Highway incidents prompt mayoral safety coalition

August 27, 2024

By Chris Houston Mayor Carolyn Amyotte voiced her frustration over the traffic backlog during a North Kawartha Township council meeting on Aug. 13. “An 18 ...

Whitney celebrates with End of Summer Festival

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The End of Summer Festival in Whitney on Aug. 24 did a great job of ushering in the ...

Kilpatrick family faces cancer diagnosis

By Chris Houston On July 9, Bancroft-based journalist and educator Bill Kilpatrick received a lung cancer diagnosis. Four weeks later, a second cancer was identified. ...

Kids, Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Day held Aug. 17

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kids from Bancroft and the surrounding areas got to go fishing with police officers from the Bancroft Ontario ...

Algonquins hold 30th Annual All Nations Gathering

By Chris Houston The Algonquin Peoples 30th Annual All Nations Gathering kicked off on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Whitefish Pow-Wow site in Algonquin Park.At ...

Maynooth residents heartbroken by the state of Grace Cemetery

By Chris Houston On Sunday, a group of Maynooth residents gathered at Grace Cemetery to share their frustrations. The cemetery is one of six managed ...

Tudor and Cashel Library Lavender Workshop makes perfect ‘scents’

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Library’s Lavender Sugar Scrub Workshop, held on July 24 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ...

Whitney Rec Committee hosting fall seniors’ computer classes

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Whitney Recreation Committee in South Algonquin Township is having computer classes for seniors this fall on Sept. ...