Bancroft this Week

Rookie MP Sloan announces bid for Conservative leadership

Jan. 28, 2020 By Nate Smelle Last week Hastings – Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan announced that he would be joining the race to ...

Students bake some love for Australia

Jan. 28, 2020 By Kristena Schutt-Moore Earlier this month the Grade 2/3 students at Maynooth Public School had been participating in a social studies class ...

Cuts to our future

Jan. 28, 2020 By Nate Smelle Over the past few months we have learned a lot about the Ford government’s intentions when it comes to ...

10th anniversary of Alzheimer’s walk raises $38,000

Jan. 28, 2020 By Chris Drost The heavy snowfall did not dampen the spirits of the crowd that gathered for the annual Alzheimer’s Walk for ...

Learning from the land

Jan. 23, 2020 By Nate Smelle Listening to Bark Lake Leadership and Conference Centre’s program manager Joe Fortin speak to the Bancroft Field Naturalist Club ...

Injustice or disorder?

To the Editor, Henry Kissinger, the controversial American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant once said, “If I had to choose between justice and disorder, on the ...

Educator offers insight into the value of learning outdoors

Jan. 22, 2020 By Nate Smelle Bark Lake Leadership and Conference Centre’s program manager Joe Fortin kicked off the Bancroft Field Naturalist Club’s 2020 speaker ...

Local housing challenges focus of new studies

Jan. 22, 2020 By Chris Drost One of the challenges in making various levels of government aware of the seriousness of homelessness in North Hastings ...