there's this great big hole in the road” 
  
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• Stunt driving charge ‘just the beginning’ for driver clocked at 170km an hour

  24-06-2024 13:39
  
  Bancroft OPP say they recently stopped a driver who was going 170 km/h in an 80 zone, but that that was 'just the beginning'.The driver was also charged with impaired driving, driving over 80, dangerous operation and for having readily accessible cannabis.OPP say the driver was also found to be in possession of two driver's licences.The post Stunt driving charge ‘just the beginning’ for driver clocked at 170km an hour appeared first on My Bancroft Now.
  
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• ‘Gone up at least a foot’ lake residents keep an eye on rising water levels

  24-06-2024 01:55
  
  Residents of Lake St. Peter and Mink Lake say the water has 'gone up at least a foot', and that some docks and waterfront areas are submerged or are close to being.
  [caption id="attachment_62218" align="alignnone" width="1536"] MInk Lake. Photo Courtesy of Jackie Ellis[/caption]
  One social media user reported having to remove dock boards due to rising levels, saying their neighbours docks were still okay. 
  Another posted a photo of a motorized vehicle trail completely washed out north of L
  
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