General News

More trees and shrubs in the ground

May 24, 2022

By Chris Drost More trees and shrubs are being planted across the region thanks to the Bancroft Area Stewardship Council’s annual Tree and Shrub Program. ...

Historic Faraday church building under tax sale

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An historic Faraday building, once a church but in later years a library, is facing a tax sale ...

Fire department fundraiser with rain 

By Kristena Schutt-Moore Fire Department Station 2 in Highlands Grove and Station 4 in Wilberforce, two of the fire stations of Highlands East township have ...

North Hastings Music Festival returns 

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The North Hastings Music Festival returned to in person performances at the Bancroft Penticostal Tabernacle and the Community Fellowship Baptist Church. Royal ...

APFTA’s Annex Gallery welcomes Beth Popham’s exhibition Along the Trail

By Chris Drost Visual artist, Beth Popham will present Along the Trail, a new exhibition of work, at A Place for the Art’s Annex Gallery, ...

Cemetery bee at New Carlow cemetery May 7

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter According to a posting on the Bancroft and Area history Facebook page on April 29, there is going ...

A conversation with writers

By Kristena Schutt-Moore For all of April, Hay Lake Lodge hosted two writers-in-residence with a special event held on Tuesday, April 26 to invite the ...

Over the Hills of Home: remembering poet Lilian Leveridge

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For National Poetry month in April, Bancroft this Week wanted to take a closer look at a local ...

Earth Day, investing in the planet 

By Kristena Schutt-Moore Earth Day was Friday, April 22 and this year leading up to it the entire week of April 18 to April 22 ...

Drumming circle returns to Faraday 

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The sound of music with drumming, flute and rattle instruments filled the Faraday Community Centre on Thursday, April 14 for the first time ...

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