Bancroft this Week

Elliott BROOD to perform at Village Playhouse Feb. 17

By Nate Smelle For more than two decades the Canadian alternative country band Elliott BROOD has been making music and performing together across Canada and ...

Tudor and Cashel have first Strategic Plan committee meeting

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Township had their first Strategic Planning Advisory Committee meeting to put together the Strategic Plan ...

Loyalist College partners with NHHS on dual credit program

By Bill Kilpatrick According to the Ministry of Education the dual credit program, that allows students to earn both a high school credit and a ...

LEAF Centre’s membership growing

By Kaitlin Sylvester A year end review of the new LEAF Centre was reviewed by the Bancroft council on Jan. 24. Presented by general manager ...

Elections, fires, and wars

By Nate Smelle ELECTIONS, FIRES AND WARS, oh my there has been a lot to talk about since the COVID-19 pandemic fell off the radar. ...

Impaired driving death devastates local family

By Bill Kilpatrick Dwight Crawford and his partner Deb Ellison, were ecstatic the day that Dwight’s son Jesse Crawford and his partner Dakota Milburn gave ...

Ford government makes it easier to buy alcohol

By Kaitlin Sylvester On Dec. 14 the Ontario government announced a significant change to the province’s alcohol retail landscape. Premier Doug Ford unveiled plans to ...

Bancroft United by Music at the Village Playhouse

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The United by Music event on Jan. 19 at the Bancroft Village Playhouse was a huge success. Organized ...

Economic Development Committee to receive training in South Algonquin

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter South Algonquin Township hasn’t had an economic development committee meeting since April, 2022, and some in the community, ...

Speaker advocates for more women in the trades

By Bill Kilpatrick Jamie McMillan, founder of Kickass Careers, has an empowering message for women: “Don’t you want to be strong independent women and fix ...