Bancroft this Week

Quarry proposed in Faraday Township

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A public meeting and a virtual public information session were held on Dec. 17 regarding a proposal for ...

North Hastings High School Christmas concert sells out

By Bill Kilpatrick On Dec. 12 students from Grades 7 to 12 at North Hastings High School put on their annual Christmas concert at the ...

Carlow Mayo Public Library gets new grant

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter According to Carrie McKenzie, the CEO/head librarian with the Carlow Mayo Public Library in Hermon, the library recently ...

Put Christ back in Christianity

By Bill Kilpatrick DURING MY HOUR-LONG conversation with Kevin Taylor about his motivation for starting friends for dinner, he stated very bluntly that, while Friends ...

For Christ’s sake

By Nate Smelle AS TIME PASSES, we humans tend to become more fixated on finding answers to difficult questions. Often the older we get, the ...

Friends for Dinner

By Bill Kilpatrick I attended my first ever friends for dinner this past weekend and it gave me a lot to reflect on as we ...

Naughty or Nice?

By Nate Smelle Well, we are only a week away from that holiest of holy days when Santa Claus comes to town and drops off ...

Boyer GM Toy Drive Dec. 9 another big success

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Boyer GM Bancroft had their seventh annual Christmas toy drive and meet and greet with Santa on Dec. ...

Wollaston council enthusiastic about vendor market and library plans

By Bill Kilpatrick The agenda for the Dec. 9 Wollaston council meeting was a full one that included two delegations from Sarah Dunjko concerning her ...

Peace Museum renovations gain momentum along with urgency of its mission

By Nate Smelle Renovations at the future Canadian Peace Museum in Bancroft are steadily taking shape, and with every day that passes, community support—and the ...