Bancroft this Week

Resistance and community

By Chris Houston I was quite amused to read Green Party leader Elizabeth May sarcastically suggest that parts of the United States join Canada. On ...

Daughter reflects on father, Arne Roosman’s legacy of kindness and creativity

By Nate Smelle At 5:10 a.m. on Jan. 15, the world grew less colourful with the passing of beloved artist, storyteller, mentor, and community icon, ...

Home Again fundraisers help animals in need

By Nate Smelle Since it’s inception in 2009, Home Again Animal Rescue has relied on the generosity of the community generosity, and the determination of ...

Municipalities don’t expect to run short of salt

By Bill Kilpatrick The last major road salt shortage occurred in 2018/19 and was the result of a strike by 350 Unifor Local 16-O members ...

The new best medicine

By Nate Smelle As I have said many times before, having this column to say what must be said each week is both a blessing ...

The folly of hubris

By Bill Kilpatrick My daughter asked me the other day if there was going to be war and what we would do if it came. ...

The resistance of Arne Roosman

By Chris Houston I spent Sunday afternoon at North Hastings Hospital visiting Bancroft’s most famous artist, Mr Arne Roosman. As we shared an alcohol-free Guinness, ...

Touching the Great Again

By Nate Smelle ‘Twas just before 5 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 15 when I awoke with a strange feeling that something big was ...

NHHS wrestling team preparing for Bay of Quinte

By Bill Kilpatrick According to the North Hastings High School wrestling coach, Barb Gillis, the 2025-2026 wrestling team has “taken off with lots of pins ...

Of mandates, misinformation, and misanthropy

By Bill Kilpatrick On Jan. 16 the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals filed by the Attorney General of Canada regarding the invocation of ...