MP awards community members for service

September 20, 2017

Three members of the community have come home with MP Mike Bossio’s Canada 150 awards.

Works dept. works hard to cope with Bancroft weather

It has been said that we often take for granted the very things that most deserve our thanks. Sometimes that applies to our public services as well.

Bancroft Studio Tour displays local talent and beauty

Over the next two weekends art enthusiasts from far and wide will descend upon the Bancroft area to immerse themselves in the creative energy of the local arts scene. Every year for the past two and a half decades, local artists have been opening their studio spaces to the public and providing people with an opportunity to intimately engage with the individuals fueling the local creative economy.

Economic development committee catching breath

By Jim Eadie Serious and real economic development is on Wollaston Township’s mind. It recently decided to get assistance in developing a community-based plan and ...

Bancroft council moves on major zoning change

By Tony Pearson Following up the notice served by a December resolution, Bancroft town council held a public meeting to approve a bylaw that will ...

Bancroft Airport seeks expansion

Gary Gaudreau and Pat Murdoch, secretary and vice-president of the Bancroft Flying Club, came to Bancroft council last week to brief them on plans to expand the capacity of the community airport. Their hope is that airport expansion will lead to economic expansion.