North Hastings Profile Highlights

Snapshot

With Bancroft as its commercial hub and 6 other surrounding municipalities, North Hastings is located equidistant between Toronto and Ottawa and is next door to Algonquin Park to the north.

It is less than a tank of gas away from over 5 million in population in the GTA alone. International airports are less than 3 hours away and shuttle service is available directly from North Hastings to Toronto. Local service is also available through the Bancroft Airport.

Provincial highways #62 and #28 are only 1 hour to #7 and 1.5 hours to the #401 corridor.

Already Located in North Hastings

• Sobeys
• Home Hardware
• GM
• Esso
• Shell
• Canadian Tire
• IDA
• TD Canada Trust
• Scotia Bank
• Loblaws
• Shopper's Drug Mart
• Ford
• TimbrMart
• Dodge
• RONA
• Tim Horton's (2 locations)
• Kawartha Credit Union
• RBC atm

Labour Force

• Retail Trade
• Health Care & Social Services
• Construction

There was a 2.5% growth in the number of jobs in 2010-2011 compared to 1.4% for province.

Demographics

An estimated 69,000 same day visits and 81,000 overnight visits were made to North Hastings in 2009 with each spending $130 per visit on average, a total of $19.5 million.

Older population on average than for the province.

30% of population over age 15 have at least some college or university education – Stats Can 2006.

Communications

Two weekly publications:

• Bancroft Times (since 1894)
• Bancroft This Week-Sunmedia

Two Radio Stations:

• Moose 97.7 FM
• UCB 103.5 FM

Way of Life: Healthcare

• New hospital – Quinte Healthcare NH
• Basic diagnostics (xray, ultra-sound etc.)- Visiting specialist program
• 24 Hour Emergency Services
• Dialysis Unit
• Two Family Health Teams
• New Physician Centre under construction/active recruitment program
• 3 Dental businesses
• 2 Vision Care facilities
• Hearing Centre
• Community Living
• Long Term Care Facility
• Veterinary Care

Way of Life: Recreation

• Unmatched access to outdoor activities/wilderness experiences
• 242 named lakes in North Hastings
• 43% percent of NH is Crown Land
• Known as a "Dark Sky Preserve"
• Strong arts and cultural community with easy access to music, fine art, theatre, festivals as audience or participants
• Hastings Heritage Trail – one of the best snowmobile & ATV systems in Ontario
• hockey/curling/tennis/fitness centres
• Clubs/Places of Worship

Way of Life: Education

• Five Public Elementary Schools
• One Separate Elementary School
• North Hastings High School
• Loyalist College - Satellite Campus of Belleville Main Campus with in-school programs and e-learning facilities
• Licensed Child Care - NH Children's Services including programs for children and their families
• North Hastings Community Integration - programs / support
• North Hastings Fish Hatchery - Sir Sanford Fleming College Program
• Youth programs

Competitive Advantages

• Location – mid-distance between Toronto & Ottawa
• Broadband service
• Enroute to, and proximity to, world recognized Algonquin Park (estimated 1,168,000 vehicles pass through Maynooth each year)
• Pro-active municipalities and business organizations/support/regional collaboration
• With Belleville and Peterborough 1.5 hrs away, North Hastings has a "captured" market
• Strong Sense of Community
• A welcoming place to "re-invent" yourself
• Average annual traffic count in Bancroft of 3,600,000 per year plus.
• No development charges in North Hastings compared to many surrounding regions such as Kawartha Lakes, Muskoka and Prince Edward County
• Average sale price for Residential $148k (data based on MLS stats only of the Bancroft Real Estate Board (BDREB),Rideau $210k, Peterborough, $262k. Waterfront average sale price in BDREB, 285k, compared to $385k in Muskoka, Kawartha's $358k, Haliburton, $349k