Local municipalities enact total fire bans

June 6, 2023

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The townships of Limerick, Tudor and Cashel and Wollaston are under a total fire ban as of June ...

Taylor Reads celebrates the resilience of the human spirit through Indigenous authors

By Bill Kilpatrick On May 31, students in Heather Taylor’s Grade 11 English class at North Hastings High School gathered in front of a panel ...

EORN updates Wollaston council on Cell Gap Project

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wollaston Township council received an update from the Eastern Ontario Regional Network at their meeting on May 9. ...

Three barks for a successful Bancroft Lions’ Club Pet Valu Dog Guides Walk

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft Lions’ Club Pet Valu Dog Guides Walk happened on May 28 at the Santa House beside ...

The Wildewood ‘torch’ gets passed on

By Bill Kilpatrick On May 28 the Wildewood Art gallery in Maynooth held its final showing that featured all new work from 17 different artists. ...

Bancroft Walk for Alzheimer’s raises over $11,000

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As Bancroft This Week reported last week, the Bancroft IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s happened on May ...

New Nature Discovery Backpack lending library now at HHPL

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Hastings Highlands Public Library teamed up with the Lake St. Peter Property Owners’ Association (www.lsppoa.ca) and Watersheds ...

First market of the season draws more than 200 customers

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Despite the unrelenting rain, none of the vendors or patrons’ spirits were dampened at the first Bancroft Farmers ...

Bancroft Walk for Alzheimer’s coming May 27

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter According to a May 10 media release from Amelia Huffman, communications, grants and IT person with the Alzheimer’s ...