Children’s services working on camp plans

May 11, 2016

North Hastings Children’s Services is pleased with the Town of Bancroft’s decision to continue allowing the Experience Summer Camp to use Millennium Park for 2016. ...

Opening a can of worms with idioms

Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist, sramsay@klandskills.ca Can’t make heads or tails out of it? He keeps beating around the bush and it is making you ...

Sea Cadets build skills

The months of March and April saw a variety of activities at the local sea cadet corps, 229 Viking. In an exciting adventure for a sea cadet, Petty Officer Second Class Sonora Plumb travelled to Victoria over the March break to participate in a week-long sail on a tall ship. While sailing around Victoria she gained experience with raising and lowering the sails, navigation, steering the ship, and various other aspects of handling a tall ship under sail.

McDonald’s plans improvements

Jamie Campbell, owner/manager of Bancroft’s McDonald’s franchise, came to town council last week looking to make several improvements to the Hastings Street site. He hopes to put in a second drive-through lane, and put in some landscaping greenery at the front of the property. He will also install permanent seating on his outdoor patio.

Police costs explained

Linda Davis, a contract analyst with the Ontario Provincial Police, came to Bancroft Council last week to outline why and how the fees charged to municipalities for police services have changed. In addition to Bancroft Town Council, Hastings Highlands Mayor Vivian Bloom and CAO Pat Pilgrim, plus Faraday Mayor Carl Tinney and Councillor Anna Wilson, were in attendance as Davis went through the numbers.

Rural affairs minister announces grants for local infrastructure

Jeff Leal, Ontario’s Minster of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, came to Bancroft on Monday to announce provincial funding of nearly eight million dollars for local town water and roads projects.

Whooping cough identified in Bancroft area school

There has been a confirmed outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) identified in a school in the Bancroft area. Please contact your health care provider if ...

Local musicians perform for music industry icons

Local musicians Kirk Bates, Dylan Mader, DJ Brown, Frank Towns and Chester McCann received insights from industry icons like eight-time Juno award winner Bruce Good, during the Next Country Music Star final, held last Saturday at the Ranch Resort in Bethany.

‘We All Have A Dream,’ says Drennan

“It’s an amazing place, and the birthplace of a lot of creativity,” said Drennan.

Bancroft skater strikes gold twice in one season

The opportunity for a skater to reach a Skate Canada Gold Level is challenging, yet rewarding. The Bancroft Skating Club is excited to announce that 14-year-old Melissa Elliott has now passed her third Skate Canada Gold Level.

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