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Algonquin Water Walk fills walkers’ hearts
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Algonquin Water Walk around Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin Park went very well on Sept. 7, despite the rainfall, which Algonquins of Ontario Community Liaison Support Margaret Haskin said was a ...
Tudor and Cashel hosts Alzheimer’s Society HPE Lunch and Learn
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Township hosted their Alzheimer’s Awareness Lunch and Learn on Aug. 27. Alzheimer’s Society HPE’s Kylie ...
Kids, Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Day held Aug. 17
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kids from Bancroft and the surrounding areas got to go fishing with police officers from the Bancroft Ontario ...
Bancroft Masonic Lodge donates $2,000 to Maggie’s
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft Masonic Lodge No. 482 donated $2,000 to Maggie’s Resource Centre North Hastings on Sept. 6. The ...
Take Back the Night coming back Sept. 19
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Take Back the Night is returning on Sept. 19 this year at Millennium Park from 6 p.m. to ...
Dexodus concert smashes fundraising record
By Chris Houston The annual Dexodus community rock music event took place at Red Eagle Trailer Park in Coe Hill on Aug. 24. A crowd ...
Algonquin Water Walk coming Sept. 7
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Water Walk is coming up Sept. 7 at 9 a.m., starting at the Lake of Two Rivers ...
Highway incidents prompt mayoral safety coalition
By Chris Houston Mayor Carolyn Amyotte voiced her frustration over the traffic backlog during a North Kawartha Township council meeting on Aug. 13. “An 18 ...
Algonquins hold 30th Annual All Nations Gathering
By Chris Houston The Algonquin Peoples 30th Annual All Nations Gathering kicked off on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Whitefish Pow-Wow site in Algonquin Park.At ...
Tudor and Cashel Library Lavender Workshop makes perfect ‘scents’
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Library’s Lavender Sugar Scrub Workshop, held on July 24 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ...
LCBO employees heading back to work
By Bill Kilpatrick After a two-week strike that began on July 5 and saw 10,000 LCBO employees walk off the job, OPSEU, the union representing ...
Community News
Second SunRun Revival Festival a success
By Chris Houston On Labour Day weekend, Maynooth’s SunRun Farm hosted the second annual SunRun Revival Music Festival. Thirteen bands and artists played over two ...
Rob Niezen’s Cross Cut has AGB grand opening
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Award-winning painter and printmaker Rob Niezen had the grand opening of his show Cross Cut at the Art ...
Stories of Peace Award
The Bowie Lives at the Village Playhouse
By Nate Smelle This Saturday evening at the Bancroft Village Playhouse fans of the rock icon David Bowie are in for a special treat. At ...
Whitney celebrates with End of Summer Festival
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The End of Summer Festival in Whitney on Aug. 24 did a great job of ushering in the ...
Kilpatrick family faces cancer diagnosis
By Chris Houston On July 9, Bancroft-based journalist and educator Bill Kilpatrick received a lung cancer diagnosis. Four weeks later, a second cancer was identified. ...
Whitney Rec Committee hosting fall seniors’ computer classes
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Whitney Recreation Committee in South Algonquin Township is having computer classes for seniors this fall on Sept. ...
Hospice Garden Party prevails over rain
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hospice North Hastings had their garden party on June 22. Initially intended to be held in the backyard ...
Bancroft Farmers Market opens for the season
By Kaitlin Sylvester As the summer approaches, the team behind the Bancroft Farmers Market is gearing up for another fresh season. Located in Riverside Park, ...
Art offers creativity, connection, and community
By Bill Kilpatrick After a five-year hiatus Loyalist College is reviving its Summer Art Experience program at all of its locations including Bancroft, Belleville, Port ...
Sports
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 ...
Whitney Minor Baseball returns in May
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Minor baseball is coming back to Whitney in May, after many years’ absence. The Whitney Recreation Committee announced ...
First youth sports fair held at York River Public School
By Bill Kilpatrick On Wednesday March 20 from 6-8 p.m. York River Public School held the first North Hastings Youth Sport Registration Fair. The event ...
Winning season continues for Bancroft U-15 Girls Jets
By Nate Smelle The Bancroft U-15 Girls Jets are having a truly remarkable 2023/2024 season.This amazing group of up and coming hockey stars has been ...
Hastings Snowshoe Hustle cancelled due to weather
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With Mother Nature refusing to cooperate, the Hastings Snowshoe Hustle, scheduled for March 10 at Camp Cedar Ridge ...
Huskies’ wrestlers headed to Ontario championship
By Bill Kilpatrick Three wrestlers from North Hastings High School are headed to Stoney Creek, near Hamilton, for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations ...
Algonquin Shriners team wins 56th annual Whitefish Bonspiel
By Nate Smelle On the weekend of Jan. 27 a team from the Algonquin shrine club travelled to Barrie to participate in the 56th annual ...
Another winning season for Algonquin athlete Bernie Hogan
By Nate Smelle Algonquin athlete Bernie Hogan has been on a roll. At the recent Masters Indigenous Games held in Ottawa from Aug. 24 to ...
Bancroft T-Hawks football team ends the regular season undefeated
By Bill Kilpatrick On Saturday, June 10 the Bancroft T-Hawks minor football team hosted the Trent Hills Titans at North Hastings High School in their ...
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International Day of Peace
By Chris Houston Amidst the arms races between the global superpowers in the 1980s, Dr. Young Seek Choue of South Korea proposed the idea of ...
Canada seeking Paralympic glory in Paris
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Paralympic Games in Paris began on Aug. 28 and go to Sept. 8. Over 4,000 athletes from ...
In celebration of labour
By Nate Smelle By the time you are reading this, most of you will have already began contemplating the implications of the unofficial end of ...
Territorial hissing
By Nate Smelle As nearly every federal election in Canada proves, what happens in the United States of America does not stay in the United ...
Will it be 2024 or 1984?
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As many in the United States and across the world rue the thought of a second Donald Trump ...
Local libraries offer more than you think
By Mike Riley When most folks think of libraries, they think of books, magazines, DVDs, and a place where you need to be really, really ...
Within ear shot
By Bill Kilpatrick When I teach my course on how to have a non-violent relationship one of the hardest things for many people to over ...
The battle for Ontario
By Bill Kilpatrick FOR THOSE WHO may be wondering why Premier Doug Ford would do something so stupid like risking the financial viability of the ...
Kiss my Butker
By Bill Kilpatrick By now many people reading this will have heard of The Kansas City Chief’s Kicker, Harrison Butker, and his interesting commencement speech ...
Two per cent
By Bill Kilpatrick APPAREBTLY SOME 23 United States Senators have their britches in a knot about how much money Canada spends on its defense and ...
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