Bancroft this Week

Third annual Indigenous People’s Day educates and celebrates Indigenous culture

By Bill Kilpatrick On June 21 members of the community including classes from North Hastings High School, York River Public School, members of the Bancroft ...

Local smoke

By Nate Smelle June is a very special month in Ontario. It is when the trilliums bloom, the birds and the turtles nest, and the ...

Third annual Silent Walk honours victims and raises awareness of ongoing overdose epidemic

By Bill Kilpatrick On June 23 at 11a.m. a group of around 25 people gathered in front of the Ontario Addictions and Treatment Centre for ...

Weekend of celebration in Wilberforce

By Chris Drost Royal Canadian Legion Branch 624 50th anniversaryWilberforce experienced a full weekend of festivities from June 23 – 25 in celebration of the ...

St. John’s Anglican Church has their annual bazaar and yard sale

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter St. John’s Anglican Church had their annual bazaar and yard sale on June 24 at their church hall ...

Community safety presentation to Limerick council from resident

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their June 19 meeting, Limerick Township council heard from resident George Hill, who was concerned about a ...

SABA Old Rail Trail ribbon cutting ceremony brings out the community

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The official ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the Old Rail Trail in Madawaska happened on June ...

Bancroft Smile Cookie Campaign raises over $29,000 for local charities

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At the cheque presentation for the Bancroft Smile Cookie Campaign at the Valleyview Drive location on June 14, ...

Bancroft Crusdares raise $51,000+ during Relay for Life

By Nate Smelle Every year people from communities across Canada come together as teams for the Candaian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life campaign. Traditionally, as ...

Community Trust celebrates new garden art project

By Bill Kilpatrick On June 14 close to 30 people attended the North Hasting Community Trust to celebrate the completion of their garden art project. ...