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Bancroft OPP costs jump by 20 per cent

By Bill Kilpatrick Bancroft is among a growing number of municipalities that are seeing their OPP billing statements rise by double digit percentages. At the Oct. 23 meeting of council, staff presented the 2025 OPP billing statement which will see ...

Wollaston violated municipal act, says Ombudsman

By Bill Kilpatrick Paul Dubé, the Ombudsman of Ontario, has concluded that Wollaston Township has violated the Municipal Act regarding the section that governs closed ...

Gilmour Girls Walk for the Cure

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Oct. 6, the Gilmour Girls of Tudor and Cashel Township participated in this year’s CIBC Run/Walk for ...

Working together to help the unhoused

By Bill Kilpatrick On Oct. 24 over 30 members of the faith community in Bancroft, along with community leaders, social service workers, and concerned citizens ...

Home Again giving back to community

By Bill Kilpatrick Christine Walker, the president of the board for Home Again, the local volunteer agency that rescues and rehomes cats and dogs, sat ...

Art Helps builds more than natural structures

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Art Helps: Connecting with Natural Materials-Plants, built more than a natural structure on Oct. 19 on the ...

Local nurse receives prestigious award

By Bill Kilpatrick Former North Hastings resident and Nurse Practitioner Clarissa Townsend has always felt a calling to work with people. It was this drive ...

Group exploring mobile washroom for local unhoused community

By Bill Kilpatrick Last year shortly after Christmas before the warming centre arrived in Bancroft, local volunteer Larry Edgar, was delivering food to some members ...

Local reporter thankful to be cancer free

By Chris Houston In an interview on Oct. 6, local journalist Bill Kilpatrick spoke to Bancroft This Week about his recent “rollercoaster” health journey. After ...

Vintage on Hastings to reopen after fire

By Chris Houston The team behind Bancroft’s Hospice Thrift Store are not deterred by their recent fire and are making plans to reopen as soon ...

St. Paul and St. James United Church in Madawaska celebrate 125 years

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter St. Paul and St. James United Church in Madawaska is celebrating 125 years this year, having opened its ...

Community News

Monteagle couple grow giant rutabaga

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Karl and Dawn Douglas from Monteagle grew a giant rutabaga in their home garden. Rutabagas (Brassica napus) are ...

Lunch and Learn focuses on breast cancer awareness

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel had a Lunch and Learn on breast cancer awareness on Oct. 23 featuring Kim Carson, ...

24 Hour Theatre Project returns

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The 24-Hour Theatre Project returns for its second year on Nov. 9 at the Bancroft Village Playhouse, although ...

Bancroft council receives update on Baseball for Dad campaign

By Nate Smelle Bancroft council recently received an update on the Baseball for Dad campaign from its founder, mental health advocate Louri Snider at their ...

Dino Live offers prehistoric fun over holiday weekend

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Faraday Community Centre had its very own Jurassic Park over the long holiday weekend, as the not-for-profit ...

New program aims at reducing youth ATV injuries

By Bill Kilpatrick According to statistics on the Ontario Federation of ATV’s web page “Between 2016 and 2022, Ontario Provincial Police reported 151 deaths and ...

Second week of Bancroft Studio Tour has muted artists’ reaction

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft and Area Studio Tour returned for its second weekend on Sept. 28 and 29 from 10 ...

Old Hastings Snow Riders win several awards from OFSC

By Nate Smelle On Sept. 13 and 14, more than 350 volunteers, representing 179 community-based snowmobile clubs from throughout Ontario gathered in Muskoka for the ...

Weekend market returns to Maynooth

By Chris Houston August 17 saw a weekend market return to Maynooth. The town had hosted a farmers market for over 20 years until 2022. ...

Linda Hutsell Manning gives reading at Madawaska Community Centre

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Author Linda Hutsell-Manning returned to the Madawaska Community Centre on Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. to read from ...

Sports

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 ...

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 ...

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