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Nothing stops Bancroft art, not even isolation

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020 By Kristena Schutt-Moore COVID-19 has put many things at a stand still, but nothing stops a Bancroft area artist. Last June local artist ...

Technology use blossoms

April 20, 2020 By Chris Drost Communication technology has been growing in leaps and bounds in recent years. While most people have long since mastered ...

Libraries launch online book clubs

April 20, 2020 By Kristena Schutt-Moore Reading has become increasingly popular as more and more people are finding the time now to deep dive into ...

Med student looking for PPE donations

by CHAD INGRAM A Queen’s medical student from Bancroft is collecting donations of personal protective equipment for local health- care facilities amid the ongoing COVID-19 ...

Get creative on Earth Day

April 14, 2020 By Kristena Schutt-Moore Spending time outdoors is a great way to get active and there is no better time to spend time ...

A nation of bread makers

April 14, 2020 By Chris Drost During the first days of COVID-19 in Canada, it was not uncommon to see the entire sliced bread section ...

Spring is here, time to garden

April 7, 2020 By Kristena Schutt-Moore The general rule of the green thumb is to start garden seeds indoors roughly six weeks before the frost ...

Food bank needs your help

March 31, 2020 By Chris Drost The good news according to North Hastings Community Cupboard director Monica Piercey is that so far, they have managed ...

Taking beech bark disease seriously

March 17, 2020 By Chris Drost Humans are not the only ones facing disease that has come from other places. During the 1890s European beech ...

Snowboarding down the Eagles Nest

March 3, 2020 By Kristena Schutt-Moore The road up to the Eagles Nest Park is closed off to vehicles by a mountain of snow during ...

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