Bancroft Lions auction brings return to community programs

December 2, 2014

by Tony Pearson On Saturday, the Bancroft Lions held their annual auction. Well over a hundred items were donated by area businesses – all the ...

Another successful year for the NERDS class

Northern Environmental Research and Development Studies (NERDS) is wrapping up for another year. Over the past four weeks in NERDS we’ve been so busy that we haven’t even managed to get a newspaper article in! There just isn’t space to explain everything.

Boyer Auto Group happy to be in Bancroft

By Nate Smelle Bancroft Motors Ltd. is the newest division of Boyer Auto Group, and has been serving communities like Bancroft since 1981 when Michael ...

New youth council seeks larger voice for local young people

By Tony Pearson A group of adolescents is taking on the task of reducing crime in the Bancroft area. They’re going to be working with ...

North Hastings Health Team honours its founders

The North Hastings Family Health Team honoured founders Dr. Peter McEnery and Clauge Robinson at its annual general meeting last week. McEnery, the first family physician at the community-based health team, was presented with a long-service appreciation award. His work dates back a decade to when he and a part-time assistant made up the entire staff. The staff now has over a dozen members.

Bancroft woman has all the luck

Lifelong Bancroft resident Patty Card might just be the luckiest woman in town.

Flying lanterns pose fire hazard

The Lake St. Peter Property Owners Association (LSPPOA) is concerned about fire risks associated with flying lanterns – popular in the region around Canada Day.

Reggae plus: Freedubstar plays The Arlington

By Harold Eastman The energy was high and the vibes were good last Saturday night at Maynooth’s Arlington Hotel, thanks to the eclectic sound of ...

Bancroft Lions to collect used eyeglasses on Canada Day

In just about any dresser drawer, you can generally find an old pair of eyeglasses that are no longer being used. Yet, that pair of eyeglasses can change another person’s life for the better. So can an old pair of sunglasses, or magnifiers, or even lenses and frames separately.