Bancroft to consider new uses for its buildings

December 2, 2015

By Tony Pearson Bancroft councillors Charles Mullett and Barry McGibbon combined a recent inspection of the state of various township properties with some brainstorming about ...

Bancroft council hears from local residents

There was an audience for the meeting of Bancroft council again. In fact, there were two audiences: one in the morning for a presentation against the possible sale or opening up of the Dungannon landfill, and one in the afternoon for the proposed re-zoning of Maple Street.

Loss of Harcourt Community Centre brings back memories of good times

Above, Highlands East firefighters control the blaze at the Harcourt Community Centre on Sunday, Nov. 28. Photo by Tammy Donaldson By Angelica Ingram Birthday parties, ...

Shamrock Club meets with Bossio

On March 14, the executive board of the Shamrock Club had a meet and greet with MP Mike Bossio.

Rally leads to global exposure

Rally of the Tall Pines brought national-level racers to the Bancroft area last weekend. Photo by Rob Sztuka By Nate Smelle Quenching their need for ...

Toy drive collecting next week in Bancroft

Bancroft and Area Kids in Need in partnership with the Bancroft OPP, Highland Shores Children’s Aid Society, Moose FM, local merchants and community volunteers try ...

Dove campaign returns to keep memories alive

It’s normal for fond memories of those who are no longer with us to come flooding back during the holiday season. In Bancroft, on Dec. ...

Suicide a rural reality

More than seven per cent of the deaths recorded by the east regions of the Ottawa and Kingston offices of the Coroner’s Office between 2012 and 2014 were a result of suicide — where out of 8,684 death investigations for these offices, 641 were suicide. The east region of the Kingston office is made up of Northumberland, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, Frontenac, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, and Prince Edward. The east region of the Ottawa office is made up of Lanark, Leeds-Grenville, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott and Russell, Ottawa, and Renfrew.

Wollaston firms up no-spray resolution

Wollaston Township council has tidied up a matter from their Jan. 28 meeting where a resolution passed resulted in a letter being written to Hydro One requesting that they not spray Garlon RTU or similar herbicides within the township’s boundary for maintenance of their hydro-line corridors. This action was taken in response to a large delegation by a community advocacy group Citizens for a Better Wollaston (CFBW) which opposes the herbicide spraying.

Peewee Jets sweep all-Ontarios in three games

The Vito’s Pizzeria peewee Jets swept the all-Ontario championship in the third game of a series against the South Huron Sabres on March 18 winning 6-1. Pictured are Jets Ben Landry, Owen Fergusson, Trevor McDowell, Tanner Potts, James Armstrong, Jonathan Young, Brady Hunt, Keegan Anderson, Colson Jenkins, Connor Sobry, Ryker Huygens, Eric Hall, Tyson Carr, Cody Switzer and Phillip Cannon and coaches Shawn Fergusson, Shane Anderson, Tim Jenkins and Bryce Wilson. / SUBMITTED

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