Refugee sponsorship group formed

March 17, 2016

Rev. Jonathon Kouri of St. John’s Anglican and Rev. Lynn Watson of St. Paul’s United at the Refugee Sponsorship organizing meeting last Wednesday. TONY PEARSON ...

Fishing not allowed at Coe Hill Fishing Derby

A family attending the fourth annual fishing derby at Coe Hill on March 4 enjoy a snack of roasted hotdog and marshmallow. JIM EADIE photo ...

Chief negotiator visits Bancroft

Land claimed by the Algonquins of Ontario in coming years will be subject to the same rules as any other private property, according to Ontario chief negotiator Doug Carr.

Wollaston council looks at transportation options

By Jim Eadie A visibly dismayed Wollaston Township council learned at their March 8 regular meeting that their application for federal funding to support a ...

Hastings Highlands hearing postponed

The Ontario Municipal Board has moved Hastings Highlands’s at-large voting decision hearing to November.

Town chooses water and wastewater contractor

Bancroft has begun negotiating with the lowest bidder for town water and wastewater management.

Eagles Nest Trail tells an Algonquin story

The sound of drumming echoed through the trees lining the trails stretching throughout Bancroft’s Eagles Nest Park on Saturday afternoon, welcoming a crowd of 100 plus to the official grand opening of the park’s new Indigenous-themed interpretive trail system. Bancroft’s acting mayor Paul Jenkins encouraged those in attendance to explore the trails and take a peek at the new interpretive signage placed strategically throughout the park.