Limerick gets drones from GlobalMedic

March 10, 2026

By: Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Three instructors and two drones were sent to Limerick Fire Department for training sessions on Jan. 11, 12 ...

Choices donates $5,000 to BCT

By: Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative reporter On Feb. 18, Choices Gift and Thrift Shop donated $5,000 to Bancroft Community Transit to help support local ...

Snowshoe Hustle another winter succes

By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Hastings Snowshoe Hustle returned to Camp Cedar Ridge in McArthurs’ Mills in Carlow Mayo Township on Jan. ...

BCT gets generous donation from local couple

By Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Bancroft Community Transit (BCT) obtained a special donation of a 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan for use by the ...

Community says goodbye to retiring NHPL employees

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter There was a retirement party and open house held on June 10 at the North Hastings Public Library ...

The significance of small change

By Nate Smelle Last Wednesday, I had a chance to speak with the CEO of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, Lynne Groulx about the ...

Lake association donates $1,000 to Back the Cat

By Mike Riley Local journalism Initiative Reporter The Lake St. Peter Property Owners’ Association donated $1,000 to the Back the Cat campaign on March 12. ...

9-1-1 phone lines down for some Bancroft residents

By Nate SmelleThe Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police confirmed that 9-1-1 emergency calls from phone numbers beginning with the numbers “332” are not ...

Wesley Oram’s grandson and family comment further on HH’s Lookout Park plaque reinstallation

By Mike Riley Local Journalism initiative Reporter A few weeks ago, Bancroft This Week wrote about the Municipality of Hastings Highlands initiative to replace a ...

COVID-19 updates for the week of April 11

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter According to Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam’s April 11 statement on COVID-19 in Canada, she ...