February 2026 Archive

Faraday endorses proposed Alto high speed rail station in Madoc

By Bill Kilpatrick, reporter At their Feb. 4 council meeting, Faraday Township council endorsed the forthcoming Alto high speed rail corridor coming soon which will ...

Wollaston preliminary budget proposes 6.97 tax increase

By Bill Kilpatrick, reporter At the Feb. 10 meeting of Wollaston Council, the Treasurer Matt Walker presented the first draft of the 2026 Wollaston Township ...

Carlow Mayo holds Snowman Building Contest

By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Carlow Recreation Committee launched a Snowman Building Contest on Feb. 7 that will run until Feb. 28. ...

Snowshoe Hustle another winter succes

By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Hastings Snowshoe Hustle returned to Camp Cedar Ridge in McArthurs’ Mills in Carlow Mayo Township on Jan. ...

Faraday agrees to TTCI request

By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their meeting on Feb. 4, Faraday Township council heard from Kelly Wallace, executive director with the Think ...

BCT gets generous donation from local couple

By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Bancroft Community Transit​ (BCT) obtained a special donation​  ​of a  2011 Honda Odyssey minivan for use by the ...

Bancroft Boxing expanding programs for all ages

By Bill Kilpatrick When professional mixed ​​martial arts fighter Cody Purtell opened Bancroft Boxing and Grappling in April of last year​, he experienced a steep ...

Council votes to allow aerial spraying of herbicide in South Algonquin

By Nate Smelle South Algonquin Township council has reversed its earlier stance on aerial herbicide spraying, voting on Jan. 14 to allow the forestry industry ...

Bancroft awarded over $2 million for water infrastructure project

By Bill Kilpatrick On Jan. 28 MPP for Hastings—Lennox and Addington Ric Bresee announced that the Town of Bancroft was receiving $2,226,500 in provincial funding ...