Bancroft this Week

Turtle nest protector permitted to remain in Limerick

By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter At the Limerick Township council meeting on July 19, Victoria Tisdale, the clerk and treasurer, informed council that Kelly ...

The myth of herd immunity

By Nate Smelle On my way to town the other morning I noticed there was a haziness unlike the usual humidity lingering in the air ...

Annual Pride festival to return to Maynooth

By Nate Smelle With the cancellation of public events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been nearly two years since the local LGBTQ2S+ community ...

Rare plant found on Eagles Nest

By Kristena Schutt-Moore Two weekends ago while enjoying the weather and walking the trails of Eagles Nest Park, Karla Thompson and her husband Clayton came ...

Exotic Animal Bylaw passes second reading in HH

By Nate Smelle Hastings Highlands council reviewed the draft of the municipality’s proposed Exotic Animal Bylaw during a second reading at its meeting on July ...

A parade to honour 50 years together

By Kristena Schutt-MooreIt was a hay ride that brought Hald and Wilma Robinson together and now they are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. On Sunday, ...

Harvest Hastings releases 5th edition magazine

By Chris DrostThe 5th edition of the Harvest Hastings magazine, Eat Buy Live Local in Hastings County is now available at various shops and other ...

Communities come together for Bowen

By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter On July 17 at the Limerick Township community centre from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., volunteers from both Limerick ...

Hot market spells hot mess for local homeless

By Nate Smelle A recent press release from Zoocasa Real Estate Brokerage Inc. ranked Bancroft first out of municipalities in 17 regions from across Canada ...