Bancroft this Week

A small but mighty studio tour

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The Bancroft and Area Studio Tour has returned! Organizer Ketha Newman says that this year the tour is “small but mighty” with ...

OSSTF ‘cautiously optimistic’ as students return to class

By Nate Smelle As students, teachers, and education workers in Ontario prepare to head back to school, the number of COVID-19 cases in the province ...

Low Fuel

By Nate Smelle Living in North Hastings, one quickly becomes accustomed to driving on a regular, if not a daily basis. In the last month ...

‘Coalition of the naive’ responsible for crisis in Afghanistan

Re: ‘War of Terror’ To the Editor, I picked up a copy of the Bancroft This Week at Trudy’s this past Wednesday and I wanted ...

The Preserve at Bancroft Ridge officially open

By Kristena Schutt-Moore On Saturday, Aug. 21 families travelled to Bancroft from all over Ontario to take part in the official launch and grand opening ...

Jennifer Sloan enters race to represent HLA, as ‘Team Sloan’ launches new political party

By Nate Smelle Last week, Hastings-Lennox and Addington’s incumbent Independent former Conservative MP Derek Sloan shocked many of his constituents by announcing that he would ...

Land’escapes Samann meets with Limerick council

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At the Limerick Township council meeting on Aug. 16, a closed session began the proceedings. One of the ...

South Algonquin municipal office closed until further notice

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On their Facebook page on Aug. 19, South Algonquin Township announced that due to a confirmed case of ...

No Frills places second in all of Canada for ‘Round Up’ fundraiser

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The No Frills in Bancroft was number one in its district of 24 stores for raising money for this year’s Round Up ...

Freedom of expression has limits

To the Editor, Freedom of expression is protected as a “fundamental freedom” by Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms. The Charter ...