Rally of the Tall Pines makes donation to BASC

November 16, 2021

By Chris Drost On Oct. 8 Ian Hendry, chair of the Bancroft Area Stewardship Council, received notice that the Rally of the Tall Pines would ...

Through the windows of St. Paul’s

By Chris Drost On the morning of Nov. 13, on the steps of St. Paul’s United Church, reverend Lynn Watson launched the sale of a ...

SIRCH prepares to Share The Warmth in Bancroft

By Nate Smelle On Saturday, Nov. 20 the Supportive Initiative for Residents in the County of Haliburton Thrift Warehouse in Bancroft will hold its fifth ...

South Algonquin council gives the go ahead for Santa Claus Parade

By Mike Riley Christmas is definitely in the air, and South Algonquin Township made a definitive step in that direction at their council meeting on ...

ANAF brings back Hunter’s Supper

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The annual Hunter’s Supper returned to the ANAF Barn in Maynooth on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The volunteers cooked up a roast beef ...

Preparing next year’s veterans’ banners

By Kristena Schutt-Moore This year’s veterans’ banners hanging above Bancroft’s streets leading up to Remembrance Day were well received with many people finding relatives’ banners ...

Whitney Recreation Committee hosts Halloween trick or treat event

By Mike Riley The Whitney recreation committee hosted a candy bag trick or treat event for the local kids on Halloween night at the local ...

Trick or treat at Burke’s Barnyard

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The animals mingled with ghouls and goblins and the campsites became haunted at Burke’s Barnyard during the Trick-or-Treat event on Saturday, Oct. ...

Local woodworker carries on traditional logging practices

By Nate Smelle Throughout the mid to late 1800s, logging in eastern Canada transitioned away from the “square timber” era to what has become known ...