Happy Halloween from This Week

October 27, 2016

It’s just about that time of year again. Eleven-year-olds are dying their hair. Parents are buying animal print cotton onesies for their one-year-olds. The teens who turned out of their preteens this year, who probably shouldn’t be trick-or-treating anymore, are taking after those of us who used masks to do it until we were pushing 15 — guilty. Must be Halloween.

Helping volunteers help

A major Bancroft event is now up in the air. Bancroft’s BIA decided at its June 1 meeting to withdraw from future involvement with Wheels, Water and Wings (WWW). At its July meeting, reported to council this month, they recommended that a new “third party” to take it over, and organize other town festive events as well, in the other seasons of the year. Councillor Mary Kavanagh, the town’s BIA rep, asked that council discuss how to proceed from here; Mayor Bernice Jenkins promised that it would be on the next meeting agenda.

Raising awareness of child abuse

You might have noticed people wearing purple this month — here’s why.

Lay it on the line

By Nate Smelle NO MATTER WHAT assignment it was that I reported on over the last few weeks, the talk around town has been revolved ...

Revitalize area tourism as a priority

I’m up on the Eagles Nest. It’s a spectacularly warm and sunny September afternoon. Tourists visiting from Oshawa ask that I give them some directions. They are up here for two weeks of rest and relaxation, and want to know about the local restaurants, coffee shops, and such.

Changing policy; honey and vinegar

Bancroft, I think it might be time to take a deep breath and regroup.

Harvest the North

By Nate Smelle APPETITES MAY VARY IN intensity, but no matter what our station in life may be we all look forward to our next ...

Acknowledging truth

By Nate Smelle THE WORDS “TRUTH AND reconciliation seem to be appearing in the mainstream media more and more these days without much explanation behind ...

Saying goodbye to a friend

I’ve written before about my old dog Bear. The time has come for the last word.

Thank you Terry Fox

“It was dark, 4:30 [a.m.] or 5 [a.m.] or maybe 5:30 [a.m.], and he was coming down Hwy 2 on that hill before Thickson Road [in Whitby],” explained my mother when I asked her if she had seen Terry Fox. She was 16 when he ran his Marathon of Hope. “I was a teenager, it was hard to get up that early. “There were 20 people on the street. All of the sudden we could see him in the distance behind a car that was coming really super slow. As soon as the car got out of the way then people started cheering and they’re going, all right Terry, Terry yay.”

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