Bear Ridge campground expansion moves to site plan stage

March 17, 2015

By Jim Eadie For the second regular meeting in a row, Wollaston Township council devoted a large portion of their March 10 meeting listening to ...

Rally of the Tall Pines asked to do more for Bancroft

By Tony Pearson Rally of the Tall Pines organizer Ian Wright came to last week’s meeting of Bancroft Town Council to offer a report on ...

Seedy Saturday helps launch seed library

By Nate Smelle Hundreds of sustainable food enthusiasts made their way to the old community centre on the afternoon of March 14 to take part ...

Secondary Plan puts Bird’s Creek in a good position for growth

By Nate Smelle The Bird’s Creek Secondary Plan (BCSP) was the hot topic of discussion at the March 4 meeting of Council for the municipality ...

Local councillor wants to make a splash

“For the last few years I’ve always dreamed, and I know the community has dreamed, about having a splash pad at Riverside Park,” Bancroft Councillor Tracy McGibbon said, sitting down to talk about a possible water haven for community members.

Pristine Prisms released in the Art Gallery of Bancroft

By Jim Eadie On the evening of March 6 the Art Gallery of Bancroft (AGB) was suddenly transformed into a hillside folk festival atmosphere for ...

Hydro hurting locals

Dozens of people turned out last week to share tales of abuse of power – the power supplied by Ontario’s Hydro One. One after another, residents came forward to chronicle their ever-rising hydro bills, which in many cases now exceed housing costs. Speaker after speaker identified how often they were forced to make choices between essentials, skimping on food in order to pay for their electricity.