Bancroft this Week

Dark Sunrise to haunt the big screen at Village Playhouse May 9

By Nate Smelle On Tuesday, May 9 the Highway 7 Film Festival is hosting a special screening of the film Dark Sunrise at the Bancroft ...

The missing buzz

By Nate Smelle IN MY FIRST spring reporting for Bancroft This Week back in 2013, I recall there being a buzz leading up to April ...

Back the Cat committee only $300K away from fundraising goal

By Chris Drost Through the generosity of municipalities, businesses, Choices, the North Hastings Hospital Auxiliary, and others, $2.2 million has been raised out of a ...

Limerick Township passes 2023 budget with 3.99 per cent increase

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their meeting on April 17, Limerick Township council passed their final 2023 budget with an increase of ...

1^st Bancroft Troop sets sights on trip to Essex International Jamboree

By Chris Drost The 1st Bancroft Troop and its leaders have set an ambitious goal of raising approximately $25,000 – $35,000 towards the Troop attending ...

Explorers’ Edge presented to South Algonquin’s tourism businesses at Camp Bongopix

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Explorers’ Edge/RTO12 visited South Algonquin Township on April 18. CEO James Murphy and Kate Monk, vice president of ...

Bancroft Masonic Lodge Backs the Cat

By Nate Smelle The “Back the Cat” fundraising campaign to bring a CT scanner to the Quinte Health-Care North Hastings Hospital received a generous donation ...

Think Turtle Conservation Initiative DVD Sale at CMPL April 15

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Think Turtle Conservation Initiative had a “DVD sale for Turtles” at the Carlow Mayo Public Library on ...

BASC donation to green-up Coe Hill Public School outdoor space

By Chris Drost It was good news for Coe Hill Public School on the afternoon of April 12 as Bancroft Area Stewardship directors Sheila Currie, ...

South Algonquin council hears presentation from SABA

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Reporter Initiative South Algonquin Township council heard a presentation from the South Algonquin Business Alliance at their meeting on April ...