Bancroft this Week

Limerick Friends’ Club host Harvest Dinner

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Limerick Township Friends’ Club hosted a Harvest Dinner takeout event on Sept. 26, from 4 p.m. to ...

Hastings Car Show won’t roll until next spring

Sept. 24, 2020 By Mkie Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Unfortunately, gentlemen and ladies, you’ll have to wait to start your engines. The rolling car ...

An unexpected treat for local road crew

Sept. 23, 2020 By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kindness knows no bounds from the residents of Tudor and Cashel Township. The township’s road ...

Pandemic has local seniors’ clubs facing uncertain winter

Sept. 23, 2020 By Chris Drost If the current situation with three of seniors’ clubs in North Hastings is any indication, it may be a ...

Feeling safer in South Algonquin

Sept. 23, 2020 By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter According to Holly Hayes, the clerk and treasurer for South Algonquin Township, the township is ...

Numbers, words and inconsistencies

Sept. 22, 2020 By Nate Smelle As of Tuesday, Sept. 22 Johns Hopkins University had documented more than 31.3-million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide. To-date, ...

2020 a tough year for turtles

Sept. 22, 2020 By Nate Smelle Almost like clockwork, every year turtles emerge from their winter slumber in the spring; serve their ecosystem and all ...

Highland Shores Children’s Aid talks human trafficking

Sept. 22, 2020 By Kristena Schutt-Moore During the Highland Shores Children’s Aid Society’s annual general meeting on Thursday, Sept. 3, they had a keynote topic ...

Smaller class sizes key to ensuring student and staff safety, says ETFO

Sept. 22, 2020 By Nate Smelle As of Monday, Sept. 21 Ontario had recorded 90 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among students and staff in publicly-funded ...

Outdoor learning COVID-19 renaissance

Sept. 16, 2020 By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Schools in Ontario have been closed since March 13, due to the COVID-19 induced state ...