Bancroft this Week

North Hastings choir goes full-on spring

The flowers were definitely in bloom at the Bancroft Village Playhouse on Saturday evening, as the North Hastings Community Choir gave full-voiced celebration to spring with an invitation to one and all to “Come to My Garden.”

Policing costs: the debate continues

By Sarah Vance The annual cost of policing by the OPP, which is showing no signs of de-escalation, is stretching the resources of many Ontario ...

North Hastings music festival impresses

The North Hastings Music Festival, now nearly 60 years old, traditionally ends with a “Festival of Stars”, featuring performances by all the award winners.

Rally of the Tall Pines asked for more for road repairs

Rally of The Tall Pines organizer Ian Wright came to council last week to report that the organization’s surveys continued to show that Bancroft was deriving substantial economic benefit from the Rally car race weekend.

Bancroft T-Hawks lose to Quinte Saints

The Bancroft Taxi T-Hawks minor football team travelled to Belleville on Thursday night to take on the Quinte Saints for their second game of the ...

Bancroft Gems hold Gym-fest

On Saturday, May 14, Bancroft Gems Gymnastics held their third annual Gym-fest for all the young athletes to showcase what they have learned this past ...

Faraday budget ‘the envy of the region’

By Tony Pearson Deputy Reeve Marg Nicholson officially pronounces it “a progressive, future-oriented budget.” Unofficially, the Faraday township council believes it is a budget that ...

Bancroft police investigate fatal accident

Shortly before noon on May 14, police officers with the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle ...

Bancroft assistance plan goes nation-wide

Like many good ideas, this one seems obvious in hindsight: Buy a Big Mac to support Fort Mac. And like many other good ideas, this one came out of Bancroft.