Conservative candidate Daryl Kramp seeking re-election

September 1, 2015

By Nate Smelle With less than two months to go before Canadians go to the polls to cast their ballot in the federal election on ...

HART offers second chance to furry friends

The Highland Animal Relief Team moved its annual Kritter Kringle dog show and silent auction to the Legion in Bancroft, where dogs and their owners took to the stage on Dec. 3.

Transitions at AGB

Robert Perkins grew up in Chicago, but developed a deep love for the quiet and solitude of the country. Not long after graduating from Southern Illinois University in 1971 with a degree in arts and education, he moved to Ontario.

New job development program for intellectually disabled

By Tony Pearson “Real work for real pay” – that’s the new catch-phrase as the North Hastings Community Living Association launches a new job development ...

Liberal candidate Bossio hosts meet and greet in North Hastings

By Jim Eadie With a lengthy federal election race now underway officially, local candidate for the new riding of Hastings and Lennox and Addington, Mike ...

Lush Gravitas with artist Allan O’Marra

By Sara Gottardi On Friday, Aug. 21 the multi-award winning fine artist, Allan O’Marra opened the beautiful and nostalgic Maxwell Settlement Schoolhouse for its fifth ...

Agriculture motion defeat won’t stop councillor

Bancroft Councillor Bill Kilpatrick introduced a motion at a town council meeting in early November to ask staff to research allowing Bancroft residents to raise small livestock (chickens, pigs, goats). It was meant as a potential means of addressing local poverty and sustainable food issues.

Marching to stop violence

Community members will march to raise awareness for violence against women next week. Tuesday, Dec. 6 will mark the 27th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre that saw 14 women murdered in Montreal. Bancroft locals will once again gather at A Place for the Arts and march to the Heart of the Park to remember these women and those lost closer to home — Anastasia Kuzyk, Nathalie Warmerdam and Carol Culleton who were murdered last year in Wilno.

Highlands East solar proposal well received

By Elizabeth Bate Members of council and residents of Highlands East met with representatives of Abundant Solar Energy Inc. Aug. 13 to discuss new FIT ...

Bancroft council continues to search for water

Last week, another possible answer to Bancroft’s water and wastewater puzzle turned into a dead end. D. M. Wills Associates of Peterborough delivered their analysis to council, and noted that the average treated water flows over the past three years — the water leaving the treatment plant — was well within the provincial average for town water use.

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