April 2020 Archive

Elected officials speak out against Conservative MP’s ‘racist’ remarks

April 27, 2020 By Nate Smelle Conservative Party leadership candidate and MP for Hastings–Lennox and Addington Derek Sloan stepped into the firing line on April ...

Growing food provides a ‘fruitful distraction’ during the pandemic

April 27, 2020 By Nate Smelle Over the weekend the Ford government announced that it had reversed its decision designating Ontario’s community gardens as non-essential. ...

Town makes headway towards sale of Block 68

April 27, 2020 By Chris Drost It has been 10 years since the Town of Bancroft purchased the former IGA property in downtown Bancroft, now ...

To cancel or not to cancel? Groups face tough decisions

April 23, 2020 By Michael RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Local community groups such as the Hastings and Prince Edward County District School Board, the Bancroft ...

HH striving to be a leader in waste management

April 23, 2020 By Nate Smelle During their online meeting on April 15, Hastings Highlands council discussed its strategy to manage the municipality’s waste. As ...

OPP actively enforcing Emergency Act during COVID-19

April 23, 2020 By Michael RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ontario Provincial Police in Bancroft has seen an influx of enforcement calls since the Emergency ...

A golden chance

April 21, 2020 By Nate Smelle By means of this evolving crisis we are seeing changes in our daily lives on both the personal and ...

Nothing stops Bancroft art, not even isolation

April 21, 2020 By Kristena Schutt-Moore COVID-19 has put many things at a stand still, but nothing stops a Bancroft area artist. Last June local artist ...

Learning from COVID-19 and solving the climate crisis with Dr. David Suzuki

April 20, 2020 By Nate Smelle Last Thursday evening The Bancroft Times celebrated Earth Day early by participating in a Zoom call with environmentalist Dr. ...

Technology use blossoms

April 20, 2020 By Chris Drost Communication technology has been growing in leaps and bounds in recent years. While most people have long since mastered ...

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