Bancroft this Week

Proposed quarry threatens local ecosystem

To the Editor, I am writing to you today to voice my concerns over the proposed quarry being sought by the Freymond’s in the heart ...

Gooderham artist brings new flavour to Highlands East Studio Tour

By Jenn Watt Down the Tamarack Lake Road past where pavement meets gravel, after you’ve rounded corners lined with thick forest and a few country ...

The Ridge settlement story from generations of grandmothers

By Jim Eadie Settler families coming to North Hastings in the mid 1800s looking for a new life for themselves faced unbelievable hardships that we ...

Howran heads to Calgary for tryout with Team Canada

By Nate Smelle While preparing to fly out to Calgary the next morning for her tryout with the Canadian Under-18 Women’s hockey team, local hockey ...

Eco-scavenger Hunt brings families together

By Nate Smelle Families gathered at silent Lake provincial Park on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 6 to take part in an Eco-scavenger Hunt posted ...

Making history

By Nate Smelle DROPPING BY SILENT LAKE Provincial Park on Saturday, Aug. 8 for the Eco-scavenger hunt was pleasantly surprised to discover a group of ...

McHappy Day in Bancroft

My son once asked me why there was a playland at McDonalds and I simply told him that it was a tactic called imprinting. The ...

Prehistoric windows

By Nate Smelle IT’S MONDAY MORNING AND most of the rockhounds occupying the mineral capital of Canada this past weekend for the 52nd annual Rockhound ...

Rockhound Gemboree turns 52

By Sara Gottardi On a sunny and hot Thursday, July 30 the Rockhound Gemboree celebrated its 52nd anniversary kicking off this year;s festivities at the ...