What’s new in Bancroft?

March 23, 2017

There are always things brewing in Bancroft, some of which are a variety of unique and delicious, handcrafted beers available from the Bancroft Brewing Co. located at 2 Hastings Street North.

Not in my back yard

“Not in my back yard,” otherwise known as NIMBY, has been a rallying cry for some time against a variety of developments. Sometimes it’s positive, as when communities object to hazardous waste. Sometimes it’s negative, like when neighbourhoods object to someone buying property. It depends on the situation.

Death by a thousand cuts

Wollaston Township Reeve Graham Blair and Councillor Bob Ireland made an important point during their recent meeting with their new Liberal Member of Parliament Mike ...

It’s good to be back

Hello Bancroft, it’s wonderful to be back. I’m Jaykob Storey and with my most fortuitous name I’m here to write for Bancroft This Week.

Spring is here

And…Time. Someone call it. Winter is officially over. It’s spring! It’s cloudy and dreary and wet outside the office window today, March 21, but I couldn’t care less. It’s minus 1 degree out right now and I might never wear my winter coat again.

When needs become commodities

In 2016, Hastings Prince Edward District School Board paid $6,400 for York River Public School and $13,500 for North Hastings High School for wastewater. The Algonquin and Lakeshore District School Board related that Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School paid $3,750 for wastewater.

Believing in people

In 1939, a ship called the St. Louis left Germany for North America with over 900 Jewish passengers attempting to flee from Nazi Germany. But ...

A place to stand

When I was a young man, I got to experience the joy of centennial year — 1967. I was living in Ottawa, and frequently travelled to Montreal to visit Expo 67. One of the highlights was a film at the Ontario pavilion called “A Place To Stand.” The film pioneered new split-screen and multiple-imaging effects, highlighting the province’s industries, arts, and people. These techniques, invented by Toronto’s Chris Chapman, were later adopted by many films and countless commercials. Seen by millions of people, the film went on to win an Oscar.

What to remember

I’ve just been looking over my photos from the Bancroft Remembrance Day ceremony at the town cenotaph. And I was struck by a heretical thought: ...

#equalitymatters? Hashtag this.

This week we had International Women’s Day. According to the Government of Canada’s website this year’s theme was equality matters. It announced: “The world needs the talents of everyone – women, men, girls and boys – to truly reach its full potential. Gender stereotypes hold us all back. We’ve already come so far…equality is the only way to move ahead!” I didn’t feel much like celebrating. It seems to me that globally we’ve taken more steps back in the past few months than forward. It’s a never-ending uphill battle.

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