Commentary

Environmental protection and the letter W

February 19, 2019

Feb. 19, 2019 By Nate Smelle If there is a more romantic way to spend one’s Valentine’s Day evening than listening to Ontario’s environmental commissioner ...

Breathing in the ocean

Feb. 14, 2019 By Nate Smelle  While waiting out a freakishly intense snowstorm that grounded thousands of travellers overnight at the airport in Toronto on ...

The merits of red tape

Jan. 22, 2019 By Nate Smelle One of the first official assignments I was given when I joined the team at Bancroft This Week as ...

For the People, by the People

Jan. 15, 2019 By Nate Smelle After sitting in on a pair of public meetings last week, I found myself wondering how useful this form ...

Deer trail adventures

Jan. 8, 2019 By Nate Smelle Thinking about how Home Again dog foster Dannielle Dudgeon mentioned that the dogs she and her husband have cared ...

Bancroft 2018: A community with a heart

Jan. 4, 2019 By Kristena Schutt-Moore Every year at this time, Bancroft This Week takes a look back on the previous year. Looking back at ...

Housing: The Big Story

Jan. 4, 2019 By Christ Drost The housing industry has recovered a lot since 2017. In fact, we have some of the best Calgary mortgage ...

Water and the power of the people

Jan. 4, 2019 By Nate Smelle THE tone for 2018 was established early last January, when the Gnomes for Social Justice and Equality strolled into ...

A swan song worth singing

Dec. 18, 2018 By Nate Smelle Although coping with loss can be one of the greatest challenges in life, it can also provide us with ...

Plastic, foam and waste management woes

Nov. 27, 2018 By Nate Smelle Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to sit in on a thought-provoking discussion between members of Hastings Highlands council ...

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