Turn the page on phobias

February 8, 2017

I don’t know about you, but I am getting really tired of telling the human race to just get along and play nice.

How to attend a council meeting

One of our readers called in asking how to attend a council meeting. What are the times and dates? Is there a way to get the agenda beforehand? Is there etiquette to attending council? How do I get involved?

Where does the story end?

Individuals and groups that have undertaken the daunting task of recording and publishing our local histories, and “herstories,” before they are gone forever have blessed ...

The power of community

By Nate Smelle OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I’ve come to realize just what a privilege it is to have the opportunity to express myself ...

Walkway project to beautify Bancroft

The BBIA is looking for volunteer groups and individuals to champion the various components of its walkways project.

Take time for our elders

If you’ve been reading This Week with any regularity this past month, you may have guessed that January is Alzheimer’s awareness month.

Remembering to hope

Some years ago, I went home at Christmas to visit my parents. At first, everything seemed normal. Then I found my father trying to do up the zipper on a coat. He looked at me with a rueful expression and said “I’ve been trying to do this for almost 15 minutes and I can’t remember how the damn thing works.” My heart sank. I knew this was the start of a long slide into the total darkness of full-blown Alzheimer’s. Eventually the disease shut down his whole body. He died when his breathing just stopped.

A New Direction

By Nate Smelle WATCHING THE ELECTION results come in online and on television it didn’t take long for Canada to elect a new government. People ...

Trudeau visits rural; why it matters

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touched down just out of arm’s reach last week. He stopped in Napanee, Belleville and Peterborough over Jan. 12 and 13 on his cross-country tour to meet regular Canadians just like you and me. The goal of the tour, it seemed, was to re-establish and strengthen Ottawa’s connection with rural people’s needs and ideas.