Bancroft this Week

Big cat escapes, OPP issue public safety warning

By Nate Smelle As of the morning of Oct. 26, the African Serval Cat which escaped from a local sanctuary on Corrigan Road in Bonnechere ...

A waste of time

By Nate Smelle Over the past few months anyone who follows Bancroft This Week on Facebook will have noticed that the more than a decade ...

Protest group spreading misinformation

By Bill Kilpatrick Despite handing out pamphlets at the 1 Million March 4 Kids protest that informed those who were protesting at Millennium Park that ...

Host Big ‘Al returns to Trivia Night at the Granite

By Kaitlin Sylvester Local restaurant, The Granite, is bringing back trivia with Big ‘Al for the winter months. The season began this week on Thursday, ...

Oktoberfest dinner attracts large crowd to Limerick Community Centre

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Limerick Friends’ Club put on their Oktoberfest dinner on Oct. 21 at the Limerick Township Community Centre ...

Employment service providers coming to Whitney

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Holly Hayes, the former CAO/clerk-treasurer with South Algonquin Township, and now the senior project manager and change strategist ...

War: What is it good for?

By Nate Smelle Whether reading a newspaper, switching on the television, or logging into our social, everywhere we look for information we are reminded that ...

Cardiff resident Diana Gurley celebrates her 90th birthday

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dozens of family members, friends and well-wishers flocked to the Cardiff Community Centre in Cardiff throughout the afternoon ...

Canadian Peace Museum awards local students

By Kaitlin Sylvester The Bancroft Village Playhouse was filled with anticipation recently as the winners of the Stories of Peace 2023 competition were announced. Hosted ...