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Tweed and Co offer fall classes for local youth and teens
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tweed and Co. Theatre is offering its fall theatre classes for young people aged 4 years to their teenaged years in Bancroft again this year starting on Sept. 22 on Tuesday evenings. The ...
CHATVC Poker Run returns for sixth year Sept. 26
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Coe Hill ATV Club is bringing back their annual Poker Run on Sept. 26, raising money this ...
Sun Run Festival a success on many levels
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Reporter The Sun Run Revival Festival took place at Sun Run Farms in Maynooth from Sept. 4 to 6. This ...
Terry Fox Run jogs to another success for 2026
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The 46th annual Terry Fox Run was held in Bancroft this past weekend, at the Bancroft Ridge Golf ...
Hastings Highlands hears from BASC on Wood Festival
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Municipality of Hastings Highlands heard from Steve Wilkins with the Bancroft Area Stewardship Council regarding holding a ...
Bancroft Lions fix Hospice NH accessibility ramp
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft Lions Club, in coordination with BMR Bancroft, who provided the materials at a good cost, repaired ...
Bancroft all candidates meeting Sept. 9
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative reporter The Bancroft Brewing Company hosted an all candidates meeting for the mayoral and councillor hopefuls running in theupcoming ...
Accident on Hwy 28 at Kawartha Dairy involving two vehicles
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Another accident occurred at the turn into Kawartha Dairy on Hwy 28 on Aug. 4 just before noon. ...
Sinclair explains all candidates meeting absence
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Inititive reporter Bancroft mayoral candidate Brad Sinclair explained his decision to forgo the all candidates meeting being held at the ...
Fill the Fish fundraiser for NHCC garners 400 pounds of food and $400
Artist and organizer Ryan Longo at the Fill the Fish fundraiser on Aug. 29. /MICHAEL RILEY, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By Michael Riley, Local Journalism ...
Faraday discuss CVCAcorrespondence
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their meeting on Sept. 2, Faraday Township council discussed a letter from the Crowe Valley Conservation Authority’schair ...
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Faraday agrees to TTCI request
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their meeting on Feb. 4, Faraday Township council heard from Kelly Wallace, executive director with the Think ...
BCT gets generous donation from local couple
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Bancroft Community Transit (BCT) obtained a special donation of a 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan for use by the ...
Tai Chi Lunch and Learn engaging and well attended
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Lunch and Learn session at the Tudor and Cashel Township community centre in Gilmour was well attended ...
Christmas concert at L’Amable Bible Chapel one of their better ones
By Michael Riley The North Hastings Community Choir had their annual Christmas concert on Nov. 30 at the L’Amable Bible Chapel. A great variety of ...
Emerging Artists Awards being held by APFTA
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Place for the Arts is holding the first Emerging Artists’ Awards for 2026 to allow young artists ...
The Fitzgeralds bringing Christmas Tour home to Bancroft
By Nate Smelle With the holiday season fast approaching, award-winning Canadian music group The Fitzgeralds are once again hitting the road—this time with a festive twist. The ...
Christmas recital coming up at L’Amable Bible Chapel Nov. 30
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The North Hastings Community Choir will be putting on Christmas concert at the L’Amable Bible Chapel on Nov. ...
24-hour theater project sees surge of young actors
By Bill Kilpatrick On Nov. 8 the Bancroft Village Playhouse, in conjunction with Tweed and Company, hosted the annual 24-hour theater project. The 24-hour theater ...
Local powerlifters win big in Merrickville
By Bill Kilpatrick On Oct. 25 local powerlifters Barry McEvoy and Joey Kilpatrick travelled to Merrickville, near Ottawa for the World Powerlifting Congress’ Ghouls and ...
Gem and Mineral Show coming up July 27
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club is holding its annual Gem and Mineral Show on July 27 at ...
Sports
Bancroft powerlifters bring home the hardware
By: Bill Kilpatrick, staff reporter Powerlifters Joey Kilpatrick and his coach, Barry McEvoy continued their winning streaks and record breaking lifts at the World Powerlifting ...
Bancroft Boxing expanding programs for all ages
By Bill Kilpatrick When professional mixed martial arts fighter Cody Purtell opened Bancroft Boxing and Grappling in April of last year, he experienced a steep ...
NHHS wrestling team preparing for Bay of Quinte
By Bill Kilpatrick According to the North Hastings High School wrestling coach, Barb Gillis, the 2025-2026 wrestling team has “taken off with lots of pins ...
Huskies get two big wins in home opener
By Bill Kilpatrick On Thursday, Jan. 8 the junior and senior girl’s volleyball teams got the honour of being the first teams to play in ...
Local powerlifters win big in Merrickville
By Bill Kilpatrick On Oct. 25 local powerlifters Barry McEvoy and Joey Kilpatrick travelled to Merrickville, near Ottawa for the World Powerlifting Congress’ Ghouls and ...
Huskies to compete in Bay of Quinte
By Bill Kilpatrick After an up-and-down year for the North Hastings High School junior and senior girl’s volleyball teams, both teams pulled off some important ...
Huskies win silver and gold
By Bill Kilpatrick The North Hastings Highschool senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams are on fire this year as both teams moved on from the ...
U-15 Bancroft Jets Girls host friendly tournament
By Melissa Armstrong Bancroft Jets Girls U-15 hockey team hosted the Ennismore Eagles, Otonabee Wolverines and Ottawa Valley Thunder for a friendly mini tournament on ...
NHHS Huskies continue to break records
By Bill Kilpatrick Last year the North Hastings High School track and field team had what coach Barb Gillis described as an “outstanding year,” adding ...
Elvis Stojko performs at the BSC Carnival
By Kaitlin Sylvester The Bancroft Skating Club hosted its highly anticipated annual fundraiser on April 6 at the Bancroft arena. The event that brought together ...
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Faraday agrees to TTCI request
By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their meeting on Feb. 4, Faraday Township council heard from Kelly Wallace, executive director with the Think ...
Resistance and community
By Chris Houston I was quite amused to read Green Party leader Elizabeth May sarcastically suggest that parts of the United States join Canada. On ...
The new best medicine
By Nate Smelle As I have said many times before, having this column to say what must be said each week is both a blessing ...
The folly of hubris
By Bill Kilpatrick My daughter asked me the other day if there was going to be war and what we would do if it came. ...
The resistance of Arne Roosman
By Chris Houston I spent Sunday afternoon at North Hastings Hospital visiting Bancroft’s most famous artist, Mr Arne Roosman. As we shared an alcohol-free Guinness, ...
Touching the Great Again
By Nate Smelle ‘Twas just before 5 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 15 when I awoke with a strange feeling that something big was ...
Of mandates, misinformation, and misanthropy
By Bill Kilpatrick On Jan. 16 the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals filed by the Attorney General of Canada regarding the invocation of ...
Four crime and justice stories from 2025 that you might have missed
By Chris Houston If you love the type of crime and justice stories where there is a clear conclusion and the bad guy goes to ...
Dignity
By Bill Kilpatrick There is a saying that I’ve heard often around Bancroft, I’ve even used it myself, “If you don’t have at least three ...
Friends no more
By Bill Kilpatrick Sitting with my mother over the Christmas holidays chatting about current events, she paused, as we were talking about President Donald Trump’s ...
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