Mace recovering from accident

January 6, 2016

“Call on me brother, when you need a hand, we all need somebody to lean on,” words from the popular hit song by Bill Withers took on a special meaning on Jan. 2 for a huge gathering at the community centre in Coe Hill.

Hydro rates will ‘skyrocket:’ MPP

The province has brought forward legislation for its promised hydro bill reduction, but other provincial party representatives aren’t lining up behind it.

Brine leak cuts curling club’s season short

By Angelica Ingram Darrell McQuigge jokes that he didn’t send in his letter to Santa Claus on time this year. The vice-president of the Wilberforce ...

Area navigates flood warnings

Bancroft and surrounding area residents were on edge as the region saw multiple rainstorms through the beginning of May.

LCBO confirms plans to move

By Tony Pearson Keeley Rodgers, a media relations spokesperson for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, confirmed to Bancroft This Week that their Bancroft location ...

Ontario investing in area hospitals

The province is investing more than $3 million in Quinte Health Care.

Council bans flying lanterns

Flying lanterns are no longer allowed in Hastings Highlands.

Lack of snow has sweeping effects

Trails in North Hastings continue to be silent due to unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow. This is having a negative impact on the local economy whose off-season and winter revenue is fueled by this traffic.