Bancroft this Week

Lack of snow has sweeping effects

Trails in North Hastings continue to be silent due to unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow. This is having a negative impact on the local economy whose off-season and winter revenue is fueled by this traffic.

Atom Jets in it to win it

The Bancroft Auto Body atom Jets took to the ice for their last game before the holidays on Saturday, Dec. 19 against the Centre Hastings ...

Bantam Jets finish off 2015 with two more wins

On Tuesday night the Bierworth Readi-Mix bantam Jets faced off against Centre Hastings. Halfway through the first, Brett Cooney got a breakaway and he put ...

Tough week for the peewee Jets

The Vito’s Pizzeria Peewee Jets hopped on the bus Dec. 14 for a Monday night game in Marmora versus the first place team Centre Hastings. ...

Pearson gives young athletes pro tips

Rob Pearson and talks to the atom Jets players after they have completed the skills part of the day and before they set out to ...

Bancroft peewee girl Jets vs. Peterborough Ice Kats

The Leveque Brothers/Rock Breakers peewee girls were on the ice at the A.J. LaRue arena Saturday evening to face the Peterborough Ice Kats after a ...

A ‘de-briefing’ with Santa

Santa and his elf Brooke Lakeman share a cup of hot chocolate after the last children’s interview. TONY PEARSON Special to This Week By Tony ...

Bancroft Community Airport delivers Christmas gift to Hospice

Christmas arrived a few days early for Hospice North Hastings thanks to a donation from the re-named Bancroft Community Airport. Pat Murdock, vice president of ...

Colouring books now a gift for all ages

Some of the members of the adult colouring group work at the Bancroft Library: Dominic Nadeau, Samantha Ruddy, Kerry Leslie, Joe Minnie, Sharayah Woodcock, and ...

Proceeds from painting go to mission work

Art Gallery of Bancroft volunteer Ada Tinney stands with “Something Greater is Here” a triptych – work in three parts – painted by Patrick Stewart, ...