February 2022 Archive

Ontario Parks seeking innovative recreational experience ideas

BY MICHAEL RILEYLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Ontario Parks is on the lookout for ways to add recreation experiences for people to enjoy at their parks, while supporting local ...

Emergencies Act a necessary evil …for now

MICHAEL RILEYStaff THERE HAS BEEN much debate since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act back on Feb. 14 to address the Freedom Convoy ...

COVID-19 updates for week of Feb. 21

BY MICHAEL RILEYLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Across Canada, as of Feb. 20, there were 3,241,869 cases of COVID-19 reported since the pandemic began, with 36,041 deaths, and ...

The official size of Connecting Link Project announced

by KRISTENA SCHUTT-MOORE Staff The official size of the Connecting Link Project for the main street of Bancroft was announced during a meeting of the ...

An update on seasonal class delivery charges by Hydro One

To the Editor,If you have been following the action since the Ontario Energy Board decreed they must eliminate this class in March of 2015, here ...

Maggie’s Resource Centre funding coming soon

MICHAEL RILEYStaff COVID-19 AND ALL the restrictions over the last couple of years have wrought havoc on many facets of people’s lives. One of these facets has ...

Bancroft warming room users increase

by KRISTENA SCHUTT-MOORE Staff Town of Bancroft general manager Andra Kauffedlt announced at the Tuesday, Feb. 8 meeting of the Town of Bancroft council that ...

COVID-19 updates for week of Feb. 14

by MICHAEL RILEYLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter There have been 3,170,649 cases of COVID-19 reported in Canada, 10,632 of them reported Feb. 11. Active cases were reported at ...

Federal government invokes Emergencies Act

BY MICHAEL RILEYLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The Canadian government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time Feb. 14 since it was passed into law in 1988. This ...

Shelby Kramp-Newman’s response to protests

To the Editor,Over the past week, I have noticed a marked shift in the atmosphere of down-town Ottawa. What started off largely as a friendly ...

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