A Snowy Sunday at O’Hara Mill
Pictures and story submitted by Britt and Jeff
The most Canadian winter we’ve had in a while is making it harder and harder to fight the urge to hibernate at home wrapped in a cozy blanket on the...
31.01.2018
Hastings County and Rural Employment Initiative
Hasting County and Rural Employment Initiative (REI)
The Rural Employment Initiative (REI) project is a partnership between the Ontario Association for Community Futures Development Corporation (...
13.06.2017
I Left The City
Our County has launched a new campaign titled the “I Left The City Show.” The campaign is aimed at attracting Lone Eagles, people and entrepreneurs who live in large cities such as Toronto or...
24.03.2017
Lowest unemployment rate
Have you seen the numbers for January? Our area has the lowest unemployment rate in Ontario. An unemployment rate is defined most basically as the percentage of the total labour force...
13.02.2017
Do the math
If you've read previous blog posts I've written you'll notice that I have made a habit of contrasting the City of Toronto with Hastings County. A major focus has been real estate prices. ...
04.01.2017
Get outside!
Ah yes... ...the long weekend is finally here! While we want to see some rain, one cannot complain about the sunny and hot weather. If you do, just pretend it's the middle of January....
28.07.2016
Know More About Who Visits Hastings County
The most recent statistics available for visitation to Hastings County (including the Cities of Belleville and Quinte West) are now in from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Last year...
11.07.2016
Happy Multiculturalism Day
In 1971, the government of Canada adopted a multiculturalism policy, and later on in November 2002, a Canadian Multiculturalism Day was identified on June 27 of each year.For as far as I can remember...
27.06.2016
Lower costs in Hastings County
"Average detached Toronto home nears $1.2 million" says this recent Globe and Mail story. To compare, according to this report the average February, 2016 price for homes sold in the northern...
06.04.2016
Young people flourishing in new start-ups
Jim Eadie authored an excellent story for Bancroft This Week recently that looks at some young entrepreneurs in our area. Take a look!
29.03.2016