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UPDATE: Canada Day celebration in Bancroft
Although there are no fireworks again this year, the Town of Bancroft has an exciting day of festivities planned downtown on Canada Day. The event takes place on Monday, July 1 from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m., and features a ...
Bancroft proclaims Sept. 21 as Peace Day
By Alejandra Cervantes In a heartening and significant move, the Town of Bancroft has officially declared Sept. 21, as Peace Day. This proclamation aligns with ...
Bancroft Brewing Company expanding in downtown core
By Bill Kilpatrick Bancroft Brewing Company is moving into the old McCaskie building in downtown Bancroft, but the road to get there has been anything ...
Call for provincial regulation of exotic animals growing louder
By Alejandra Cervantes In a world increasingly attuned to the rights and welfare of all living creatures, the issue of exotic animal protection has become ...
Reopening of McGeachie not dampened by rain
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The grand reopening of McGeachie Conservation Area thrilled attendees on June 22, with over a dozen folks coming ...
Community celebrates Bancroft Pride at Playhouse
By Bill Kilpatrick On Friday June 21 Juno award winning singer/rapper Stacey Kay and her band performed at the Bancroft Village Playhouse to celebrate Pride ...
Grand reopening of McGeachie Conservation Area June 22
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter McGeachie Conservation Area will be having its grand reopening on June 22 starting at 8:30 a.m., according to ...
Bancroft Sea Cadets have 53rd annual inspection
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft Sea Cadets, RCSCC Viking, had their 53rd annual inspection review at the Dungannon Recreation Centre in ...
Education workers honoured at Inspiring Excellence Awards
By Nate Smelle On May 23, Hastings Prince Edward District School Board held its annual Inspiring Excellence Award Ceremony. Eight employees of the HPEDSB were ...
Alzheimer’s Walk at Millennium Park raises over $10,000
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The IG Wealth Management Bancroft Alzheimer’s Walk happened on May 25 at Millennium Park. Walks also took place ...
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 ...
Community News
Hospice Garden Party prevails over rain
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hospice North Hastings had their garden party on June 22. Initially intended to be held in the backyard ...
Bancroft Farmers Market opens for the season
By Kaitlin Sylvester As the summer approaches, the team behind the Bancroft Farmers Market is gearing up for another fresh season. Located in Riverside Park, ...
Art offers creativity, connection, and community
By Bill Kilpatrick After a five-year hiatus Loyalist College is reviving its Summer Art Experience program at all of its locations including Bancroft, Belleville, Port ...
Having a ‘Ball’ at real estate office grand opening
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On June 1, the office of Ball Real Estate Inc. Brokerage at 71 Hastings Street in downtown Bancroft ...
Knights of Columbus hold annual roadside clean up initiative
By Nate Smelle Since 2010, each year the North Hastings Divine Mercy Knights of Columbus have been voluntarily cleaning up the roadside in Bancroft along ...
Plant sale raises nearly $1,500 for Carlow Mayo library
By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A plant sale fundraiser for the Carlow Mayo Public Library happened on May 18 at the Fort Stewart ...
Heritage Revival Thrift Shop seeks new volunteers
By Kaitlin Sylvester The Heritage Revival Thrift Shop in Bancroft, part of CARE North Hastings, is looking for new volunteers for the upcoming season. This ...
Tree and shrub program cultivates community
By Kaitlin Sylvester For nearly three decades, the Bancroft Stewardship Council has been at the forefront of environmental stewardship in the Bancroft region. One of ...
Lunch and Learn focuses on overall well-being
By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tudor and Cashel Township had a Lunch and Learn session on April 17 on physical and mental well-being ...
HPEDSB wishes a Eid Mubarak to students and families
By Kaitlin Sylvester As the crescent moon emerges on the horizon, Muslims around the world join in the jubilant chorus of “Eid Mubarak!” It’s a ...
Sports
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 ...
Another winning season for Algonquin athlete Bernie Hogan
By Nate Smelle Algonquin athlete Bernie Hogan has been on a roll. At the recent Masters Indigenous Games held in Ottawa from Aug. 24 to ...
Bancroft T-Hawks football team ends the regular season undefeated
By Bill Kilpatrick On Saturday, June 10 the Bancroft T-Hawks minor football team hosted the Trent Hills Titans at North Hastings High School in their ...
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Kiss my Butker
By Bill Kilpatrick By now many people reading this will have heard of The Kansas City Chief’s Kicker, Harrison Butker, and his interesting commencement speech ...
Two per cent
By Bill Kilpatrick APPAREBTLY SOME 23 United States Senators have their britches in a knot about how much money Canada spends on its defense and ...
The tyranny of hat etiquette
By Bill Kilpatrick PHILLIP TREACY ONCE quipped that, “How a hat makes you feel is what a hat is all about,” and hats, for me ...
They/them
By Bill Kilpatrick Imagine witnessing the following exchange: you see two people meet and one is a person of colour who has what appears to ...
The joys of fascism: Part two
By Bill Kilpatrick There is a quote circulating around Facebook by the eminent philosopher Bertrand Russell regarding fascism and it goes like this, “The first ...
The price of making it personal
By Bill Kilpatrick AT THE APRIL 9 meeting of Wollaston council it was looking like the Coe Hill Riders ATV Club would have little difficulty ...
Axe the facts
By Nate Smelle DRIVING THROUGH BANCROFT on April Fool’s Day, I noticed a small, ragtag gang of protesters standing along the roadside parking lot at ...
A Blue Box full of trash
By Nate Smelle IF YOU HAVE’NT already heard the chatter regarding the Ford government’s changes to the Blue Box Program, buckle up buck-a-roos you’re in ...
The benefits of lifting weights
By Nate Smelle DRIVING TO BANCROFT early Monday evening, I had to pull over my car when I found myself being drawn in by the ...
Dismantling our ability to care
By Nate Smelle JUST FOR A moment, or perhaps, as long as necessary, let’s put aside our political differences, and have a serious discussion about ...
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