Bancroft this Week

Healthy Kids planning community hydration stations

By Sarah Sobanski The Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC) is looking to help local communities stay hydrated in partnership with the public health unit. As apart ...

Bancroft chamber driving positive, green future

Electric car drivers can now charge up at the Bancroft Railway Station.

Paramedics’ mental health paramount

The Government of Ontario is prioritizing mental health for emergency service workers.

A tragic but sweet final moment

There’s nothing quite like going to a live show. The energy of the crowd, the being close to your idols — the gratification of knowing it isn’t just you who listens to that band — all of it comes together to create a feeling you really can’t get anywhere else.

Bancroft Theatre Guild hosts second murder mystery

“Who hasn’t been to a wedding and thought, you know what, someone here should die?” asked Bancroft Theatre Guild president Kevin Newman. “Usually it’s the best man, or one of the groomsmen, or the creepy ex boyfriend or girlfriend that showed up with someone else — everyone wants someone to die at a wedding. Not everyone is happy by the end of the night, especially the in-laws, neither of them are happy.”

The hippest viewing party in town

Three local businesses are coming together for a great cause to honour a famous Canadian band.

2015 marks second worst year for move over law

101 of 471 charges laid during the OPP’s Slow Down, Move Over campaign during the August long weekend were laid by East Region OPP. The East Region includes the Bancroft OPP.

Boneheads body-shame athletes

Every person who body-shamed Monro or Habte should have to do a single day of their training regimes — and it should be broadcast on live television across the world. No pressure right? Be sexy and destroy the world stage single-handedly, no sweat. Only one rule: no defibrillators allowed on-site.