Four new cases of COVID-19 reported in Bancroft area

December 14, 2021

By Nate Smelle Initially documented in South Africa and Botswana, the potentially more transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant has now appeared in more than 70 nations ...

Record temperatures set on Dec. 11

By Sue Tiffin Peter Kimbell, warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment Canada said the numbers recorded at observation sites used in the Haliburton County area are ...

Quinte Health Care sets dates for upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Bancroft

By Chris Drost To date, the vaccination clinic has completed 14,540 vaccinations, with plans in place to continue vaccinating as much of the eligible population ...

Baking up a storm at Pregnancy Care Centre

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The sweet smell of baked goods filled the Bancroft Pregnancy Care Centre on Friday, Dec, 3 and Saturday, Dec. 4 during their ...

Event spurred ‘shopping local’ this Christmas

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In a posting to their Facebook page on Nov. 22, Ormsby’s Old Hastings Mercantile and Gallery in Limerick ...

Art Gallery of Bancroft celebrates 39th annual Invitational Show

By Chris Drost The Art Gallery of Bancroft celebrated the opening of the 39th annual Invitational Show on the evening of Dec. 3. Although the ...

Douglas book signing now scheduled for Dec. 11

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Back on Oct. 8, Bancroft This Week published an article on Samantha L. Douglas’ book signing on Oct. ...

Friends of Nellie Lunn host online townhall meeting

By Chris Drost On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 5, the Friends of Nellie Lunn hosted an online event described as an educational opportunity for those interested ...

And the vote is in

CHRIS DROST, Staff On the evening of Nov. 29, a small but enthusiastic audience at Joy Bible Camp, listened as three local organizations made their ...