Bancroft this Week

A New Direction

By Nate Smelle WATCHING THE ELECTION results come in online and on television it didn’t take long for Canada to elect a new government. People ...

Bancroft man convicted on child luring, porn charges

By Nate Smelle On Sept. 14 Bancroft’s Samuel Robbins was sentenced to four years after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child pornography, one ...

Junior Achievement program coming to Bancroft

By Nate Smelle Junior Achievement’s program manager Jenn Miles was at the North Hastings high school on Oct. 16 recruiting for their upcoming Company Program ...

Hike for Hospice brings friends together and raises $5,700

By Jim Eadie A horde of walkers departed from the Village Playhouse in Bancroft for a half hour walk north along the York River on ...

Dr. Singh saves the life of dog rescued by Home Again

An important life was saved on Oct. 1. Yellow Lab Blaze, age 10, acts as a big brother to all the foster dogs and cats ...

Bancroft Council looks at speeding up business

By Tony Pearson Bancroft Council took some time this week to celebrate community planning – the Bridge Street Bridge project and the York River boardwalk. ...

Treasures under our feet

By Jim Eadie The geologic specialty of the North Hastings area, which in turn influences the plant biology unique to this area was front and ...

St. Paul’s United Church now even more welcoming

By Jim Eadie “Our sign says that all are welcome,” said Rev. Lynn Watson, minister at St. Paul’s United Church in Bancroft. “That is what ...

Harper has no problem selling weapons to terrorists, I do

To the Editor, Four almost a decade Stephen Harper and his boy’s club have been systematically dismantling our economy and lining their pockets at the ...