LEAF Centre’s membership growing

January 30, 2024

By Kaitlin Sylvester A year end review of the new LEAF Centre was reviewed by the Bancroft council on Jan. 24. Presented by general manager ...

Impaired driving death devastates local family

By Bill Kilpatrick Dwight Crawford and his partner Deb Ellison, were ecstatic the day that Dwight’s son Jesse Crawford and his partner Dakota Milburn gave ...

Ford government makes it easier to buy alcohol

By Kaitlin Sylvester On Dec. 14 the Ontario government announced a significant change to the province’s alcohol retail landscape. Premier Doug Ford unveiled plans to ...

Bancroft United by Music at the Village Playhouse

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The United by Music event on Jan. 19 at the Bancroft Village Playhouse was a huge success. Organized ...

Economic Development Committee to receive training in South Algonquin

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter South Algonquin Township hasn’t had an economic development committee meeting since April, 2022, and some in the community, ...

Speaker advocates for more women in the trades

By Bill Kilpatrick Jamie McMillan, founder of Kickass Careers, has an empowering message for women: “Don’t you want to be strong independent women and fix ...

Eat it forward initiative offers people more than food

By Bill Kilpatrick When Bancroft This Week first reported on the “Eat it Forward” social justice initiative a little over a month ago it was ...

Mayor provides insight into year ahead for Bancroft

By Nate Smelle Upon opening the inaugural Bancroft council meeting of 2024 with a Land Acknowledgement, Mayor Paul Jenkins addressed the state of the community ...

New program helps children with autism prepare for school

By Bill Kilpatrick Five-year-old Jordyn Woodcock has autism, and one year ago, like many other parents across Canada who have children on the spectrum, the ...