Emerald Hills housing wants to scale back

May 19, 2016

By Tony Pearson When the developers of the proposed Emerald Hills housing project first came to Bancroft Council, they had large plans involving the old ...

Federal infrastructure funding for rural areas

Mike Bossio, MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington, on behalf of Hon. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced changes made to the New Building ...

Al Purdy documentary at Bancroft Playhouse

From a desire to tell the story of the campaign to save the ramshackle A-Frame where renowned poet Al Purdy found his voice, Maclean’s film ...

North Hastings choir goes full-on spring

The flowers were definitely in bloom at the Bancroft Village Playhouse on Saturday evening, as the North Hastings Community Choir gave full-voiced celebration to spring with an invitation to one and all to “Come to My Garden.”

North Hastings music festival impresses

The North Hastings Music Festival, now nearly 60 years old, traditionally ends with a “Festival of Stars”, featuring performances by all the award winners.

Northern Stars wrap up hockey school

By Nate Smelle The Northern Stars Hockey School (NSHS) wrapped up over the weekend with a triple-header, that saw the 99 boys and girls in ...

Bancroft fire fighters purchase new equipment

By Tony Pearson Both the Bancroft and Dungannon fire fighters have done a lot of fundraising over the past year, and now they have some ...

Faraday budget ‘the envy of the region’

By Tony Pearson Deputy Reeve Marg Nicholson officially pronounces it “a progressive, future-oriented budget.” Unofficially, the Faraday township council believes it is a budget that ...