Bancroft this Week

Councillor sets sights for MPP

Town of Bancroft Councillor Tracy McGibbon could be the area’s next MPP.

Bancroft looks at new works yard

Financial issues continue to dominate the proceedings of Bancroft town council. The town will soon have to decide whether to build a new public works yard, a project arising from an unexpected substantial increase in the fee paid to Ontario for the current yard. This fee just jumped by $100,000 a year. Despite numerous promises from the provincial government for political representatives to look into the more than 400 per cent increase, the fee increase remains in place.

Séan McCann confirmed for Friends of the Playhouse Gala

These are exciting times at the Bancroft Village Playhouse and the team from Hospice North Hastings are now busy planning the annual Friends of the Playhouse Gala as a way to connect with some of the theatre’s loyal supporters.

Fix Hydro protest draws residents from across region

Community members came together to protest energy and food poverty.

North Hastings receives funding for infrastructure

Ontario is allocating close to $350,000 to building in Bancroft.

9,000 smart meters costing locals

Over 9,000 smart meters aren’t communicating properly with Hydro One in Bancroft.

AGB reviews year so far

The Art Gallery of Bancroft (AGB) announced Finding Critical Mass was its most visited gallery month in history.

Fish and game club brings gun law concerns to MP

The Bancroft District Fish and Game Protective Association hosted Hastings—Lennox and Addington MP Mike Bossio to have its members’s firearm concerns brought to the federal government.

MP bringing together council of youth

Hastings—Lennox and Addington MP Mike Bossio is inviting youth to form a new Constituency Youth Council (CYC).

Council gets costing on recycling

After Bancroft council initially received a slew of confusing figures about the cost of the town taking over the collection and disposal of household and business recycling, treasurer, Craig Davidson, presented figures to last week’s meeting of town council which showed that as claimed, the move should prove economical.

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