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Roosman mural to be updated during summer of 2025
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A mural by local artist Arne Roosman, which depicts the history of Bancroft and area since the arrival of the settlers is set to be updated with Roosman’s blessing this coming summer. According ...
Brighten the Night Parade another yuletide success
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Maynooth’s Brighten the Night parade returned Dec. 14, with a Christmas market at Emond Hall in the Hastings ...
Bancroft Santa Claus Parade a festive success
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Bancroft’s Santa Claus Parade was another festive success, with 33 units (floats and walkers) overall participating and hundreds ...
Ontario’s Impaired driving numbers continue to rise
By Bill Kilpatrick According to a Dec. 30 press release by the east region headquarters of the OPP, which includes the Bancroft area, “The number ...
Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance donates fire trailer to Limerick
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Limerick Township fire department has a new cargo trailer, donated to them by Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance. ...
Maggie’s Resource Centre for women seeks cell phones
By Chris Houston Maggie’s Resource Centre of North Hastings needs cell phones. The support centre, which supports women and children, is encouraging people to donate ...
Parking becomes more limited in downtown Bancroft
By Bill Kilpatrick For those who struggle to find parking in downtown Bancroft, things have now gotten worse. On or around Dec. 1, Bill Hawley, ...
Bancroft Legion donates $7,000 to local organizations
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft Legion, branch 181 handed out cheques worth $7,000 on Dec. 13 to various worthy local organizations ...
Whitney Santa Claus parade will go ahead on Dec. 15
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter This year, “the cutest little Santa Claus Parade that you’ve ever seen” is happening after all, after some ...
Thank you for the music
By Bill Kilpatrick The 2024 North Hastings High School Christmas concert, called ‘Twas a month before Christmas, was held at the Bancroft Village Playhouse on ...
Hospice North Hastings Lights of Love Memorial exceeds expectations
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hospice North Hastings held its first annual Lights of Love Memorial on Nov. 29 at their Hospice house ...
Community News
North Hastings IT celebrates one year anniversary
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter North Hastings IT celebrated its one-year anniversary on Dec. 23. Located at 10 Hastings Street North, Unit 1, ...
Teacher and students collaborate on new book
By Nate Smelle Michelle Armstrong-Parker, a dedicated teacher with over 25 years of experience at Bird’s Creek Public School, has always had a passion for ...
Tudor and Cashel host Historical Society Lunch and Learn
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Township held a Lunch and Learn at their community centre on Nov. 26, where the ...
Reid’s new book, Fiddle is Missing, invites readers to connect with nature
By Nate Smelle Author Donna Reid is set to enchant readers with her latest release, Fiddle is Missing, a heartwarming tale for young readers that weaves ...
Delicious morning of pie making in Tudor and Cashel
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Township had a pie baking class on Nov. 16 at their community centre, courtesy of ...
Christmas in the Annex at APFTA
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Christmas in the Annex, a special Christmas show and sale at the Annex Gallery is on at A ...
Artist reflects on COVID-19 pandemic
By Bill Kilpatrick On Friday, Nov. 1 the Art Gallery of Bancroft held their opening reception for Toronto artist David Holden entitled The Missing Years. ...
Shriners team up with BCT for Christmas Cake Sale
By Nate Smelle After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Algonquin Shrine Club is excited to announce the return of its Christmas ...
Monteagle couple grow giant rutabaga
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Karl and Dawn Douglas from Monteagle grew a giant rutabaga in their home garden. Rutabagas (Brassica napus) are ...
Lunch and Learn focuses on breast cancer awareness
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel had a Lunch and Learn on breast cancer awareness on Oct. 23 featuring Kim Carson, ...
Sports
Huskies win silver and gold
By Bill Kilpatrick The North Hastings Highschool senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams are on fire this year as both teams moved on from the ...
U-15 Bancroft Jets Girls host friendly tournament
By Melissa Armstrong Bancroft Jets Girls U-15 hockey team hosted the Ennismore Eagles, Otonabee Wolverines and Ottawa Valley Thunder for a friendly mini tournament on ...
NHHS Huskies continue to break records
By Bill Kilpatrick Last year the North Hastings High School track and field team had what coach Barb Gillis described as an “outstanding year,” adding ...
Elvis Stojko performs at the BSC Carnival
By Kaitlin Sylvester The Bancroft Skating Club hosted its highly anticipated annual fundraiser on April 6 at the Bancroft arena. The event that brought together ...
Whitney Minor Baseball returns in May
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Minor baseball is coming back to Whitney in May, after many years’ absence. The Whitney Recreation Committee announced ...
First youth sports fair held at York River Public School
By Bill Kilpatrick On Wednesday March 20 from 6-8 p.m. York River Public School held the first North Hastings Youth Sport Registration Fair. The event ...
Winning season continues for Bancroft U-15 Girls Jets
By Nate Smelle The Bancroft U-15 Girls Jets are having a truly remarkable 2023/2024 season.This amazing group of up and coming hockey stars has been ...
Hastings Snowshoe Hustle cancelled due to weather
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With Mother Nature refusing to cooperate, the Hastings Snowshoe Hustle, scheduled for March 10 at Camp Cedar Ridge ...
Huskies’ wrestlers headed to Ontario championship
By Bill Kilpatrick Three wrestlers from North Hastings High School are headed to Stoney Creek, near Hamilton, for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations ...
Algonquin Shriners team wins 56th annual Whitefish Bonspiel
By Nate Smelle On the weekend of Jan. 27 a team from the Algonquin shrine club travelled to Barrie to participate in the 56th annual ...
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The unwellness industry
By Bill Kilpatrick This past summer, after coughing up blood for a couple weeks I went to the doctor, had a CT scan and found ...
The 51st state? Take off, eh!
By Nate Smelle WITH THE FIRST sunrise of 2025 inching towards the horizon, once again we find ourselves looking back on the year behind us, ...
The year that will please nobody
By Bill Kilpatrick It’s that time again when we editorial writers pen our final editorials for the year, and this seems like an important one ...
Do as I do
By Bill Kilpatrick As someone who has worked as a domestic violence group facilitator for the past 13 years it’s deeply troubling to see the ...
The cost of giving and not giving
By Bill Kilpatrick What do Rupert Grint, Amazon, and Churches have in common? None of them, it would seem, really like to pay taxes. Grint, ...
Tolerating intolerable freedom
By Bill Kilpatrick In Karl Popper’s 1945 book The Open Society and its Enemies he posed a simple question, a question that seems more pertinent ...
The right-left-centre divide
By Bill Kilpatrick There’s a saying about the political divide between the right and the left and it goes like this, “The right wing and ...
A lowercase ‘g’
By Nate Smelle While watching the Bancroft Jets put on a show at the North Hastings Community Centre last weekend, I found myself thinking about ...
Threatening free speech
By Nate Smelle Well, it’s just after 3 a.m. on Nov. 5 and I am wide awake, anxiously awaiting the outcome of the next 24 ...
Seasonal movements
By Nate Smelle Each year, as autumn settles in across Ontario, a remarkable transformation takes place in the skies above. While most Ontarians are preparing ...
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