Letters to the Editor

• Canada needs a paradigm shift in approach to the United States
• Compassion needed for unhoused and those on the edge of homelessness
• Lots of love for Bill
• Poilievre too cozy with dictators like Trump, Putin
• The cost of misinformation and the 1 Million March 4 Kids 
• Canadian Peace Museum an important development for Bancroft
• A reflection on the potential costs and benefits of Bill C-18
• In memory of Grace
• Ontario Party poised to bring Trump style politics to Ontario
• Ontario’s cry for assistance

Headline News

Snooker tourney raises just under $4,000 for Hospice North Hastings

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Shamrock Club in L’Amable had a three-day snooker tournament from May 2 to 4 at the Dungannon ...

Bancroft hospital gets $20,000 donation

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Local resident Tom Simpson presented the Fund Development Committee at the Quinte Health North Hastings Hospital with a gift ...

Severe wind storm causes widespread damage in Bird’s Creek

By Nate Smelle Residents of Bird’s Creek were forced to take cover on the afternoon of April 29 as a powerful windstorm swept through the ...

Limerick hosts successful EV car fire demo

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Limerick fire department hosted a successful demonstration at their fire hall on April 29 on EV car ...

Credit card fraud comes knocking in Bancroft

By Bill Kilpatrick When most people think of credit card fraud, they often think of some key board warrior with a head set in another ...

Carney’s Liberals mount historic comeback; Kramp-Neuman re-elected in HLAT

By Nate Smelle As of late Tuesday morning, with 256 out of 258 polls reporting, Conservative incumbent Shelby Kramp-Neuman was officially re-elected in the riding ...

Bancroft chapter of the Beavers donate to NHCC

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Beavers with the 1st Bancroft Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, donated 75 pounds of non-perishable food items to ...

Local students participate in Quinte Regional Science Fair

By Bill Kilpatrick On April 5 Grade 8 student Ares Worsley and Grade 10 student Thomas Love from North Hastings High School traveled to Centennial ...

Sod breaking ceremony for fibre optic cables in South Algonquin

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter South Algonquin Township and Algonquin Fibre had a sod breaking ceremony in Whitney on April 16 for the ...

Bancroft council considers changes to Bag Tag Program

By Nate Smelle At the April 8 council meeting, Bancroft’s general manager, Andra Kauffeldt, presented a report recommending significant changes to the town’s waste management ...