Bancroft council gets down to work

December 16, 2014

By Tony Pearson Bancroft town council took a few steps last week to improve its roads and utilities, as well as to regularize its finances, ...

Old Tin Shed wins Canadian Retailer of the Year award

By Nate Smelle Local business owner/operators Janis and Peter Whitehead and their daughter Dagny Musclow have reason to celebrate with their team at The Old ...

Painting lounge prepares for pre-Christmas opening

By Nate Smelle After talking with a friend whose daughter is going to school in Boston about a paint lounge on campus where she and ...

Mayor Jenkins shares her vision for Bancroft

By Tony Pearson Bancroft’s Mayor Bernice Jenkins recently sat down with Bancroft This Week to discuss her plans for Bancroft in the next four years. ...

Artist explores utility and value of abandoned factory

“We’re kind of like the machinery,” Wilson said. “We are useful for a period of time and then we are not."

Athletes and principles

In June, one of the greatest athletes of all time died – Muhammad Ali. He changed boxing forever. Ali didn’t simply change the sport, he changed the world. He did so by standing on principle. In fact, he gave up the heavyweight boxing title and sacrificed the peak years of his career for it.

School plan review to continue

The school year may have ended but the school closure debate will continue into the summer.

Local groups make ideas happen

On Tuesday (June 21), 35 people representing small local businesses and non-profit community organizations came together at the Make Ideas Happen professional networking event. They discussed ways to nurture the growth of Bancroft’s local economy and community through resource sharing and partnerships.