Bancroft this Week

The blind world

By Bill Kilpatrick I DONT’T KNOW how many times that I had to break up a fight between my kids after one of them came ...

Carlow Mayo council discuss Pay Equity Plan

By Mike Riley At Carlow Mayo Township council’s Nov. 20 meeting, they heard from Jenny Snider, the CAO/clerk who filed a report with the details ...

Local hockey player signs with Syracuse Orange

By Nate Smelle Every young hockey player dreams of one day playing professionally. For most, these aspirations remain a dream. For a more select group ...

Integrity Commissioner releases opinion on former Wollaston mayor

By Bill Kilpatrick The former mayor of Wollaston Township Lynn Kruger is happy that the Integrity Commissioner for Wollaston council, Robert J. Swayze, released an ...

Golf tourney raises $92,000 for those battling addiction

By Nate Smelle According to a recently released report by the Ontario Drug PolicyResearch Network and Public Health Ontario, over the past four years, substance ...

Bancroft Remembrance Day ceremony honours war brides

By Bill Kilpatrick More than 200 people crowded into the parking lot around the cenotaph for the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies and to pay their ...

Indigenous artist discusses inspiration, upcoming exhibitions

By Bill Kilpatrick It’s been a busy autumn for Indigenous artist Sherry Crawford, who also goes by the name White Bear Standing. After three separate ...

War bride recounts harrowing experiences

By Bill Kilpatrick In their book Canadian Women: a history the author’s posed the following question in reference to the immigrant women who helped to ...

Lest we forget again

By Nate Smelle Since King George V first urged all countries in the British Commonwealth to observe Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, Canadians have ...

Shamrock Club line dancers delight Riverstone residents

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For the past ten years, the Shamrock Club line dancers have been performing for the residents at the ...