Council considers referendum question   
Posted 4 days ago
Bancroft councillor Bernice Jenkins is suggesting that the answer to the question of the future of the Building Bancroft project is better left in the hands of the voters. She put a motion on the table on Jan. [more]

Adding input for future development   
Posted 4 days ago
Bancroft residents got their first opportunity to provide feedback on the development of the municipality's future improvements and the direction they will take. [more]

Bancroft assumes more debt for purchase   
Posted 4 days ago
It was an e-mail that Lloyd Churchill, Mayor of the Town of Bancroft, received that informed him that the Municipality is moving forward with more debt as a result of borrowing funds. [more]

Linking policing costs with affordable housing   
Posted 4 days ago
The Town of Bancroft is like many municipalities across the provinces that have experienced an increased cost of policing over the past couple of years. This year is no different. Costs have escalated to a stunning $1. [more]

Local libraries get IT financial support   
Posted 4 days ago
Local libraries have scooped up $48,000 to help maintain their IT systems. The Maynooth, Bancroft, Hermon and Coe Hill libraries learned in mid-January that they were a part of a $15 million investment in public libraries from the Ontario Ministry of Culture. [more]

Building Bancroft releases its first newsletter   
Posted 4 days ago
The first Building Bancroft Report has been delivered to 12,500 mailboxes and houses across the Bancroft Region. The four page tabloid was delivered to homes and businesses in the region. [more]

Think globally   
Posted 4 days ago
So much can happen in the world when we look beyond what we see impacting our own lives. Just doing something that can seem so simple can make a difference in the lives of millions in the world. [more]

Fiscal fitness   
Posted 4 days ago
To the editor: The Time: 4:00pm, Jan 29, 2010 The Place: 24 Flint Ave. [more]

Canada as a banana republic   
Posted 4 days ago
To the editor: I would like to say thanks for two excellent letters in the Jan 29 issue of Bancroft This Week. [more]

Midget are one point from round three   
Posted 4 days ago
Round two of the OMHA Playoffs has the Bancroft Motors Midget Jets facing a familiar foe in the Lakefield Chiefs. [more]

Bantam Jets look for sweep against IceDogs   
Posted 4 days ago
After quickly disposing of the Brighton Braves in the first round, the Bierworth Readi-Mix Bantam Jets were ready to take on the Baltimore Ice Dogs in the second round of the OMHA Playoffs. [more]

Peewee Jets face must-win situation   
Posted 4 days ago
The redemption story for the Vito's Pizzeria Pee Wee Jets continues. [more]

College offers Haitian relief   
Posted 4 days ago
Former Bancroft resident Ashley Matheson has proven that with enough heart people can raise a substantial amount of money to aid those suffering in Haiti. [more]

A Barry's Bay-Bancroft collaboration   
Posted 4 days ago
A group of students from North Hastings High School in Bancroft have received a $1,000 grant from Metro Inc's Green Apple Program, a program giving grants to student groups who come up with ideas for environmental initiatives that help both their community and the environment at large. [more]

Enhanced facilities benefit vulnerable residents   
Posted 4 days ago
Ontario is helping create about 450 jobs across the province by supporting infrastructure projects at local not-for-profit social service organizations. [more]