Bancroft this Week

Our interests

By Bill Kilpatrick Now that we are into a federal election it’s more important than ever to be thinking about our interests and how they ...

The ultra-greedy and the rest of us

By Nate Smelle THERE IS ALWAYS something in the news to worry about these days. I suppose this has been the case for as long ...

Wollaston council debates 12.89 tax hike

By Bill Kilpatrick On March 20 at 8 a.m. Wollaston council held a special meeting to discuss their 2025 budget. Absent was Deputy Mayor Paul ...

APFTA NHHS student art show coming April 2

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Place for the Arts will be hosting the fourth annual North Hastings High School student art show ...

Metcalfe talks North Hastings Music Festival

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the North Hastings Music Festival coming back from May 5 to 9, Gillian Metcalfe, president of the ...

A peace that is no peace

By Bill Kilpatrick On Oct. 19, 1945, four short years before the Russians blew up their first atomic bomb, George Orwell, wrote a short story ...

WoodShare now independent from Community Trust

By Bill Kilpatrick The volunteers for the WoodShare program have decided to separate from the North Hastings Community Trust. The program has provided emergency firewood ...

Student Juried Exhibition a success

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The student juried exhibition opening ceremony at the Art Gallery of Bancroft was a resounding success on March ...

Local residents awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Three Bancroft and area residents were awarded the King Charles III coronation medal on March 6 by MP ...

Homelessness increases by 77 per cent in Nipissing District since 2021

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board released the findings from Nipissing Counts 2024, which tabulated the ...