Bancroft this Week

Thanks for being a caring community

Years ago my Dad started having problems remembering things. He was only 70 years old at the time. He is 93 now.

Another year over

Sunday morning, as I waited for the coffee to brew and the Advil to kick in, I looked back and I couldn’t believe the year I’d had.

Response to Post Truth

I am writing about Sherwood Hines’ article Post Truth. Although some good points were made, there were some points made that could be potentially misleading to your readers.

Town reviews 2016, plans for ’17

Bancroft’s chief officials feel that council and staff accomplished a lot in 2016. They all noted however that the water and wastewater crisis remains to be solved.

Journey continues for Heather Sararas

In May 2016, this newspaper carried the remarkable story of local social worker Heather Sararas, who was not searching, but to her joy accidentally found her birth mother. Sararas learned that at the age of four she was “scooped” from her mother during the now infamous ’60s Scoop of aboriginal children in Canada following the closure of most residential schools.