Bancroft this Week

The colour purple brings recognition to campaign against gender-based violence

By Chris Drost As part of the Wrapped in Courage Campaign, a small crowd wearing purple scarves gathered at the pebble mosaic in Millennium Park ...

Fitzgeralds bring A Canadian Christmas Tour home to Bancroft

By Kristena Schutt-Moore It’s the holiday season, and the Fitzgerald’s are bringing the carols, fiddling and dancing to get the festivities started. They are out ...

South Algonquin’s new Mayor-elect shares vision for upcoming term

By Nate Smelle Since Ontario’s municipal elections on Oct. 24, Bancroft This Week has connected with several newly elected politicians throughout the newspaper’s distribution area. ...

Community Corridor of Inclusion and Resilience hosts workshops

By Kristena Schutt-MooreThe Community Corridor of Inclusion and Resilience is hosting a series of workshops called Remembering and Resistance. The goal of this series of ...

CUPE’s education workers teaching Ontario students valuable lesson

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative ReporterThe past few weeks saw the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ 55,000 education workers in Ontario triumph over the ...

From one white-haired person

CHRIS DROSTStaff I CAN’T HELP BUT watch with dismay, the controversy surrounding Lisa LaFlamme’s sudden departure as CTV news anchor and senior editor. After all, ...

SIRCH gives back to North Hastings

by KRISTENA SCHUTT-MOORE Staff Several community organizations gathered at SIRCH Thrift Warehouse on Saturday, Nov. 12, as the volunteers presented North Hastings Community Trust, North ...

Museum and BBIA unveil memorial boards

by KRISTENA SCHUTT-MOORE Staff The Bancroft Business Improvement Association and the Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum teamed up on Friday, Nov. 11, and honoured those ...

HH gets grant to enhance downtown Maynooth

BY MICHAEL RILEYLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The Municipality of Hastings Highlands sent out a media release on Nov. 3 about a grant they’d procured to enhance downtown ...